Author: Jmedia Manager
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Trump’s perfidious America
US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from almost all of Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish offensive against the Kurds, is an unconscionable betrayal of a strategic ally. One would expect such disloyalty from a fascist or otherwise dictatorial regime. And yet, today, it is the United States—a global leader with supposedly…
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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu gives up on forming new coalition
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave up on his month-long effort to negotiate a governing majority after September’s dead-heat national election, opening the way for his chief rival to try his hand at cobbling together a coalition to run the country. If Israel’s President gives former army chief-of-staff Benny Gantz permission to proceed, he would…
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Dragos chief dismisses claims of cyber links to Iran oil fire
The head of the cyber security firm Dragos has played down reports of a cyber attack being behind a fire at the Abadan Oil Refinery in Iran, which were published by Reuters on Sunday. Robert M. Lee said in a blog post that some stories about the fire had linked it to an October 16 report from the US, which quoted…
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Australian academics warned travel to Iran is now too risky
Leading Australian universities have suspended travel to Iran by their staff with fears Australia’s closer ties to the US have led to increased risks for those travelling to the region. The ban follows advice from the government that Australians may be at greater risk of detention if they undertook activities that “attract the attention of…
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Government gives Jewish community $5.7m for extra security following rise in anti-Semitic hate crime
In the last month, threats have been made to “strangle a Rabbi” and a young Jewish man was assaulted on the way home from synagogue. The Jewish community in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is boosting security following “disturbing” outbreaks of antisemitism. The Federal Government has given the community $5.7m which will be spent on CCTV, fences…
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Israel cancels Palestine Cup simply because it could
It’s been barely noticed, but last month there was an incursion of politics into sports like no other, writes Dave Zirin. With little reason, the Israeli government made the decision to cancel the Palestinian national football (soccer) club championship, otherwise known as the FIFA Palestine Cup. The contest between Gaza’s Khadamat Rafah club and the West Bank-based Nablus’s FC…
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Japan naval fleet sets course for Mideast to safeguard oil supplies
Japan’s government will not join a US-led coalition to protect commercial vessels in the Middle East, but is preparing to send its own independent force to ensure the safe shipment of oil to Japan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday the government has decided it will cooperate closely with Washington even if it…
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Demi Lovato’s controversial trip to Israel included exploring Jewish roots
Former Disney star Demi Lovato’s trip to Israel in late September, which included a baptism in the waters of the Jordan River, ended with a baptism by fire, as the 27-year-old American singer admitted to publicising a paid tour of the Holy Land, which angered critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. But in the same Instagram posts…
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The Holocaust taught us that a different world cannot be made by indifferent people
ON October 16, 1946, in the gymnasium of the Nuremberg Prison, 10 prominent Nazi political and military leaders were hanged for their part in the unspeakable savagery of the Holocaust. Conspicuous by his absence on that day was a man who, in the minds of many of his contemporaries, should have suffered the same fate…
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Advocate: The Jewish-Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinians
The award winning documentary Advocate is currently showing in the Antenna Film Festival. The film looks at the life and work of Jewish-Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented Palestinians in the Israeli judicial system for nearly 50 years. Listen to the interview with a co-director of the film ‘Advocate’ Rachel Lee Jones on ABC Sunday Extra.