Tag Archives: OPINION
In Defence of Israel and Western Civilisation
On Thursday 26 March 2026, at a B’nai B’rith Victoria event in Melbourne, I was afforded the honour of delivering the annual Human Rights Oration. This address sits within a distinguished tradition of speakers who have shaped public discourse on human rights, antisemitism, and the responsibilities of liberal democracies. Read more » »
Opinion: Lawmakers With Blinders
Daniel S. MariaschinCongressional critics of the war with Iran are not in short supply. Their statements and social media posts read as if they come from the same song sheet. No surprise there.These voices are marching in lockstep on the applicability of the War Powers Act, breaches of “international law” and “illegal regime change. Read more » »
Opinion: What We Can All Learn From Mrs. Kellom
Daniel S. MariaschinIn a new year only days old, one story resonated loudly with me: an item about a swastika discovered etched on the wall of the boys’ locker room at the U.N. International School in New York. Read more » »
Letters to the Editor, December 12 2025 – The Jewish Chronicle
Muslim BrotherhoodPresident Trump is right to seek a crackdown on the hated Muslim Brotherhood. (US confronts the Muslim Brotherhood threat, November 28) . Read more » »
Opinion: 50 Years Ago, With One Vote, the UN Set in Motion Today’s Anti-Zionism
Daniel S. Mariaschin and David J. MichaelsMany of Israel’s supporters and detractors alike have been stunned by the virulence of recent anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish sentiment, even in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terrorist assault on Israel, and even in the United States. Read more » »
Reclaiming Our Streets – My Race Against Racism
Another weekend, and once again our streets are filled with angry, masked protestors, some dressed in black, some arms raised in Nazi salutes. This is springtime Melbourne, our Melbourne.How does it get to this? What do these people do for a living? They must live amongst us. Read more » »
Living as Jews in Latin America After Oct. 7
Antisemitism is a social illness that we Jews — in Latin America and around the world — have sadly learned to live with. We know that even when it appears dormant, it always remains latent, waiting for the right moment to resurface with force.Both of us have spent years monitoring and combating antisemitism in the region. Read more » »
Be the reason racism loses its power
Racism is not a distant issue. It lives among us today – in our streets, schools, workplaces and online as an ever-present danger. Our nation’s social cohesion is at its lowest level since 2007.In the face of this growing reality, the worst thing we can do is stay silent. Being a bystander is a choice. Read more » »
Educating the dangers of antisemitism beyond the classroom
It’s safe to assume if you are reading these words that the Jewish world has relevance to your life. You know what being a Jew means to you your family and your Jewish friends. Read more » »
The Bondi Bridge: Why an Australian Tragedy Demands a Global Response
Sydney is my second home. I got married there 25 years ago, and I have maintained deep business and family ties to the community ever since. But on a late December day, just before Sabbath, I wasn’t there for business. Read more » »