The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.

Something Gaza has exposed is just how nakedly careerist so many politicians and journalists are.

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"Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, more than 100 humanitarian groups warn" (And still Keir Starmer hasnt said a word about this, the biggest moral failure of the West in our time) bbc.com/news/articles/…

Disappointed to read alma mater at risk of becoming a 'middle-ranking regional university', not that agree necessarily with the put down of 'regional universities'. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07/c…

One thing for sure this exchange is not emanating from Sky News Australia

Hard to disagree with this, and something particularly grating about the English accent 👇

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP News Agency, The Associated Press, BBC News (World) and Reuters

If not now when? The Guardian view on starvation in Gaza: it will take more than words to halt Israel’s genocide | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Labor Caucus disappointingly passive on the Palestine issue. Maybe should remind themselves nothing to fear but fear itself 😑 smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Pop go the so-called Abraham Accords 👇

France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says bbc.in/45loICQ

Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.

Memo, Mr Albanese and Ms Wong, nothing to fear but fear itself 😑

Mr Starmer shamed at last -- and fearful of paying a price politically -- stirred into a pro forma response. Too little and too late for thousands killed, many more maimed and still more traumatised. In the chancelleries of the West, notable exceptions, this has been shameful.

Fed Chair Powell not taking any shit 👇

Feed the Children of Gaza, no child should be starving.

At last, The Economist comes to a conclusion that should've been obvious many months ago. Continuation of the Gaza war disgraces Israel, and those who excuse its excesses The Economist economist.com/leaders/2025/0…

If anything has stirred Mr Starmer into a belated and inadequate response to Gaza -- not the suffering itself -- this sort of thing will have, since these numbers are aimed at Labour's underbelly.

Kudos Grattan for drawing attention to a scam. Those receiving pension entitlements while occupying multi-million family homes, and whose living expenses are subsidised by their kids for inheritance purposes, drain on the exchequer tune of $4bn annually. afr.com/politics/feder…