While recognising Palestinian statehood gives legitimacy to Palestinians鈥 aspirations, to use it as a bargaining chip, as Australia is doing, is a face-saving exercise, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Anthony Albanese is right that the Australian state has been sovereign for more than a century and its close military alliances with Britain and the US were not just struck freely, but enthusiastically. Peter Boyle argues that his big deceit is asserting that this is in our common interest.
Anti-Zionist researcher and journalist Yaakov Aharon joined Isaac Nellist on the 一品探花 Show to discuss Australia's arms ties with genocidal Israel.
Britain is suspending a fraction of its arms export licenses with Israel, hoping to appease, or silence, critics of its pro-Israel policy. Binoy Kampmark reports.
War and peace have become important issues in the City of Newcastle Council elections, as Newcastle is slated to become a major weapons manufacturing hub. Steve O'Brien reports.
More than 200 Palestine solidarity campaigners joined a community picket against Electromold in Thomastown. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Labor denies sending weapons to Israel. By focusing on the word 鈥渨eapons鈥, it ignores exports of 鈥渁mmunition/munitions鈥 and 鈥減arts and components鈥 which are covered by a 2014 arms treaty聽Australia has ratified. Michelle Fahy reports.
A 12-week community picket outside聽Heat Treatment Australia has led to a partial victory: the company has denied it helps supply parts for Israel鈥檚 genocide. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Stop the War on Palestine Group organised a well-attended protest outside Quickstep Holdings, which manufactures parts for F-35 joint strike fighters. Khaled Ghannam reports.
Pro-Palestine groups say Heat Treatment Australia, which makes essential parts聽for聽F-35 fighter jets for the Israeli military,聽must shut down聽operations.聽Janet Hawkes reports.