What’s missing from some of the discussions about the likely electoral impact of a Muslim party or a Muslim Vote political movement turns on a full understanding of preferential voting in the Australian federal voting system. The Australian electoral system is unusual in two circumstances. First, voting is compulsory – even if Australians vote out […]
Read MoreHOW NEW YORK TIMES SPRUNG AN ANTI-SEMITIC LEAK
Early this year, the contents of a WhatsApp group for Jewish creative professionals and academics, set up in Australia after the October 7 attacks in Israel, leaked and fell into the hands of pro-Palestinian activists. The activists posted snippets on social media, along with the names, photos and social media page links of many of […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: Freed hostage says terror group tortured him as Hamas leader defends October 7
A Hamas leader has explained why they had no choice but to unleash a reign of terror on October 7 as a freed Israeli hostage speaks of his torture. Emily Macdonald New Hamas torture methods revealed by rescued hostage’s family The family of rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov, 27, have revealed new details of Hamas […]
Read MoreBattles rage in Rafah as Biden blames Hamas for truce delay
Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the “biggest hang-up” to another truce. Tensions were also soaring on Israel’s northern border, with more attacks by Hamas ally Hezbollah targeting military positions and a civilian reported killed in […]
Read MoreDeborah Conway says she won’t be silenced by anti-Israel activists
Deborah Conway was preparing to play a song and talk about her music on ABC radio in Melbourne last week when news of the cancellation came through. The ARIA award-winning Jewish singer, songwriter and author was told by her publicist that the ABC had abruptly withdrawn its invitation for her to appear that night on […]
Read MoreJoe Biden praises US senate leader speech criticising Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden praised a speech by the US Senate leader urging new elections in Israel, saying many Americans shared concerns about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war. The call by Democratic Senate majority chief Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking elected Jewish American in history, was the most strident rebuke of Israel […]
Read MorePompeo says Israel has biblical claim to Palestine and is ‘not an occupying nation’
Trump’s secretary of state makes comments on podcast to defend former administration siding more openly with Israel Chris McGreal in New York (The Guardian, 16/2/2023) Thu 16 Feb 2023 16.01 AEDT ( https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/mike-pompeo-israel-biblical-claim-palestine-not-occupying?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other ) Mike Pompeo, the former US secretary of state, has defended Israel’s decades-long control of the Palestinian territories by claiming that the Jewish […]
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 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 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 […]
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