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Michael Kuttner
Freedom comes with a price
Pesach (Passover) this year conveys a stark message that is impossible to gloss over or ignore.
As Jews worldwide sit down to their Seder and...
Third week and counting
Three weeks of missile and drone bombardments from Iran, together with disrupted sleep and siren-filled days, certainly make life here at the moment a...
In the Eye of The Storm
I had already determined the topic of my op-ed this week but as so often happens dramatic events dictate otherwise.
This past Shabbat was one...
Purim portents
According to the Oxford dictionary, a portent is “a sign or warning that something, especially momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.”
As we approach...
Faulty Follies
As a long time fan of Fawlty Towers and the Life of Brian satirical series I was looking forward to the impending Israel visit...
Assembly of shlemiels
This year’s United Nations General Assembly meeting has witnessed the largest attendance of shlemiels (Yiddish for fools) ever recorded.
Michael Kuttner
If ever any proof was...
Knaves and fools
Knaves are dishonest, deceitful, and untrustworthy individuals, whereas fools are characterised as foolish, ignorant, or lacking in wisdom.
The phrase knaves and fools often refers...
Clueless choirs
Discordant and cacophonous choruses of hate are emanating once again from around the globe.
Fuelled by a tsunami of disinformation and boosted by political opportunism,...
The plot thickens
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Chris Luxon, recently made worldwide headlines and got his five minutes of “fame” after accusing Israel’s Prime Minister of “losing...
Transparent Duplicity
Duplicitous deception is usually carried out in secret, undercover and with the intention of evading detection.
In direct contrast, the current campaign of duplicity and...
