ADC Opinion Pieces recently submitted to major newspapers:
The New World Order is the Same Old Order for Jews (05 December 2007) Since that day in 2001, we have become accustomed to declarations that the world will never be the same, and to some degree this is true. The “war on terror” has entered the vernacular; the radicalisation of Islam is now openly discussed, not just in the West but in the Islamic world as well; the world appears more dangerous; the identification of “global threats” – from terrorism to climate change – has become a dominant political discourse; populations in Western democracies, such as Britain and France, are now cognisant of alienated and radicalised home-grown sub-cultures.
The world's inexcusable antipathy to Darfur (02 May 2007) The image is so poignant it is heartbreaking. A group of Sudanese refugees walk the halls of the Israeli Holocaust memorial at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, studying pictures of the European genocide before and after World War II. For these refugees from the Darfur region of western Sudan, who crossed into Israel through the Egyptian desert, no memorial is needed, at least not yet. Like the Jews they have also suffered a genocide, but unlike them it is happening today.
Feiz Mohammed's Hate DVDs (19 April 2007) Surely no sensible person would speak in favour of a DVD that urges children to martyrdom, calls for a war between Islam and the West, and labels Jews “an army of pigs”.
Yvonne Ridley's accusation of Islamophobia (07 April 2007) Two stories recently reported in these pages have intersected to remind us that sometimes words are weapons and should be confronted before they take hold.
Sheik Hilaly's reinstatement (27 March 2007) Absurdity has turned into reality in the serial drama that envelops Sheik Hilaly, the holder of the pre-eminent clerical post in the Australian Muslim community.
Israel's negative influence on the world (07 March 2007) According to a BBC World survey poll, as reported in these pages, the two countries with the most negative effect on the world are Iran and ...
Ancient Purim Modern Iran (06 March 2007) This week Jews around the world celebrate their most festive holiday, Purim, which recounts the deliverance of Persian Jews 2500 years ago from extermination at the hands of the viciously antisemitic Prime Minister Haman. Whether the story is a fiction or not, it nevertheless has a compelling real-world counterpart as we again look East towards the Persia of today, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Response to Irfan Yusaf comparison between Prof Israeli and Sheik Hilaly: (22 Feb 2007) Sometimes you find yourself on the horns of a dilemma, faced with two equally unpleasant options with no inclination to prefer either. And so it is with any response to the article by lawyer Irfan Yusuf attacking recent remarks made by visiting academic Professor Israeli... |