Palestine – Israel Sheds PLO As Negotiating Partner
December 10, 2015 by David Singer
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded that completing successful negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on the allocation of territorial sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), Gaza and East Jerusalem is a mission impossible to achieve. Read more
Israel Ensures European Union Swallows Poison Pill
December 1, 2015 by David Singer
The European Union’s (EU) discriminatory and racist labelling requirements for Jewish goods and products originating from Judea and Samaria has now seen Israel effectively label the EU as “persona non grata” in the diplomatic process between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs under the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap…writes David Singer. Read more
UN Security Council Must Get Serious On Destroying Islamic State…writes David singer
November 25, 2015 by David Singer
Brussels in lock-down, mayhem in Mali and the shooting down of a Russian war plane by Turkey have swiftly followed the unanimous passage on 20 November 2015 of an ineffectual French-sponsored Security Council Resolution 2249 (2015) in the record breaking time of just 34 minutes. Read more
Israel’s History Trumps European Union Labelling Laws…writes David Singer
November 23, 2015 by David Singer
Jewish history spanning 3000 years is set to trump the European Union’s (EU) unprecedented action requiring the way goods are labelled originating from four areas of territory disputed between Arabs and Jews – the West Bank, Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Gaza. Read more
Syria and Islamic State: America Capitulates – UN Security Council Procrastinates
November 18, 2015 by David Singer
President Obama has finally abandoned his 2011 policy calling for Syria’s President Assad to step aside and allow the future of Syria to be determined by its people – opening the way to a UN-led process on the political future of Syria being undertaken without first removing Assad…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine – Obama Gives Up On Bush’s Two-State Solution…writes David Singer
November 12, 2015 by David Singer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House this week has confirmed President Obama’s assessment that the much vaunted two-state solution proposed by Obama’s predecessor President George W. Bush on 30 April 2003 (the Roadmap) will not happen whilst Obama is President – or indeed ever. Read more
Security Council Permanent Members Herald Armed Action Against Islamic State
November 4, 2015 by David Singer
An international conference in Vienna on 30 October – attended by all five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council – America, China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom – has made an important breakthrough towards defeating Islamic State and ending the conflict in Syria and Iraq…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine – Peres Trashes Rabin’s Oslo Accords Vision
October 29, 2015 by David Singer
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres has pre-empted the memorial rally this Saturday evening to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the assassination on 4 November 1995 of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin – by writing – quite misleadingly – of Rabin’s vision in the Jerusalem Post this week…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine – 1922 Two-State Solution Key To Resolving Arab-Jewish Conflict
October 22, 2015 by David Singer
United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon has jetted into Jerusalem on a fool’s errand – with tensions continuing to escalate between Arabs and Jews as their conflict spanning almost 100 years remains unresolved. Read more
Islamic Lifelines Can Prevent Islamic State Dead Lines…writes David Singer
October 14, 2015 by David Singer
Australia was introduced to a high school chaplain and Muslim community leader Sheikh Wesam Charkawi on one of Australia’s most widely viewed TV shows – Q and A – last Monday evening. Read more
Iraq Exacerbates America-Russia Standoff on Destroying Islamic State
October 8, 2015 by David Singer
America and its 62 nation coalition is becoming increasingly isolated and irrelevant as Russia maintains its airstrikes in Syria and has now commenced firing cruise missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea 1500 kilometres away. Read more
Palestine – United Nations Bedazzled By Abbas Word Wizardry
October 4, 2015 by David Singer
PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly last week contained a concoction of half-truths and outright lies that everyone listening to him should question…writes David Singer. Read more
Syrian sinkhole swallowing Obama and Putin’s credibility and political judgement
October 1, 2015 by David Singer
President Obama’s continuing focus on removing Syria’s President Assad to secure America’s co-operation with Russia to destroy Islamic State – whilst President Putin has now independently commenced Russian air strikes in Syria – supposedly on Islamic State forces – exposes both leaders lack of credibility and political judgement…writes David Singer. Read more
America’s Political Mistakes Give Islamic State Big Breaks
September 25, 2015 by David Singer
America’s ongoing insistence on wanting Syria’s President – Bashar al-Assad – removed from power -continues to hinder American policy on removing Islamic State as a threat to international peace and security…writes David Singer. Read more
Russia and America Must Jointly Confront Islamic State
September 18, 2015 by David Singer
The possibility that Russia and America may at long last be seeking common ground on confronting Islamic State has been increased with US Secretary of State John Kerry revealing that his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov has approached America proposing military talks over Syria. Read more
