By Douglas Chalmers...
Nothing can excuse Australia, a white supremacist settler society fantasy-land just like the fake state of Israel, which did NOT have the decency to vote FOR the rights of PALESTINIANS, uhh... that is the way of a fading Anglo colony living in the past and hanging onto the USA's coat-tails....
“Those who ducked, ran for cover and ended up abstaining. Most prominently Australia and Germany, which had been widely expected to oppose the resolution, but didn't. Both apparently became enmeshed in domestic politics and beat a retreat. Germany's abstention demonstrates that it's not ready yet to take its place as the pre-eminent leader on the European scene. Britain ended up in this column from the other end -- ready to support the resolution if it received assurances that the Palestinians wouldn't use their new status to haul Israel before the International Criminal Court. With no such guarantees forthcoming, the UK abstained and washed its hands of the whole thing. Other European countries that went into hiding with abstentions included Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Romania...” http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/12/the_un_palestine_vote_--_the...
PM Julia Gillard said the abstention was not a reflection of Australia’s backing for a two-state solution or for Israel but failing to vote for upgrading Palestine's status at the UN gave no support to Palestine in either respect. Sadly, Gillard reaffirmed her (personal) commitment to Israel in parliament, in an attempt to blunt the negative reaction to the vote from Australia's Zionists....
“We all want to wake up in a world where Israel can live behind secure borders,” she said, adding that Israel should be free of coming under rocket attack...” http://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-pm-facing-backlash-from-jewish-g...
The brutal invasions of Gaza and the use of white phosphorus by the IDF has had little effect on the 'politix-is-local' mindset of Australian politicians and especially in a country which slavishly follows the USA with its obsession with Israel and the justification supporting the Zionist entity provides in delusionally making the past colonial crimes of the genocide of North America's indigenous peoples somehow excusable. It must make (white) migrant Australians like Gillard (and Tony Abbott) happy to think that they can also excuse Australia's shameful colonial past genocide of native Australians by supporting the same history of terrorism, invasion and occupation perpetrated by European Jews and facilitated by the UN decree in 1948 which formally authorised the illegal occupation of Palestine which was once peacefully home to Christians, Jews and Muslims alike. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2004/7/Herzl+and+Zionism.htm
Its interesting that the Balfour Declaration in 1917 was essentially the British colonialist invaders of Greater Syria (also the French) carving up and giving away other peoples' lands to their Zionist supporters and financiers of World War 1... but even nations can only rewrite history to suit themselves just so often and then only to find that they themselves have also been written out of history eventually too... http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/Decla...
But the two-state solution has little real appeal to Palestinians anyway. They want their country back – all of it! Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) got down to business quickly at the UN this week...
"The Palestinian leader told reporters in New York on Friday evening that the General Assembly's decision has turned "Palestine into a state under an occupation, and most of the world's countries think so as well, voiding the Israeli claim that this is a disputed territory..." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4313993,00.html
Meanwhile, the lies + the construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land continues...
“Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stressed on Friday that the current Israeli government is committed to the two-state solution and is bound by agreements signed by previous administrations – even if it is unhappy with them.... Lieberman made the remarks after Israel approved the construction of 3,000 additional housing units in Jerusalem and the West Bank...” http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4313979,00.html
But also, the killings continue... despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas re Gaza...
“Hamas accused Israel on Saturday of violating the shaky, Egyptian-brokered Gaza truce of November 21 after Israeli troops killed a Palestinian taking part in a protest at the enclave's border fence...” http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-palestinians-israel-violenc...
Well, that was 'as it happened' this week, but finally I should add that Israel and Australia do have something unusual in common.... its our 'whiteness', uhh...
"In the interview with Tamir, which appeared in Haaretz..., he said Israel should utilize its strong links with Australia to enhance its position with Asian countries. He described Israel and Australia as "sisters" in Asia and added: "We are in Asia without the characteristics of Asians. We don't have yellow skin and slanted eyes. Asia is basically the yellow race. Australia and Israel are not - we are basically the white race." http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/envoy-to-australia-to-explain-...
