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Hamas is decimated, reduced to a disparate ragtag insurgency in Gaza; Hezbollah has been neutered; and the myth of Shiite power in Lebanon has been exposed....
Not every critic of Israel is a raging antisemite, although let’s face it, many are. The anti-Israel coalition has been cobbled together as a broad partnership...
There I was imbibing the glitz and glamour of the opening of South Africa’s seventh Parliament, which couldn’t have been scripted by Monty Python with greater...
He was, of course, late again. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s much awaited Cabinet announcement didn’t start on time, but no-one was surprised. The announcement of the Cabinet...
Last week wasn’t a good week for the African National Congress (ANC). Not only was it decimated in South Africa’s general election, dropping 17% in the...
It’s unseasonably warm this winter in South Africa, and the trees and street poles are in full bloom, bursting in the vibrant red of the Economic...
It was a normal Shabbos dinner in Johannesburg. The challah bread from Fournos tasted of sugar, and the sesame seeds stuck between my teeth. Predictably, the...
I sit here staring at my suitcase, contemplating whether it’s time to leave the only home I’ve ever known. I imagine my ancestors, in the frigid...
It’s a balmy night in Tel Aviv. At 21:00, the temperature hovers above 30 degrees and the humidity clings to you like nylon. Hundreds of thousands...
Few dare to perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the Resurrection. One would almost have to be insane to try. This magnum opus by the Austro...
Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz reminded us that diplomacy was merely war by other means. Last week, a diplomatic war broke out in Pretoria. In...
I’m told that the moment of birth is painful, bloody, and messy. So, too, was the birth of our democracy in South Africa. More than 300...
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a lavish dinner celebrating a remarkable family who had donated yet another borehole, solar panels, and pumping system...
Johannesburg resonated to the sounds of classical music as some of the giants of the genre gathered at the Linder Auditorium to celebrate Opera’s Greatest Hits....
Last week’s presidential State of the Nation Address (SONA) was once again held in the Cape Town City Hall after Christmas Mafe Guy Fawkes-ed our democracy...
Israeli historian Yuval Harari may be one of the greatest thinkers of his generation. While cloistered away in month-long, silent Vipassana meditation retreats, Harari has conjured...
A celebration with a difference, this year’s Absa Jewish Achiever Awards moved from traditional formality to a vibrant party atmosphere. Honouring hundreds of nominees and 10...
Before becoming famous for his role as Mr Bean, British comedian Rowan Atkinson commanded the stage as a stand-up comic. During one of his most notorious...
The recent visit to South Africa by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his invitation to meet the leadership of the South African Jewish community, has...
2 of the most prolific Facebook chirpers in SA Jewry, Sackstein & Sevitz, go head-to-head in hilarious exchange