Obama and Kerry Must Stop Playing Games Affecting Israel’s Future
September 9, 2015 by David Singer
Attempting to secure the Congressional vote required to confirm President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran has necessitated Secretary for State John Kerry pledging Obama’s “rock solid” diplomatic support and increased military assistance for Israel – the bitterest opponent of Obama’s Iranian proposal…writes David Singer. Read more
Iran – Is Obama Conning 340 Rabbis or 200 Generals?…asks David Singer
September 3, 2015 by David Singer
The upcoming debate and vote in the US Congress to endorse the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran (JCPOA) has become even more critical now that President Obama has reportedly secured the necessary votes to veto any Congressional resolution of disapproval. Read more
Palestine – Changed Narratives Needed To Nurture New Negotiations
August 27, 2015 by David Singer
France is not expected to present its anticipated draft proposal for the declaration of a Palestinian State to the U.N. Security Council in September – having reportedly been criticized both by Israel – which does not want any external solution imposed on it – and by the PLO – which fears the Security Council will not meet its demands…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine: More Straight Talking – Less Doublespeak
August 14, 2015 by David Singer
The well-publicised “secret meeting” recently held in Jordan between Israel’s newest negotiations Minister Silvan Shalom and perennial PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat is but the latest in a 20 years old meaningless talk fest that has seen little tangible signs of ending the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict – despite two offers made by Israel in 2000/2001 and 2008 and rejected by the Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine – Chickens Coming Home to Roost for Turkey
August 7, 2015 by David Singer
Turkey’s championing of the Palestinian Arabs in their quest for an independent State has come back to bite the country with a vengeance – as Kurdish Statehood is once again firmly placed on the political agenda…writes David Singer. Read more
Iran deal presages UN military action against Islamic State
July 24, 2015 by David Singer
China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, America and the European Union (E3/EU+3) – the Septet – have shown a rare degree of international cooperation in signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear horizons. Read more
Abu Dhabi And Sydney – A Tale Of Two Cities
July 16, 2015 by David Singer
An Australian woman – Jodi Magi – has been arrested, jailed and deported from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates after being found guilty of “writing bad words on social media about a person” – reportedly a cyber-crime in the United Arab Emirates…writes David Singer. Read more
Islamic State – Confusion, Delusion and Illusion…writes David Singer
July 10, 2015 by David Singer
Australia’s Minister for Communications – Malcolm Turnbull – has sought to play down the threat Islamic State poses to world peace and security with these few throwaway unsubstantiated sentences during an address to the Sydney Institute on 7 July. Read more
State Of Palestine and Islamic State Highlight International Double Standards
July 3, 2015 by David Singer
UNESCO, the United Nations and just this week – the Vatican – have recognised that the “State of Palestine” exists…writes David Singer. Read more
Palestine – European Union Risks “Jew-hater” Label…writes David Singer
June 25, 2015 by David Singer
The European Union (EU) runs the risk of being labelled “Jew-hater” – should it proceed with its plans requiring supermarkets and other retailers to label products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) differently from those made by Jews in Israel. Read more
BDS – Sinister Hoax With Genocidal Objective…writes David Singer
June 18, 2015 by David Singer
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS) instituted in 2005 by “Palestinian civil Society” against Israel and its civil society continues to attract people from all around the world – including Jews and Israeli Arabs – who support the campaign without realising its genocidal objective. Read more
Beating the BDS Jew-haters…writes David Singer
June 12, 2015 by David Singer
Recently, a group of 52 Harvard students – of all backgrounds and faiths – visited Israel for 10 days during the Harvard Israel Trek 2015. Read more
Russia Demands American Capitulation To Help Eradicate Islamic State…writes David Singer
June 4, 2015 by David Singer
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on America to end its attempt to remove Syria’s President Assad from power in return for Russia’s co-operation to militarily confront Islamic State. Read more
Palestine – Netanyahu Goes For Gold In Shoot-Off With Obama…writes David Singer
May 29, 2015 by David Singer
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s appointment of former United Nations ambassador Dore Gold to head up Israel’s Foreign Ministry – ensures that Israel will be confronting President Obama as he continues attempting to deviate from the commitments made to Israel by his predecessor President Bush in a letter dated 14 April to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (Bush Commitments). Read more
Palestine – Pope Forfeits Spiritual And Moral Authority…writes David Singer
May 21, 2015 by David Singer
Pope Francis has suffered a serious blow to his spiritual and moral authority following the Vatican’s recognition of the “State of Palestine” in a new treaty announced on 13 May. Read more
