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Iran war – controlling the narrative

Claims that groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah are simply terrorist organisations reflect a political narrative that obscures the context of...

14.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Paul Heywood-Smith

Counting protesters down – how the Adelaide protest against Herzog was reported

12.02.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Paul Heywood-Smith

Best of 2025 - Israel’s response to the International Court of Justice

11.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

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Avoiding false conclusions

08.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

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Best of 2025 - Best of 2025 - Who is a terrorist?

06.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Paul Heywood-Smith

2025 in Review: Palestine, international law and Australia’s silence

18.12.2025 7

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Israel’s response to the International Court of Justice

13.10.2025 10

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Our media and Palestine/Gaza

23.09.2025 10

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Paul Heywood-Smith

Who is a terrorist?

08.09.2025 10

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The response to recognition

18.08.2025 10

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Palestine recognised

05.08.2025 10

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Australians for Humanity pushes for votes against Israeli genocide

09.04.2025 10

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UN vote: Newspaper raises irrelevant questions about an ICJ decision

03.04.2025 9

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Antisemitism: a vehicle for engendering anti-Palestinian racism

27.01.2025 10

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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 9

Pearls and Irritations

Paul Heywood-Smith