The UN in its current form must be a casualty of this horrid war
The UN, and Australia as a UN member, is complicit in not enforcing Resolution 1701. Hezbollah never disarmed; rather, it has grown freely.
The UN, and Australia as a UN member, is complicit in not enforcing Resolution 1701. Hezbollah never disarmed; rather, it has grown freely.
The propensity for millennial and Gen Z women to take up their self-appointed, terrorist-chic, fashionable arms for Palestine has been well canvassed. What I want to ask goes deeper.
In my life I never imagined a situation where the government of a free, functioning democracy such as Australia would be unable to tell right from wrong. Would be so comfortable walking in step with the wicked, unable to take a stand against evil.
Like my grandfather before me, I’m drawn back to this Italian mountain village in a part of Italy nobody would call glamorous or exciting, by ties of kinship and culture.
The same people who criticised Israel for not being targeted enough in its war in Gaza, have called the attack on Hezbollah – the literal definition of targeted warfare – indiscriminate carnage. But make no mistake, Hezbollah is pure evil and deserves zero sympathy.
It’s time to crack down on those who twist and torture the truth about Israel without fear of retribution.
Hamas knew the six hostages were close to being rescued, so it blew the hostages’ brains out. Some of you will call this justifiable resistance. You’re afflicted with a sickness that horrifies most of us.
Gone are the days of being gaslit by an iPad on wheels that didn’t like the cold and took absolute liberty with the concept of fast charging. I’m finally free.
Failing to offer lifesaving or palliative care to babies who survive failed abortions is horrific.
A huge segment of the West is tying itself in knots, compromising values and freedoms that entire generations were sacrificed for, and for what? To be seen as caring, or something like that.
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