Not all Māori on board with Marama Green M.P. Marama Davidson’s involvement with the “Peace Boat” to Gaza is purportedly to raise awareness of the struggle of women in Gaza. However, Davidson has involved herself in one of the world’s most intractable conflicts without attempting to understand…
Do National’s MPs understand what they just agreed to? This week we witnessed a truly absurd turn of events in Parliament. A motion was passed in New Zealand parliament last Wednesday, expressing “support for the Women’s Peace Boat to Gaza”. In other words, New Zealand’s Parliament has just given…
When a Zionist went to Ramallah: You won’t believe what she found As a Jewish Zionist it is easy enough to believe that all Palestinians hate me, they see Israel as the source of all their suffering, and they believe that Jews do not belong there. It’s not hard to find evidence…
Life-saving Israeli tech coming to Kiwi roads soon The problem of foreign drivers straying on to the wrong side of the road and killing or injuring other motorists is a vexed one. Tourism is now our biggest income earner and our economy needs the dollars, pounds and yen:…
Zionism is an indigenous movement: Dr Einat Wilf Dr Einat Wilf talks with Middle East Voices about why Zionism it is one of the most inspirational and special indigenous movements in history. Zionism is the movement of liberation of an indigenous people who stayed true to their land…”Einat…
Update: World Vision suspends operations in Gaza In August we reported on the breaking news that the director of World Vision in Gaza, Mohammed El-Halabi (pictured with Mike McRoberts), was arrested by Israel for allegedly diverting tens of millions of dollars of aid and donations to Hamas…
Green Party “Peace Mission” to Gaza: Nine things to consider Green Party MP, Marama Davidson, is soon to depart on the “women’s peace boat” in an attempt to breach Israel’s legal maritime blockade of Gaza and raise awareness of the Palestinian cause. However, press releases from the Green Party and…
Burkini or Bikini: The freedom to choose For Kiwis, the idea of having swimwear monitored at the beach is quite odd, to say the least. But then, the French are not known for moderate responses. This CNN report shows that for Israel’s mixed population of Muslims and…
NZ advertising watchdog reaffirms defence of propaganda lies The New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority appeals board has reaffirmed its original ruling that maps are just opinion. The historic and geographic facts are of no relevance to the industry watchdog. It seems content to undermine its own Code of…
How much Kiwi money has World Vision sent to Hamas? The news broke yesterday that the director of the Gaza branch of World Vision, Mohammed El-Halabi, was arrested by the Israeli internal secret service for allegedly diverting tens of millions of dollars of World Vision funds to the terrorist arm…
“We’re on a slippery slope to a one state reality” – Yossi Alpher (2/2) At the 2016 Auckland Writers Festival, Yossi Alpher spoke with Radio NZ producer, Jeremy Rose. In the first part of the talk, Yossi spoke of his experience with the “Periphery Doctrine”. In this, second and last, part of the talk,…
“Israel reached out to the periphery because of Arab hostility” – Yossi Alpher (1/2) Not many people are aware of Israel’s “Periphery Doctrine”, or the “Alliance of the Periphery” developed by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. This foreign policy initiative called for development of strategic ties with states beyond the most hostile, immediate…
Donna Miles-Mojab’s apologia for genocidal fascism Most people would make a distinction between those who deliberately throw alleged homosexuals from rooftops, actively commit genocide and ethnically cleanse regions of minority groups, enslave thousands of women and girls, and call for the murder of civilians around the…