Category Archives: Israel

Ancient history

Posted on November 5, 2007 by

What now must be ancient history itself is the fact that I taught Ancient History for the HSC, almost twenty years ago. The last gig was particularly fascinating because it was at a Jewish school and involved teaching the history … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural and other, Education, Israel, Observations

My South Sydney Herald piece

Posted on November 2, 2007 by

Inside the Whale Former ABC Middle East correspondent Mark Willacy doesn’t just take you into the news or even behind the news. He takes you under the news – and I for one wanted to scream. Not at Willacy, but … Continue reading →

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Finished my journalism

Posted on October 23, 2007 by

Yesterday’s draft was acceptable to my editors. This morning I ran it by Mark Willacy himself and got some additional material and updates. He is now with The 7.30 Report*. In conversation last year with Richard Fidler on Local ABC … Continue reading →

Posted in Aussie interest, Current affairs, Israel, News and Current Affairs, Personal, writing

Something that has come my way…

Posted on October 18, 2007 by

I find myself needing to read The View from the Valley of Hell (Pan Macmillan 2007) at short order, not that I am complaining. Currently working on ABC-TV’s Landline, Mark Willacy was the ABC’s Middle East correspondent from 2002 to 2006, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aussie interest, Cultural and other, Current affairs, Israel, News and Current Affairs, Politics, Reading

The march of folly and the guns of war

Posted on September 20, 2007 by

Yes, I have appropriated and adapted two of Barbara Tuchman’s famous 20th century histories to create that title, because they are so sadly apt in the current world climate. First, let me get a disclaimer (or several) out of the … Continue reading →

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Soul-searching in Australian Jewish community

Posted on March 11, 2007 by

The recent controversy within the Australian Jewish community over the State of Israel and its policies is not new. I can recall such discussions back in 1988-89 when I was working within the Jewish and local Israeli communities, but they … Continue reading →

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