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Hezbollah, Iran’s Proxy, poses a threat that needs to be taken seriously

Our government should follow the example of the UK, the US, Canada, the Arab League and The United Arab Emirates, among other nations, in designating the whole of Hezbollah a terror organisation.

Unity jarred by antisemitism

Quite a number of political commentators and activists seized the opportunity to push their own particular agendas. And, as is so often the case, antisemitism reared its head.

Why won’t NZ’s anti-racism chief condemn Corbyn’s racism?

Professor Paul Hunt, the new NZ Human Rights Chief Commissioner, was interviewed on Radio New Zealand’s Saturday Morning show with Kim Hill. Hunt was on to peddle potential new hate speech laws; the HRC had long sought such laws to…

NZ Jews and Muslims Unite Over Christchurch Massacre, Fighting White Supremacy

Jewish community members say they have been warmly welcomed by Muslim counterparts — making Auckland imam’s recent speech blaming Mossad for the mass shooting all the more shocking When is it terror? For many Muslims, New Zealand attack highlights double…

A Stone For Christchurch

Members of New Zealand’s community visited Christchurch to show support to the grieving families of those who were brutally massacred last Friday as they were assembling for prayers. Rabbi Mendel Goldstein has headed Chabad in New Zealand for many years…

NZ Rabbis’ Letter to Imams of Christchurch Mosques

17 March 2019 To Imam Ibrahim Abdelhalim (Linwood Masjid) and Imam Gamal Fouda (Masjid Al Noor) Dear Imam Ibrahim Abdelhalim and Imam Gamal Fouda, The Jewish Community of New Zealand mourns the cold-blooded murder of the innocent worshipers at the…

NZ Jewish Council Statement Following Terror Attack On Christchurch Mosques

Terrorist Attack – Christchurch Mosque – 15 March 2019 The New Zealand Jewish Council has no adequate words to described how sickened and devastated we are by the co-ordinated attacks on Christchurch mosques today. We offer our full assistance and…

Happy Hanukkah

The word Hanukkah (or Chanukah, or other spellings) means “rededication” and commemorates the Jews’ struggle for religious freedom from the Greek-Syrians more than 2,000 years ago (c160BC). The festival lasts eight days and remembers the rededication of the Temple in…