Author: Jmedia Manager

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in Brisbane Times, Print, Sydney Morning Herald

Former federal Labor MP Melissa Parke has launched defamation proceedings against Liberal MP Dave Sharma over a tweet accusing her of anti-Semitism and “trafficking in conspiracy theories”. Ms Parke, who stepped down shortly before the 2019 federal election as the ALP’s star candidate for the West Australian seat of Curtin, filed defamation proceedings on Wednesday…

James Packer listed as witness in Benjamin Netanyahu corruption case

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in Herald Sun, Print

Billionaire businessman James Packer has been listed as prosecution witness number 213 in a corruption indictment lodged against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Packer is expected to be questioned over the gifts he gave to Mr Netanyahu, including cigars and champagne if he is called in the case, according to documents released in Israel.…

Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin trade prisoner for church

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in Print, The Australian

A US-Israeli woman jailed in Russia for drug trafficking was freed from prison on Thursday after being pardoned by President Vladimir Putin on the eve of a visit to Moscow by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Netanyahu, who had pushed hard for her release in his campaign for re-election on March 2, was to…

Benjamin Netanyahu set to delay vote on West Bank settlements

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in Print, The Australian

A senior Israeli minister said on Thursday a cabinet vote to endorse annexation of parts of the West Bank would not take place early next week. This contradicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to act quickly after the US released a plan to end the conflict that was rejected by the Palestinians. Mr Netanyahu said…

Trump pleases Israel with long-awaited Middle East peace plan

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in Australian Financial Review, Print

Washington/Tel Aviv | Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) that his long-delayed Arab-Israeli peace plan would lay the foundations for “a realistic two-state solution”, but it appeared to require the Palestinians to give up key negotiating positions they have fought for over the past three decades. Setting the tone for a plan weighted in favour…

Introducing the amazing Abbas — he can read Donald Trump’s mind

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in Print, The Australian

Those Israelis can keep their spoon-bending trickster Uri Geller. This Palestinian leadership can read minds. Al Jazeera, Wednesday: After more than two years of discussions and various delays, US President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited Middle East plan, which he has also referred to as the “deal of the century”. The Palestinian leadership rejected…

Abu Dis, an unlikely capital for a future Palestinian state

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in Brisbane Times, Print

Jerusalem: Abu Dis, the town earmarked for the Palestinian capital in US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, lies a short distance to the east of Jerusalem’s walled Old City. A relatively featureless urban sprawl on the old road to Jericho, it has little of the religious or cultural resonance of the historic city centre, which…

Our government needs to do more to free Kylie Moore-Gilbert from persecution in Iran

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in Online, Other Source

Diplomacy and hostage negotiation are both subtle businesses. The training, culture and professional instincts of diplomats and negotiators make them inclined to operate behind the scenes to solve problems. Better to work relationships to sort things out quietly, they argue, than get all shouty in public where the messaging can get out of hand. So…

Fifty US troops left with brain injuries after Iranian rocket attack

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in Brisbane Times, Print

Washington: The Pentagon says 50 US service members are now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq this month, 16 more than the military had previously announced. President Donald Trump and other top officials initially said Iran’s January 8 attack had not killed or injured any US service…

An Israeli chef reveals his favourite places to eat in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

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