Gaza and the world’s outrage
Dr Sheree Trotter discusses the complexity of the Gaza situation.
Te Pati Maori: A Response
“Reprehensible.” Dr Sheree Trotter responds to Te Pati Maori.
Joint Statement
We call on the Government of New Zealand to immediately:
Condemn outright, without any excuses or justifications, the actions by Hamas
To proscribe Hamas, and all parts of it, as a terrorist organisation
Support Israel’s right to defend itself and its people
Statement on Hamas Attack on Israel
As the details of the barbaric acts against Israelis become clear, the leadership of Hamas, the Iranian Regime, and the Hamas paymasters, the Qatari Regime, are guilty of carrying out and supporting a pogrom, and actually celebrating these unspeakable crimes.
Dear Kanoa, No it’s not “A tiny bit like colonisation”
To say that Jews returning to their indigenous lands is colonisation, even “a tiny bit”, is to ignore history and the meaning of the term.
Distorted picture of complex Palestine conflict
None of this context matters to Minto, who for some reason sees the Palestinian cause as his raison d’être. He should realise by now that the Israel/Palestinian conflict is nothing like the South African situation where he won his spurs as an activist.
Not all Māori on board with Marama
The return of Jews to their ancient homeland has been an inspiring example for many indigenous peoples. Even though the Jewish people experienced expulsion and dispossession, they never abandoned their hope of return, and a small Jewish remnant kept ahi kā (continuous presence) in the land over many centuries of dispersal. The rebirth of Hebrew has been an inspiration for the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori in Aotearoa.