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Between 1095 and 1291 the Catholic Church sponsored and blessed crusades to the Holy Land that were intended to recover Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Islamic rule. It is important to remember this period of history because of its devastating impact on Jews and their communities at the time and the tendency these days…

This Yiddish exclamation or its Hebrew equivalent of Oy Va Voy can be variously translated as “grief,” “pain,” “frustration” or “exasperation.” Whichever definition you may like to choose, any one of them more than adequately sums up the situation facing us at this current time. Whether it is the prospect of non-stop political lunacy or…

We have just read the portion of the Torah which describes the episode of the twelve spies and the repercussions which ensued following their devastating reports about the Promised Land. I researched some synonyms for “bad mouthing” and the following examples presented themselves: “disparage; malign; slur; smear”. These perfectly exemplify the reports of the spies…

I am currently reading a most interesting book which reveals in graphic detail the shameful behaviour of the US Administration in particular and other nations in general prior and subsequent to the election of the Nazis in Germany. The book is entitled “All the frequent troubles of our days” and as the front cover blurb…

Definition: “mixture of people and events that will lead to disorder, confusion and trouble.” This more than adequately sums up the situations which confront us now and in the immediate future. Whether it is the dysfunctional coalition and Knesset or looming events overseas the potential for mayhem is the highest it has been for a…

If we were in the business of handing out grades for effort and results there would have been a flurry of failures this past week. Top of the list or rather bottom of the pile again would be the pathetic performance of New Zealand’s dismal diplomatic vote at the meeting of the World Health Organization.…

Whichever adjective you may like to choose, either one more than adequately describes this week’s overdose of Israel's obsessive behaviour by fickle friends and declared haters alike. Actually, dealing with those who display their visceral dislike openly is much easier than trying to decode false expressions of solidarity because the former makes no secret of…

Quote: Three things cannot hide for long. The moon, the sun and the Truth. The ability to hide the truth and evade stark evidence has been on full display this past week. Seeking some sort of culpability seems more distant than ever unless one falls for the suspect agenda of those purporting to be champions…

This has been a bumper week during which rhetoric and incitement combined to produce toxic results and tone deaf responses. It highlighted yet again the unlimited capacity for many to display their total detachment from reality and the willingness of far too many to embrace the heights of hypocrisy. If any trusting soul still believes…

It was a promise made at the dawn of Jewish history and despite all the doubters and haters, it is a modern-day miracle. Perhaps that is why the sight of Jews reclaiming their long lost sovereignty elicits such a vicious reaction from so many quarters. The return of Jews to Zion is obviously too much…