Bob Bowker
@BobBowkerRetired diplomat and academic, hon prof CAIS ANU, Middle East tragic. Memoirs (Tomorrow there will be Apricots: an Australian Diplomat in the Arab World).
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I strongly agree with this advice. Don't leave Syria. The mission is far from over. | Middle East Institute mei.edu/blog/dont-leav…
Indeed, the ICC has such clear 'antisemitic bias' that it has spent the past 20 years pursuing well-known Jewish figures like *checks notes* Omar al-Bashir and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
The ICC has no credibility and these allegations have been refuted by the U.S. government. Israel has lawfully defended its people & borders from genocidal terrorists. You can expect a strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January.
The UN reported that an average of 10 children lose a leg in Gaza each day.
Today is International Children’s Day. Thousands of children in Gaza are dead, many more missing, many more orphaned and many more injured and traumatized in ways that will alter their lives forever. Each is a full world of hopes and dreams dashed cruelly.
“I have drawn the attention of the Member States that the clock is ticking. It is a 3-month deadline.” @UNLazzarini calls on the Member States to prevent the implementation of the Israeli parliament bills banning UNRWA’s operations in occupied Palestinian territory.
Despite Two States solution rhetoric it’s only a matter of time before there is a loss of international will to sustain the PA and UNRWA against Israeli pressure. But this approach will bring neither peace nor security for Israelis. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
Israel's plan for Gaza is long-term occupation. This is beyond question now. As is mass ethnic cleansing. Some useful information from Israeli newspaper @haaretzcom: "The work is progressing at full speed. What was a dirt embankment with the rubble of destroyed buildings a few…
Great to see the Sara Haddad book Sunbird included among this fine selection.
Extremely honoured Balcony Over Jerusalem included in 5 books “package” sent by 90 Aust authors to all 227 fed MPs & Senators. Thanks to Tim Winton, JM Coetzee, Charlotte Wood, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Marcus O’Reilly et al. A fascinating project theguardian.com/australia-news…
Delightful. Two class acts.
Vamos, @RafaelNadal! As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional. Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I…
Historically speaking, Israel is, in fact, Egypt; the area is filled with evidence of the presence of Egyptians. (We can keep doing this forever).
One year on, I stand by my view that the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has no two-state solution | The Strategist aspistrategist.org.au/israeli-palest…
Just now -- acclaimed British surgeon testifies to #UK Parliament, detailing how #IDF "quadcopters" would arrive at the scene of airstrikes in #Gaza & "pick-off" / "shoot" the injured, including children.
This is brilliant
Yes. My impression is that whereas the UAE has given priority to managing relations with Washington, thereby increasing risk of embarrassment, or worse, over Palestine, MBS has opted to prioritise the stability of Saudi relations with Tehran. It is a smarter choice.
Trump will struggle to find partners outside of Israel for "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran "Saudi Crown Prince urges Israel to respect Iran's sovereignty" thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024…
Two state solution anyone?
For anyone unsure of how Netanyahu is responding to Trump's election, appointing Yechiel Leiter as the next Israeli ambassador to Washington is as clear a signal is it gets. It is placing all of his chips on a singular policy direction 1/
This forecast sounds plausible. But it also brings neither security nor peace; and it will place pressure on US friends and clients to decide whether to fall into line with Trump’s position, at the expense of the PA, the UN and longstanding support for a two state approach.
Netanyahu and his far-right allies are celebrating Trump's victory because they expect him to be as 'pro-Israel' (or, more accurately, pro-Netanyahu) as he was in his first term in office. Is this expectation likely to be right? A 🧵
“My Seven Takeaways From Donald Trump's Shocking Victory” Me, for Zeteo, writing in the early hours, still in a state of semi-shock: zeteo.com/p/my-seven-tak…
How much of Hamas destroyed? ‘“They’re not going anywhere,” Yusuf, who has even told his wife to start covering her hair and pretended to pray, said of local Hamas officials. “They’re here, waiting for the war to stop.”’ on.ft.com/3AdYgyw
Neither Jordan nor Egypt tried to settle the land, destroy every building in the area, regard the inhabitants as "human animal," send snipers to kill the children, blow up the schools, murder the journalists or liquidate the inhabitants. Only a genocidal bigot could fail to see…
DOUBLE STANDARDS: The United Nations did not pass resolutions condemning Jordan's annexation of the West Bank from 1948 to 1967, nor any resolutions condemning Egypt’s military control of the Gaza Strip these years. The UN is an hypocrite organization, and so are both of you.
l remain unconvinced that generalized boycotts represent a more productive approach than targeted outreach, but the letter deserves reflection on our thinking about the conflict, our frustration, and the responses to it at the political and societal levels.
Read @asoueif on "Liberal Values" and the open letter to boycott all complicit Israeli institutions that has garnered over 5,000 signatories lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/nove…
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