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ABC story misrepresents shoddy HRW report, even as it hypes it
If it wasn’t bad enough that Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued yet another shoddy and poorly researched anti-Israel report, an ABC online article by reporter Sowaibah Hanifie managed to make that shoddy report seem more balanced than the ABC’s poor effort.
Read MoreWhy was Julian Burnside’s message antisemitic?
On July 28, Australian barrister and former Greens candidate Julian Burnside tweeted that “The curious thing about the Israeli stance is that their treatment of the Palestinians looks horribly like the German treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust.”
Read MoreHRW’s latest Gaza report is a pathetic effort
Human Rights Watch’s latest report accusing Israel of committing possible war crimes during the May 2021 mini-war launched by Hamas in Gaza against Israel is a poorly researched and factually bankrupt smear centred around three incidents, all of which have already been widely reported and explained.
Read MoreWhen Golda met Jordana – the ABC offers tarnished history
As a taxpayer funded broadcaster, the ABC has an obligation to verify that material which goes out under the ABC banner is fair and balanced… It is also required to make a full disclosure if and when potential conflicts of interest arise. This includes informing ABC consumers when a badly flawed historical piece about former Israeli prime minister Gold Meir is written by a local anti-Israel activist.
Read MoreAntisemitism in 2021 – Dave Rich
Dave Rich, Director of Policy at the Community Security Trust, which represents the UK Jewish community on matters relating to antisemitism and extremism, spoke to AIJAC Live Online about the alarming rise antisemitism in recent years, particularly online.
Read MoreABC shames itself with its bias on Israel and Hamas
While allegations of ABC bias are nothing new, overt activism by some staff has become increasingly brazen. This casts doubt on management’s commitment to the corporation’s statutory duty to ensure its presentation of news and information is accurate and impartial.
Read MorePush to boycott Israel only prolongs the Palestinian conflict
Such groups only prolong the conflict, because by convincing the PA that its demonisation strategy is working, they encourage Palestinian intransigence. If Barns and others really want Palestinian justice, they should urge the Palestinian leadership to genuinely engage with Israel and work for a two-state peace that would benefit all Palestinians and Israelis.
Read MoreIran, Hamas and Hezbollah: The growing drone and rocket threats to Israel – Dr Seth Frantzman
Dr Seth J. Frantzman is a Jerusalem-based journalist and author who holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He addressed an AIJAC Live Online webinar on 15 July 2021.
Read MoreHow to prevent another Gaza conflict
It seems appropriate to now review the conflict and its aftermath, with an eye to preventing the civilians of Israel and Gaza from having to suffer through yet further rounds.
Read MoreYour ABC’s complaints process might surprise you
Anyone who feels the ABC has breached its code may formally complain. However, they may be surprised to find who decides if the ABC has met its standards. The ABC does.
Read MoreVote won’t end family unification controversy
On June 6, the Israeli Government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett failed to pass a compromise that would have extended Israel’s Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, commonly known as the “family unification law”, a piece of legislation that, among other things, effectively places curbs on the automatic granting of Israeli citizenship or Israeli residency to citizens of enemy states or the West Bank and Gaza.
Read MoreBrutal new Iranian President raises major policy questions
Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement in February entitled “Putting Human Rights at the Center of US Foreign Policy,” the title of which reflects the ostensible approach of the administration to foreign affairs. Will the new US administration be happy to directly engage with Raisi, a mass murderer accused of crimes against humanity, especially given its own sanctions against him?
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