Israel’s history Part 2 – The Arab historical connection with Palestine In this 4-part series, Professor Dov Bing examines the historic connections of Jews and Muslims to Israel and the more contemporary establishment of the State of Israel. Part 1 concerned the indigenous Jewish presence in the land. Part 2 examines…
The holiest day of the year While Rosh Hashanah marked the start of ten days of repentance, the end is marked with Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר), the Day of Atonement. From the evening of Oct 11th (the 10th of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar) Jews will…
I am a Zionist I am a Zionist. If I announced that, on walking into a party in New Zealand, I would quite likely get a worse reaction than if I declared that I am a P-addicted, ISIS sympathising prostitute. It’s not the kind…