Israel’s Netanyahu government isn’t just focussed on the oppression of Palestinians. Tim Robertson reports on the ongoing treatment of African refugees. The conservative Likud Party’s position on what to do with African asylum seekers hoping to obtain...
It’s somewhat sobering to read Jake Bilardi’s final blog post—less manifesto, in parts, more expository essay—and find oneself agreeing with many of his views and opinions on the state of the world. He was revolted with the Israel–Palestine conflict, which he—echoing...
Hezbollah is an organisation divided as it fights two “existential threats”. Is this all just rhetoric? Freelance journalist Tim Robertson reports. There’s an old joke by the humourist Stephen Potter about how one should deal with those who claim to...
A bank? Why would I want to see a bank? I came here to see the birthplace of Christ! No, a Banksy. Do you want to go and see a Bansky? What in God’s name is a Banksy? – Bethlehem, May 2015. So it was that two American pilgrims — retirees, sotherners judging by...
PM Tony Abbott blames the Muslim community for not doing enough to curb radicalisation, but until the West confronts its role in the process nothing will change, writes Tim Robertson. POLITICALSPEAK has brought an early demise to many a good word and valued phrase,...