Iran-Israel war: Why now and what happens next
June 19, 2025 | Colin Rubenstein
It is Iran’s behaviour over decades that made the current Iran-Israel war, precipitated by Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear, missile and defence infrastructure last Friday, inevitable.
Nuke showdown was inevitable
June 19, 2025 | Ahron Shapiro
According to Israeli intelligence, in recent weeks Iran had secretly begun working on developing all the components of a nuclear warhead and therefore had crossed the final red line and triggered the last-ditch option Israel had set for itself: to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites and other affiliated targets.
World a safer place if Iran doesn’t have nukes
June 18, 2025 | Oved Lobel
The most recent IAEA report in June said Iran had accumulated more than 400kg of 60% enriched uranium, an increase of nearly 50% since the IAEA’s February assessment and potentially enough for at least nine nuclear weapons. There’s no civilian use for such material…
Israel’s attack on Iran: The nuclear ‘point of no return’ and the operational window
June 17, 2025 | Ran Porat
Israel has taken a tremendous risk, aiming to place the final stamp on a dramatic shift in the regional balance of power. For this to happen, a diplomatic “end game” in the form of an agreement that eliminates Iran’s capacity to destabilise the region must follow the military campaign.
Peace first, then statehood
June 3, 2025 | Bren Carlill
Recognition would be a no-brainer if Palestine was a state. The 1938 Montevideo Convention provides the definition of statehood, and Palestine doesn’t meet it (and never has). Which means recognition is about messaging: a country recognises Palestine to reward it; punish Israel; and/or signal its virtue.
The hypocrisy of international outrage
May 30, 2025 | Justin Amler
A recent joint statement from the UK, France, and Canada, along with a similar one by 24 countries including Australia, criticising Israel’s military operations and humanitarian efforts, is just the latest example of manufactured indignation.
Murder and hatred in the heart of the free world
May 26, 2025 | Justin Amler
While we should all be shocked by this horrific and terrible act, we cannot claim to be surprised. This hatred didn’t begin last night in Washington — or even after October 7. It has been building for decades.
Firearms and lies aimed at the world’s Jewish people
May 23, 2025 | Colin Rubenstein
As the world reels from the horrific murders of Israel Embassy staffers in Washington DC, the situation in Gaza remains fraught with rumours and lies.
Hamas is to blame: Jamie Hyams letter in the Canberra Times
May 20, 2025 | Jamie Hyams
Mark Kenny claims Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza through its aid blockade and bombings (May 18), but that’s just not true.
Israel’s real victory at Eurovision
May 19, 2025 | Justin Amler
Yuval ended her grand final performance in the most perfect way she could, expressing solidarity, strength and unity in the face of adversity. She called out to the millions of viewers watching in Switzerland, Israel and the rest of the world the traditional Jewish affirmation, “Am Yisrael Chai”, meaning the “The people of Israel live.” And that rallying cry was embodied in both her performance and in Raphael herself.
Misrepresenting the IHRA definition: Jamie Hyams letter in SMH, Age
May 19, 2025 | Jamie Hyams
In criticising the IHRA definition of antisemitism for supposedly being overprotective of Israel, David Leser neglects to mention it specifically states that criticising Israel as you would criticise any other country is not anti-semitic.
