Mandy is a Cape Town-based writer, media commentator and researcher who works closely with major local Jewish advocacy organisations. Her areas of focus span Israel, antisemitism/anti-Zionism, Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern geopolitics. She is deeply invested in Holocaust education, Jewish history and identity, and exploring the influence of social media on public discourse. Though happily living in the 'Mother City' with her husband, three children and a lively pet-friendly household, she has her heart set on a future family home overlooking the Sea of Galilee.