Keep updated from Shalom.Kiwi:

Dame Susan Devoy

Jewish Community backs HRC in hate crime reporting and no new laws

The New Zealand Jewish Council has added its voice to those government ministers opposing the idea of new hate crime legislation but support the idea of collecting more information when crimes occur. Recording hate crimes as such, and identifying the…

We should be standing up to, not standing over, hate speakers

There’s an old joke about a Jewish Robinson Crusoe who, when washed ashore on a desert island, built two synagogues just so he could have one that “he never sets foot in“. This sense of disagreement is a fundamental part…

Reflections on the Holocaust

Tomorrow, January 27, has been set aside by the United Nations as an annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The New Zealand Jewish Council has invited these statements in the belief that as…

Patrick-Smellie-Israel-Fake-News-Fairfax

Fairfax false news prompts anti-Semitic comments

Social media, for all its benefits, has allowed all kinds of lies and conspiracy theories to be circulated unchecked. It is therefore not surprising that anti-Semitism, which attracts lies and conspiracy theories like moths to a flame, has flourished in…

Dismissed Sheikh still in charge of At-Taqwa Mosque: A cause for concern

Sheikh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib has been widely condemned for his antisemitic and misogynistic comments. He has now been permanently stood down from his role as secretary of the Federation of Islamic Associations of NZ’s religious advisory board and is…

Dame Susan Devoy: “Their philosophy is not OK”

Neo Nazi uniform has no place in a march against child abuse – Susan Devoy This month when I opened a copy of the Wairarapa Times Age, a New Zealander wearing a Neo Nazi uniform stared back at me. I’ve…

NZ Herald’s shocking inversion of morality

The New Zealand Herald performed a startling inversion of morality today; casting hero as villain and terrorist as victim. With the sensational headline, “Shocking footage – Israeli police shoot suspected terrorist”, readers were enticed into watching a brief snippet of…

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…

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….

“Israelis not victims of terror”: NZ Islamic leaders

Does New Zealand have a double-standard policy on terror? While we wholeheartedly support the government’s condemnation of the recent attacks in Turkey and France, it is perplexing that the same condemnation has not been directed towards the multiple attacks perpetrated against innocent…