Josh Frydenberg, ever the opportunist, is criticising the Government's position on hate speech but he strongly advocated weakening existing hate speech legislation when he was an MP.
Not saying it isnt, and whilst we like to place rules on this, where were these rules when Islamic militants abducted innocent party goers at a music festival?
This isnt sports. With a referee that can adjudicate, and when the Palestinians hide their militants in the gen pop and under hospitals then what is expected?
I know there are rules of conduct and what not, but whos rules are they? History is always written by the victor.
That's the thing though Thry, the terrorists who attacked innocent Israelis aren't professional soldiers, don't wear a uniform, don't answer to a government and aren't bound by the rules that govern conflicts between nations. If they are apprehended, they are charged with terrorism offences (although the ICC did charge the now dead head of Hamas with war crimes). When I was a member of the ADF, I was taught the provisions of the Geneva and Hague Conventions and regularly reminded to comply with them at all times. Of course, professional soldiers may find it hard to adhere to the rules when the enemy doesn't, as we saw in Afghanistan.
Israel is a party to all four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and is legally bound by their rules ... and they're the first to bleat if any IDF personnel are not treated in accordance with the conventions.
Again, you're falling into the trap of assuming that the militants represent all Palestinians and all Palestinians are militants. The vast majority of Palestinians just want the Israelis and Hamas to leave them alone and they are not hiding "their militants" anywhere.
The 7 October attacks killed 1,195 people, 815 of whom were Israeli civilians. In addition, around 250 people were taken hostage and many of them haven't survived. The Israeli offensive that followed has killed 70,925 Palestinians, foreign aid workers and reporters and another 171,185 have been wounded. Around 1,200 IDF personnel have been killed since 7 October, on all fronts. Since the "ceasefire", 379 Palestinians, including 70 children, have been killed and three IDF soldiers have died. Those figures aren't surprising when you have one of the largest, most ruthless and well-equipped military forces waging war on unarmed civilians and defenceless children.
Hamas was estimated to have between 20-40,000 fighters of varying capacity and access to weapons in October 2023. The IDF claims to have killed around 17,000 to 23,000 militants (that's around one third of Palestinian casualties) since then. Of course, the ongoing persecution of Palestinians is likely to radicalise more fighters but there's a finite number.
The ICC is the referee that adjudicates war crimes.
I'm not a fan of protests generally and I don't think the pro-Palestinian rallies will change anyone's mind, or government policies. However, as Judith Treanor, a Jewish small business owner, points out,
"Those advocating for restrictions on pro-Palestinian protests must acknowledge the diversity of Jewish perspectives. Many Jews, including members of anti-Zionist groups like Jews Against the Occupation '48, Tzedek Collective, and the Loud Jew Collective, actively participate in these weekly rallies, standing in solidarity with Palestinians suffering atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.
Globally, anti-Zionist Jewish groups echo this support. In the U.S., Jewish Voice for Peace and lfNotNow have organised mass protests. Orthodox groups like Torah Jews for Justice have taken clear anti-Zionist stances. In London, the UJewish Bloc" within pro-Palestine rallies numbers in the hundreds, including Holocaust survivors. Na'amod, a contributing group, emphasises that uonly when Palestinians live in freedom and dignity will Israel have security.
These groups, like ours, reject the notion that Zionism represents all Jews. The atrocities committed by Israel are not done in ourtives. Many Jews, including members of anti-Zionist groups like Jews Against the Occupation '48, Tzedek Collective, and the Loud Jew Collective, actively participate in these weekly rallies, standing in solidarity with Palestinians suffering atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.
Globally, anti-Zionist Jewish groups echo this support. In the U.S., Jewish Voice for Peace and lfNotNow have organised mass protests. Orthodox groups like Torah Jews for Justice have taken clear anti-Zionist stances. In London, the UJewish Bloc" within pro-Palestine rallies numbers in the hundreds, including Holocaust survivors. Na'amod, a contributing group, emphasises that uonly when Palestinians live in freedom and dignity will Israel have security.
These groups, like ours, reject the notion that Zionism represents all Jews. The atrocities committed by Israel are not done in our name."
You can read Judith's letter here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/21804/Judith%20Treanor,%20Pearls%20and%20Irritations,%2029%20January%202025.pdf
The bottom line is that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the former Minister of Defense of Israel, alleging responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts during the Gaza war. Even in war there are lines that aren't crossed by civilised countries or their leaders.
A subsequent UN Commission of Inquiry called for genocide charges to be added to the warrant after finding the Israeli government guilty of multiple violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif but it was later learned that he had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Just as all Jews aren't Zionists or Israelis, very few Palestinians are Hamas. Israel's Palestinian genocide is a disproportionate response to Hamas terrorism.
And the October 7 slaughter of Jews by Palestinians? Let me guess, they didnt like the music at the Music Festival?
Since that terrible, unforgiveable slaughter by Hamas terrorists, the IDF has killed 70,000 Palestinians and thousands of children are starving and being denied basic human rights like education and healthcare. Is that being done on religious grounds or is it just acceptable collateral damage on the way to more land for Israeli settlers or Taco's 'Riviera of the Middle East'?
