By Shirley Winton This is a talk given by Shirley Winton at a public forum in Melbourne on 16 October, Fighting Inequality. Shirley’s talk addressed military spending in Australia and the US Alliance. Shirley spoke as a member of No AUKUS Coalition Vic and Independent and Peaceful Australia (Vic). Thank you for inviting me to speak at this forum. …
By Richard Stone Direct US military involvement inside Israel in support of the IDF has marked a significant development in the present Cold War changing balance of forces across the region and globally. It has enabled a much clearer assessment of how the US require Israel to continue to conduct regional operations, although with increasing difficulty as the balance of …
(Verso, London and New York, 2017) Book review by Wallace McKitrick How did Zionism begin, in its Christian and Jewish forms? What distinguishes secular Jewish Zionism from religious Zionism? Were Palestinians forcibly ejected from their homelands and economy by Jewish settlers in the C20th century? Have Palestinian representatives repeatedly sabotaged potential peace agreements, as alleged by successive Israeli and US …
By Binoy Kampmark When does it stop? Australia’s close ties with Israel continue to hold despite the incessant slaughter taking place in the Gaza strip, with the connivance of any number of allies and arms manufacturers who have priorities that are somewhat different from the aim of preserving life. While quibbling, scrapping and sniping over such matters as recognising Palestinian …
By Caitlin Johnstone The destruction of Gaza proves the entire mainstream western worldview is bullshit, because if the mainstream western worldview was accurate, the destruction of Gaza would not be happening. By the mainstream western worldview I mean the general consensus about what’s going on in the world which is prevalent among mainstream western politicians and pundits and the creators …
Joint statement issued by Hamas, PFLP, PIJ, DFLP, and PFLP-GCBeirut on 28/12/2023 Islamic Resistance Movement – HamasPopular Front for the Liberation of PalestinePalestinian Islamic Jihad MovementDemocratic Front for the Liberation of PalestinePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command The leadership of the Palestinian resistance factions held a consultative meeting in Beirut, where they discussed the developments of …
by Spirit of Eureka – National (a leaflet given out in capital cities protesting the brutal invasion of Gaza by Israel) BECAUSE, as in Iraq, US satellites use US Pine Gap war base to guide missiles and drones from Australia. Like Israel, we’re told Australia is a ‘democracy’. But 94 percent of Australians opposed the invasion of Iraq. A million …
Media Release 18 October 2023 The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has called on the Australian government to condemn the Israeli siege of Gaza and to call for negotiations for an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of all Israeli troops. “Prime Minister Anthony Albanese must call for the siege and bombing to end before more innocent families are killed”, said …
