Articles in Politics and Media
It’s about Freedom of Choice, not Freedom of Speech
By Anthony Frosh
As happened last year at Limmud Oz in Sydney, advocates of the destruction of the State of Israel have had their application to host a session rejected. And just as happened last year, …
War and Peace
In response to a recent discussion on Galus Australis relating to the ethical and moral issues that arise if one chooses to serve in the Israeli military, Larry Stillman has submitted the following article.
The key issue …
The International Olympic Committee needs to lift its Game
By Ashley Browne
So how many women will be competing for Saudi Arabia at this year’s summer Olympic Games?
The answer is zero, just as it has been at all eight Olympics to which the Saudis have …
Cardinal Pell not anti-Semitic but Dawkins is Humourless
By Anthony Frosh
In one of the highest profile episodes of the ABC’s Q&A program, evangelical atheist Professor Richard Dawkins debated Australia’s Cardinal George Pell.
The most entertaining aspect of the episode was watching Dawkins on several …
Jewish Childhood in the Land of Islam
By André Azoulay
I must have been 12 or 13 years old. Yet, more than half a century later, my mind dearly treasures, with the same emotion, force and exceptionally rich uniqueness, an image, a fleeting …
Kony 2012 and the Danger of a Single Story
By Ittay Flescher
In the last week, over 60 million people have watched this video which seeks to make Joseph Kony famous.
Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group that has forced …
Solution to Bigotry is more Free Speech
By Larry Stillman
In an article I wrote in Galus Australis (November 2010), I said that “Hate speech is often characterized as ‘words that wound’, words that are deliberately intended to cause severe discomfort, stigmatization, a …
Former SBS Executive Denounces The Promise
Stepan Kerkyasharian, the Chair of the Community Relations Commission for a multicultural NSW and President of the Anti-Discrimination Board, wrote the letter below to SBS in relation to The Promise. Notably, Kerkyasharian was the Head …
SBS Ombudsman Response to Complaints about The Promise
The following response from the SBS ombudsman was sent to a reader:
I write in relation to your formal complaint to SBS about The Promise, a four part series broadcast by SBS on four consecutive Sunday …
Attempts at Censorship will Prove Counterproductive
By Anthony Frosh
In attempting to ban DVD sales of The Promise, a polemical mini-series recently screened on SBS, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) have done a proverbial Andrés Escobar.
Attempts, or even perceived attempts, …
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