Double standards of Western leaders exposed
Israel has received a solid 12 hours of political and moral support from Western leaders. But, as with the Albanese government’s response, it looks very shaky.
Israel has received a solid 12 hours of political and moral support from Western leaders. But, as with the Albanese government’s response, it looks very shaky.
Australian nuclear-powered AUKUS submarines may eventually be welcomed into New Zealand ports.
Christopher Luxon is brimming with energy, confidence and a determination to get the NZ economy, and society, moving. But he has a couple of truly shocking things to tell me.
Penny Wong’s reasoning inverts reality, her facts are dubious if not outright wrong, her logic is missing, but the politics is compelling.
The government is attempting to have its cake and eat it too by demanding cultural change from those who have overseen its destruction.
The sheer pervasiveness of Jacinda Ardern’s failure is impressive. She was good at empathy and won vast international acclaim for her gestures. That’s it.
If Australia’s military accidentally kills a civilian in the midst of military conflict, it’s a tragedy … if the Israelis do it, it’s obviously a war crime.
The death of Zomi Frankcom and the other aid workers is an unmitigated tragedy. At the very least, it’s an appalling mistake by the Israel Defence Forces.
Israel’s surgical strike to hit a number of senior Iranian military commanders in Syria demonstrates the intense danger of a new war on Israel’s northern front.
International demands for an immediate ceasefire are part of a great, dark, fantasy concerning Israel.
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