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There is a lot of talk about various issues relating to the Israeli/Hamas war that I will try to address here. I will attempt wherever possible to steer clear of opinions and refer to facts. I shall start by looking at some history. The problem with this (as with
Pity poor Paula Penfold, the Stuff propagandist who has written an angry missive about why she left X (formerly known as Twitter). Talk about a complete disconnect from reality as she worms her way around her reasons for quitting. I began my love affair with Twitter in 2009. It met
Co-leader of the Greens, Marama Davidson, described herself as a ‘peace activist’ before launching into a speech filled with anti-Israel rhetoric. She also repeated her self-titled ‘peace activist’ throughout. […] with multiple examples of inaccurate allegations being claimed, along with saturating her allegations with apparently unironic usages of terms such as
Alan Lash Alan Lash is a software developer from Northern California, with a masters degree physics and a PhD in mathematics. brownstone.org Renewed calls for mask mandates are on the rise, as reports of scary Covid variants are making their way through the news. My perception is that most
Kelli Ballard libertynation.com President Joe Biden’s overall approval rate continues to drop – down to about 40 per c ent on average, according to the latest polls tracked by RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight. His handling of the illegal migrant crisis certainly isn’t helping, either, especially in New York, where
Yaakov Kirschen Another Brooklyn boy. Born March 8, 1938. Graduated from Queens College 1961. Wrote and drew funny cards for Norcross. After dismissal for loudness and jocular attitude became a freelance gag cartoonist for the former Mad Mag guys who were then doing Cracked. Moved on to doing cartoons for
Three words beginning with the letter M – mindset, media and Maori – combined to ensure the demise of the Labour Government. These three entities, representing the political apparatus required for Labour to win an election, all let them down. In those three words Labour should have had the winning of the
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com London in the autumn is decidedly pleasant. Despite almost annual trips to the British capital from the late ‘nineties ’90s
Harry Palmer When an opponent declares, ‘I will not come over to your side,’ I calmly say, ‘Your child belongs to us already… What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time, they will know nothing else but this
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
Oved Lobel aijac.org.au A broad swathe of the pro-Palestinian – or rather, anti-Israel – movement seems to be afflicted with an uncontrollable tic disorder, which compels shouting or writing the phrase “war crimes” whenever Israel does anything in response to Palestinian terrorism. It is clearly a disorder because it is
“If we allow the bell to be tolled for Israel, it will have tolled for us all” Bob Hawke The Albanese Labor government continues to play with fire, with its MPs, ministers, even the PM, parroting Hamas propaganda, and tacitly attacking the Jewish state even as it pretends to be
Elliot Mathias aish.com Basic facts you need to know to combat the disinformation and outright lies about the situation in Israel. The disinformation, confusion, and outright lies about the situation in Israel is pervasive. I worked with students for 17 years on university campuses helping them educate and advocate
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz WORKING HARD TIL THE END Outgoing sport minister Grant Robertson just never stops putting in the hard yards for everyday kiwis, despite being in his final days in government. As sport minister, Robertson is apparently required to attend the Rugby World Cup final in Paris, where
One of the universal attributes of left-wing politics is how people are used and then discarded when they are no longer useful. It is the practical manifestation of “useful idiots” that Lenin talked about and it is remarkable how there is a seemingly never-ending group of people who line up
An unusual celestial event occurred on the same day as New Zealand’s Parliamentary Elections on the 14th of October 2023. A “Ring of Fire” appeared around the sun in daytime. This was a partial solar eclipse caused by the moon passing in front of the sun, seen mainly in
