Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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End of the deal: by revoking its stance on Jerusalem, Australia isolates Israel, not Palestinians
With Australia dropping former PM Scott Morrison’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it is clear that Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ was not an irreversible historical event, writes RAMZY BAROUD
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
DONALD TRUMP’S so-called “deal of the century” was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the “end of history” and the uncontested supremacy of Western capitalism. In effect, it was a declaration that “we” — the US, Israel and a few allies — have won, and “you,” the isolated and marginalised Palestinians, have lost.
Just as Fukuyama failed to consider the unceasing evolution of history, the US and Israeli governments also failed to understand that the Middle East — in fact, the world — is not governed by Israeli expectations and US diktats.
The above is a verifiable assertion. On October 17, the Australian government announced that it was revoking its 2018 recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Predictably, the new decision, officially made by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, was strongly criticised by Israel, celebrated by Palestinians and welcomed by Arab countries who praised the responsible diplomacy of Canberra.
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