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Australians for Humanity pushes for votes against Israeli genocide

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UN vote: Newspaper raises irrelevant questions about an ICJ decision

UN vote: Newspaper raises irrelevant questions about an ICJ decision
03.04.2025 5

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Antisemitism: a vehicle for engendering anti-Palestinian racism

27.01.2025 6

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Our media ignores the elephant in the room: Israel’s illegal occupation

It falls to someone to bring the discussion concerning what is happening in the Middle East, back to the elephant in the room. And what is the...

06.01.2025 4

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Will Australia act on Israel team’s participation in Tour Down Under?

Some readers may recall an earlier article Israel and the Tour Down Under, published on 4 January. The article addressed the then forthcoming...

28.12.2024 5

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How we got to Gaza: a compendium

The linked article “How we got to Gaza 2024”, is a compendium put together by retired Adelaide historian CL Parkes. The source material is the...

27.12.2024 10

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Israel’s relentless bombing leaves Syria defenceless against military aggression

This is just another example of the exceptionalism that we have come to expect with Israel. That exceptionalism is the Zionist belief that Arab...

17.12.2024 10

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Settlements in Palestine

As we are potentially approaching a time when the world must address a Palestinian resolution, it is appropriate to consider possible obstacles. As...

10.12.2024 3

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Terminology: The trap that is being carefully set

Terminology, take care. Take care Pearls & Irritations that you don’t fall into the trap – fall into the trap that is being carefully set. What is...

02.12.2024 3

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Is Israel above international law? Let’s put the ICC warrants into perspective

On 19 November, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, in response to the request...

25.11.2024 3

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“Absolute savagery”: What is stopping Australia from holding Israel to account? 

Why won’t you hold Israel to account? You don’t have to wait for the rest of the world. You can be the leaders, you can be the leaders to hold...

22.11.2024 2

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Act now: The case for UN membership for Palestine is overwhelming

John Whitbeck’s plea for sanity – UN Membership for Palestine Now, 14 November 2024, should not be put into the too hard basket. At present, of...

15.11.2024 5

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The ICJ advisory opinion and the UNGA response

A position paper has been published by the organisation BADIL in October, suggesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the...

05.11.2024 2

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Israel’s “Right to Defend Itself” against the Hezbollah resistance in Lebanon

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...

18.10.2024 2

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Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying

Israel has no right of self-defence against resistance to the illegal occupation. Israel cannot both occupy Palestinian lands, and then launch an...

10.10.2024 2

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UN vote: Newspaper raises irrelevant questions about an ICJ decision

The exclusive ‘US urges Australia over UN’s Israel vote’, published in Tuesday’s The Australian by Ben Packham, demands a response. The article...

18.09.2024 1

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We are avoiding the truths set out on Gaza by the International Court of Justice

Our World gets worse and worse, reflected in inhumane, racist, behaviour. And what for us – Australians – is really bad is that we, as represented...

08.09.2024 2

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The ICJ decision and the general assembly

Readers note that it is a month since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its advisory opinion on the Palestinian occupation (on...

19.08.2024 1

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The ICJ decision – where to from here?

The ICJ delivered its advisory opinion on 19 July regarding the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Readers are...

24.07.2024 2

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