Anti-Palestinianism is as evil a force as anti-Semitism - a point made by the “Death to Arabs” war cry in Israel from the same politicians giving orders to IDF. Drop the case against @MaryKostakidis too. It’s instance of shutting up criticism of war crimes and atrocities in Gaza.

I and many others are just sick of the Israel lobby bullying universities, arts organisations, political parties. Congratulations to Tony Burke and Creative Australia for re-engaging Khaled Sabsabi.

Trump justifies his bombing of Iran as helping Israel defeat its enemies, Hamas and the Ayatollah. Why is he so opposed to assisting Ukraine defeat an outright invasion by autocratic Russia? Israel, but not Ukraine? Worth thinking on.

Jon Stewart on Israel’s “Urgent” Iran Strike

Famine as a weapon directed at civilians: war crime, by definition. Recognise Palestine now.

Just when you think the IDF has exhausted its imagination there comes a credible report of Israeli troops killing Palestinians approaching a food distribution centre - including a 14 year old boy sent to get food by his mother.

A mad king in charge here.

Be clear: US is no longer committed to a trans-Atlantic alliance & won’t back a European NATO member if it faces future Russian aggression. And Trump expects Europe to support a US takeover of Greenland. Yet he seems ready to sign up to an open-ended military commitment over Iran.

Trump insults Macron b/c Macron stopped over in Greenland. Wants Russia back in G7 & conducting Iran/Israel peace talks; won’t back extra sanctions on Russia or support rest of NATO on Ukraine; rejected agreed G7 Iran position. Unbelievable: US unilaterally dissolves “the West”.

Harsh reality is that the US is simply not producing enough subs for own purposes. At current rate of production it is inconceivable that a US president in 2032 is going to say, “Sure we’ve got enough in our order of battle, we have 3-5 to spare for Aus”

It is best for us that we don’t linger over this, because America’s got the option of increasing the cost to us and forcing us to accept the basing of a sizeable submarine fleet in our ports, every vessel being a nuclear target should there be war between the US and China.

The Trump admin has picked a notable sceptic of AUKUS, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, to conduct the review for 1 reason: they know they won’t be able to supply the boats to Aus because their own shipbuilding lags so significantly

I believe it is Aus’ most fascinating historic building - world exhibition centre in 1880 & 1888, first meeting of nat’l parliament, first war museum, a hospital in Spanish flu disaster, migrant hostel till 1955 etc. W/ Dr Michelle Stevenson of Museums Victoria, a great curator

With Australian Heritage Council colleagues inspecting restoration works on Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building, site of first meeting of Australian Parliament and only surviving of great halls associated with 19thC exhibitions. One of 2 Victorian sites on World Heritage List.

Yes, that’s how the world sees it. Because that’s how it is.

The US lining up to force us to base even more of their subs - and charge us a fortune for rendering ourselves a nuclear target.

A mutual decision by US and Australia to terminate AUKUS is clearly now the best course. Scott Morrison, so recently ennobled, has left an awful legacy that sacrifices other defence options and will see us lose sovereign sub capacity as Collins class are retired.

The US has no right to lecture us and other allies while its own policy making is shaped to please its relentless Israel lobby.

Penny Wong has imposed sanctions on Israeli ministers - both being settler nationalists and religious fanatics - who’ve urged violence against Palestinians on the West Bank. This is the right decision. And done with Canada, UK, New Zealand.

“Jews worldwide better prepare themselves, their children & their grandchildren for a reality they’ve never known: to be Jewish in a world where the Jewish state is a pariah state-a source of shame, not of pride.”.Tom Friedman, Jewish & supporter of Israel