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Israel's borders; Hezbollah are hiding weapons under houses and by schools

At Israel’s northern borders we saw the war and the warning

New Zealand shares borders with no nation, let alone one that is hostile or where war is raging. By contrast Israel is surrounded by hostile and warring states, and for Kiwis it is very difficult to understand what that is…

Revolution & evolution

In this article, republished with permission from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, Martyn Levy speaks to the BoardRoom editor about the lessons New Zealand can learn from Israel, why speaking several languages has helped his career, and why…

What NZ can learn from Israel on cybersecurity

A New Zealand delegation to Israel says Kiwi businesses and politicians can learn from the country’s approach to commercialising the cybersecurity sector. The trip, organised by the Trans-Tasman Business Circle, coincided with the Cyber Week event in Tel Aviv in…

UNESCO ignores Jewish and Christian ties to Hebron

The delegitimisation of Israel and denial of the historical Jewish connection to the Holy Land continues apace with the latest outrageous UNESCO resolution, registering Hebron as a Palestinian heritage site endangered by Israel. Continuing their historical revisionism and disregard…

The Simon & Garfunkel Story coming to New Zealand

Following a sold out season on London’s West End and various cities across Europe, the UK production of The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to NZ for a four centre national tour. Playing one night only in each of Wellington,…

Censorship and the Amazing Bigotry of Artsplash

De-judaisation is a term that has recently arisen to describe the growing movement to eradicate the history of the Jewish people, and in particular their millennia-long connection to the land of Israel. De-judaisation has now manifested itself on New Zealand’s…

Shifra Horn: Palestinians spurning offers of peace

Fifty years ago this week, Israelis were euphoric. Our young army had just won the Six Day War and our newly created country in our historic homeland had been spared what we thought was our inevitable death and destruction. That…

George Deek: redefining the future

Last year when I was in Israel it was my great privilege to spend a fascinating few hours with George Deek, the young Christian Arab Israeli diplomat whose speech about being a Zionist went viral around the time of the…

New Zealand director tells story of righteous couple

The other night I commented to my book club about how much literature is still written about the Second World War and the Holocaust in particular. The same is true of movies. The Zookeeper’s Wife is both a book by…

Interview: Yonatan Nir, director of ‘My Hero Brother’

Israeli director Yonatan Nir’s film, My Hero Brother, was recently screened in Auckland at the Doc Edge festival, winning Nir the festival’s Best International Director title. Due to popular demand an additional screening will be held in Auckland on Monday 5…

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Wanganui Chronicle and NZ Herald spread anti-Jewish conspiracy theory

New Zealand’s role in the passing of UN Resolution 2334 in December 2016 appeared to unleash a wave of anti-Israel bias in the New Zealand media. Particularly disturbing were examples of classic anti-Semitic conspiracy theories appearing in opinion pieces. The…

Meet New Zealand’s only Jewish comic (named Debbie)

Forward Magazine’s Michael Kaminer spoke to Debbie Filler, who wanted to call her one-woman show “All My Lennys” — both Leonard Cohen and Leonard Bernstein loom large in the piece and in her life. But she settled on “I Did…

Jerusalem 50th anniversary of reunification

Fifty facts for fifty years of reunification

Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification (Yom Yerushalayim). Here are 50 facts highlighting the rich tapestry of Israel’s capital: Reunification Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War….