Liberal MP Julian Leeser has accused the human rights commission of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism and committing an “aberration of duty” in failing to condemn the October 7 attacks, declaring that it had gone “AWOL” since Israel’s war on Hamas began. One of parliament’s most senior Jewish MPs, Mr Leeser launched a scathing […]
Read MoreBenjamin Netanyahu threatens ‘dramatic confrontation’ with Joe Biden
Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted furiously to a US intelligence assessment that warns the Israeli Prime Minister’s hold on office “may be in jeopardy” warning of a “public and dramatic” confrontation with US President Joe Biden. The report, which also warned Israel would fail to eliminate Hamas, has left Mr Netanyahu “fuming,” according to Israel’s Channel […]
Read MoreProspects dim for truce as Israel rejects calls to spare Rafah
Israel’s army pressed on Sunday with its campaign in southern Gaza to destroy Hamas as prospects dimmed for a ceasefire in the more than four-month-old war. A total of 127 people died in 24 hours, Hamas-run Gaza’s health ministry said, as the main battlefront edged closer to far-southern Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians live in […]
Read MorePalestinian Authority’s financial plight threatens US plans for post-war Gaza
The Biden administration is looking to financially prop up the Palestinian Authority amid warnings from officials in Ramallah that it is close to running out of money, potentially jeopardising US hopes that the organisation will be able to govern Gaza when Israel’s war with Hamas is over. The administration is trying to work around […]
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 MorePeril of ignoring the Middle-East
The peril of ignoring the Middle East Walter Russell Mead THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 7:26PM JANUARY 10, 2023 26 COMMENTS ( https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-wall-street-journal/the-peril-of-ignoring-the-middle-east/news-story/77bc73490fd722a9a2cdfd3fcf612584 ) As White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan prepares to visit Israel this month, he will encounter unexpected areas of strategic convergence between Israeli and American concerns. With Tehran’s utter rejection of Biden […]
Read MoreAnalysis | In Mideast Trip, Biden Uncoupled Israel From the Palestinians
WASHINGTON – “As my father always said, never crucify yourself on a small cross.” That was a commonly used aphorism employed by then-Vice President Joe Biden, according to former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren’s memoir.
During his four-day whirlwind visit to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. president all but declared the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a small cross, effectively shelving any efforts at actively pursuing a two-state solution for the duration of his presidency.
Read MoreIn Jerusalem, Biden Signs the Palestinians’ Death Certificate
At Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, of all places, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a death certificate. The two-state solution died a long time ago, and now so has the Palestinians’ strategic choice of relying on the West in their struggle for their national rights.
This hope drew its last breath at Augusta Victoria. In his speech Biden mused at great length about his and his family’s time in the hospital; he remembered the intensive care ward. A flat line on the monitor meant death, he learned there. About an hour later, in Bethlehem, the monitor flatlined. The path the Palestinians embarked on 50 years ago has come to an end. They have reached a dead end.
Read MoreBiden Defends Tel Aviv against Fellow Democrats: Israel is Not Apartheid State
US President Joe Biden has disputed charges that Israel is an “apartheid” nation, instead calling it a “democracy” and a “friend” while touting billions in additional military support.
Speaking to Israel’s N12 News just before embarking on a trip to the Middle East on Wednesday, Biden was asked about “voices in the Democratic Party” which consider Israel an apartheid state and urge for an end to unconditional US aid.
Read MoreBiden Commits to Two-state Solution Based on 1967 Borders for First Time as President
JEDDAH – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday publicly committed to a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with mutually agreed land swaps — a return to the Obama administration’s positions after Donald Trump all but abandoned these principles.
Biden’s remarks, given alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, are his most public commitment and detailed vision of a solution to the regional conflict. However, during the Israel leg of his trip Biden said that conditions on the ground were not ripe for such efforts.
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