Israel is playing by the rules in war against Hamas

by Anthony Bergin | Nov 13, 2023 | Featured, Policy

Penny Wong has called on Israel to stop “the attacking of hospitals” in Gaza. Australia was “particularly concerned with what is happening with medical facilities … I would make this point in relation to hospitals and medical facilities – international...

Israel faces excruciating dilemmas in its fight to save hostages 

by Anthony Bergin and Greg Rose | Nov 12, 2023 | Featured

Israel has agreed to daily military pauses in northern Gaza for humanitarian purposes. But a wholesale Israeli ceasefire in Gaza still hangs in the balance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected this unless the 240 hostages held in Gaza are released.  In...

Israel-Hamas: humanitarian pauses and hostages

by Greg Rose and Anthony Bergin | Nov 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

George Orwell once observed that in war pacifists harm the military effort of their democracy and give military advantage to their opponents.  Anthony Albanese is calling on Israel to pause its war efforts for humanitarian reasons – in effect a ceasefire. US...

‘Crush and destroy’: what Israel’s Gaza ground invasion may look like

by Peter Jennings | Oct 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Soon after Hamas’s appalling terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “We will crush and destroy Hamas”, eliminating the group’s military capabilities and political grip over Gaza. As the Israel Defence Forces prepare...

Humane hope is conflict ends with swift elimination of Hamas

by Anthony Bergin and Greg Rose | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

In war, the humanitarian needs of a civilian population caught in the crossfire need to be met. A multitude of humanitarian actors play essential roles.  Last week, former minister for defence materiel Mike Kelly and former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma...