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A “Judenrein” Jerusalem? New Zealand’s shame

A respected British commentator recently described New Zealand as “a stupid country of no other significance”. She was referencing NZ co-sponsoring UN resolution 2334, which effectively bans Jews from living in certain areas. I am not convinced that New Zealand…

A 60 second bird’s eye view of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv has recently been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 20 most beautiful destinations in the world. In recent years, Tel Aviv has been included on similar lists including, among other things, a list of “best ten…

Party 424 metres below the sea

Each year, there is a rave at the lowest point on Earth – in Israel. Approximately 13,000 people party from 7pm until 7am the following morning. The venue, in the Masada Heritage Park, is 424m below sea level and stands…

The mutating virus: Understanding anti-Semitism

Watch and read the speech given by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at the European Parliament on 27 Sept 2016 at a conference entitled “The Future of the Jewish communities in Europe”. The hate that begins with Jews never ends with…

Zionism is an indigenous movement: Dr Einat Wilf

Dr Einat Wilf talks with Middle East Voices about why Zionism it is one of the most inspirational and special indigenous movements in history. Zionism is the movement of liberation of an indigenous people who stayed true to their land…”Einat…

Burkini or Bikini: The freedom to choose

For Kiwis, the idea of having swimwear monitored at the beach is quite odd, to say the least. But then, the French are not known for moderate responses. This CNN report shows that for Israel’s mixed population of Muslims and…

“We’re on a slippery slope to a one state reality” – Yossi Alpher (2/2)

At the 2016 Auckland Writers Festival, Yossi Alpher spoke with Radio NZ producer, Jeremy Rose. In the first part of the talk, Yossi spoke of his experience with the “Periphery Doctrine”. In this, second and last, part of the talk,…

“Israel reached out to the periphery because of Arab hostility” – Yossi Alpher (1/2)

Not many people are aware of Israel’s “Periphery Doctrine”, or the “Alliance of the Periphery” developed by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. This foreign policy initiative called for development of strategic ties with states beyond the most hostile, immediate…

New Zealand Jewish school embraces Te Reo Maori

Kadimah school in Auckland, New Zealand, has embraced te reo me ona tikanga (Maori language and culture) for more than 40 years. The only Jewish school in New Zealand teaches Hebrew and Jewish studies as well as Maori studies as…

Minister McCully said this about terrorism

New Zealand Foreign Minister said THIS about terrorism in Israel on the eve of his departure to Iran.

Yom Hashoah

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is today. Stories from survivors have been captured on film as part of Shadows of Shoah. This is Benjamin’s story:

Dr Einat Wilf responds to Murray McCully

Dr Einat Wilf was Foreign Policy Advisor to Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres and served as a member of the Israeli Parliament for Independence and the Labor Party. She is now a Senior Fellow with the Jewish People Policy Institute…

Auckland celebrates Hanukkah

A diverse group of over 1,000 Aucklanders gathered at Albert Park to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that remembers the rededication of the Temple and celebrates the triumph of religious freedom from the Greek-Syrians over 2,000 years ago….