Mark Dando
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Urbanism, media, language, health patient perspective, natsec & tax
Canberra & Sydney
Joined May 2012
My friends in the Christian village of Beit Sahour, the Shepherd's Fields next to Bethlehem, where I Iived for some time writing From the Holy Mountain, are about to be colonised by radicalised and violent Israeli settlers, in defiance of International Law.
Just in time for Christmas, Beit Sahour, a majority-Christian Palestinian village outside of Bethlehem [the birthplace of Jesus] was informed that an illegal Israeli settlement will soon be built on top of their land, turning the village into two heavily militarized enclaves and
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Just in time for Christmas, Beit Sahour, a majority-Christian Palestinian village outside of Bethlehem [the birthplace of Jesus] was informed that an illegal Israeli settlement will soon be built on top of their land, turning the village into two heavily militarized enclaves and
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Israel's foreign minister says it is antisemitic to oppose Israel's illegal settlement expansion! That cheapens the concept of antisemitism -- throwing Jews around the world under the bus -- to advance Israel's war-crime seizure of Palestinian land.
Israel strongly rejects the statement issued by foreign countries regarding the Cabinet decision on settlements in Judea and Samaria. Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory
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Requiem for a rules-based order. Worth a read @guardian
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The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
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The voice of reason from my @ANUmedia colleague, Levi West "Security response to Bondi terror must be evidence based: Whether it targets Jews, Muslims, or law enforcement officers, counterterrorism must remain a central element of our national security settings. Counterterrorism
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Claiming simple solutions or explanations for an inherently complex phenomenon ignores decades of lessons about how to effectively respond to these crises.
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Do voters just copy how-to-vote preference recommendations? Clearly not if you look at available data. Here's some Christmas reading with my latest post on HTVs and preferences based on data from the 2022 South Australian election. https://t.co/gFFsiWrqWV
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This is who the Australian government has invited during an ongoing genocide.
Israeli President says there are no innocent citizens in the Gaza Strip
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In December 2023, @Isaac_Herzog was pictured signing bombs to be dropped on the men, women and children including babies of Gaza. In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @AlboMP invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia. There is no saving @AustralianLabor.
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Israel has killed at least 406 Palestinians and injured 1,118 in nearly daily attacks since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025.
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"Chris was well into his Ferraris but I said 'No, you need to hear a Deltic start up mate. That'll blow a Ferrari away'. They had the noise, the power, the speed, everything." - Ian Naisbitt, drummer on & inspiration behind the title of Chris Rea's album 'Deltics' 📷 David Hayes
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When I first travelled to Europe in the early 1980s, the return economy fare was about A$2k. It still is
You had to be rich to fly in 1963!! Very, very rich!! Nostalgia for the way people traveled back then quickly forgets how expensive and inaccessible it was to all but the super wealthy!
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“This is not a truce, it’s a bloodbath.” Israel’s slaughter of a wedding party in Gaza brings total Palestinians murdered during fake ceasefire to 401
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Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effect
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“They were really pumped up..they came roaring up the stairs…Then one police officer started reading a section from the Town and Country Planning Act.” Protecting the US President with a very British flourish.
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The art activists made headlines during the US president’s state visit when they shocked the waiting media with a short documentary – and were quickly arrested
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My son has recently discovered Graham Greene novels on Kindle, reminding me of how much I enjoyed them before he was born
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Excellent question from @FaridYFarid to @ChrisMinnsMP, asking him to explain the word intifada and why he is banning an Arabic word while at the same time saying that he doesn’t want to whip up fear and racism.
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Yet flourishing antisemitism & Bondi atrocity happened under Minns' watch Differences: Minns has spoken more strongly against antisemitism, is more pro-Israel, innately better at public empathy Most of all: states don't do foreign affairs Palest recog = root cause of Albo hatred
When NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns is applauded and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is booed by the same crowd, it exposes a leadership failure: this isn’t about politics, but a personal reckoning over inaction on antisemitism. For more than two years my community begged
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@MenachemV @theage @theheraldsun @australian @3AW693 @2GB873 @SkyNewsAust @JoshFrydenberg @aus_jewishnews @ChrisMinnsMP You left out the photos. Why did you do that?
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The aim appears to be a one-state solution - from the river to the sea
Israel’s security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/ITnxYCKrYB
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Severe and possibly dangerous thunderstorms are forecast for #NSW, #Vic, and the #ACT today. Heavy rainfall, damaging or destructive winds and large hail are a risk. Latest: https://t.co/4W35o8i7wJ
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