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ABC shames itself with its bias on Israel and Hamas
In a speech in March, ABC managing director David Anderson asserted: “Essential to the perception of the ABC’s independence and impartiality is the reality that we are independent and detached from government direction.” Equally important to that perception is that the ABC be seen as accountable to the public for how it uses the more…
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Third rally in a month amid rising tensions in Palestine
Hundreds gathered at the State Library in July for a rally organised by Free Palestine Melbourne for the third Pro-Palestine march in Melbourne’s CBD in two months, following the escalation of conflict in Gaza. Free Palestine Melbourne is a community organisation dedicated to raising public awareness of the Palestinians’ struggle for freedom. Attendees were draped…
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Iran runs out of water after years of mismanagement
Iran is “water bankrupt” after years of mismanagement under the regime, leading to shortages that have triggered deadly protests across the country and discontent in the wider Middle East, an exiled expert has said. All sources of the nation’s water — rivers, reservoirs and groundwater — are starting to run dry, Kaveh Madani, a scientist…
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Judoka being sent home over Israel stance
An Algerian judo athlete will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after he withdrew from the competition to avoid potentially facing an Israeli opponent. Fethi Nourine and his coach, Amar Benikhlef, told Algerian media they were withdrawing to avoid a possible second-round matchup with Israel’s Tohar Butbul in the men’s 73 kg division on…
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Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever have ‘thrown their lot with the anti-Semites’ around the world
Documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz says “congratulations Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever” for throwing “your lot with the anti-Semites” around the world. “Make no mistake about it, when you are boycotting the state of Israel … they’re boycotting East Jerusalem – you cannot sell Ben & Jerry’s now in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem … you…
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Australian doctor fights COVID-19 while under Israeli bombardment
Natalie Thurtle sees rubber bullets shot at children, people viciously beaten, and homes turned to rubble from Israeli bombs as her team works to save hundreds of people. And then, there’s COVID-19 Inside a trauma unit in Jerusalem, Dr Natalie Thurtle’s nostrils burn with a rotting smell. A woman is brought in. She had been…
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Israel in cold war over Ben & Jerry’s ice cream ban
Israeli Avi Zinger said the ice cream he makes usually brings joy, but Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling in occupied Palestinian territory has cast his factory into a political storm. “We will continue to sell anywhere related to Israel,” a defiant Zinger told AFP at his plant in Beer-Tuvia south of Tel Aviv,…
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The Challenges to China’s National Rejuvenation – Part Four: The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, China will almost certainly be drawn to it for economic and strategic reasons. Estimated to contain untapped mineral wealth worth around US$1 trillion, Afghanistan could provide alternatives to the Kazakhstan-Russia overland route of the Belt-Road Initiative and to the existing route through Pakistan to the Iranian oil and…
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Coronavirus crisis: Israel COVID ‘green pass’ returns, Indonesian death toll mounts
Israel is reintroducing its “green pass” system amid rising COVID-19 infection figures while Indonesia has registered its worst single-day coronavirus-linked death toll. Authorities in Israel announced plans on Thursday to allow only people who are deemed immune to COVID-19 or have recently tested negative to enter some public spaces such as restaurants, gyms and synagogues.…
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Israel’s fury after Ben & Jerry’s vows to stop selling in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister vowed to “act aggressively” against the decision by Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its ice-cream in Israeli-occupied territories, as the country’s ambassador to the US urged dozens of state governors to punish the company under anti-boycott laws. The strong reaction reflected concerns in Israel that the ice-cream maker’s decision could lead…