Search Results: Palestine
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INTERNATIONAL
- Ben Coleridge
- 08 January 2009
1 Comment
We were invited to share a meal with a Jewish family in Haifa. They welcomed us, and conversation was happy and inviting. Inevitably, the topic of conflict between Israel and Palestine reared its head. The atmosphere was transformed.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Philip Mendes
- 12 September 2008
34 Comments
Benny Morris, Israel's best-known revisionist historian, led more and more Israelis and Diaspora Jews in the 1980s to accept
the legitimacy of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip. Morris has changed his spots.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 13 June 2008
Earlier this month, Islamic zealots the Defenders of Islam attacked a Muslim sect
they accuse of apostasy. In My Friend the Fanatic Sadanand Dhume falls
on his strength of constructing narratives to explore the rise of radicalism in Indonesia.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 04 June 2008
8 Comments
Jimmy Carter's meeting with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Masha'al contradicted US policy of not negotiating with terrorists. Hamas carries a popular mandate to establish Palestine as a sovereign state. Peace is not going to reign in Palestine or Israel if Hamas is excluded from negotiations.
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AUSTRALIA
- Philip Mendes
- 09 May 2008
25 Comments
Israel's 60th anniversary next week will be an occasion for celebration by Jews throughout the world. The formation of Israel in 1948 gave Jews renewed hope, but Palestinians remember it as a time of mourning. These conflicting narratives are reflected within the Australian context.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 02 May 2008
1 Comment
Saudi Arabia and Egypt snubbed the Damascus Summit. They left it in no position
to deal with either the political stalemate in Lebanon, or ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq. Aside from political demarcations, the Arab world is suffering from a growing rift between the ruling regimes and the people.
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AUSTRALIA
- Philip Mendes
- 10 March 2008
13 Comments
Over the years, many simplistic arguments have been advanced in an attempt to justify the West Bank settlement project. None of these arguments had any substance in the 1980s, and they have even less validity now.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kylie Baxter
- 07 February 2008
The view of the peace process in the West Bank is bleak, but the outlook from the refugee camps of Lebanon is even darker. Palestinians generally believe there is a deliberate Lebanese campaign to destroy the camp.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ashlea Scicluna
- 12 December 2007
2 Comments
The US-organised Annapolis talks brought Israeli and Arab leaders together with the intention to broker talks on 'a new era of peace'. It bears striking similarity to the Clinton Administration's efforts exactly seven years ago.
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Vacy Vlazna
- 14 November 2007
Dr Vacy Vlazna is the coordinator of Justice for Palestine Matters. She was convenor of Australia East Timor Association and
East Timor Justice Lobby and served in East Timor with UNAMET and UNTAET.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Vacy Vlazna
- 14 November 2007
4 Comments
In July 2002, Australia voted against a proposal to strengthen the 1984 UN Convention against Torture. John Howard's friendship with George W. Bush has compromised and tainted our once reputable record on human rights advocacy.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Chris Johnston
- 12 September 2007
An archive of Chris Johnston's cartoons.
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