Hezbollah, Iran’s Proxy, poses a threat that needs to be taken seriously Our government should follow the example of the UK, the US, Canada, the Arab League and The United Arab Emirates, among other nations, in designating the whole of Hezbollah a terror organisation.
What sort of relationship does New Zealand want with Israel? Both Prime Minister Bill English and new Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee have said they want to repair the relationship with Israel in the wake of New Zealand co-sponsoring anti-Israel UNSC Resolution 2334. However, they seem to disagree on what that…
10 Questions for Bill English on NZ’s ‘longstanding policy’ After months of evasion, the New Zealand Prime Minister has finally admitted, in response to another question from Winston Peters about UN Security Council Resolution 2334 in Parliament earlier this week, that the resolution was not put to cabinet for approval….
No place for hate speech in UN resolution debate Almost three quarters of a century since Auschwitz was liberated (the 72nd anniversary is January 27), there are still those who either deny the Holocaust happened or wish for another one. Such sentiments are brought to the fore and amplified…
World leaders speak out on biased UNSC resolution; New Zealand waits While the passing of the controversial UNSC Resolution 2334 on the eve of Christmas and Hanukkah went under the radar of many, a number of world leaders have spoken out. Even members of Obama’s own party are appalled at the…
Simon O’Connor’s Rosh Hashanah message This year the Jewish Community received a personal message from National MP Simon O’Connor for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It read: The ending of the old year and the arrival of the new is inherently an occasion to…