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Feb 4, 2020, 2:20 PM

The predictable response of Abbas to Trump’s Deal

On 29 January 2020, president Trump finally presented his long-awaited ‘Deal of the Century’, his vision to end the ongoing conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis, a conflict which has been going on in some form or another...

Nov 26, 2019, 1:11 PM

The love and hate for Israel shown in an hour

Earlier this month on Saturday 2 November 2019, I, along with 2 friends from the Israeli community in New Zealand, went to show our support as Jews and Israelis with the Kurdish people following their betrayal by President Trump...

Jan 4, 2018, 11:48 PM

It’s time that we all start to use the term ‘Judea and Samaria’

For as long as I can remember I have, until recently, always referred to the area known as Judea and Samaria as the "West Bank," or the "Occupied Territories," or its Hebrew equivalent, "the Shtachim." More recently I started...

Aug 24, 2016, 3:43 PM

Black Lives Matter, The Oxford Union Labour Club, UNESCO. Where did we go wrong?

Those who remember UN resolution 3379 (1975) which incorrectly stated that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination”, will no doubt recall the political battles that Jews in the diaspora had to endure, especially on campus and...

Nov 17, 2015, 3:30 PM

Reframing the Debate

Over the last 12 months or so, I have become far more involved with hasbarah particularly on social media, and have also been asked to speak at a local high school on the “Jewish” perspective of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict....

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About Me

Rob Berg is the current President of the Zionist Federation of New Zealand. He has worked in the Jewish Community in London and Auckland and lived in Israel during mid 90s.