Australia Can Still Lead The Way

Australia Can Still Lead The Way

(Opinion piece by Stan Goodenough) One hundred years ago men from the Southern Hemisphere fighting under the flag of the British Empire opened the way for the Jews to come home. Today the battle is raging over Jerusalem. Donald Trump’s disinclination to announce his...
Bethlehem, The Capital of Palestine (opinion piece)

Bethlehem, The Capital of Palestine (opinion piece)

President Trump’s visit to Bethlehem is significant. He met Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. He met Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem. The world is myopic if not deranged, in declaring Jerusalem’s Jewish Temple site Islamic and that the Kotel, the western retaining wall...
A Burdensome Stone

A Burdensome Stone

It has got to be one of the greatest puzzles in foreign policy today. A city of under 1 million people, lacking major roads, waterways, or rivers. In fact, its mountainous terrain makes access a real challenge. It possesses no natural resources, except some religious...