Awaiting response to questions
On 14 November 2021, an Open Letter (below) was emailed to Nanaia Mahuta, noting her past comments on certain aspects of foreign policy and the importance of international rules and institutions.
Leslie Bravery
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Israel’s attack on human rights fails to convince
The UN Human Rights Commissioner has condemned Israel’s terrorism accusations against Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), saying they should immediately be…
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Israel declares war on 6 human rights organisations
On 22 October, the Israeli Defence Ministry declared that the human rights organisations Addameer, al-Haq, Defence for Children International–Palestine, the…
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Not in our name
Attacks on Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills and Jordan Valley are mounting, so much so that even the Israeli…
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Right of Return and Freedom
In Edinburgh, during 1859, William and Robert Chambers founded an encyclopaedia, renowned for its accuracy and scholarliness; it ceased publication…
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Breaking the “cycle of impunity”
Late at night, on 2 September, Israeli war planes violated Lebanese airspace, terrorising people as they flew low over suburbs…
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Leaving Afghanistan “frees up resources for Israel”
In an article published by the US Defense News, Yair Ramati of the Israeli MirYam Institute, discussed what he considered…
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Blindness of ‘a balanced approach’
First of all, a correction and sincere apology: In my previous blog, I inadvertently referred to Miko Peled’s grandfather, Avraham…
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Shared grief and understanding
Last month, in answer to a Parliamentary question in the UK, the Conservative MP James Cleverly replied, on behalf of…
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Paying lip service
Israel’s Gaza ceasefire violations continue to go unreported by the mainstream news media. From 6-21 July (inclusive) there have been…