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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...
Some readers may recall an earlier article Israel and the Tour Down Under, published on 4 January. The article addressed the then forthcoming...
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...
This is just another example of the exceptionalism that we have come to expect with Israel. That exceptionalism is the Zionist belief that Arab...
As we are potentially approaching a time when the world must address a Palestinian resolution, it is appropriate to consider possible obstacles. As...
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...
On 19 November, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, in response to the request...
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...
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...
A position paper has been published by the organisation BADIL in October, suggesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the...
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...
Israel has no right of self-defence against resistance to the illegal occupation. Israel cannot both occupy Palestinian lands, and then launch an...
The exclusive ‘US urges Australia over UN’s Israel vote’, published in Tuesday’s The Australian by Ben Packham, demands a response. The article...
Our World gets worse and worse, reflected in inhumane, racist, behaviour. And what for us – Australians – is really bad is that we, as represented...
Readers note that it is a month since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its advisory opinion on the Palestinian occupation (on...
The ICJ delivered its advisory opinion on 19 July regarding the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Readers are...