Hama – a brief history.

On a visit to Syria in May 2010, one of the things that made the greatest impression on me was the sound of Hama’s ancient waterwheels. That is saying a lot, given it was after a visit to Palmyra – but there lies a connection, as these enormous wheels are actually Roman water pumps, lifting… Continue reading Hama – a brief history.

Hateful Ideologies

It’s an expression we’ve heard a lot since Hamas fighters broke out of the Gaza concentration camp a year ago, and most recently repeated following the killing of Yahya Sinwar in Rafah. This coward’s murder of the Resistance leader, referred to by the Murdoch Australian as “elimination” has empowered both the murderers and their quarry,… Continue reading Hateful Ideologies

Rallying for the Resistance, October 6th Melbourne

RALLY FOR LEBANON

Below is an article I wrote and submitted for publication on P&I, which is now a little passe’ – given the rate of changes taking place, along with the festival of hate over October 7th that made support for Hezbollah or Hamas a crime against humanity. I just publish it now for the record, as… Continue reading Rallying for the Resistance, October 6th Melbourne

We are all Hezbollah

“So what is Hezbollah?” they ask, posing the question to anyone who will confirm the Zionists’ claim it is a terrorist organisation, and dragging reluctant Lebanese into a war against Israel on Iran’s behalf. Such people are two-a-penny amongst the Western commentariat, but now as rare as hen’s teeth in Beirut, except perhaps in the… Continue reading We are all Hezbollah

The Paralysing of Humanity in Gaza

Michael Leunig on Iraqi victim of 'Shock and Awe'

When it was first announced that there would be a vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza strip, I could only think of Michael Leunig’s poignant cartoon, lampooning Australia’s heartless PM John Howard for his collaboration with the US in the murder of Iraqi children in 2003. He was reacting to one case in particular… Continue reading The Paralysing of Humanity in Gaza

Framing Russia as a Terrorist State; SBS plays midwife.

The SBS news broadcast on August 10th covered two related events – an Israeli missile strike on a school beside a mosque in Gaza city which was sheltering hundreds of displaced people, and an alleged Russian strike on a Kostantinivka supermarket in Donetsk. The presentation of these two lethal strikes was quite different – giving… Continue reading Framing Russia as a Terrorist State; SBS plays midwife.

Too late to stop the war; not too late to lay the blame..

THIS IS A LIE

There is a danger that as the war against the Zionist occupation of Palestine spirals out of control, we will lose sight of why and how it started. In the heat of battle it may seem trivial to ask ‘who started this’ rather than focus on how to stop it. Some of course will say… Continue reading Too late to stop the war; not too late to lay the blame..

Creating the Pretext for War; a False Flag in the Golan.

MAJDAL SHAMS, morning after the strike

When Israel’s military spokesman Daniel Haggari appeared just after a rocket hit the sports-ground in Majdal Shams on the 27th of July, his outrage over the killing of innocent children was hard to take. As many observers commented, he had shown no such outrage or even regret over Israel’s killing of 21,000 children in Gaza.… Continue reading Creating the Pretext for War; a False Flag in the Golan.

The Toxicity of Zionism..

PROUD ZIONISTS ALL

In the recent meeting between President Netanyahu of Israel and President Biden of America, both men were keen to celebrate their “Zionism”, and unfaltering support for the “State of Israel”. This may be no great surprise, given Netanyahu had just received overwhelming support from Congress for his progress on ridding Palestine of its non-Zionist indigenous… Continue reading The Toxicity of Zionism..

Israel’s Incendiary Lies

RAFAH INFERNO

The ability of Israeli leaders to tell lies is now legendary and pervasive – one could say ‘Israel’ is a country built on lies, and one whose status can only be maintained by covering those lies with more lies. In case some would say this is just words, and truth is relative, consider the simplest… Continue reading Israel’s Incendiary Lies