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Shane ShmuelThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
There was a time when major Australian political parties understood that terrorism was not something to be romanticized, excused, or sanitized. That...
The silence is becoming impossible to ignore. When Israel intercepted the Gaza flotilla, Penny Wong reacted almost immediately. Australia’s Foreign...
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, is entitled to expect that detainees intercepted aboard the Gaza flotilla be treated appropriately and...
Australia’s political left appears so consumed by Israel that one could be forgiven for thinking there are no other issues facing the country....
The reluctance of Australia’s public broadcasters to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism should not surprise anyone who understands the...
The latest controversy surrounding The New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof is not simply about one grotesque allegation. It is about a...
The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Albanese’s handling of national security raises a simple but uncomfortable question: is Australia serious...
With the deadline for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion extended to June 14, and hearings commencing this week, some are...
The interim report of the antisemitism royal commission in Australia, led by Virginia Bell and delivered to Governor-General Sam Mostyn, was always...
As first reported in the Wall Street Journal, Qatar was alleged to have offered to “take care of” Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International...
Brighton Secondary College Antisemitism Case Exposes Institutional Failure, Legal Costs and Lost Moral Leadership The most damning part of the...
A fortnight ago, Jewish communities across Australia and the world paused for Yom HaShoah, a solemn remembrance of the six million Jews murdered in...
If ever there were a moment to test whether our leaders match words after a terrorist attack with action, this is it. The verdict is clear: they do...
Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was always deeply personal for me. It was a day to remember my grandparents’ survival, the murder of their...
Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, has been among the most vocal international critics of Israel’s military actions in Gaza since the...
When Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke denies visas to Israelis, he likes to insist that Australia will not “import hate.” Yet how does that square...
Israel’s decision to expand the death penalty, now approved by the Knesset, is already being framed by critics as a moral collapse. It is nothing of...
On Sunday, March 22, Melbourne’s Jewish and Iranian communities came together for what was likely a world-first joint celebration of Nowruz....
Leadership is not simply about governing; it is about making clear, to allies and critics alike, where authority lies. And increasingly, Australians...
When Donald Horne coined the phrase “the lucky country,” it was intended as a rebuke. Yet for those who arrived in the aftermath of the World War...
A principle applied inconsistently is one thing. A principle that appears to bend under pressure is something far more troubling. The Albanese...
In Australia, Grace Tame built a national reputation on one simple, powerful principle: believe survivors. It was that clarity that made her...
The resignation in Australia of Dennis Richardson from the Bondi Beach Royal Commission should ring alarm bells across the country. When the most...
Australia’s foreign policy language becomes noticeably sharper when directed at Israel and noticeably softer when the subject turns to Iran. When...
For years, Western leaders have publicly condemned Iran’s expanding drone arsenal, particularly systems supplied to proxy militias and deployed from...
In the last day, we have seen mourning ceremonies and rallies linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the death of Ali Khamenei, a ruler...
There is a reliable tell in modern politics when the progressive Marxist left erupts in outrage at the use of Western power, it is often because that...
The controversy surrounding Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke’s handling of national security raises an awkward question: are we...
When Australia decided to repatriate women and children from Syrian camps linked to the Islamic State (ISIS), the government presented it as an...
You’d expect a car rental company to apply its rules consistently. Yet in Melbourne, an Israeli tourist was refused a vehicle by Europcar because...