Rivka T. Witenberg

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Nov 22, 2024, 8:20 AM

How is it possible that Hamas combatants never die?

Day after day, night after night for the last 13 months the news media be it ABC, SBS (Australia.) BBC or CNN, and other news publications as well as some academics inform us that the Israeli military has killed...

Nov 14, 2023, 12:16 PM

Deadly silence from the Women’s Rights groups to brutal rape and murder of females

According to The New York Times the #MeToo movement managed to bring down 201 powerful men for sexual misconduct and harassment. All of it occurred under the glare of the media with Women’s Rights groups demanding that men who...

May 18, 2023, 10:09 AM

Patriotism has nothing to do with political loyalty

In discussions with friends and family who support the current Netanyahu government, I am told that the government was “voted in” by a majority and consequently has the right to introduce any laws they wish. This of cause includes...

Jul 19, 2021, 10:22 AM

‘Rape their daughters’ – where is the sisterhood?

In May 2021, hostilities broke out between Israel and the Hamas, leading to many pro-Palestinian solidarity marches. Predictably, marches were organised in most Arab countries but also in major cities of the free democratic world such as London, New...

Jul 10, 2020, 3:05 AM

Limited and inadequate debate about “racism” in the USA: Implications for Jews

The debate about racism (read: bigotry, prejudice, bias, discrimination) predominantly in the United States of America is limited and inadequate, particularly now, ignoring the fact that bigotry exist irrespective of colour, creed or nationality. Skin colour is not the...

Jun 23, 2020, 10:43 AM

Dealing with art and prejudice: Fawlty Towers and The Merchant of Venice

Venice - the merchant of Venice

Most people by now have read about the removal of one of the episodes of Fawlty Towers from the BBC (UKTV) Archives. In many newspapers and social media sites it was reported that it was removed because it was...

May 3, 2016, 9:02 AM

Tolerance must be reciprocal

The British Labour Party, Anti-Semitism and Tolerance The Labour party in Britain is tearing itself apart metaphorically speaking with prominent members publically communicating prejudicial beliefs and anti-Semitic comments whether in public or on social media. The most well-known is the...

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Rivka T. Witenberg (Ph.D.) is an academic, researcher and a writer. In 2017 she published a book entitled “Tolerance" the glue that binds us.”and in 2019 she published "The psychology of tolerance https://www.springer.com/gp/book/978981133788. Professionally, she is a writer and academic who brings an expertise in the field of examining thinking processes and underlying beliefs about moral codes, tolerance and acceptance to human diversity .

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