Labor MP Michael Danby has a history of loving Israel as only a married man can. Today he unleashes his glorious literary skills in the Murdoch tabloids to denounce Foreign Minister Bob Carr for daring to have an independent thought over Israel: As NSW premier he [Bob Carr] awarded the Sydney Peace Prize to Palestinian…
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Challenging spin over PNG LNG vital in age of resource curse
A key theme of my disaster capitalism book (out 2013) is the role of Western multinationals in exploiting resources and people in poor nations. A focus is Papua New Guinea. A report released today by NGO Jubilee Australia called Pipe Dreams… challenges the many myths about the supposed benefits of the soon to begin LNG operation.…
The global war on drugs has failed. Discuss
A new documentary features some key global figures saying that a fundamental re-thinking is required. It’s called Breaking the Taboo:
Memo to Murdoch’s rag; academic BDS is about Zionist occupation not Judaism
I’m no longer surprised by the profound dishonesty in Rupert Murdoch’s Australian when it comes to discussing Israel and Palestine. Today’s editorial covers the ongoing saga (pushed by them alone, an obsessive little bunch they are) about Dr Jake Lynch at Sydney University. They clearly imply he’s anti-Semitic for daring to oppose connections with Israeli…
What you aren’t reading from voice of reason at Sydney University over Palestine
Another day and yet more selective exclusion by Murdoch’s Australian newspaper. Dr Jake Lynch, head of Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, submitted the following letter to the paper… after days of irrational attack: Your reporting of the BDS issue is in danger of descending into absurdity. It is clear to any reasonable observer that…
Evangelical Christians pouring millions into Israel and the Zionist cause
Here’s an interesting recent piece in Haaretz that should cause alarm to any human beings who reject fundamentalism. The sad reality is that far too many evangelicals back the most extreme forms of Zionism and occupation: With two mobile phones and a pair of sunglasses in one hand, a white handkerchief to wipe away sweat…
An Israeli supports academic boycott in name of backing Palestinian self-determination
In response to the avalanche of faux outrage over Sydney University’s Jake Lynch and his important stance against Israeli university complicity in occupation, I received the following letter: Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney Dear Professor Spence, … I am an Israeli citizen, and an alumnus of the Hebrew University’s math and…
Teaching Murdoch’s The Australian about ethics and morality over Palestine part 65322
This week Rupert Murdoch’s Australian newspaper has been running countless page one stories about Dr Jake Lynch, the head of Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, for abiding by BDS and refusing to assist an Israeli academic associated with an Israeli university. Here’s the background. Today the obsession continues with heaps more coverage.…
