Join us in standing with Israel at this critical time. An Israel support rally will be held at Aotea Square, Auckland, 3:30 pm, on Sunday 29 October 2023. Juliet Moses has written a powerful piece for The Post, setting the 7 October pogrom in its essential historical context. Dozens
BICOM News Update Hostages: Two elderly Israeli women Yocheved Lifshitz (85) and Nurit Cooper (79) both from Kibbutz Nir Oz were released last night. * The Red Cross received them after they crossed into Egypt. They were then brought by helicopter to Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv where they were reunited
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Philip Crump Founding editor of Newstalk ZB Plus and former lawyer, Philip Crump explores political, legal and cultural issues facing New Zealand. Sometimes known as Thomas Cranmer. substack.com/@cranmer With special votes still being counted, the interregnum provides time for the country’s political parties to reflect on their
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JD Labour’s gone, so the leftie press is now excited about the performance of the Greens and Te Pati Maori. But how does this compare to previous elections? How much support comes from voters embracing their socialist ideologies, and how much from people voting for other reasons? Looking first
Danyl McLauchlan democracyproject.nz Danyl McLauchlan writes about politics, economics, science and philosophy – mostly for the Listener. He is also the author of two novels and a recent essay collection, Tranquillity and Ruin. Two of the most significant policy disputes in the run-up to New Zealand’s 2023 election took
Chris Trotter Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with 30 years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. He now writes regularly for the Democracy Project, producing his column “From the Left”. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz DISINFORMATION has been part and parcel of
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Over the weekend I was sent a video from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It outlined in two short, yet horrifying minutes some of the appalling war crimes and atrocities perpetrated by Hamas on innocent civilians of Israel in the border areas around the Gaza Strip. I was also
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