Don’t Mention The War In Wentworth: Dr Peter Slezak

The furore over the Morrison government’s ‘riffing’ on moving Australia’s embassy in Israel has distracted from the even greater crimes being perpetrated against Palestinians.

• Dr Peter Slezak explains
• New Matilda

Despite the storm of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Morrison’s willingness to consider moving Australia’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem is a significant public relations win in the larger political scheme of things.

Whether or not the harshest criticisms of the proposal are warranted, the furore over the embassy issue has been a successful sleight-of-hand, diverting attention from the most urgent and…

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