KEY POINTS Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities, leaving 350 Palestinians dead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Israeli minister Israel must do more to protect civilians. UN aid chief sees signs that Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza could open. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will turn Beirut ‘into […]
Read MoreBeing Jewish and critical of Israel can make you an outcast. I should know
An Australian-Jewish writer details how his support for the Palestinian cause has made him a pariah in his own community. For 20 years, I’ve been called a Nazi collaborator. Traitor. Self-hating Jew. Terror supporter. Anti-Semite. “I would rather shake Hitler’s hand than yours.” Propagandist. Arab lover. It’s strange how familiar I’ve become with all these […]
Read MoreCustomers claim they were lured into foreign exchange trading and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars
Customers claim they were lured into foreign exchange trading and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars 7.30 / By Michael Atkin (Australian ABC, 9/1/2023) Posted Mon 9 Jan 2023 at 11:03amMonday 9 Jan 2023 at 11:03am, updated Mon 9 Jan 2023 at 5:12pmMonday 9 Jan 2023 at 5:12pm ( https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-09/customers-claim-lured-into-foreign-exchange-trading-tradefred/101755610 ) Former customers of an Australian company claim they were lured into […]
Read MoreI once ran Human Rights Watch: Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel
I once ran Human Rights Watch. Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel Kenneth Roth ( https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/10/kenneth-roth-human-rights-watch-harvard-israel ) I was told that my fellowship at the Kennedy School was vetoed over my and Human Rights Watch’s criticism of Israel Tue 10 Jan 2023 22.08 AEDT During the three decades that I headed Human Rights Watch, I recognized that […]
Read MoreBeatings, Humiliation, Fear: Israeli Jail, According to a Palestinian Teen
They would call him “the Christian” to insult him. They would repeatedly beat and humiliate him in jail. In the course of his abduction at the break of dawn from his East Jerusalem home, the black-clad police officers beat him until he bled. They broke his nose and a tooth, after he refused to undress […]
Read MoreStruggle between justice and violence
Dr Adel Yousif wants more done for Palestine ‘I THINK it is true that the fate of the world depends on the people of Israel,” the Canadian psychologist and “anti-woke” self-help guru Jordan Peterson told a cheering Jerusalem crowd in October. Peterson’s affection for Israel, which is shared by Republicans in the United States, former […]
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 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 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 MoreCommission of Inquiry finds that the Israeli occupation is unlawful under international law
Commission of Inquiry finds that the Israeli occupation is unlawful under international law (UN Human Rights Office) 20 October 2022 New York (20 October 2022) — There are reasonable grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli Government’s de-facto annexation policies, […]
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