Michael Kuttner

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They are off and running

As every Australian and New Zealander knows the second Tuesday in November without fail is the date for the running of one of the...

Happy days are here again

Echoing loudly and joyfully from Tehran, Gaza, Ramallah, Yemen and North Korea as well as the corridors of the UN, UNHRC, UNRWA and the...

Alternative universe

“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusions. The great task in life is to find reality.” This quote which I unearthed recently...

Resurrection time has arrived

I never thought that this would ever happen in our lifetime but miraculously it is unfolding before our very eyes. While Maimonides spoke about the...

Inoculate, insinuate, intimidate and inaugurate

The week leading up to 20 January 2021 is proving to be chock full of action on many fronts. Those of us who have been...

Deliberately misplaced priorities

What never ceases to amaze is the amount of times the international community can shut its eyes and close its ears to never ending...

Political pandemic

As though corona was not enough of a challenge, Israel is now faced with a pandemic of another kind. It manifests itself in a variety...

Smoke and mirrors

Just when you think that events can sink no lower or become more absurd, reality kicks in to prove that indeed there are still...

Side effects known and unknown

This quote by the late Barry Commoner, an American cellular biologist, university professor and politician, succinctly sums up the situation we find ourselves in...

Dubious diplomacy

Is it better to rely on diplomatic negotiations or instead to take direct action which promises a far more promising outcome? Is a judicious...