Michael Kuttner
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...
Perfidious
This one word encompasses several meanings applicable to the situation being faced today by Israel and Jews worldwide.
Michael Kuttner
Synonyms include treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, false,...
Transparently disgraceful
There are times when a situation is so clearly disgraceful that silence is no longer an honest option.
We are currently experiencing such times, both...
Curses – ancient and modern
It is amazing how very often the weekly Torah portion that we read in Synagogues on Shabbat contains startling messages so highly relevant to...
Kicking the can
Most of the problems we face today are as a result of them having in the past been “kicked down the road” for someone...













