Tag: The Great Lie

Israel

Thousands flee Khan Younis on the cusp of Israeli invasion

Palestinians near destroyed buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 2, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Netanyahu declares there are no “safe zones ” for Israelis ” who want to leave Israel apart from America but declares there are for Palestinians in Gaza and then he bombs the bejeezus out of them. Having done that he sends in the tanks snipers and ground troops who have been told every Palestinian is Hamas because they hate us.

The last days have been the hardest we have experienced since the war began, here in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Until last Friday, this area was designated a “safe zone” — a farcical description considering the Israeli army has bombed the city non-stop, but one that nonetheless brought an influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians from the northern parts of the Strip, which Israeli troops have directly occupied for more than a month. Now, the army’s invasion of southern Gaza is underway, and residents have nowhere to run.

Source: Thousands flee Khan Younis on the cusp of Israeli invasion

LNP, LNP Economic Management, LNP Government

Scott and Josh “superior economic managers”? Not according to the IMF – Michael West

Scott Morrison, Josh Frydenberg, Australia economy

THE GREAT LIE, THE FACTS

It may be the only campaign tactic they have left, and it’s a lie, but the media laps it up and Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg are flogging it hard. That’s the claim that the Coalition are “superior economic managers” and Labor can’t be trusted to run the economy. Alan Austin looks at International Monetary Fund data and puts the case that Labor have been far superior economic managers.

Source: Scott and Josh “superior economic managers”? Not according to the IMF – Michael West

Right Wing Christianity

Jesus wasn’t white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here’s why that matters

He wasn’t a white man nor European

The problem is, Jesus was not white. You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise if you’ve ever entered a Western church or visited an art gallery. But while there is no physical description of him in the Bible, there is also no doubt that the historical Jesus, the man who was executed by the Roman State in the first century CE, was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew.

This is not controversial from a scholarly point of view, but somehow it is a forgotten detail for many of the millions of Christians who will gather to celebrate Easter this week.

via Jesus wasn’t white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here’s why that matters

Tertiary Education

Is going to university really worth it for most people? – RN – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Universities no longer broaden mindsHistorically, attending university had a broad social component: making new friends, sitting in a common room arguing about the world’s ills with strangers.

Source: Is going to university really worth it for most people? – RN – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)