What Australians really think about Israel/Palestine? (mainly confusion)

The main message from the latest Essential Media polling is that most people don’t really know much about the conflict and remain unsure who is to blame (see here and here). A few points. Close to a majority said that criticising Israel isn’t anti-Semitic (take note Zionist lobby). Many believed the issue fueled anti-Muslim sentiment…

BDS will continue in Australia (aka we’re only warming up over Palestine)

Public meeting Boycotting Israel is the right thing to do: Why Murdoch’s Australian is wrong over BDS Speakers include: Samah Sabawi, Australians for Palestine Antony Loewenstein, author of My Israel Question Sylvia Hale, former NSW Greens MP The Murdoch media’s campaign to force Marrickville Council to abandon its support for a global campaign to pressure…

Why Marrickville BDS should stand; Naomi Klein and others make the call

Thank you: Dear Marrickvile councilors, We the undersigned would firstly like to congratulate the… Marrickville Council… in Sydney’s Inner West, Australia for their courageous motion (dated December 14, 2010) in support of the Palestinian-led global movement of Boycott,… Divestment… and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law. The BDS campaign is deeply inspired by the South…

John Pilger to Sydney’s Marrickville council; stand up for Palestine

John Pilger has sent the following message to Marrickville councillors: “Sometimes, looked at from the outside, Australia is a strange place. In other ‘western democracies’ the ‘debate’ about the enduring injustice dealt the Palestinians and Israel’s…  lawlessness has moved forward to the point where the cynical campaign of… anti-Semitism smears is no longer effective — in…

Dissident Israelis support Marrickville BDS plan

What a shock to actually read something on this issue that discusses the reality for Palestinians under Zionist occupation: Letter to Marrickville Council from concerned citizens of Israel urging you to stand firm in your support of BDS We are Israeli citizens who witness first-hand the brutality of our government’s policies towards the Palestinian people.…

Planned Palestinian Authority “statehood” push a sham

Read articles that Israel is worried about the proposed September UN vote where the PA will declare itself a state? The Zionist Diaspora are finding ways to stop the move (well, they’ll stop Palestinians doing anything to live decent, unoccupied lives). Ali Abunimah writes that it’s all an elaborate scam and the PA has nothing…

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