New Events

International

no events posted in last week

Blog Feeds

Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Fri May 02, 2025 00:52 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ethnic Minority Candidate Given Police Job Despite Failing Interview Thu May 01, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Senior officers in?West Yorkshire Police ? the force recently in the news for blocking white job applicants ??intervened to ensure that an ethnic minority candidate who failed her interview was given the job.
The post Ethnic Minority Candidate Given Police Job Despite Failing Interview appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Migrant Channel Crossings Hit 10,000 in Record Time Under Labour Despite Starmer?s ?Smash the Gangs?... Thu May 01, 2025 17:05 | Will Jones
The number of migrants?crossing the Channel so far this year?has hit 10,000 in record time under Labour, as the total runs 40% higher than last year despite Starmer's pledge to "smash the gangs".
The post Migrant Channel Crossings Hit 10,000 in Record Time Under Labour Despite Starmer’s “Smash the Gangs” Pledge appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Which Ideology is Most Receptive to Bullshit? Thu May 01, 2025 15:04 | Noah Carl
Which ideology is most receptive to bullshit? A Swedish study found that social conservatives are more receptive than social liberals but that Greens were the most receptive of all.
The post Which Ideology is Most Receptive to Bullshit? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link COVID-19 Started in America, Not China, New Chinese Government Report Claims Thu May 01, 2025 13:04 | Will Jones
COVID-19 started in America, not China, a new Chinese Government report has claimed, in the latest salvo in the five-year long propaganda war over the origins of the virus.
The post COVID-19 Started in America, Not China, New Chinese Government Report Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

Turkish Prime Minister confronts Shimon Peres at Davos

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Friday January 30, 2009 18:26author by Miriam Report this post to the editors

Unlikely hero of the hour

There may be many things about the Turkish Prime Minister that people find objectionable but his challenge to Peres at Davos yesterday is surely not one of them. When he was prevented from being given equal time to Peres, he left the conference completely and has returned to an appreciative welcome in Turkey where feelings are running very high about the slaughter in Gaza.

A transcript of the moment in the debate leading up to his departure has been posted on UKurnet:

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m51382&hd=&size=1&l=e

During his address he referred to the jazz musician Gilad Atzmon, a self described Palestinian ex Zionist originally from Israel, who is probably one of the most controversial and bravest of those confronting the role of Judaism in the treatment of Palestinians. This is his 'politiks' page below - a treasure trove of interesting writing - and debates with others on the anti war left. Atzmon has upset many secular Jewish people who oppose Israel's actions in Palestine - and one Indymedia collective has been directly involved - and criticised heavily - for refusing to delete some of his posts:

http://www.gilad.co.uk/politiks.htm

Back to Erdogan, though. Naturally most reports of his departure have been as muted as possible though invariably described as 'storming off'. Actually, he simply stood up and calmly left. There was no 'storming' involved.

Al Jazeera English have a better report of the incident than most - though the 'storming' virus got into their reportage as well:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/01/200913....html

author by Miriampublication date Sun Feb 01, 2009 16:54author address author phone Report this post to the editors

'I'm a proud self-hating Jew'. Atzmon castigates the supremacist nature of Judaism and the refusal of its adherents to recognise the insult and danger it inevitably give rise to - the concept of 'a chosen people' is complete at odds with a 'love they neighbour' outlook.

http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/html/Articles/ArticlesP...=8879

author by Jimpublication date Fri Jan 30, 2009 21:21author address author phone Report this post to the editors

That's rich from the Turks who have brutally crushed the Kurdish people for decades and who have launched military incursions into Northern Iraq following bombings and guerilla campaigns in Turkish territory.

 
© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy