Category Archives: Democracy And Terrorism

Andrew L. Urban Legislation won’t stop the hate that drives antisemitism, but legislation can stop manifestations of it. So can public intolerance of such hate. So can robust condemnation by political and social leadership. If revulsion to antisemitism were as … Continue reading →

 Andrew L. Urban  Every single witness in the first week of hearings at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion lamented that since October 7, Australia has changed – changed for the worse. No longer safe for Jews. Several … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban The Royal Commission on Antisemitism was reluctantly established, but only as a fig leaf for the naked antisemitism of Labor. The interim report delivered today, its focus on the security agencies, contains some common sense recommendations (which … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Dennis Richardson’s resignation from the Bell Royal Commission underscores how the Commission has been sent down the wrong track. While it is relevant, the focus on the role of the intelligence agencies has – as intended – … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Iran’s Mullahs are nullahs. Memo to Sheikh Ibrahim Dadoun on the military decapitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran:… I’m elated, I’m smiling and I’m happy, it’s a day of courage, it’s a day of pride, it’s … Continue reading →

ANTISEMITISM RISING – THE SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT The following submission was sent to the Royal Commission in accordance with its requirements. This submission is a response to the following items in the Commission’s Terms of Reference: Section c examine the circumstances surrounding … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban  The ‘ISIS Brides’ and their children might sit in Australian public imagination as versions of the Virgin Mary and her son Jesus, perhaps as depicted by Michaelangelo’s famous Pieta, all solemn figures of love, death, sorrow and … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban In all the hullabaloo over the prospect of a group of female ISIS terrorist supporters (aka ‘ISIS brides’) returning to Australia with their children, it seems to have been forgotten (or ignored) that a passport is a … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban That well known saying ‘actions speak louder than words’ echoes in my head as I search for signs that Australian Muslims are as fed up with Islamic extremism as the rest of us. That search is obviously … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban I had my flabber gasted this past week as one talking head after another called on Sydney’s pent-up protesters against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s impending visit to Australia to do the decent thing, and refrain from protest … Continue reading →