As Israel justly celebrates 75 years since its May 1948 establishment, it is indeed a tragedy that there is no equivalent milestone for the State of Palestine. But contrary to Greg Barns’s statements in his article headlined “It’s high time we called out the injustices of colonialism” (Mercury, May 1), Israelis are not to blame. […]
Read MoreIran’s transnational terrorists should be proscribed
Iran’s transnational terrorists should be proscribed By Oved Lobel (The Australian, 11/1/2023) ( https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/irans-transnational-terrorists-should-be-proscribed/news-story/3d1ff11c05bd72e9bdde7630b1b2775f ) Britain reportedly is poised to join the US in designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in its entirety as a terrorist organisation after 10 IRGC plots to assassinate or kidnap British residents last year. Germany and the EU actively are considering listing […]
Read MorePalestinian flags to be targeted in crackdown
PALESTINIAN FLAGS TO BE TARGETED IN CRACKDOWN DOV LIEBER (The Australian, 11/1/2023) ( https://www.wsj.com/articles/israels-ben-gvir-orders-police-to-remove-palestinian-flags-from-public-space-11673284330?mod=world_lead_pos4 ) Israeli police have been ordered to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, the latest in a series of measures by the country’s new government that threatens to escalate tensions with Palestinians. Palestinian flags aren’t illegal in Israel, but Israeli security forces have […]
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Israel must be strong One can argue ad nauseam regarding Israel’s conservative political parties and their idiosyncracies (“Netanyahu must steer ship of state”, 28/12). Despite national opposition, past Israeli governments have returned strategically important regional areas to Arab overlords. The result has been catastrophic, militarily, with many Israeli lives lost. Until at least one influential […]
Read MoreWhat in the World Is Happening in Israel?
A week of reporting from Israel and the West Bank has left me feeling that the prospect for a two-state solution has all but vanished. But no one wants to formally declare it dead and buried — because categorically ruling it out would have enormous ramifications. So, diplomats, politicians and liberal Jewish organizations pretend that […]
Read MorePalestinians ‘weren’t there at all’– Netanyahu tells credulous Jordan Peterson
Palestinians ‘weren’t there at all’– Netanyahu tells credulous Jordan Peterson BY PHILIP WEISS DECEMBER 14, 2022 ( https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/palestinians-werent-there-at-all-netanyahu-tells-credulous-jordan-peterson/ ) Conservative scholar/media star Jordan Peterson turned over a new leaf this fall by touring Israel with the ideologue Ben Shapiro and dining with Benjamin Netanyahu. Now Peterson has published an interview with Netanyahu titled “Does Israel Have a Right […]
Read MorePolice slap ketchup ban on Balfour protester
Police slap ketchup ban on Balfour protester Kit Klarenberg and David Cronin The Electronic Intifada 16 November 2022 https://electronicintifada.net/content/police-slap-ketchup-ban-balfour-protester/36686 London’s police force has imposed bizarre restrictions on a woman who spoke out against Britain’s role in the colonization of Palestine. On 12 November, two protesters glued themselves to the plinth of a statue dedicated to Arthur James […]
Read MoreAs Netanyahu nears power, the Far Right wants to oversee the Army
As Netanyahu Nears Power, the Far Right Wants to Oversee the Army Bezalel Smotrich is an ultranationalist who opposes Palestinian sovereignty and wants to govern Israel by Jewish law. He seeks the Defense Ministry in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-bezalel- smotrich.html By Patrick Kingsley Nov. 16, 2022, 11:18 a.m. ET (New York Times) KEDUMIM, West Bank — As […]
Read MoreBungled handling of West Jerusalem makes a tough decision worse
Bungled handling of West Jerusalem makes a tough decision worse By Matthew Knott Updated October 18, 2022 — 7.19pmfirst published at 7.17pm Changing Australia’s position on a topic as contentious as the capital of Israel was always going to arouse intense opposition and debate. But the messy, confusing way the Albanese government executed its decision to no […]
Read MoreRecognising Palestine is the first step to peace in the Middle-East
Dr Tony Klug responds to an editorial on Liz Truss saying that she was considering moving the British embassy to Jerusalem
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