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Mar 31, 2015, 6:39 AM

Supporters of pro-BDS academic dig him into a deeper hole

A pro-BDS academic at the University of Sydney has defended the conduct of his colleague, Associate Professor Jake Lynch, during the disruption by protesters of a lecture by Colonel Richard Kemp at the University of Sydney on March 11 (Why Jake Lynch was waving money around...

May 8, 2014, 6:08 AM

Abbas says “No” to peace – thrice

The British Academic Alan Johnson observed that only by reducing the Palestinians to “pure victims” of the “Nazi-Israelis” can the activist achieve the desired sense of moral superiority. Johnson spoke of a sense of quest, meaning, purity, even a transcendence of sorts that comes from...

Jul 19, 2012, 6:44 PM

Dead Jews, Old News

The image is forever embedded in the Israeli psyche. The smouldering carcass of a passenger bus. Charred metal, burning glass, the faded colours of once happy branding, now turned pale, flecked with brown and black. The eyewitness accounts are familiar too. Loose limbs, decapitation, bodies...

Jun 8, 2012, 7:00 AM

Proud to be proud

At the same time as Tel Aviv celebrates tolerance and diversity by turning street crossings into rainbows, throwing a lavish street parade and hosting a myriad of social and cultural events in celebration of Gay Pride Week, just 20 kilometers away gays and lesbians in...

May 24, 2012, 11:36 AM

Every Jew, Every Generation

There is something remarkable about Jewish commemoration of the past. All nations revere their patriotic heroes, honour their fallen and remember their tragedies and triumphs. Yet the Jewish attitude towards the past goes much further. The Jews regard the momentous events in their history as...

Apr 24, 2012, 12:41 AM

Why I’m making aliya

Israel is both a land of infinite possibilities and a place of refuge, but there is also something else: I am tired of sighing

Mar 21, 2012, 5:22 AM

Catherine Ashton must go

The deeply disturbing attempt to politicize a national tragedy exposes an utter lack of objectivity and an appalling lack of judgement

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About Me

Alex Ryvchin is Public Affairs Director for the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the peak representative body of the Australian Jewish community. He is a former Israel Research Fellow at Jerusalem-based research institute, NGO Monitor, a lawyer and the founder of opinion website, The Jewish Thinker.