Comments on: Rivlin visit off

By: Leon Poddebsky

Leon Poddebsky — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:17:16 +0000

If and when President Rivlin visits Australia, will diplomatic protocol permit the President to point out how Ms Bishop’s Iran policy could be exploited by the Iranatollah regime to Australia’s detriment, as well as Israel’s, nay, the entire civilised world’s?

By: Joseph Silver

Joseph Silver — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 03:16:23 +0000

What happened to Netanyahu’s cancelled visit to Australia from June 2014, justifiable at the time because of the escalating Gaza conflict. But now?

By: Pinchos Woolstone

Pinchos Woolstone — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 23:39:32 +0000

Australia is of much lesser importance than Russia in Geopolitics.
A small nation playing virtually no role in Middle East conflicts.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:45:40 +0000

So, Israels Foreign Ministry announces the cancellation and advises that The President will speak in the next few hours with Australia’s Governor General and Prime Minister.
I would have thought that any student of Foreign Affairs 101 would know that the appropriate step would have been to speak to the GG and PM first, explain the situation and apologise and only then make the public announcement.
Israel does it again!