A personal perspective on anti-Semitism in New Zealand This will be a personal account; I can’t speak for other Jews, I’m sure everyone will have their own opinions on this subject. First of all I’d like to say that I consider myself lucky. My experience as a Jew…
When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic? When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic? This vexed question has been brought into focus after the suspensions of several high-profile UK Labour Party officials. Criticism of Israel is not in itself anti-Semitic. Nobody claims Israel, New Zealand, or any other…
Labour and Human Rights Commission condemn anti-Semitism in NZ On Friday night Jewish people in New Zealand sat down to eat their first Passover meal. Passover is a festival that celebrates redemption and freedom from oppression, and in which we reflect on the history of the Jewish people, our…
South Africa was an Apartheid State and Israel is not What it is necessary to understand is that the movement known as Zionism which, beginning in the nineteenth century, climaxed in the setting up of the state of Israel in 1947, was a response to this long history of persecution….
How you can remember In 2005 the United Nations designated 27 January as an annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. This day marked the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. The UN resolution…
Update: The lie was up for one day The “maps that lie” billboard that was posted in Ellerslie, Auckland, was taken down one day after it was put up. Ad-Vantage Media responded to complaints and self-regulated when it was made aware of how the billboard advert distorted the…
What’s really driving BDS? – By Ylia Trotter This video questions the motivation behind the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group. We find ourselves easily captivated by the pro-Palestinian activists’ inspiring zeal and apparent sense of justice. However, digging a little deeper than their chants and slogans reveals…
UoA Professor of hate crimes writes anti-Semitic letter Prof Scott Poynting is a scholar of hate crime at the University of Auckland. Sadly ironically, he is also the author of a sickening anti-Semitic letter to the Waikato Times on Nov 28th. The letter is anti-Semitic primarily because it…
Some always blame the Jews In a recent post, we talked about the lies, conspiracy theories and hate that are peddled through social media. As if the events in Paris on Saturday were not distressing enough, it only took a few hours for conspiracy theories…
Social media spreads hate, lies, and anti-Semitism The power of social media It hardly needs to be said that social media can be a force for good and enhance our lives. It can connect people, inform those who may otherwise not be informed, draw attention to causes…
Anti-Semitic graffiti in New Zealand As reported in JWire, there has been a recent bout of anti-Semitic graffiti in New Zealand. This time, ‘GAZA IS HOLOCAUST’ was daubed on the side of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand in Wellington. Such a comparison clearly shows…