The prevalence of moral equivalence in the debate over the Israel-Hamas war was evident on the ABC Radio National Breakfast program on Wednesday. Presenter Patricia Karvelas interviewed opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham on a range of issues. Karvelas put this proposition to Birmingham: “Anti-Semitism is on the rise, Islamophobia is on the rise, in […]
Read MoreIsrael could have fought a different war, preferencing precision over a bloody fight
Article link: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/israel-could-have-fought-a-different-war-preferencing-precision-over-a-bloody-fight/news-story/fa33f0d5a7794ffcbf3598e74dbd059aArticle source: The Australian/David Kilcullen/23.3.20245592
Read MoreConfrontations over Gaza make politicians feel unsafe, says minister
Early Education Minister Anne Aly has warned that heightened tensions in the community over the war in Gaza have forced some politicians to retreat from public events, following a heated exchange she had with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Perth last Saturday. Footage emerged on Tuesday of Aly – who is one of two Muslim frontbenchers – […]
Read MoreBan on Palestinian workers grinds Israel’s construction sites to a halt
Tel Aviv: For Fadi Sajdia, a construction labourer from the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan should be a time of daily fasting and nightly feasting. But like 150,000 other Palestinians who worked in Israel until the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, he’s out of a job. […]
Read MoreLiberal MP Julian Leeser accuses human rights body of going ‘AWOL’ on Israel
Liberal MP Julian Leeser has accused the human rights commission of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism and committing an “aberration of duty” in failing to condemn the October 7 attacks, declaring that it had gone “AWOL” since Israel’s war on Hamas began. One of parliament’s most senior Jewish MPs, Mr Leeser launched a scathing […]
Read MoreBenjamin Netanyahu threatens ‘dramatic confrontation’ with Joe Biden
Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted furiously to a US intelligence assessment that warns the Israeli Prime Minister’s hold on office “may be in jeopardy” warning of a “public and dramatic” confrontation with US President Joe Biden. The report, which also warned Israel would fail to eliminate Hamas, has left Mr Netanyahu “fuming,” according to Israel’s Channel […]
Read MoreNetanyahu’s rival takes unsanctioned trip to US, signalling cracks in Israeli leadership
Washington: A member of Israel’s war cabinet has flown to the United States to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior officials in defiance of Benjamin Netanyahu who told him country has “just one prime minister”. The unauthorised trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s three-minister wartime cabinet after […]
Read MoreMonash Uni lecturer Elliot Dolan-Evans accused of ‘glorifying’ Hamas October 7 attack
Jewish students have accused a Monash University lecturer of glorifying Hamas’ attack on Israel, with concerns raised about his social media activity. Jewish students have accused a Monash University lecturer of glorifying Hamas’ attack on Israel, with concerns raised about his social media activity. A Monash University lecturer has been accused of “glorifying terrorists” and […]
Read MoreJoe Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks during Ramadan if hostage deal is reached with Hamas
In short: Joe Biden says Israel would halt its war in Gaza during the month of Ramadan if Hamas agrees to its latest proposal for a prisoner-hostage exchange. The US president is hopeful Israel and Hamas will agree to a ceasefire within days. What’s next? Benjamin Netanyahu insists Israel’s planned assault on Rafah will go […]
Read MoreMuslims urge gala dinner boycott
More than 70 Islamic community organisations have vowed to boycott the Victorian premier’s annual Iftar dinner next month in protest over Labor’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. The state’s peak Islamic body – the Islamic Council of Victoria – has also told Premier Jacinta Allan’s office the group will not attend the gala dinner. The […]
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