Yesterday’s “debate” in the New South Wales parliament was about Palestine, Israel, Nazis, Jews, Nazis, human rights, BDS, Nazis, praising the Zionist lobby, Nazis, the Greens, Nazis, Hitler and the Nazis. Most politicians were more than happy to accuse BDS supporters of being Nazis and comparable to actions during Nazi Germany. Such comparisons are futile…
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Mouthing platitudes over Palestine should not be default Greens position
Following last week’s clueless intervention of New South Wales Upper House Greens Jeremy Buckingham over the Middle East – what? me? Israel and Palestine is complex so I want to be hugged by both sides equally – today’s parliament saw the following: A fresh split has emerged within the New South Wales Greens over the…
Yes, Israel, we want Christian fundementalists on your side
Today in the New South Wales Parliament Christian hard-liner David Clarke will be reading the following in the Upper House. Once again, Israel’s best friends are Christian fundamentalists and conservatives who loathe Arabs. Nice going: Mr Clarke to move— That this House: (a) notes with concern the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) Campaign against…
Zionist lobby says Nazi comparisons wrong and yet rather loves calling enemies anti-Semitic
Where to begin with this confused statement? The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, a key Zionist lobby group who rather loves defending the war crimes of Israel, release this today about BDS, Israel, Nazis, Palestine, Nazis, Jews, Nazis and you guessed it, Nazis. You can almost see feel the tension in the statement, essentially saying,…
“It’s a Jewish obligation to criticise state violence”
The subtle but noticeable shift in American, Jewish public opinion towards Israel and Palestine. Occupation matters. Human rights abuses noticed. Blind backing for Zionism is unimaginable. Bring it on: Initial Development Trailer: Some of My Best Friends Are Zionists from Open Letter Productions on Vimeo.
Another day and all we hear are conservative voices fellating Israel
Oh Australia, you are a parochial place. First up, here’s the Opposition Foreign Affairs spokesperson Julie Bishop who says that, “Australia must stand firmly with Israel at this tumultuous point in its history.” Yes, that brutal Zionist occupation of Palestine needs all the support it can get. This week’s Federal Parliament was filled with talk…
Just who are those blindly backing Israel and hating BDS in Australia?
This ain’t pretty. As the BDS movement grows in Australia – the hysteria in the corporate media and political elites suggest panic stations – it’s important to understand what those opposed to full Palestinian rights are arguing. Sydney journalist Kate Auburn attended a rally last weekend in Sydney and documented the following. Note the paranoia,…
9/11 legacy is an Israeli/American catastrophe
My following essay is published today on ABC online: The 9/11 attacks had barely happened and the smouldering wreckage in New York and Washington was still shocking America and the world. Israel already saw an opportunity. Then former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked to express his feelings about the terrorist action in the immediate…