Thoughts After the Bibas Funeral
There are moments in human history so vile, so utterly dehumanising, that they lodge in your soul like shrapnel never to be extracted.
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A letter to our leaders calling for leadership and moral clarity on Israel.
Where Were You?
This is a fight between civilization and barbarism. This is not the work of a ‘resistance movement’ – it is the work of monsters. And Prime Minister Luxon has still not designated the PFLP as a terror entity, allowing New Zealand dollars to flow to them.
‘Someone Filmed This Moment’ – Author Unknown
A hand over of dead hostages and the world looks on.
The Miracles in Israel
If you don’t see this event as a miracle, there is only one explanation: you don’t want to see it as a miracle. Open your eyes. Clean your lenses.
Face of the Day
The revelation that Shiri Bibas’s body had not been returned, as promised by Hamas, and that the body was not that of any other hostage either, left the future of the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal looking more uncertain than ever.
In Honour of the Bibas Family
Here in NZ today, where summer’s easygoing pace continues on a million miles away from this unfolding tragedy, I’ve felt like screaming into the void, being so far away yet connected to this dark, horrible news.
Lessons From the Lausanne Agreement
By far, a worse option would be to allow the Palestinians to remain in Gaza, as it would inevitably lead to Hamas being re-formed and re-built in readiness for more attacks. Donald Trump’s plan should be pursued.
Why Isn’t Gaza a Sparkling Jewel?
A sane population would have built Gaza into a modern marvel.
Why Palestine, Why the Unis, Why NZ?
Protests against Israel are founded on a misunderstanding of these facts, and are funded by Arab money pouring into American universities to buy faculty and, by extension, student opinion; opinion which in turn has spread worldwide to those who slavishly follow all that is American and in vogue.
A Visionary Strategy for Peace, Prosperity and Regional Stability
President Trump has a proven record of challenging conventional wisdom and delivering real results where others have failed.
Face of the Day
“If all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock, I think it’s an appropriate time. I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out.” – Trump
MFAT, UNRWA and Life in a Hypocrisy
The next one million NZD is due in June, Peters said. How will he face us if his decision is to continue supporting UNRWA?
A Better Idea
Donald Trump’s instinct is to relocate the inhabitants, flatten what’s left and build the sort of city that people from all around the world would want to inhabit.