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The gavel has fallen, and with it, a resounding victory for journalist Antoinette Lattouf and, indeed, for the very soul of independent journalism in Australia. The Federal Court’s ruling against the ABC isn't just a legal win; it's a powerful affirmation that a journalist's right to express a political opinion – particularly one rooted in human rights – cannot be silenced by external pressure or internal panic. Lattouf's case, which saw her unlawfully terminated from her ABC Radio Sydney hosting gig in December 2023, laid bare a disturbing truth: even our most trusted institutions can buckle under the weight of coordinated campaigns designed to stifle dissenting voices . Her "crime"? Simply reposting a factual Human Rights Watch report on Instagram , highlighting the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. The court's findings were damning. The ABC, it was revealed, " abjectly surrendered" to a "secretive and orchestrated campaign...

  In a world shaped by military might and geopolitical maneuvering, few works have penetrated the architecture of modern militarism as courageously as Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi’s The Israeli Connection: Who Israel Arms and Why . Written in 1987, this book is not merely an academic study — it is a moral confrontation with how a state once preoccupied with survival became deeply implicated in global networks of repression and control . Beit-Hallahmi forces us to ask uncomfortable questions: What happens when the tools of survival at home become the instruments of domination abroad? What worldview is embedded in the arms sold to distant regimes, and at what cost to human dignity? “Exporting the Experience of Zionism” Beit-Hallahmi cuts to the core of his argument with a striking assertion: “ What Israel is doing in the Third World is simply to export the Middle East experience of Zionism — not just a technology of domination, but a worldview that undergirds that technology.” ...

  There are moments when history does not announce itself with explosions—but with paperwork. On paper, Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank is framed as an administrative decision. In reality, it is a cartographic act of violence: borders redrawn without consent, futures erased without headlines, and international law treated as background noise. This is not an isolated policy choice. It is the logical continuation of a world that watched Gaza burn—and learned nothing. A Timeline of Forewarning, Ignored December 11, 2025 Israel’s security cabinet quietly approves 19 new Jewish settlements across the occupied West Bank . The decision remains largely under wraps. December 20–24, 2025 The news becomes public. Fourteen countries—including the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan—issue a joint appeal urging Israel to reverse the decisio n, warning it violates international law and undermines any remaining possibility of a two-state solution. Isr...

One of the least discussed—and most dangerous—developments in Israel today is not unfolding on its borders, but within its society. The fissures that have opened inside Israeli Jewish society are widening by the day. What began years ago as ideological disagreement has hardened into social estrangement, demographic anxiety , and a growing willingness—especially among secular and liberal Israelis—to imagine a future outside the country. This is not conjecture. It is measurable . The Quiet Indicator of Insecurity: Who Is Thinking of Leaving According to repeated surveys by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) , roughly one-quarter of Israelis have seriously considered emigrating , with the numbers rising sharply among secular Jews , young professionals, academics, and high-skilled workers. Among secular Israelis, the share expressing willingness to leave has approached 40% in some surveys —a staggering figure for a country whose national ethos was built on ingathering, permanen...

( This analysis is based primarily on the strategic assessment and outlook of Israeli security analyst and former Mossad officer Yossi Alpher, expanded with recent data, regional developments and independent synthesis.) At first glance, Israel’s security narrative for 2025 almost writes itself: decisive military pressure against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. Hostages returned from Gaza . Iran’s nuclear program set back. Borders that once seemed on the brink of explosion holding a cautious calm. Set aside internal realities —and yes, by many superficial measures, 2025 looked like a year of suppressed threats and battlefield successes. But when the smoke clears, the key question is not what was destroyed , but what was built . And the answer is: very little that actually strengthens Israel’s long-term security. The Myth of Victory: Superficial Stability, Not Strategic Success To be clear: Israel’s military maintained its edge. Hamas was battered. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were disru...

  How AI Turned Family Homes into Target Practice** Welcome to the future of warfare — where algorithms do the thinking , lawyers do the justifying, and families do the dying. In this brave new age, bombs no longer fall randomly. No, that would be barbaric. Today, death is data-driven , AI-assisted , and ethically laundered through buzzwords like precision , efficiency , and security . And the star of this technological circus? A system chillingly nicknamed: “Where’s Daddy?” Yes. That’s real. Step 1: Let the Algorithm Decide Who Looks Killable According to investigative reporting by Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call , the Israeli military has relied on an AI system known as Lavender to generate massive lists of Palestinians flagged as “suspected militants.” How does Lavender decide? Not through trials. Not through warrants. Not through verified intelligence. But through pattern recognition , metadata, phone usage, social connections, and behavioral assum...

  ​Last week, something remarkable, yet sadly predictable, happened in the halls of power in Washington D.C. Ben Cohen , the legendary co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, a man whose name is synonymous with both delicious ice cream and unwavering social justice , was arrested . His crime? Disrupting a Senate hearing to amplify a truth many in power seem determined to silence : our government's role in the unimaginable suffering in Gaza. ​Imagine the scene: a quiet Senate hearing, discussing budgets and policy, the usual humdrum of legislative process. Then, a voice cuts through the polite veneer , a voice of genuine anguish and moral clarity . Ben Cohen , a man who built an empire on the idea that business can, and should, be a force for good, stood up and declared: ​ "Congress kills poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs and pays for it by kicking kids off Medicaid in the US. They need to let food into Gaza ... they need to let food to starving kids." ​Let that s...

