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,…
Serco doesn’t train staff properly yet calls itself fit and proper
Here’s why: The Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network released the statement below on September 13. * * * A detention centre worker has contacted the Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network (DASSAN) and indicated that a SERCO security guard was in tears as a result of a directive from the Department of…
Sinhalese thug feels weight of investigation
Unlike in Australia, where the Federal government was more than happy to accept a Sri Lankan nominee for a top diplomat post despite serious allegations of war crimes against him, some other countries treat human rights with proper seriousness: The Sri Lankan government has recalled its second most senior diplomat to Switzerland and Germany in…
ABCTV News24 on climate change, Murdoch thuggery and asylum seekers
I appeared last night on ABCTV News24’s The Drum (video here). The Federal government is introducing its carbon tax legislation into the parliament and yet I argued it’s legitimate to ask why so many polluters are receiving such concessions. It’s an attempted political fix that hasn’t convinced many Australians. Simply put, many people are skeptical…
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,…