The outspoken new Irish president on Israel and NATO was inaugurated today and already the knives are out for her, writes Mick Hall.
Western Backlash to Ireland’s New President Over Israel
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Australian Move Against Iran Raises Intel Doubts
Australia’s diplomatic attack on Iran may have further eroded confidence in the country’s spy agency and the Albanese government, Mick Hall reports.
With Five Eyes on China, FBI Bulks Up in New Zealand
Mick Hall covers the upgrade of the U.S. intelligence agency’s Wellington operation to “counter the CCP” as another milestone of U.S. meddling in the Asia-Pacific.
Hague Group Confronts Israel Over Gaza
The U.S. is now expected to pressure other countries not to sign on to the joint action plan announced by the 12 countries in Bogota, Mick Hall reports.
New Zealand Bill Would Smear ‘Foreign Tools’
New Zealand is set to introduce potentially repressive sedition and espionage laws similar to those of other Western states now gearing up for war with Russia and China, Mick Hall reports.
Ex-UN Peacekeeper: Israel Wants UNIFIL Out
“The pattern of intimidation may get worse” — retired Irish officer Kevin McDonald shares his insights into Israeli tactics with Mick Hall as IDF attacks on U.N. positions in south Lebanon continue.
IDF in ‘Outrageous Threat’ to Irish UN Troops in Lebanon
Israel continues to isolate itself diplomatically after the IDF throws its weight around with U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon, writes Mick Hall.
Reporter Bullied for Question on Hezbollah
Mick Hall covers the latest skirmish as part of a push by politicians and media to amplify condemnations of the Palestinian resistance and ignore Israel’s escalating and genocidal violence in West Asia.
Belated Reporting on Oct 7 Helps Justify Genocide
Mick Hall analyzes an Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s story — 11 months into a genocide — on the Israeli military’s use of the Hannibal Directive to kill its own citizens.
Colonialism as a Bulwark Against China
Mick Hall reports on the Pacific Islands Forum taking place this week against a backdrop of simmering violence between French security forces and protesters in New Caledonia.