(2026) Israel’s Election: The Certainty of Uncertainty
Published as edited online under the heading ‘Best Israeli election Result would Omit Cuckoos in Netanyahu’s Nest’, and in print under the heading ‘High Stakes
Published as edited online under the heading ‘Best Israeli election Result would Omit Cuckoos in Netanyahu’s Nest’, and in print under the heading ‘High Stakes
Published in The Australian newspaper under the heading ‘Enough Evidence is There; Now Let Bell Tally It Up’, 3 September 2026, p. 13. Emotions are
Published on the JWire website on 26 July 2026, https://www.jwire.com.au/what-happened-in-adelaide. JWire is an independent news service reporting on Jewish life across Australia and New Zealand.
Published on-line in slightly edited form in the Australian Financial Review under the heading ‘Unis must end banality of indifference to antisemitism’ on 15 July 2026. See: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/unis-must-end-banality-of-indifference-to-antisemitism-20260715-p60fg9.
Article published in J-Wire Australia on 6 July 2026: https://www.jwire.com.au/a-different-labor-conference-for-nsw The NSW ALP Conference closed at 5.30pm on Sunday afternoon. For us, mindful supporters of
Article published on-line in the Australian Financial Review on 15 December and inprint on 17 December 2025, p. 31, https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/what-australia-must-do-now-to-confront-antisemitism-20251215-p5nnpb Australians are proud of our social cohesion, respect
How did we get to here? This weird, startling, savage, ‘new normal’ of anti-Jew hatred?
A lot is being asked of Israelis, the Jewish diaspora, and friends right now.
Australian public opinion in favour of recognition of a state of Palestine is clear. Continuing opposition could merely hasten a form of recognition that would be tantamount to an empty gesture. What is now required is for those genuinely seeking a two-state solution, that enables Palestinians and Israelis to live side-by-side in peace, is to provide a robust, realist edge to what Foreign Minister Wong calls the “matter of when, not if” decision.
The IHRA definition does no more than recognise that anti-Zionism may or may not be antisemitic in its motivation or effects. It nearly always depends on how points are made, content and context.