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The public is increasingly turned off by the juvenile antics of many who are aspiring to enter the Knesset.

Perfectly timed for the commencement of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), the heads of the United Kingdom Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches revealed their true agenda.

In Israel, this historic gathering garnered hardly a mention in the local media apart from an iconic photo of Israel’s President posing for a photo opportunity on the same hotel balcony which Herzl had gazed from.

Those of us who have been “round the block” a few times will recognise the classic symptoms of political blame avoidance which sees our elected representatives heading for the hills every time the chickens come home to roost, and something nasty is about to hit the fan.

Biden Administration Official: “we have lost nothing by keeping the door open to a deal with Iran.”

Two news items, totally unconnected, caught my attention because they both are perfect examples of how Israel is a leader in innovation and at the same time a favourite target of double standards.

We are currently in what is commonly referred to as “the nine days” leading up to 9 Av – the Fast of Tisha B’Av. This annual commemoration of the destruction of our two Temples as well as our national sovereignty, which led to exile and dispersion for most Jews is also a time to remember…

Far too frequently, especially in Jewish lives, postponing difficult decisions can have dire consequences.  We have found over the millennia to our recurring cost that ignoring warning signs and hoping that clearly identifiable threats to our existence will somehow pass us by and disappear is a recipe for disaster somewhere down the track. Despite such…

If you were to believe the unbelievable hype surrounding the visit to Israel of President Joe Biden, you would think that the messianic age had finally arrived. From the frenzied froth of media pontificators to the pious incantations of self-deluding politicians, the hills were alive with the sounds of endless choruses of orchestrated hallelujahs. Well…

This colloquial term’s definition is: “a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life.” With this week’s visit by the President of the United States, recent pontifications by the President of the World Jewish Congress and sundry other “eytzis” givers, it definitely feels as though detachment from reality is becoming an endemic…