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Fred Zhang

Anti-China Media Watch

Every day is a bad day to visit China, apparently

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'It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel,' says Federal Court judge – and the Executive Council of Jewry agrees!
Jeffrey Loewenstein

'It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel,' says Federal Court judge – and the Executive Council of Jewry agrees!

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The fanatic’s gaze: Louis Theroux and the West Bank settlers

He has made it his bread and butter for years: finding society’s kooky representatives, the marginal, the crazed and the touched.


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US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide
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US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide

One critic said Secretary of State Marco Rubio's crude effort to sanction Francesca Albanese only serves to establish that the US is an international outlaw.

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The BRICS group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lacklustre affair.

What are the chances for peace in Ukraine right now?
David Goeßmann,  Anatol Lieven

What are the chances for peace in Ukraine right now?

What makes it so difficult to find a solution? Is Russia a threat to Europe? Five questions for Eurasia expert Anatol Lieven.

Suggesting a Nobel for Trump is a Netanyahu obscenity
Stuart Rees

Suggesting a Nobel for Trump is a Netanyahu obscenity

Intent on stroking one another’s outsize egos, two thugs in the White House smirk at the latest ingratiation-beyond-belief feature of their alliance.

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The ANU School of Music: Requiem for a Dream?

On 20 September this year, the School of Music at ANU (formally the Canberra School of Music) should be celebrating its 60th anniversary.

The story most Israelis are not allowed to hear
George Browning

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The story most Israelis are not allowed to hear

I write this in quite a distressed state. On Sunday, I watched the award-winning documentary film – “No Other Land”.

Australia obstructed probe into deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ bombing
David Robie

History

Australia obstructed probe into deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ bombing

France's ‘Operation Satanique’ bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, 40 years ago this month, was state-sponsored terrorism – and Australia had a part in helping French secret agents to escape.

Israeli defence minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population
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Israeli defence minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population

Israel Katz says the so-called humanitarian city will be built on the ruins of Rafah.

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'It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel,' says Federal Court judge – and the Executive Council of Jewry agrees!
Jeffrey Loewenstein

'It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel,' says Federal Court judge – and the Executive Council of Jewry agrees!

In the light of the revelations in the Lattouf v ABC decision about the way in which the Israel lobby hounded the ABC, the judgment in the recently decided Federal Court case Wertheim & Goot v Haddad is both significant, “interesting” and certainly more than revelatory.

US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide
Brett Wilkins

US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide

One critic said Secretary of State Marco Rubio's crude effort to sanction Francesca Albanese only serves to establish that the US is an international outlaw.

The story most Israelis are not allowed to hear
George Browning

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The story most Israelis are not allowed to hear

I write this in quite a distressed state. On Sunday, I watched the award-winning documentary film – “No Other Land”.

Israeli defence minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population
Dave DeCamp

Israeli defence minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population

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Freedom of speech and chants
Greg Barns

Freedom of speech and chants

“Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” and “Death, death to the IOF [Israeli Occupying Force]”. Chants that some in the Palestinian support movement in Melbourne used last weekend.

Punishment, proportionality and principle
Tony Smith

Punishment, proportionality and principle

The reaction to the fire bombing on a Jewish establishment in Melbourne has been sadly predictable.

The one-word problem for Israel
Noel Turnbull

The one-word problem for Israel

The massive, almost universal, support nations have provided Israel since the Hamas attacks is eroding around the world and new research indicates that most people surveyed over 24 countries now have negative views of Israel and Netanyahu.

When the helping hand holds a machine gun
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When the helping hand holds a machine gun

There’s no precise number of how many Palestinians have been starved to death by Israel’s embargo on food entering Gaza.


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Every day is a bad day to visit China, apparently
Fred Zhang

Anti-China Media Watch

Every day is a bad day to visit China, apparently

Meeting the Chinese president is apparently now treason. At least, that's what you'd think if you followed some of our media's coverage of Anthony Albanese's latest diplomatic sin: talking to Beijing.

Trump’s budget and the 21st century great divergence
David Lee

Trump’s budget and the 21st century great divergence

Donald Trump’s recently passed budget has the capacity to lay the foundation for a widening gap between the world's two largest economies, the United States and China, and make China as great, comparatively, as it was before the industrial revolution.

China and renewable energy: The global impact
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China and renewable energy: The global impact

China’s renewable energy program is not a local curiosity. It marks a turning point in history with profound consequences for the rest of the globe.


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Sourabh Gupta's article hits the nail on the head. Going further is this from The Guardian of 9 July: The true test will come if the crushing sanctions tabled months ago by the Republican senator Lindsey Graham are finally given the presidential go-ahead. The measures would impose a 500% tariff on imports from any country that purchases Russian uranium, gas or oil, with India and China the worst affected. Trump says his policy includes products onsold through a less tariffed country. Well, some of our petrol comes from Russia after being refined in Singapore, so that is a threat...
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Andréa Coney — Port Fairy

An antisemitism plan, in the guise of a law and order crackdown, will only further divide our country, increasing Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism, and ultimately make Jews less safe. While the federal government has moved to adopt the antisemitism plan and the recommendations from the special envoy, Jillian Segal, one must ask... is this plan beneficial for our social cohesion when Israel has been found to be committing genocide? Is Jillian Segal right for this high-profile government role, particularly one as sensitive as an “envoy for antisemitism” when, in fact, she has criticised calls for ceasefire in Gaza and...
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