Comments on: Israel’s “useful idiots” in the Australian media http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/israels-useful-idiots-in-the-australian-media/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Herbert http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/israels-useful-idiots-in-the-australian-media/#comment-27440 Kevin Herbert Wed, 27 May 2009 09:46:01 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61708#comment-27440 The most disappointing aspect to this that the Rudd Government is taking part in this exercise, given that it's participation is an endorsement of a national government increasingly considered an international pariah for its treatment of the Palestinians. Albert Dadon, who heads the Australia-Israel Cultural Exchange that organised the trip, is on the record in the Australian newspaper as endorsing the Israeli Government's killing of hundred of civilians in Gaza, because Hamas are terrorists. Hamas have made their conditionsd for negotiations to end their conflict with Israel very clear...time & again. i.e. when the Gaza blockade is ended, and the direct negotiations for Israel's withdrawal of the illegally occupied teritories begins, Hamas will stop firing its rockets into Israel. Which part of the Hamas' pronouncements doesn't Israel, Dadon or Rudd & Gillard understand? The most disappointing aspect to this that the Rudd Government is taking part in this exercise, given that it’s participation is an endorsement of a national government increasingly considered an international pariah for its treatment of the Palestinians.

Albert Dadon, who heads the Australia-Israel Cultural Exchange that organised the trip, is on the record in the Australian newspaper as endorsing the Israeli Government’s killing of hundred of civilians in Gaza, because Hamas are terrorists.

Hamas have made their conditionsd for negotiations to end their conflict with Israel very clear…time & again. i.e. when the Gaza blockade is ended, and the direct negotiations for Israel’s withdrawal of the illegally occupied teritories begins, Hamas will stop firing its rockets into Israel.
Which part of the Hamas’ pronouncements doesn’t Israel, Dadon or Rudd & Gillard understand?

]]> By: Stephen Wong http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/israels-useful-idiots-in-the-australian-media/#comment-27435 Stephen Wong Wed, 27 May 2009 08:40:41 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61708#comment-27435 I don't know what Albrechsten, Bolt, and Sheridan call themselves, but certainly not journalists. The Israeli government would definitely not invite journalists, period. I don’t know what Albrechsten, Bolt, and Sheridan call themselves, but certainly not journalists. The Israeli government would definitely not invite journalists, period.

]]> By: David1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/israels-useful-idiots-in-the-australian-media/#comment-27414 David1 Wed, 27 May 2009 05:58:06 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=61708#comment-27414 I wasn't aware Albrechtsen Bolt, Sheridan and the other thingie whose name escapes me were possessed of values of any kind except those which suit their particular agendas. No doubt their adoring public will be awash with the fruits of their trip, being wined and dined and feted in 5 star hotels. Can't see that lot spending a few nights with the faithful on a Kibbutz. Bolt now there's a name full of Jewish connotation and family heritage. I wasn’t aware Albrechtsen Bolt, Sheridan and the other thingie whose name escapes me were possessed of values of any kind except those which suit their particular agendas. No doubt their adoring public will be awash with the fruits of their trip, being wined and dined and feted in 5 star hotels. Can’t see that lot spending a few nights with the faithful on a Kibbutz. Bolt now there’s a name full of Jewish connotation and family heritage.

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