It was Oscar Wilde who said ''Illusion is the first of all pleasures'', and it seems so many are basking in the pleasure of the illusion that has been created around the Palestinian Authority's bid for observer state status at the UN.
Showing posts with label lobbying in Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lobbying in Australia. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Effective pressure is essential to broker a solution
The Palestinian Authority is seeking recognition from the United Nations General Assembly for Palestine to be admitted as a non-member state in the UN. There is strong support in the General Assembly for the resolution, with at least 115 member states, representing more than 75 per cent of the world population, expected to vote yes. Sadly, Australia will not be among them.
Gillard reassures Israel of backing despite UN vote
THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has sought to placate an angry Jewish lobby with strong words of support in Parliament for Israel after Australia backed Palestine at the United Nations.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Messages from the war zone
Both sides of the Middle East conflict tell Daniel Flitton how they are heard.
The shouting had gone on long enough. "The problem is, the microphone is shoved in front of the face of some person who is going to yell in either broken English or Arabic," despaired Moammar Mashni.
"When was the last time you saw an articulate, educated Palestinian - who there are millions of - before the cameras?"
The shouting had gone on long enough. "The problem is, the microphone is shoved in front of the face of some person who is going to yell in either broken English or Arabic," despaired Moammar Mashni.
"When was the last time you saw an articulate, educated Palestinian - who there are millions of - before the cameras?"
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Israel's Violence on Palestenians
Right to Defend itself
Israel has always cried 'holocaust' tears to the world while singing the old tune of "Defending itself and its citizens".
How do they do it? By banning or killing international journalists by bribing their supportive governments.
Palestine is destroyed as a State so is Gaza. Meanwhile the "chronically suffering Israel" has developed to a point it does not need Uncle Sam anymore, see their infrastructure, see their military development up to nuclear programs... and they are the eternal "poor" in need.
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