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It’s about Freedom of Choice, not Freedom of Speech

May 22, 2012 – 10:14 pm | 3 Comments

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, …

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Oxfam are Oxymorons

August 31, 2009 – 9:24 pm | 23 Comments

By Jewin’ the fat
My brother-in-law announced quite casually one Friday night that he was planning to run 100km in under 24 hours. Through the bush. All in one go. At first, our family went through …

Non-Zionism: an Under-Recognised Non-Position

August 30, 2009 – 4:47 pm | 59 Comments

By Anthony Frosh
In the current political discourse of the Jewish Diaspora, we often see the Zionist camp pitted against the anti-Zionist camp.  This dyad is of course a gross reduction of the diversity of opinion …

Letters to the Editor

August 30, 2009 – 10:56 am | 2 Comments

Letters to the editor should be addressed to editorial at galusaustralis.com
While letter writers do not necessarily have to publish letters under their full/real name, we do require that you provide your real details to us.
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Stories my parents told me, too.

August 27, 2009 – 8:37 pm | 8 Comments

By The Hasid
Many of you may have read Mark Dapin’s article about second generation Holocaust survivors, “Stories My Parents Told Me”, in Good Weekend last Saturday (22 August). The article was sensitive and well-written, and …

Diamonds: Not Every Girl’s Best Friend

August 26, 2009 – 11:22 pm | 20 Comments

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
Unbeknownst to some, the custom of giving one’s (female) beloved a diamond engagement ring only dates back as far as the twentieth century. It was introduced through one of the most successful advertising …

Jews Against Israel: Uncovering the Anti-Zionist Agenda

August 25, 2009 – 9:08 pm | 75 Comments

by Philip Mendes
In the last five years, close to ten major books have been published on Jewish anti-Zionists and other Jewish critics of Israel. Specific Jewish groups promoting one-sided critiques of Israel such as …

ACMA says ‘OK’ to Hezbollah, but ‘No Way’ to Lezbollah

August 24, 2009 – 11:03 pm | 3 Comments

Hezbollah comes to the Idiot Box
by Anthony Frosh
Many of our readers are by now aware that Al-Manar, Hezbollah’s ‘television wing’ is coming back to Australian screens, at least for those with satellite dishes and …

Ahmadinejad pipped at the post by Pilger for peace prize

August 23, 2009 – 8:49 pm | 3 Comments

Major Shake-up at the AJN

August 23, 2009 – 10:46 am | 25 Comments

By Anthony Frosh
Here is another major story of which The Australian Jewish News is yet to inform the community.
At the close of this week the AJN and its national editor, Ashley Browne, will part ways.
Speculation …

Uluru and Halls Creek 1 – another extract from Howard Goldenberg’s “Raft”

August 22, 2009 – 8:32 pm |
Uluru and Halls Creek 1 – another extract from Howard Goldenberg’s “Raft”

By Howard Goldenberg
“…there’s been a death”
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I am in my small house in Yulara, cooking for shabbat on a Friday in December 2006, when the phone rings. A male voice speaks: It’s Sergeant Benjamin, doctor, of …