Israel’s insatiable territorial ambition
For over 70 years, the Zionist enterprise has been taking its daily toll on Palestinian life, limb, liberty and land. Israel’s territorial ambition in regard to land is insatiable.
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Little’s Hate Speech Laws Will Destroy This Government.
ANDREW LITTLE has confirmed that the Coalition Government will announce changes to New Zealand’s free speech laws before the election. Clearly, Jacinda Ardern has not been able to persuade her Justice Minister that introducing “hate speech” laws is a sure-fire election loser. Or, perhaps the Prime Minister also believes that attacking freedom of speech is an election-winning strategy.
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Paula Bennett’s attack on NZ First
So hold the phone … Paula Bennett is accusing the Prime Minister of refusing to face up to the issue around photos of a former NZF functionary meeting with a journalist turning up on Not-WhaleOil, claiming also that Winston’s statements in relation to this make him unfit to continue serving as Deputy PM.
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RNZ Must Have No Dogs In The September Fight.
RADIO NEW ZEALAND needs to reflect very carefully about the position in which it now finds itself.
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Burning Down The House: Will The Greens Be The Death Of The Left?
CAN THE GREENS get themselves back on track?
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Dr Liz Gordon: 2020
I have regained a small sliver of optimism this week over Bob Jones dropping the defamation action against Renae Maihi.
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Winston Peters’ Conduct Is Neither Smart, Nor Wise.
IT’S CLEAR THAT an important aspect of Jacinda Ardern’s political success is her willingness to seek – and take – advice. This is a much more important quality than people might think. The number of political leaders who neither seek, nor take, advice is distressingly high.
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Does your Kiwisaver fund invest in any of these companies which support Israel’s brutal oppression of Palestinians? Your job is to find out today…
One of the unexpected outcomes of the Trump/Netanyahu “deal of the century” is a small wave of action from international bodies to, very belatedly, to say the least, bring pressure on Israel.
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Activists give Indonesian leader details of Papuan deaths, political prisoners
“At the beginning of his first term in 2015, President Jokowi released five West Papuan political prisoners … a new hope for West Papua. But now, at the beginning of his second term, there are 57 people awaiting trial for treason, facing life imprisonment. This route will only fuel further conflict,” says human rights lawyer Veronica Koman.
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Defining Issues
UNFOLDING, IN A WELLINGTON COURTROOM, is a drama which speaks directly to the defining issues of our time. What is racism? How central is racial discrimination to the moral deficiencies of our society? What is Hate Speech? More importantly, what is the relationship between Hate Speech and Free Speech? And, lastly, what sanctions – if any – should be imposed upon those whose opinions give widespread offence?