Media Week - All Shook up; Telling Tales

Media Week – All Shook up; Telling Tales

June 2, 2016 | Allon Lee

Anyone might have thought that Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman had just become Australia’s new defence minister such were the ripples in our media.

An opportunity for peace – if the Lieberman hype can be ignored

An opportunity for peace – if the Lieberman hype can be ignored

June 2, 2016 | Ahron Shapiro

To believe the hyped-up accounts of some media reports, the addition of Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu coalition has made the current government the “most right-wing ever” in Israel. But do the facts support this, especially after Tuesday’s historic news that Netanyahu is prepared to enter negotiations based upon the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative?

The death of a Palestinian activist exposes some brutal realities

The death of a Palestinian activist exposes some brutal realities

May 17, 2016 | Gareth Narunsky

PALESTINIAN activist Baha Nababta was passionate about helping his community in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem. In addition to being the head of the local volunteer fire department, he helped to pave roads, remove garbage and set up emergency medical services. For this service to his people, he was brutally murdered last week.

The two faces of Abbas

The two faces of Abbas

May 13, 2016 | Ari Wenig

With negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) seemingly at a stand-still, an analysis suggests there are not two parties to the conflict, but three – Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, and two versions of PA President Mahmoud Abbas: the version experienced by the Arab world, and the one witnessed by the West.

French PM Valls repudiates offensive UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem

French PM Valls repudiates offensive UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem

May 13, 2016 | Allon Lee

Following up on our blog post last week about our disappointment with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls – who has a sterling record on fighting antisemitism, yet presided over France recently backing a vile UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem which effectively denied any Jewish connection to any of the Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem including the Western Wall and Temple Mount – we are happy to report that Mr. Valls has now strongly distanced himself from that vote.

68 Years Young

68 Years Young

May 12, 2016 | Sharyn Mittelman

This year Israel celebrates its 68th birthday – with much to be proud of. Israel’s existence is the realisation of the self-determination of the Jewish people in their ancient homeland. Israel has provided a safe-haven for Jews fleeing antisemitism, including for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, and those fleeing the repression of the Soviet Union, famine in Ethiopia, and expulsion and exclusion in Arab lands. 

Zarif's charm offensive continues - with a deceptive defence of the regime's Holocaust Denial

Zarif’s charm offensive continues – with a deceptive defence of the regime’s Holocaust Denial

May 3, 2016 | Sharyn Mittelman

Zarif’s public relations campaign is in full swing, as seen from his interview with Robin Wright of the New Yorker on April 25. The New Yorker interview highlights Zarif’s excuses and cover-ups for Iranian terrorism and Holocaust Denial. He also suggests the nuclear deal is fraying, blaming the US for the reluctance of Western banks to do business with Iran, while ignoring Iran’s poor banking regulations.

An Australian Premier's Trip: The Israeli Perspective

An Australian Premier’s Trip: The Israeli Perspective

April 14, 2016 | Gareth Narunsky

NSW Premier Mike Baird’s trip to Israel last week – the first by a sitting state premier – generated much media interest here at home. Here’s how media in Israel reported on the visit:

Palestinian Authority Officials and Official Media Respond to Belgian Atrocities by Blaming Israel

Palestinian Authority Officials and Official Media Respond to Belgian Atrocities by Blaming Israel

April 8, 2016 | Glen Falkenstein

“The kind of violence we saw yesterday, the failure to condemn it, the rhetoric that incites that violence, the retribution that it generates, has to stop… This cannot become an accepted modus operandi.”

Israel’s gas deal at risk?

Israel’s gas deal at risk?

April 1, 2016 | Sharyn Mittelman

Israel’s gas finds in the East Mediterranean could set the stage for the Jewish State to become a regional energy powerhouse, creating new strategic and economic opportunities. However, following an Israeli Supreme Court ruling, that potential appears at risk.

The Mosul Dam: Iraq’s forgotten crisis

The Mosul Dam: Iraq’s forgotten crisis

March 18, 2016 | Glen Falkenstein

In late February the US Embassy in Baghdad released a statement warning that the Mosul Dam is at a ‘a serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning.’ The Embassy confirmed that such an event would represent an unprecedented humanitarian and strategic crisis for Iraq.

Media Week - "Neutral" stance comes up Trumps/Biffo by Richo

Media Week – “Neutral” stance comes up Trumps/Biffo by Richo

March 10, 2016 | Allon Lee

American Palestinian commentator Ray Hanania told ABC News Radio (March 3) that American Muslims should back Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump and ignore his call to ban Muslims from entering the country because “on the issue of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians…he said he would be neutral.”

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