‘Rude’, ‘deeply unprofessional’, ‘bad mannered’, a ‘slap in the face’, ‘insulting’, and ‘inhumane’. You could be forgiven for thinking the Australian state Premiers were engaged in a collective criminal enterprise to warrant such strident rebuke from the British press pack. In fact, they had simply declined an invitation to the welcome reception for our visiting Continue reading »
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Readers may recall my recent P&I post, Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying, 11 October. Since publication I have been questioned by some: does the argument made in respect of Palestinians resisting from the West Bank and Gaza, occupied by Israel, apply as well to resistance in Continue reading »
For years, the Israeli authorities have restricted food, fuel and essential supplies to the Palestinians in Gaza, turning the deliveries on and off at will. This contributed to the desperate Hamas outbreak on 7 October 2023, which some experienced observers believe the Netanyahu government expected Continue reading »
Israel succeeded in what it is good at destroying, killing children and women and assassinating leaders, in killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. But the Israelis are only deceiving themselves if they think that through their crimes, they can accomplish success for their colonial project and force the Palestinian people to surrender. Since its establishment in Continue reading »
British “counterterrorism” police raided the home of Electronic Intifada editor Asa Winstanley on Thursday morning, seizing multiple electronic devices on suspicion that the journalist violated the UK’s 2006 Terrorism Act with his social media activity. The Electronic Intifada is an independent outlet which focuses on Palestinian rights and the abuses of apartheid Israel. It has spent the last Continue reading »
Australian billionaire, Andrew Forrest, announced an additional $10 million donation in October through his Minderoo Foundation to support urgent humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. With this latest contribution, Forrest and his wife, Nicola Forrest, have increased their Foundation’s total aid to almost $28 million, focusing on partners delivering critical meals to those facing Continue reading »
Being vital deportment behavioral protocols in the face of British flapdoodle Continue reading »
Every two years, a musical feat of world standard is achieved by a young Australian in an unlikely Victorian country town. Shepparton, home of irrigation and stone fruit, population almost 70,600, or an average AFL crowd, hosts it. Those who have recently accomplished this stupendous achievement are unknown. Have you heard of Alex Zhang or Continue reading »
The ghosts of 1982 are hovering over Beirut. It was in the northern summer of that year that IDF forces under the command of General Ariel Sharon captured Beirut. They were there ostensibly to smoke out Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation who had been based in Lebanon since his group’s expulsion Continue reading »
In lawsuits filed across the country, attorneys who worked to overturn Trump’s 2020 defeat are alleging rampant voting fraud.
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