What pisses me off about our Government is that they won't push back against the corrupt war criminal Netanyahu, who is more responsible for the anti-Zionism that's sweeping the world than anyone else.
I don't think anyone would question the time and effort Kruddler puts into his analysis of list management and other discussion points. However, there's plenty to question about his methodology, assumptions and conclusions, and that's what helps make this place tick.
Again, I don't think anyone here would be unhappy if we were to draft the next Jonathan Brown, but there's a much greater chance that any club hoping for a Jonathan Brown will end up with a Jonathon Patton. Bringing in another Stephen Kernahan via trade or free agency would be far more likely to be successful.
The scuttlebutt is that we were interested in Louis Emmett but the Bulldogs snapped him up. Would the "draft a KPF" crew been happy with that? What about if the rest of the scuttlebutt is correct and he's going to be developed as a KPD?
What annoys me about the criticism of our list management team's work at the draft is not so much the bleating about not picking a KPF, no matter how banged up or unready for AFL he might have been. It's the downplaying of the fact that we snared the best KPP in the draft. All I read is 'he can't play on 200cm KPFs', 'we only got him because he's a father-son pick', 'he won't be ready for AFL', he's too short', 'he won't be as good as Jack', 'we've put all our eggs in one basket', 'we should have drafted a KPF instead of a KPD', why didn't we draft a State league KPP?', 'we could have taken [insert any delisted rookie KPP]' ...
Drafting Harry Dean (and Jack Ison) was a masterclass in NGA player development and astute list management. That is probably why both Fox and ESPN rate our work at the draft as equal third best ... but what would they know? And they're probably following an agenda.
dunno about that catch, comfortable for the benefit to go to the batsman
I think that the use of technology to aid the umpires has largely removed the benefit of doubt favouring the batsman. If there is the slightest doubt, and DRS is far from perfect, the decision should be 'not out'.
I'm not sure what the fuss was about the Jamie Smith not out. Regardless of whether the ball brushed his gloves or helmet, Khawaja clearly took the ball on the half-volley and he signalled that he was unsure if it was a catch.
Dunno whether to laugh or cry, AFP boss says the Bondi shootings were "not religious". Um, 15 people were murdered because they were Jewish. If that's not religiously motivated I don't know WTF is. She needs to be relieved of her duties immediately.
Robert Pape has done significant work in the related and adjacent space of suicide attacks and terrorism. His book Dying To Win contains original research and is now a landmark study in the field. It may surprise some that most people who carry out such attacks are not motivated by religion. As Pape shows, their scriptural literacy and interest in religion is low. Many of the attackers are secular. What motivates them more than anything is foreign powers doing s h i t t y things to their people and on their land, removing any possibility of self determination and removing any chance of building a life of some meaning and purpose.
Material conditions always take precedence over theological principles and considerations.
Many other researchers have drawn the same conclusions as Pape, almost all terrorists, and particularly lone wolf terrorists, are motivated by the real and/or perceived repression of those they identify with. The slaughter of 70,000 Palestinians since October 2023 is the likely motivation with the victims representing Netanyahu's IDF. Krissy Barrett is correct, the Bondi terrorist attack wasn't religious even if the intended and actual victims were Jewish.
The other draft I consider is the one that had the Rich vs Ziebell vs Yarran discussion. Despite all the highly rated ability and capability of the players in this draft. I think Jack Watts was taken before them, and Steele Sidebottom was the pick of the bunch.
Yes, for all of the analysis and strategising that goes into determining who to pick, there’s the short and long games, and an element of luck.
As far as I know, none of us interviewed any of the young fellows who nominated for the draft or have watched most of their junior football careers either.
Taking a player in the draft is not a random, spontaneous, opportunistic decision by an individual. It is a calculated, scenario-driven process by team of talent scouts, data analysts, strategists and list managers with dossiers on every potential draft pick. They're also dealing with 17 other clubs who are equally determined to follow their strategies and won't agree to pick trades unless it's to their advantage. A club can't simply "trade up" without convincing other clubs that it's in their interests to take part. Do they get it wrong? Of course they do, but nowhere near as often as footy fans like to think.
List management with the benefit of hindsight is easy.
I think that the only thing in Green's favour is that he's six years younger than Webster.
Yes, age, but the selection of the out of form and out of position, 39 years old tomorrow, Khawaja seems to contradict that hypothesis.
Maybe a birthday present?
I don’t think Khawaja is out of form, and he would have been carrying the drinks if Smith hadn’t suffered the vertigo attack.
My main beef with Khawaja is his slow scoring and inability or unwillingness to rotate the strike. However, it’s hard to fault his innings today. And that’s the annoying thing about him; just when you think he’s done and dusted, he fires up 🙄
I was about to have a crack at Khawaja for his slow scoring, that I think puts added pressure on our other batsmen, when he started to play some strokes. Now he's made a 50 and has probably cemented hos place in the team for the rest of the series
