Is this a case of preemptive buckle on the part of the ABC or something else entirely? You decide: The distributor of an Australian documentary sympathetic to the Palestinian cause was told it would not screen on the ABC until a program taking an opposing position was available for broadcast. The ruling has outraged the…
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The concerned Australian legal liberal who wants Israel to act humanely
Leading Australian legal academic Ben Saul wrote back in March that Israel should no longer be a protected species in the international arena. He’s back with an equally strong statement. And note the growing number of public figures who no longer accept Zionist exceptionalism: Britain’s expulsion of an Israeli diplomat is a lesson for Australia…
Is Canberra happy to help Israel in its “war on terror”?
In this Fairfax story today, the elephant in the room is Israel. Some key questions: has Australia ever provided our passports to Israeli agents? If so, when and for what actions? Australian security agencies use false passports issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs to allow covert operatives to function overseas, intelligence sources have admitted.…
PressTV interview on Australia’s expulsion of Israeli diplomat
Here’s my interview on PressTV this week about Australia’s decision to kick out an Israeli diplomat.
Australia likes human rights in forums and debates but does little in reality
As Amnesty releases its annual report and highlights the “politicisation of international justice” – Israel and Sri Lanka are on their hit list -these issues have direct connection to Australia and the Labor government’s refusal to legally manage refugees from countries at war: RACHAEL BROWN: Last month Australia’s Immigration Minister Chris Evans announced the situation…
Zionist lobby in Australia? What’s that, a soft drink?
Just in case anybody was wondering, here’s a “progressive” Australian politician being asked about the independence of his party’s position towards Israel. Don’t believe a word he says: Federal Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull, whose Sydney seat of Wentworth includes a large Jewish constituency, yesterday told the Herald intelligence agencies often arrive at views that are…
Today’s fun and games around Australia/Israel (and watch backing for the Zionist state decline)
There’s no indication that the current political theatre between Australia and Israel will end soon. Jews are upset, conservatives are fuming that Israel can’t just keep on killing anybody it wants and some rational players are calling for an even stronger reaction. Here’s the Herald Sun’s Andrew Bolt, never short of fury at, well, anybody…
Blind western backing for Israel only leads to more terrorism
The following article by Ian Munro appears in today’s Melbourne Age: Australia’s 12,000-strong Israeli community is deeply divided over the government’s deportation of an Israeli diplomat, with many angry that Israel risked good relations with a strong friend, former security analyst Ran Porat said. Mr Porat, a journalist who is undertaking postgraduate research into the…
Why the Zionist lobby has fewer friends by the day (and the old don’t realise)
Discussion of Australia’s Zionist lobby is far and few between though yesterday’s Crikey was a notable exception. Does the Israel lobby seriously believe that by backing every single Zionist position they’re doing Israel a favour? Death by a thousand cuts and oddly satisfying to watch: It’s one thing for the Israel lobby to jack up…
How did Australia find the Israeli rats?
The role of Mossad in Australia is largely ignored by our media elites. Who are they and what do they do? A rare ray of sunshine appeared in today’s Australian: The idea of Mossad operating in Dubai or other Middle East areas would not surprise most people, but Australians may be surprised at Mossad agents…