Alexander Ryvchin

Alexander (Alex) Ryvchin (born 18 July 1983) is an Australian-Jewish lawyer, advocate and commentator. 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 (Canada),[6] and The Jerusalem Post.[7] Ryvchin is a regular columnist for The Spectator.[8]

Ryvchin is an outspoken critic of the anti-Israel movement referring to its activists as "self-righteous westerners" with "pretentions to heroism" who seek "redemption" by "slaying the Zionist beast".[9]

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."[10]

He is a frequent guest on Sky TV's the Middle East Report.[11] In May 2013, Ryvchin was appointed Director of Public Affairs at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. He currently resides in Sydney, Australia with his wife.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/09/09/eat-pray-naches-refugee_n_8106940.html
  2. ↑ http://www.alexryvchin.com/
  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. 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. ↑ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/theatre-of-the-palestine-solidarity-movement/
  10. ↑ http://www.ecaj.org.au/2015/australian-citizenship-ceremony-speech/
  11. ↑ "Alex Ryvchin on the Middle East Report with Danny Ayalon". YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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