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Antony Loewenstein – Not in my name – Pearls and Irritations

Rafah, Palestinian Territories. 05th May, 2024. Palestinians inspect damaged houses after Israeli warplanes bombed a home for the Al-Shaer family, leading to widespread destruction in the Al-Salam neighbourhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Image: Alamy/ Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa/Alamy Live News

Antony Loewenstein says the power of the Zionist lobby is waning.

“The recent, inspiring student protests in the US, Australia and beyond involving large numbers of Jews in opposition to the mass slaughter in Gaza and universities working with weapons manufacturers shows what’s possible,” he says.

“There are far more critical Jews around than many in the Jewish establishment want to acknowledge.

“The false charge of anti-Semitism against anybody who challenges Israeli racism and occupation is increasingly shunned by young Jews, Palestinians and people of conscience.”

 

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Australia defends voting against ‘unbalanced’ United Nations investigation into Gaza killings

 

Australia has defended its role as one of only two countries – along with the United States – to reject a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution to investigate the killings of dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on the grounds it prejudged Israel.

Australia and US were the only countries to vote against the resolution to send a commission of investigators, but it passed with the backing of 29 members of the 47-nation UN human rights body. Another 14 countries including Britain, Germany and Japan, abstained.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told Fairfax Media the resolution prejudged the outcome and failed to acknowledge the role of the Palestinian group Hamas in inciting the protests in Gaza. Some 62 people were killed by the Israeli military’s response.

“Australia voted against the Human Rights Council resolution because of our principled opposition to resolutions that fail the test of balance and impartiality,” Ms Bishop said.

“The UNHRC resolution pre-judged the outcome of an inquiry into violations of international law in the context of large-scale civilian protests in the Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem.

“Nor did it refer to the role of Hamas in inciting violent protests.”
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