The Australian National University has rejected a call from some federal parliamentarians to adopt the definition of anti-Semitism advocated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, saying its current policies and procedures are enough to deal with discrimination.
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 MoreCivil society organizations condemn Israel’s targeted smear campaign against UN rapporteur, Francesca Albanese
Civil society organizations condemn Israel’s targeted smear campaign against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese The smear campaign against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is the latest in a pattern of attacks aimed at silencing criticism of Israel and undermining the work of the United Nations. BY OPEN LETTER DECEMBER 26, 2022 The following statement was issued by […]
Read More“World’s oldest hatred”: Rabbi Shmuley claims people who attack Israel hate Jews
Author Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says when people claim they hate Israel but love Jewish people, they are “dyed in the wool liars” and anti-Semites. He said Jewish people are not hated because of “Israeli aggression”, but rather Israel is hated because of anti-Semitism. “The reason why people attack Israel is they don’t care about Arab […]
Read MoreMorroco using success to champion Palestinian cause
Article link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/morocco-using-success-to-champion-palestinian-cause/101772310Article source: Australian ABC, 14/12/20222778
Read MoreIsraelis have put Benjamin Netayahu back in power. Palestinians will likely pay the price
Israelis Have Put Benjamin Netanyahu Back in Power. Palestinians Will Likely Pay the Price. Dec. 13, 2022, 5:05 a.m. ET Top of Form Bottom of Form By Diana Buttu (New York Times) Ms. Buttu is a lawyer and former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert […]
Read MoreWho’s Afraid to Reveal the Palestinian ‘Secrets’ of 1948?
When the Israel State Archives refuses to release material looted from the Palestinians on the pretext that this would “undermine national security,” it’s clear that this is cover for a completely different fear. You’ve doubtless wondered at some point, as I have, what kind of Arab state the Palestinians envisioned in 1948 if they had […]
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 […]
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