Play Hamas Games, Win Hamas Prizes
Albo and Starmer are already reaping the rewards of ‘Palestinian recognition’.
Albo and Starmer are already reaping the rewards of ‘Palestinian recognition’.
The only two dealing realistically with this war are Trump and Netanyahu. It is to be hoped that they can get the job done and, as far as possible, eliminate the evil head of terrorism, something that threatens the entire world.
If celebrity activists truly seek justice for civilians in Gaza, they must move beyond slogans and symbols.
Many countries have since condemned the war and a number have chosen to acknowledge Palestinian statehood.
New Zealand should withhold recognition until Palestinians themselves demonstrate readiness for peaceful statehood. Anything else would be a betrayal. The obstacle to peace has never been Israel’s refusal to allow a Palestinian state. It has been Palestinian leaders’ refusal to accept a Jewish one.
Why Israel’s actions in Gaza do not fit the charge.
The just position for our government to take is to encourage a democratic Israel to continue its attempt to get rid of Hamas.
Actions have consequences, Hannah. You fucked around: now you’re finding out. Stupid is as stupid does.
‘Palestinians’ are finally realising that Jews don’t lose.
Either Palestinians are perpetual refugees, in which case Palestine cannot be recognised as a state, or they are citizens of a state, in which case the refugee designation must end. Both cannot be true.
The world media should be utterly ashamed of themselves.
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.