Penn Raine: Is the UN provoking Jew fatigue?

Fellow Breaking Views bloggers have thoughtfully responded to my recent opinion on the continued rise of anti-Jewish rhetoric and violence current in Western democracies.

They suggested that credit points for the Holocaust- Shoah - have largely been spent and that the UN’s alleged factual reporting on humanitarian issues in Gaza, and Israel’s alleged crimes would anyway use up any remaining global sympathy.

Melanie Phillips: The global intifada

How many wake-up calls does anyone need? The cliché that the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre was just that is singularly inappropriate.

Australia and the West have had one wake-up call after another. Since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, Australian synagogues have been firebombed; as elsewhere, anti-Israel marches have regularly chanted for the mass murder of Jews; and on campus, Jewish students and academics have been harassed and intimidated.

Ele Ludemann: Dangers of DEI

Good news that DEI appointments in the public service are numbered:

The Taxpayers’ Union is today celebrating a significant policy victory following Public Service Minister Judith Collins’ announcement that she intends to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements from the Public Service Act. Appointments would be made on the basis of merit, not identity, bringing the focus back to competence and capability.

Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said: