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There is something very old-fashioned about this. The old cultural cringe of New Zealand, where people used to think that anything that is from outside our shores must be better, brighter, more innovative and more important than what we can produce ourselves.
With new revelations of the appalling racism behind Israel’s refusal to provide Covid-19 vaccines to 4.5 million Palestinians under…
In a personalised Press release, dated 7 January, the Israel Institute of New Zealand (IINZ) attacked Maire Leadbeater, Janfrie Wakim,…
Yesterday’s government announcement on new state housing is a pathetic response to the biggest housing crisis in New Zealand since the 1940s.
The cancellation of the cannabis eradication programme is another sign that New Zealand Police have been the quiet achievers of…
Early last week, in a short, incisive report, Israel’s largest and most respected human rights group, B’Tselem, declared the situation in Israel/Palestine as apartheid.
I think there is a lot to fear in the USA.
A step too far.
Silence is not an option.
Silver Ferns – please take note: Israeli brutality, alongside its apartheid policies against Palestinians, continued through 2020 with Israeli human…