Michael Kuttner

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Woeful

After the party is over, the hangover usually kicks in. Israel’s 75th birthday party had hardly finished when the usual domestic and foreign crowd surfaced to...

75 not out

As we celebrate seventy-five years of re-established Jewish independence, I can’t help thinking is Israel still loved at 75? When it comes to Israel in...

Predictable Agendas

Only those who are genetically biased or living in la la land could fail to discern the predictable preordained script which has unfolded this...

Appalling

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (and Trade) has issued a statement that they are “appalled” at the assertion by Israel’s Finance Minister...

March Madness

As explained by Wikipedia, “mad as a March hare” is a common British English phrase, both today and in Lewis Carroll’s time in the...

Bursting bubbles

There is a popular computer game called “bubble shooters” in which the aim is to burst as many bubbles as possible and amass points. A...

Recycling

When one thinks of recycling, the generally accepted definition is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as...

Los Memorables Sabores de Garum

Rosh Chodesh Adar (the new month of Adar) has arrived, and that means Purim is not far away. Michael Kuttner In Israel, schools are blaring forth...

Contrasts

A reader of J-Wire commented to me that it was left-wing socialists who had settled and developed what was then Ottoman-ruled and later British...

Inconvenient Reminders

Sweeping embarrassing and painful occurrences under the proverbial carpet is a popular pastime for many. There is always the possibility that some might throw a...