Despite the campaign to defund UNRWA, donor states realise the humanitarian incentive to ameliorate Gazans’ suffering must take precedence over Israel’s allegations. Australia is an exception, as Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Binoy Kampmark writes the event was a salutatory reminder that the plight of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who remains in Belmarsh Prison in London, has become one of immediate concern.
Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia remained a friend of the United States, Europe and Australia, and China. Binoy Kampmark argues it would be inconceivable to hear the same said by an Australian politician.
The starvation regime continues unabated as Israel continues its campaign in the Gaza Strip, writes Binoy Kampmark.
On the second day of Julian Assange's appeal against extradition the prosecution found itself in knots, given that a balancing act of harm and freedom of expression is warranted under the European Convention on Human Rights. Binoy Kampmark reports.
The two judges hearing Julian Assange's appeal were seemingly ill versed in the field they were adjudicating, writes Binoy Kampmark.
The appearance of a few asylum seekers on some of the most remote shorelines in Western Australia prompted the customary hysteria from predictable quarters. But, Binoy Kampmark reports, the major parties agree on offshore processing.
Following a Dutch appeals court ruling to halt the export and transit of all F-35 parts to Israel within seven days, the Netherlands' government is taking the matter to the country’s Supreme Court, reports Binoy Kampmark.
The Israeli arms industry has taken something of a shine to Victoria with Elbit Systems, manufacturing drones, one of its most enterprising representatives. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Philippe Lazzarini expressed dismay by the speed at which international funding has been cut to UNRWA saying the decisions threaten humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip. Binoy Kampmark reports.
The orders apply to Israel, but conspicuously missing in the International Criminal Court's interim order is an explicit demand that it pause or stop military operations in Gaza. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Former Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison was always the apotheosis of politics’ worst tendencies: shallow form, public service for private interest and, ultimately, the scrap for survival at the expense of the grand vision, writes Binoy Kampmark.
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