David Semple is a filmmaker and writer from Canada. He is currently writing a book called Jerusalem in the Age of Imperialism and is writing a film script about Field Marshal Allenby’s Palestine campaign. [The opinions, facts and any media content are presented solely by the author and do not necessarily represent the views […]
The Jewish lifeboat By Steve Zeff For many years I dreamed of making Aliyah. There were obstacles to this, some of which were actually valid but most, if truth be told, were vague reservations around earning a living and tolerating the Middle Eastern culture. The truth was I was too comfortable in my Diaspora life. […]
Sykes-Picot and the last crusade By David Semple In David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia, there is a scene in the film where General Allenby is confronted by Sharif Faisal, son of Hashemite King Hussein of the Hijaz, about the Sykes-Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, which set out the post-war spheres of […]
Igbo-Israel: Origins, history and culture By Remy Ilona, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A This brief survey introduces the Igbo people, traces the origin of the people, discusses the history and the culture of the Igbos. Presently the Igbos are a sub-Saharan African people numbering up to 40 millions that are considered to be native […]
Wreathes to Laurels By Paul Mirbach Tonight there will be fireworks and fanfare, celebration and music. However, today the entire country is shrouded in an atmosphere of solemnity, respect and remembrance, pain and empathy. I know a few families who have lost a son in Israel’s wars. Every Yom Hazikaron, I recall that fateful day […]
The Labour Party’s denial of antisemitism will be its undoing By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey Anyone who pays attention to current events in the UK will be aware that the Labour Party has been the center of much controversy. Even so, the party itself doesn’t even seem to acknowledge the problem that is infecting […]
From remembrance to independence: One minute tells you a lot about Israel By Tomer Udi For the past six years, I have accompanied students from abroad, who are exchange students at the University of Haifa, to the ceremony of The Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism (Yom Hazikaron). […]
Yesterday is my history – I am a Jew By Ran Shirdan On Erev Yom HaShoah 2016, Facebook deleted my personal account of the Holocaust, my intellectual property, for no reason in the world and under the sole justification that it “violated Facebook standards.” I commemorated the Holocaust by decanting my heart out on behalf of […]
Are there any Jews who still support Labour? By Julie Burchill Many years ago, sometime in the last century (how worldly I feel writing that!) I was at the launch party for the dear dead Modern Review Mark II and feeling mildly appalled by the whole flimsy thing when a young man introduced himself to […]
Yom Ha’Shoah: Six million reasons to live By Richard Mather To survivors, the Shoah or Holocaust remains a persistent and horrifying memory. For others, the Holocaust has passed into history. This is why Yom Ha’Shoah or Holocaust Day is so important. It is an opportunity to ask why and how did it happen? Could it […]
