Why peace with Hamas remains an elusive dream Peace with Hamas is impossible because the group's religious dogma demands apocalyptic jihad

 

The Australian Jewish news just published my latest article, “Why peace with Hamas remains an elusive dream: Peace with Hamas is impossible because the group's religious dogma demands apocalyptic jihad.”

I conclude: “Leaders such as Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong think of Middle East peace in political terms. That may work for Israel and rational actors, but peace with Hamas falters not on politics but theology. Its covenant enshrines Israel’s elimination as an immutable truth, jihad as obligatory salvation. … Until Hamas renounces its genocidal creed... dialogue remains a delusion. The path to stability demands confronting this unholy alliance of faith and fury, not appeasing it.”

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/why-peace-with-hamas-remains-an-elusive-dream/ 

The teachers’ exodus An urgent overhaul of education is needed

 My latest article in the The Spectator Australia challenges the view of the WA Education Minister that "the record number of teachers leaving the profession is due in part to graduates who are ‘particular’ about their working arrangements and ‘fussier’ about their work than older teachers."...

"Research, which was kindly supported by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, highlights the real causes, which include inadequate teacher training.

Up to half of new teachers leave within five years after graduation.

10-20 per cent of education graduates never enter the classroom.

This high attrition is caused not by teacher ‘fussiness’ but by frequent failures in teacher training, declining entry standards, inadequate preparation for real-world challenges, and broader policy failures in higher education......"

For more, please go to https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/the-teachers-exodus/