New Zealand’s dangerously deluded Foreign Minister New Zealand Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, is a man on a mission. Undeterred by the failure of Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, John Kerry, Condoleezza Rice and Joe Biden to bring the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to a peaceful…
Do Jewish lives matter to Murray McCully? While Prime Minister Key “stands with Belgium in the fight against terrorism”, and Foreign Minister McCully “stand[s] with the people and Government of Turkey in their fight against terrorism”, neither can bring themselves to stand with Israel against their fight…
Minister McCully said this about terrorism New Zealand Foreign Minister said THIS about terrorism in Israel on the eve of his departure to Iran.
BSA fails to meet own standards When is the murder of an elderly woman walking along a street justified? The implication of the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) 2015-101 ruling is that murder is justified when the scene of the crime in question is labelled…
New Zealand no longer an honest broker of peace When New Zealand set about campaigning to win a seat on the Security Council, it did so on a platform of even-handedness and fair-mindedness, particularly on the sensitive Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Foreign Minister Murray McCully has since signalled a blatant departure…
Why Biden’s peace plan failed The day that US vice-president Joe Biden arrived in Israel, an American tourist was killed and many others wounded in a series of Palestinian terror attacks. This was just the latest recent tragedy; since September there have been 201 stabbing…
Radio NZ fails to challenge lies Gone are the days of unbiased, credible international news coverage on Radio New Zealand. At least that’s the impression one gets from listening to recent “Worldwatch” broadcasts presented by John Greaves. On 2nd Feb and again on 3rd Feb and…
“Israelis not victims of terror”: NZ Islamic leaders Does New Zealand have a double-standard policy on terror? While we wholeheartedly support the government’s condemnation of the recent attacks in Turkey and France, it is perplexing that the same condemnation has not been directed towards the multiple attacks perpetrated against innocent…
Social media spreads hate, lies, and anti-Semitism The power of social media It hardly needs to be said that social media can be a force for good and enhance our lives. It can connect people, inform those who may otherwise not be informed, draw attention to causes…
New Zealand’s apparent double-standard terror policy British Prime Minister David Cameron made a strong, principled speech against extremism in July. In it, he said that if one says “‘violence in London isn’t justified, but suicide bombs in Israel are a different matter’ – then you too…
Radio New Zealand “expert” academic ignores facts Radio New Zealand published an article about recent Palestinian terror in Israel where it only included the opinion of Dr Nigel Parsons, an academic who has spoken on a “Palestinian Solidarity” panel and has strong links to BerZeit University, where Hamas is praised and Jews are…
I’m for peace I’m pretty sure most, and probably all, of my friends in New Zealand would say that peace is something to aspire to. And if they turned their minds to it at all, they would probably say that they want peace…