It is what Israel is having to deal with, on behalf of the Western world, that Luxon should take into account when agonising over his decision. If he were realistic about where things currently sit in the Middle East, he could spare himself the mental trauma he is putting himself through.
Anthony Albanese and Benjamin Netanyahu are a study in constrasts.
The prime minister made a point of describing Israel’s enemies as “barbarians at the gate.”
And when hunger is politicised, it is not only Israel that suffers. The world’s hungry, from Sudan to Yemen to Afghanistan, will pay the ultimate price when their crises are met with disbelief.
With countries like France, the United Kingdom, and Canada blurting out their commitment to acknowledge a Palestinian state – and the global media walking lockstep – the Israeli soldier asserted that this is only making matters worse by encouraging Hamas.
It’s time universities take Columbia’s lead and act like it.
Delegation urges the government: ‘Not Yet and Not Until’ on Palestinian statehood.
Those boycotting the Bendigo Writer’s Festival don’t give a damn about free speech.
If Luxon keeps this up, he might find himself ‘losing the plot’ right here at home.
If eliminating Hamas will enrage Muslims, what does that tell us?
The establishment of Israel was not the beginning of conflict – it was the beginning of Jewish freedom in a land where, for centuries, they had been little more than tolerated outsiders. That is a truth worth defending.
When Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister dismisses New Zealand’s military as if it has never faced a real enemy, she overlooks the fact that her nation’s very existence is partly built on their legacy.
