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Israel has never been willing to allow any kind of Palestinian state. The solution is to fight for a single democratic state with equal rights for Jews and Arabs argues Luke Ottavi

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Ending the domination of Israel in the Middle East and the Western imperialism behind will require revolution, writes James Supple

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Matilda Fay looks at where racism in Australia comes from and what we can do about it

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It looks like the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have decided to reprise their dignified behavior in the Kavanaugh hearings. Whenever something threatens the big bubble they’ve created around their precious Supreme Court majority they turn into shrieking harpies: Tempers exploded at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday before Democrats voted to subpoena a major conservative donor and a prominent conservative activist linked to the Supreme Court’s ethics scandals.  The Republican members of the committee stormed out of the hearing room in the Hart Building shortly before Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called a vote on authorizing the subpoenas.  The motion passed with 11 Democratic votes. Not a single Republican was left in the room by the time the roll call ended.   Durbin went ahead with the vote shortly before noon to prevent Republicans from delaying it until next week by invoking a rule to limit committee meetings to two hours.

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THE People’s Choice winner of the STILL: National Still Life Award 2023 is Adelaide-based artist Clare Belfrage, receiving a $3,000 prize for her piece, ‘Soaking Warmth’. With Clare’s win announced by the City of Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 28 November, the artist told News Of The Area, “There’s something pretty special about winning the People’s...

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THE Saraton Theatre in Grafton will proudly bear a Blue Plaque recognising the achievement of the founders of the theatre, Ioannis (Jack) and Antonios (Tony) Notaras. One of fourteen new Blue Plaque recipients across NSW, the program highlights significant people and events which have contributed to the rich history of the state. Advertise with News...

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OUTSTANDING Coffs/Clarence Police District personnel were recognised for their service at an annual commendation awards ceremony on Wednesday 15 November at C.ex Coffs Harbour. “The purpose of the awards is to recognise outstanding service, good conduct, meritorious actions and long service,” Coffs/Clarence PD Commander, Superintendent Joanne Schultz, told News Of The Area. Advertise with News...

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FOR those needing somewhere to go when seeking support and connection this festive season, the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre’s (CHNC) doors are open. “The Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre is the place to go when you don’t know where to go in the lead-up to Christmas,” CHNC Coordinator Anna Joy told News Of The Area. Advertise...

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THE 35th year of the Rotary Cartoon Awards were celebrated on Thursday 24 November at the National Cartoon Gallery, with cartoonist Peter Player taking out the Cartoon of the Year award from 201 entries. Mr Player’s winning entry, ‘Warm-Up’, features a streaker at a cricket match bending over touching his toes in a warm-up exercise...

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THE Giving Tree is back at Big W Park Beach in the Plaza. From now until Christmas Eve, customers can place an unwrapped gift under the Giving Tree, each of which will go to families in the community who need it most. Big W has partnered with Good360 Australia to match all 177 stores with...

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CUPS of tea and scones have done it again, with sales of food and beverage delights from Mary’s Tea House going straight towards buying medical equipment at Bellinger River Hospital. Just last week, the Bellingen Hospital Pink Auxiliary presented a $5,006 vital signs monitor to the Hospital with the latest funds raised from the café....

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SERVICE NSW’s Aboriginal Artwork Initiative has launched at the Coffs Harbour branch, the fourth out of ten Service Centres to participate. Established following staff and customer feedback, the initiative aims to strengthen engagement with and acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as well as make local service centres more welcoming for all people....

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A radical faction within the Likud party plotted to kill Kissinger in 1977, according to a news report from the time.

The post Members of Israel’s Ruling Likud Party Once Planned to Assassinate Henry Kissinger appeared first on The Intercept.

It’s getting close It looks like the new speaker’s “running room” is running out: Speaker Mike Johnson is edging closer to the same sort of clash with conservatives that helped bring down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy. The brewing storm, crystallized by Johnson’s comments during a Wednesday meeting with GOP senators, is threatening to end what is left of the Louisiana Republican’s honeymoon running the House. On his right flank, some members are already asking behind closed doors whether Johnson might meet the same fate as the deposed McCarthy — though other GOP lawmakers see that speculation as bluster. Johnson has antagonized conservatives most acutely by engaging in policy talks with fellow leaders, rather than pushing exclusively for base-pleasing wins that won’t survive in the Senate. That traditional approach won’t hurt Johnson with most of the House GOP — but as McCarthy’s ouster made clear, it only takes a handful of fed-up members to make a speaker’s life difficult. The new speaker showcased his willingness to stand up to conservatives, as well as its limits, during his visit to the Senate.

Here's a preview of the BBC's upcoming Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson-starring Doctor Who Christmas Special: "The Church on Ruby Road."

It must be a big relief for his targets The minute the appeals court stayed the gag order in Trump’s NY fraud trail he went after the judge’s clerk again, naming her in his Truth Social feed. There is evidence submitted in this case and in the DC January 6th case that his attacks on her and others have led to hundreds of threats and grotesque insults from Donald trump fans, which apparently thrills him to no end since he won’t stop inciting it. The court reinstated the order today: Donald Trump is once again prohibited from attacking the law clerk at his ongoing bank fraud trial in New York, now that a four-judge appellate panel has reinstated a gag order that was briefly lifted this month. The two-page appeals court decision on Thursday wiped out Trump’s lone victory—albeit a minor one—during the trial that threatens to destroy the business tycoon’s real estate empire. While suffering through a trial against New York Attorney General Letitia James, Trump has relentlessly complained about the presiding judge’s right hand adviser, law clerk and attorney Allison Greenfield.

Human society is energy blind. Like a fish in water, it takes for granted the existence of that without which it could not survive. As with so many of humanity’s problems, this conceptual failure can be traced back to an economist. However, the guilty party is not one of “the usual suspects”—Neoclassical economists—but the person … Continue reading "Putting Energy Back into Economics"

Channel 7 has today announced that they will be ditching the kids hospital telethon in favour of a more worthy cause, male survivors of defamation lawsuits. ”What sort of World do we live in, when good wholesome chaps like Bruce... Read More ›

New polling shows that, if given the chance, Floridians will vote for a constitutional amendment supporting abortion A majority of Florida voters say they would vote yes on a constitutional amendment ensuring abortion access until fetal viability around 24 weeks, according to a new poll. “If this amendment does make it on the ballot, initiatives like this one need a supermajority of 60% in order to pass, and it looks like the proposed abortion amendment is right at that threshold among these respondents,” said University of North Florida pollster Dr. Michael Binder. “Even among registered Republicans, 53% would vote to protect abortion rights in Florida, with just 39% voting no.” The University of North Florida polled Florida voters and found 62% support the amendment and 29% are opposed to it, with a 4.37% margin of error. In April, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban, which has not taken effect as a previous 15-week ban awaits the outcome of a legal challenge. A constitutional amendment would supersede either law.

Let’s not forget that Kissinger’s crimes included the deaths of thousands of Arabs and Israelis.

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