While the world’s attention was focused on the US election, Israeli authorities demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing 73 Palestinians, including 41 children, in the largest such demolition in years. The UN estimates that 689...
I reflect that in 2019 the members for Pearce and Aston—oddly enough—called for my resignation from parliament for having the temerity to observe that checkpoints in Israel could be gravely dangerous for Palestinians. Full speech Mr JOSH WILSON (Fremantle) (13:48):...
In today’s world in particular, Rabin’s legacy of leadership is clear: during his time as the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Rabin provided a compelling example of what national leadership looks like when the role is embraced by a person of...
Elected leader of the opposition in 1992, Rabin took a big gamble. He ran on a platform of making peace with Israel’s enemies and he won, becoming Prime Minister and serving for over three years until his tragic death. In that time, he signed the landmark Oslo...
Rabin knew war and never shirked from the responsibilities of defending his state or its people, but he also understood that to realise the full potential for the benefit of humanity Israel could not live in a perpetual state of war and existential crisis. He showed...
