Mishka Gora

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Aug 4, 2017, 7:19 AM

Blaming the Jews in Australia

On the 'warped' thinking of a town council that rejected a synagogue due to terror threats

Jul 5, 2016, 7:19 AM

The Writing’s on the Wall

Here in Australia we are faced with uncertain times. We have no government after Saturday’s inconclusive election, and we have no confidence in our potential leaders. The nominally conservative Catholic one made a point of celebrating Ramadan in the...

Mar 4, 2016, 1:53 AM

Not so backward a place

Wisdom from isolated and sparsely populated Tasmania, where Jews cannot afford to be close-minded

Oct 6, 2015, 7:19 AM

They danced in the street without fear

Last night was my first time at shul. I found myself behind a screen, explaining in whispers to my naive young daughters why we had been separated from their father and brothers. There was a good explanation for that,...

Aug 5, 2015, 1:33 AM

The Cost of Victory

August the 5th is Victory Day in Croatia. This year, it marks the twentieth anniversary of Operation Storm, the decisive military battle in which Croatia regained its sovereignty over occupied territory from which Serb forces lobbed shells at Croatian...

Jun 9, 2015, 3:21 PM

A supreme fantasy

I’m frequently asked why I have written a fantasy novel instead of a searing critique of modern society. My answer is that the fantasy I write has more credibilty and eloquence than the reality in which we live. A case...

May 5, 2015, 1:56 PM

To be or not to be Jewish

She may not exactly be a Jew, but has decided never to collude in antisemitism by denying she is one

Feb 5, 2015, 4:15 AM

The New Face of Genocide Denial

“What if they don’t want to leave?” I asked. He shrugged his shoulders as if to indicate I was becoming tedious and replied in a casual matter-of-fact tone. “They must be exterminated.” It was September 1993, and I was sitting in a...

Jan 12, 2015, 10:22 AM

Quisling France

Solidarity, according to the Oxford Dictionary, “is unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest”. Tell me, what sort of unity of feeling can you or I or Benjamin Netanyahu have with Mahmoud Abbas?...

Jan 10, 2015, 9:48 AM

Terrorist monsters and bullies

The last few days have been shattering. Despite our defiant and heartfelt hashtags of #JeSuisCharlie and #JeSuisJuif, the terrorists have won the day. Our resistance has been largely symbolic, and it would be naïve to think that terrorists regard...

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About Me

Mishka Gora is a Tasmanian writer and newfound member of the Diaspora. Trained as an historian but now devoted to the home education of her four children, she is passionate about illuminating the truth, both personal and political, in a world full of lies and propaganda. She is the author of 'Wellspring' and 'Fragments of War'.