So long, Strine?
WHENEVER I catch a glimpse of a gum tree in some foreign locale I am tempted to give it a hug and say, hello old friend.
Israel
Bishop: the territories are occupied
JULIE Bishop has written to Islamic governments affirming land seized by Israel in 1967 as “occupied”.
Abbott prepares to host Abe, Netanyahu
TONY Abbott is gearing up to play host to historic visits by leaders from Japan and Israel before the G20 summit.
Bishop hoses down East Jerusalem row
FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop last night denied the government has changed its position on the legal status of East Jerusalem.
Israel descriptor sparks boycott threat
ISLAMIC nations may boycott Australian farm exports if the Abbott government refuses to reverse its recent policy stance on Israeli settlements.
Backlash over shift on ‘occupation’
AUSTRALIA has dumped its 47-year-old position that Arab land captured in 1967 by Israel is “occupied”.
Shift on Israel as ‘occupied’ ruled out
THE Abbott government has ruled out using the term “occupied’’ when describing Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem.
Mid-East order lost: Israeli air chief
“THE old order of the Middle East has gone, ” says the commander in chief until recently of the Israeli air force.
Jewish group warns uni on BDS
AN Israeli legal activist group has warned Sydney University academics against joining a colleague in supporting sanctions against Israel.
Ten Questions: Michael Harari
THE Melbourne paediatrician went to Israel but was soon treating children fleeing Syria’s savage conflict.
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