Australia

Is the Church Asleep on Watch?

Is the Church Asleep on Watch?

When I was in the army on patrol after arriving at our designated camp for the night, we would immediately set up our defensive perimeter and in conjunction with this, set up what was called a picquet line.

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The Law of Occupation & Status of Jerusalem

The Law of Occupation & Status of Jerusalem

Israel has now been at war with Hamas for six months. One would think that the nations that have proscribed Hamas as a terrorist organisation – and in particular the USA, the EU Britain and Australia

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Visiting Israel During the War

Visiting Israel During the War

Our friends thought my wife and I had gone crazy. Visiting Israel barely a month after the war broke out was bad enough, but travelling with our three young kids in tow seemed completely insane.

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Australian Taxpayers’ Money Thrown

Australian Taxpayers’ Money Thrown

UNRWA is the largest aid body operating in Gaza, where it has 13,000 employees, almost all Gazans. Established on 8 December 1949, UNRWA has after three-quarters of a century become a government, welfare provider, and indulgent patron for Palestinians.

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The Mosaic Mural at Temple Beth Israel

The Mosaic Mural at Temple Beth Israel

My father was a Holocaust survivor. Whilst he did not talk about that time it was a pervasive influence on my upbringing. On his left hand were two large blue letters tattooed K L, which meant in German Concentration Lager or an inmate of the Nazi death camp.

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The Stiff-necked Jews!

The Stiff-necked Jews!

It has been one month since the massacre of 1400 innocent people, whole families, children, women and elderly, and the kidnapping of 242 Israelis.

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