Alexander Ryvchin






Alexander (Alex) Ryvchin (born 18 July 1983) is an Australian Jewish writer, advocate, commentator, and lawyer.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Author


  • 3 Critic


  • 4 Television guest


  • 5 Personal life


  • 6 References





Biography


He was born in Kiev, Ukraine and migrated to Australia as a refugee.[1] He practised law at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney and Herbert Smith in London before serving as a spokesman for the Zionist Federation UK and being awarded an Israel Research Fellowship.[2] His writing on the Arab–Israeli conflict and Jewish history has been published in numerous international newspapers, including The Australian,[3]The Sydney Morning Herald,[4]The Guardian,[5] The National Post,[6] and The Jerusalem Post.[7] Ryvchin is a regular columnist for The Spectator.[8]



Author


Ryvchin is the author of the book, The Anti-Israel Agenda - inside the political war on the Jewish State (Gefen Publishing House, 2017), a collaborative work with other prominent thinkers on the Israel-Palestinian conflict including Alan Dershowitz, Colonel Richard Kemp, Hillel Neuer and Professor Alan Johnson.[9]



Critic


Ryvchin is an outspoken critic of the anti-Israel movement referring to its activists as "self-righteous westerners" with "pretensions to heroism" who seek "redemption" by "slaying the Zionist beast".[10]


He has spoken publicly of his love for Australia and his support for multiculturalism and integration which Ryvchin argues requires that "we accept the duty to uphold the freedoms granted to us and to protect the values underpinning our society – values such as democracy, tolerance, mutual respect."[11]



Television guest


He is a frequent guest on Sky TV's the Middle East Report.[12] In May 2013, Ryvchin was appointed Director of Public Affairs at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.



Personal life


He currently resides in Sydney with his wife and daughters.



References




  1. ^ Dengate, Cayla (9 September 2015). "Syrian Refugees Spur Australian Migrants To Appeal For Compassion" – via Huff Post..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Alex Ryvchin". Alex Ryvchin.


  3. ^ Ryvchin, Alexander (17 December 2014). "Green's ignore Israel's rights". The Australian. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


  4. ^ Ryvchin, Alexander (24 January 2014). "Attacks on Bishop unwarranted". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


  5. ^ Ryvchin, Alexander (28 November 2013). "Australia is right to challenge the UN's anti-Israel bias". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


  6. ^ Alexander, Ryvchin (24 October 2012). "Ignoring the real bloodshed in Syria by focusing on Syria". National Post. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


  7. ^ Ryvchin, Alexander (17 October 2011). "The right decision, 1027 times over". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


  8. ^ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/labour-party-antisemitism/


  9. ^ "Ryvchin - The Anti-Israel Agenda". Ryvchin - The Anti-Israel Agenda.


  10. ^ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/theatre-of-the-palestine-solidarity-movement/


  11. ^ "Australian Citizenship Ceremony Speech - ECAJ - Executive Council of Australian Jewry". 2 November 2015.


  12. ^ "Alex Ryvchin on the Middle East Report with Danny Ayalon". YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2014.








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