People often say that we get the politicians we deserve, but I am not sure that even the Australians who voted no at the recent referendum deserve what passed for political leadership and quality representation that has been on recent display. The conduct of the Albanese government in succumbing to Peter Dutton-inspired panic about hardened Continue reading »
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If I had lived under a siege all my life in a tiny open air prison camp – if I had no hope for the future – I too might be tempted to violently resist a brutal, unrelenting and illegal occupation, which is my right under international law. In recent decades citizens of liberal democracies Continue reading »
Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israeli citizens was horrific. There are 2 things to bear in mind – firstly it didn’t happen in a vacuum and secondly the scale of the retaliations, the punishment, far outweighs the crime. Firstly the history of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people is well documented. Below are a few Continue reading »
NYU and Human Rights Watch accidentally doxxed up to 8,000 victims, journalists, and activists due to a basic security error.
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An unredacted 2019 tax filing reveals the donors to AIPAC’s charity arm — some of whom give to other hawkish, pro-Israel causes.
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The horrors in Gaza are just one part of Israel’s unified system of controlling Palestinians from the river to the sea.
The post Different Tactics, Same War: The Perils of Treating Israel’s West Bank Offensive as Separate From Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
In a leaked tape of an all-staff meeting, the head of New York’s Legal Aid Society also said four law firms had threatened to pull funding over the statement.
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Once again Biden confirms he’s not the intellect he once was. People will remember years ago when Biden was a smart, intelligent and incisive man. He was always easy to disagree with but never easy to dismiss. Now, there is a serious danger whenever he goes off-script. As he left a meeting with Xi Jinping, Continue reading »
Amid an upswell of student support for Palestinians, Israel advocacy groups are weaponizing civil rights law to quell dissent.
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The way Clinton blames Hamas for all the violence shows what’s wrong with the U.S. perspective on the Middle East.
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