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The winner is Netanyahu

November 7, 2024 OPINION BY GREG RAY The leader of the most extreme right-wing government Israel has ever had is delighted to see his favoured candidate coming back to power. As he fights to stave off corruption charges, to avoid an inquiry into the events leading up to the October 7 Hamas attack, to sidestep calls for an investigation into leaks of sensitive information from his office, to complete his plan to neuter Israel's high court and to placate his extremist supporters, how can Netanyahu exploit Trump's victory for further gain? Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed Donald…

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Vaccines, viruses and global politics

US President Joe Biden announced recently that the United States was boosting exports of Covid vaccines. Great news. I guess this is because Joe and his government care deeply about the suffering of people in other countries and want to do their bit to help. Oh, wait, no. He's doing it to "reclaim American leadership" in the pandemic fight. Specifically, he wants to put Russia and China in their places because - as one news report puts it - "Moscow and Beijing have been taking advantage of the worldwide crisis to spread influence through distribution of…

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Biden their time until whatever comes next . . .

Well, US Democrats: what did you honestly expect? You did away with the only inspiring candidate you’ve had in years – Bernie Sanders – and put up instead a doddering old warmonger with creepily wandering hands. Because deep down your party machine is happier to live with Trump in the White House than it would have been to face the risk of the political and social reforms your country sorely needs. Because the status quo is what feeds the army of careerists in your party, and the status quo is what your billionaire sponsors want to…

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