Arsen Ostrovsky
Australian graves at Beersheba War Cemetery. Photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
April 23, 2026, 11:32 am
Freedom secured through sacrifice
Both are days when the two nations pause to honour those who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
Arsen Ostrovsky while holidaying in Sydney. Photo: Supplied
September 25, 2025, 11:43 am
Optimistic about Australia despite the challenges
The vast majority of Australians I met over the weeks I was there were fair, decent, good people.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
IDF soldiers from the Kfir Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip, in images released on June 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 5, 2025, 11:27 am
Israel is not committing genocide: exposing the distortion of law and truth
Israel’s objective has never been to wipe out the Palestinian people. Its stated and demonstrated aim has been to dismantle Hamas’s military and governing capacity
By Arsen Ostrovsky and John Spencer
Arsen Ostrovsky.
June 8, 2025, 9:09 pm
A dangerous assault on freedom of expression
'This appears to reveal not only a profound moral inversion, but also dangerous double standards'
By Arsen Ostrovsky
Arsen Ostrovsky and Hallely Kimchi.
May 1, 2020, 10:50 am
Ausraeli or Israelian?
With Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations wrapping up this week, Arsen Ostrovsky and Hallely Kimchi muse on the complexities of their Australian-Israeli identities and the notion of ‘home’.
By Arsen Ostrovsky and Hallely Kimchi
Main photo: Peter Haskin
April 3, 2020, 9:16 am
Israel’s diplomats are heroes too
'Rescue flights would be impossible without the herculean efforts of Israel’s Foreign Ministry and our incredible diplomats overseas, working tirelessly to bring Israelis home'.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
Antisemitic graffiti in the Melbourne suburb of Ashburton.
January 23, 2020, 8:30 am
Defeating the scourge of Jew-hatred
'We must not only remember the six million Jews who perished in the Shoah, but to ensure we speak out and act against the evil of antisemitism'.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
Israeli Lt. Hadar Goldin on army duty. His parents have waged a years-long campaign to bring back the remains of their son from Gaza. (AFP/Getty Images)
August 9, 2019, 10:39 am
‘Enough is enough’
This week marks five years since Israeli soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin was killed by Hamas in the midst of a humanitarian cease-fire during Operation Protective Edge.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
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