  In an era where career safety often outweighs moral courage, Dr. Jordana Silverstein stands as a necessary exception. As a historian, scholar, and board member of APAN (Australia Palestine Advocacy Network), Dr. Silverstein has spoken with rare clarity about what many institutions still avoid naming: the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza is not an accident, not collateral damage, but a systematic assault on a civilian population—one that leading international legal scholars and UN experts have warned may amount to genocide . Her intervention matters not because it is loud, but because it is principled. At a time when universities, cultural institutions and political leaders are carefully managing language—choosing euphemism over truth — Dr. Silverstein reminds us that history does not forgive semantic cowardice. As a historian of violence, memory, and power, she understands something essential : what we refuse to name today becomes what we are condemned for tomorrow. This is not a...

 Here we are — Vienna, May 2026 . The lights are brighter than ever, the glitter more dazzling, and the slogan “United by Music” echoing like a catchy hook in a pop song we’ve all heard a thousand times. Turkey’s entry is warm-up . Sweden’s doing something Swedish-ly epic. Albania’s Alis is on vocals. Moldova’s prepping. That’s 35 countries ready to sing their hearts out on the grand stage. But let’s be honest — this isn’t just a music festival anymore. This is the most polished international distraction performance since… well, ever. 🎶 The Official Line “United by Music.” “Voices, cultures, languages woven together.” “Show the world that in a difficult time, a better one is possible.” — European Broadcasting Union™ press release scriptwriters everyone. Amazing. Really. It’s almost poetic — like singing “Imagine” while the world burns around us. 🛑 The Reality A handful of countries — Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland — have bowed out . Not because they...

  There are moments in history when crimes do not end — they simply learn new language. Gaza is living inside such a moment. The bombs have not stopped falling. The children have not stopped dying. The displaced have not stopped freezing in tents pitched atop rubble that was once their homes. What has changed is the vocabulary . And in the modern age, vocabulary is power . If you can rename atrocity, you can anesthetize conscience. First, it was called self-defense — a phrase emptied of meaning by its repetition. Then it became a war , despite the grotesque imbalance: one side armed with one of the most advanced militaries on earth, backed by the world’s most powerful empire ; the other a besieged civilian population without an army, navy, air force, tanks, or safe shelter. Now it is branded a ceasefire — a word invoked not to stop violence, but to conceal it. This is not peace. It is genocide with a quieter soundtrack. The Illusion of Restraint A slowed rate of killing is not m...

  There is something almost admirable about the consistency. When Israel issues a new demolition order for a Palestinian refugee camp, it does so with the calm precision of a bureaucracy that knows it will never be meaningfully challenged. This week’s announcement targeting Nur Shams camp in the northern West Bank is not a shock . It is a reminder. A reminder that devastation, when repeated often enough, is rebranded as “routine security policy.” Twenty-five buildings are scheduled for demolition starting 18 December . Hundreds of Palestinians— already displaced, already waiting, already exhausted—will once again be told to pack what little remains of their lives. This, we are assured, is not punishment. It is “military necessity. ” The phrase functions like holy water : sprinkle it on rubble and the crime dissolves. Satellite imagery shows that nearly half the camp—48 percent—was already damaged or destroyed before this latest order. In any other context, this would be call...

Good noon, Britain! Isn't it reassuring to know that your government, now led by the ethically unblemished Keir Starmer, is committed to carrying on the previous administration's most helpful traditions? Yes, I'm talking about the continuous, high-altitude humanitarian mission we call the Gaza Spy Flight Scandal. If you thought a simple weapons ban was enough to signal ethical high ground, you clearly haven't factored in the British ability to walk two contradictory paths at once. The Official, Heart-Warming Narrative Let's start with the official line, which is as smooth and believable as a politician's apology: These are unarmed, ISR flights (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) that are flying hundreds of missions—over 500, according to some tallies—from Cyprus. And their purpose? To aid in the locating and freeing of Israeli hostages. A noble cause, indeed! So noble, in fact, that it requires continuous, detailed surveillance over a dense, war-tor...

  The Trophy's Return: A Glittering Glimpse of the Moral High Ground ​Oh, darling . The drama! The sheer, unadulterated scandal ! ​Our very own 2024 Eurovision winner, Nemo Mettler , has bravely returned their iconic glass microphone trophy to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . And why, you ask? Did the trophy clash with the new curtains? Was it too difficult to dust? No, sweetlings. It was for the much more quaint, old-fashioned reason of— gasp — principle . ​The Swiss non-binary star has dared to suggest that hosting a global celebration of "unity" and "dignity for all" while simultaneously platforming a state that a UN body has tied to allegations of genocide in Gaza might, just might, constitute a " clear conflict." ​ The audacity! ​ The EBU's Stunning Performance of Strategic Apathy ​Let’s be honest, the EBU deserves an award of its own. Not for music, but for its stunning, decades-long performance of Strategic Apathy: The Non-Poli...