Scott Burchill
@IRanalyst
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Dr Scott Burchill taught the theory of International Relations for over 30 years and analyses international politics. Honorary Fellow of Deakin University.
Melbourne & Paris
Joined January 2009
The cease-fire deal requires Hamas only to "exert maximum effort" to return hostage bodies, with no specific obligations or enforcement mechanisms – leaving Israel with limited leverage | @jonathanlis1
https://t.co/6N470NhdAL
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Imagine how racist you have to be to see 100 Palestinians killed in one day and say the ceasefire is still holding
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⚡️ JUST IN: At least 63 Palestinians, including 24 children, have been killed in ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting homes and tents sheltering displaced families across the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports, citing hospital sources. US President Donald Trump said “Israel should
🚨Trump: “Nothing Is Going to Jeopardize” Ceasefire — But Israel “Should Hit Back” US President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One, “nothing is going to jeopardize” the Gaza ceasefire but added, “They killed an Israeli soldier. So the Israelis hit back. And they should hit
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Let's put to one side that fact that Hamas has nothing to gain by retaining the bodies of hostages, the difficulties of re-connecting with isolated cells amongst the devastation of the strip, and the total absence of earth-moving equipment required to recover the bodies. What
@IRanalyst @australian It’s simple Scott As agreed, return the bodies of the hostages !
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Wise and sensible words from @MouinRabbani on the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire
mediaview.aljazeera.com
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This 👇🏻 is essential context to what Israel is doing now. Breaking the ceasefire might be more about sending a message to Washington than attacking Hamas
Which is why the ceasefire violation overnight must have been authorised by Trump: Israelis bristle as Trump makes clear who calls the shots in Gaza truce
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Which is why the ceasefire violation overnight must have been authorised by Trump: Israelis bristle as Trump makes clear who calls the shots in Gaza truce
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Top U.S. officials have been visiting Israel to ensure it’s in sync with Trump’s ceasefire, and U.S. troops have deployed to Israel to keep the plan on track.
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To say nothing about Gaza and Sudan #R2P
"But the misuse of [Responsibility to Protect, or R2P] to justify regime change in Iraq and Libya has in effect made R2P a dead letter. Both countries were left in chaos, which is often worse than tyranny. Few invoke R2P any more."
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Incredible - Sussan Ley’s first car was a VW Beetle, which she celebrated in May 2024 with this social media post. Is someone going to tell her?
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From Hareetz: “the reason for Joy Division’s fascination with World War II was the exact opposite: Its members were attracted to the trauma, plunging into its depths with great sympathy for its victims.”
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From its name to the themes of its songs, the now-defunct British cult band seemed obsessed by the Holocaust.
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There was nothing antisemitic about Joy Division. And there is plenty to read about them, including books of lyrics by Ian Curtis, the memoirs of his wife Deborah Curtis where she discusses her husband's lyrics, a compilation study by Paul Morley who knew the band intimately, and
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These women endured so much due to Indonesia's occupation and Australia's neglect. I have donated. Any assistance would be very gratefully received and a reminder to them that some moral decency does exist in their large neighbour
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Trump economy: Wealth gap wider. Car loan defaults highest in decades. Credit card defaults highest since 2010. Student loan defaults surging. Household debt all-time high. Consumer sentiment lower than in financial crisis. 87% of stocks held by top 1/3. Read Full Article:
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Wall Street destroyed New York City’s social welfare economy in 1975. Avoiding that fate under Mayor Mamdani will require popular movements to discipline the super rich. https://t.co/l4bTOPQ6n8
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Ynet: The Israeli army is worried about international journalists entering Gaza for the first time and viewing its ruins up close, so they are preparing "explanatory materials" to blame all the death and destruction on Hamas
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Imagine believing anything that Mossad says about Iran: only The Israelian would without the production of any evidence
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Letter reveals Israel pushed Qatar to give Gaza money | The Jerusalem Post
jpost.com
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was also the prime minister at the time, defended the decision from 2018 to push Qatar to give money to Gaza.
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This is the Western view of the successor to Mahmoud Abbas; Hussein Al-Sheikh is viewed by Palestinians as a thug: “Israeli and American officials frequently describe him as a pragmatic moderate eager to maintain stability.” https://t.co/mqaERCX7su via @NYTimes
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