by Peter Jennings | Dec 17, 2023 | Policy
The biggest flaw in the joint statement on Gaza from the prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand is that there is not a single sentence offering practical advice about how Israel might exercise its “right to defend itself”. In just 429 words we have an...
by Anthony Bergin | Nov 13, 2023 | 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...
by Anthony Bergin and Greg Rose | Nov 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
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...
