Dr Philip Mendes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Medicine at Monash University. His new book Jews and the Left: The Rise and Fall of a Political Alliance, is published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Our Voice of the Fortnight is Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, parents of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speaking after Hamas released a propaganda video of their son.