Today Perth’s small Jewish community and its supporters staged a rally in the cultural precinct of central Perth calling for the release of hostages. Not remarkable, and similar to those staged in other cities around Australia. There was a simple message: Bring Them Home Israel did not want this war.
Historically in Australia Foreign policy is always officially conducted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the PM, and not by Senators. Daniel Andrews attempted to interfere with foreign policy when Premier of Victoria. Twiggy Forest had a crack too, when China introduced punishing tariffs on many Australian products. Political
I’m not afraid to speak out. But I am speaking out because I am afraid. I am afraid of the scenes of anti-Semitism that are openly expressed online and in the streets of Australia by supporters of a terrorist organisation. People Love Dead Jews A confronting book by Dara Horn
Who can sleep at a time like this when a real time blood libel has started against the State of Israel? During the night reports started to come through of a missle strike on a Gaza hospital. My first thought was that Hamas operatives may have been storing weapons, or
Last week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a statement that said hateful prejudice has no place in Australia and that his Government was committed to keeping the Jewish community safe. That same day my friend’s daughter came home from the University of Western Australia with a pamphlet from the student
The governing elite and their backers in Australia could certainly use some help. The citizens of this country voted an emphatic “No” to The Voice on the weekend. Were the citizens of this country voting against a constitutional voice or did they finally wake up weeks ago and realise the
How has the Hamas war impacted the Jewish Community in Perth? This question has been asked of many of us since the start of this horrendous week. The Jewish world is small. There are more than 10,000 Australian citizens in Israel, many more migrants, with a disproportionally high number from
What do politicians really mean when they make proclamations of support for Israel ? Is it hypocrisy wrapped in righteousness ? Find out in the best summary around from our beloved leaders and their sycophant supporters.
Today we have seen images that should no person should have to see. There is seemingly no escape from the inhumanity of murdering, hostage taking, maiming, raping and caging innocent people. Yet at the same time there is so much humanity. So amidst the absolute horror of the past two
Yesterday the Jewish community of Perth were celebrating our Sabbath and the culmination of our annual festivities. Then, in a fleeting moment our joy was interrupted by news that Israel had been attacked and that war had been declared by Israel’s Prime Minister against Hamas. Suddenly our emotions were shattered.