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Facts on the ‘Wall’

One of the most misrepresented and emotionally loaded issues about Israel – and there is a smorgasbord to choose from – is its security barrier. This is one of the issues that featured prominently in a recent programme on Maori…

Preparing for the election as people of faith: A Jewish perspective

The following speech was delivered at an interfaith meeting organised by the Religious Diversity Trust by Deb Levy. It is said that if you ask two Jews for their thoughts, you’ll get three opinions. We are a people of debate…

Polish Jewish History: A Christian documentary filmmaker’s view of the Holocaust

Over several decades, Dr Tomek Wiśniewski has meticulously documented Polish-Jewish history, has written numerous books and articles and produced a number of documentary films on the subject. He has worked tirelessly, as he puts it, ‟to ensure the past is…

Poll shows strong Kiwi support for Israel

A new poll on the attitudes of New Zealanders to Israel, commissioned by the Israel Institute of New Zealand and conducted by Curia Research, shows four times as many kiwis support Israel as are opposed to the Jewish State. Fifty-five…

I am a Zionist

The Israel Institute of New Zealand has released this video, that goes through the facts about Zionism and Israel. It is based on an article that was originally published by Shalom.Kiwi.

10 pro-tips for becoming an effective anti-Israel protester

29 July 2017 saw an anti-Israel rally in Auckland’s Aotea Square that had been billed as “Alaqsa solidarity rally” to protest against Israel’s “security measures that require Palestinians to enter through metal detectors to go pray” (sic). These measures were…

World premiere of ‘Caging Skies’ coming to Wellington

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”Adolf Hitler Johannes, a zealous member of the Vienna Hitler Youth, discovers a fateful secret –…

Tisha B’Av

Tonight marks the start of a fasting festival in the Jewish calendar – a major day of mourning called Tisha B’av (תשעה באב). Although a large number of disasters are said to have befallen the Jewish people on Tisha B’av,…

FIANZ statement reveals double standards

President of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), Hazim Arafeh, issued a press release in which he said the representative body of New Zealand Muslims “strongly condemns the indiscriminate and disproportionate Israeli aggressions…” and “is deeply concerned…