When “liberals” see their role as defending occupying Israel

Australian academic Nick Dyrenfurth clearly has much time on his hands, writing essay after essay defending the glories of Israel but essentially ignoring the reasons so many people are increasingly against a state that willingly discriminates against Arabs based on race. He’s… s a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at…

Delusions of the Palestinian Authority

After decades of fruitless negotiations, we still have the sad and sorry sight of Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat saying this in the US yesterday: We are in contact with all Quartet members. All they have to do is to make the Israeli government accept a two-state solution based on ”˜67 borders with mutually agreed land…

Australian Zionist lobby wants no aid money for Palestinians

Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA does wonderful work in many corners of the globe. But its focus in Palestine has caused the local Israel lobby to pressure the Australian government to sever ties to the group. This isn’t likely but once again highlights the toxic nature of the Zionist mainstream on decency and morality. During…

Zionism exports death globally (and the occupation comes on top)

Is there any nation on earth the Jewish state won’t sell weapons to? Unlikely: Israel’s defense industry racked an unprecedented $7.2 billion in exports in 2010, up on the $6.9 billion achieved in 2009. That put the Jewish state among the world’s top four arms exporters but declining military budgets around the world are likely…

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