Negotiations between Israel and Palestinians have failed to halt the Israeli settlements still growing in Palestinian territories, a major point of contention . But what if Palestine simply declared itself a state ? Can the international community do it?

In writing this, I'm bracing myself for being called an anti-Semite, an appeaser of terrorists and propagandist for the Palestinian cause. I'm none of those things. I say this simply because these days, it seems, anyone who dares criticise the policies

On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall..."Their paeans to universal freedom ring hollow, when they bear large responsibility for another wall constricting human freedom: the apartheid wall dividing the Palestinian West Bank".

"In Ausralia invasion is not an invasion if "we" do it. Terror is not terror if "we" do it. A crime is not a crime if "we" commit it. It didn't happen. Even while it was happening it didn't happen. It didn't matter. It was of no interest". Oh really? :-)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has praised a UN proposal to regulate Iran's uranium enrichment programme

According to history as written by the winner, Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition Resolution of 29 November 1947. This is propaganda nonsense.

Not only radicals, but college students and respected journalists question Washington's intentions in Pakistan. The U.S. government is seen as arrogant, domineering and insensitive to their plight, and drone missile strikes are likened to to terrorism.

Hostile myths are the greatest barrier to a more compassionate asylum seeker policy in Australia. Empower yourself to counter the disinformation by reading our myth-busting fact sheet and sign the petition if you care to (visit site)

Anthony Hopkins stars in The World's Fastest Indian a feel-good biopic about a New Zealand senior citizen who customized a 1920 Indian motorcycle and rode it in speed competitions in the 1960s. He creates one of the most loveable coots I can recall.

The government's lies about drugs have one big upside: they teach our children to be suspicious of power. Lying to everyone is what politics is all about, that's the lesson we have all been learning in recent times. Leaders, no. Misleaders, yes.