Michael Kuttner

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World Cup Winner

World Cup Winner Although the Mondial FIFA World Cup competition has only just started, Iran has already emerged as the undisputed winner. You may well ask...

Blundering and Election Fever in Israel Today

This past week has been characterised by a widespread outbreak of blundering among politicians and officials. In Israel, election fever is growing, and with it,...

No go zones

Who would have thought that a mere eight decades after the Shoah, Jews would once again be facing dangerous threats to their safety? Openly speaking...

Chumps

Listening to the rhetoric emanating from the White House, the media, and sundry foreign ministries, one cannot help but feel that something rotten is...

Your people are my people

The Festival of Shavuot has often been described as the “orphan Annie” of all the Chagim. In the Diaspora, its two-day observance often passes off...

Incomprehensible and unbelievable

Just when you think that matters cannot get crazier, reality hits you in the face and proves that indeed it can. As our “yekke” German...

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Most of Europe and a majority of UN Members suffer from a severe case of OCD. This disease, when left untreated, slowly and insidiously progresses...

From a dream to miraculous reality

After two thousand years of praying for and dreaming about a return to Zion the Jewish nation was reborn on 5 Iyar 5708 corresponding...

A futile exercise

A “futile exercise” is an action, attempt, or endeavour that is completely pointless, useless, or unlikely to succeed. It describes a task that wastes time and...

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...