Bob Carr

Former Australian Foreign Minister and former Premier of NSW.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Helen Haines, serious legislator and politician, an advertisement for Australian democracy. @AlboMP spoke for the country in his tribute. May she recover with other leg saved and go on to further serve Australia.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

The principle of collective security to aid small nations mandates our support for Kiev. Unless deterred and blocked Russian revanchism will strike at Poland and the Baltics. Through hybrid warfare it already is.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Bad call for Greens leader Shoebridge who has been so astute on AUKUS and Gazan genocide to question our support for Ukraine. Russia's invasion is breach of UN Charter and law and norms against aggression.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

3 Ministers for Planning at 50th birthday of Landcom last week with former minister and legendary Lord Mayor Frank Sartor and current minister Paul Scully.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

His personality reflected in the 2 of his children I know, Julia and Mike, to whom I send the warmest condolences. Liked his late wife Judy very much too.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Recall Bruce Baird as one of Greiner’s best ministers and leader of the bid to get the Games in 2000. His work for refugees distinguished him in the federal parliament. He was a liberal, when that was his party’s dominant strand.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

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[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Top Democrats in House & Senate favour sanctions for the Israeli settlements that are destroying any chance of a Palestinian state. Just like France UK Canada. Major shift for Dems. Plus sanctions on settlement products. Expect a Dem majority to also end military aid to Israel

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Two Republican candidates for Senate (Iowa and Michigan) blame Iran war for higher prices and want it ended. Rubio says Trump open to meeting Iranian President. Not much Churchillian resolve here. Just declare victory and go home to play with your guns.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Any attempt to screen it here will meet the fierce opposition of “The Lobby.” SBS and the ABC will be savaged if they touch it. Any cinema threatened with closure.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Is Israel enraged by the documentary “NAZA” because officials think it’s full of lies or because they know it’s true? A movie that has Israelis themselves talking about war crimes committed by the state of Israel. https://t.co/ehGoISkFbK

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[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Terrific interview - historian James Curran on @abcnews Saturday Extra with Nick Bryant. Full of revelations, and makes me eager to read Curran’s book, Grand Ambition, on Keating’s foreign policy https://t.co/fXDqwebcwS

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

A much deserved award for David Gonski who movingly described coming to Sydney as part of an immigrant family and being embraced and wanting to prove himself every day of his life.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Bravo to the smart leadership of the Committee for Sydney for their fantastic awards on Wednesday: the hero of Bondi Ahmed al-Ahmed for disarming an armed killer and saving lives.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

I’ve argued for yrs that Israeli settlements are designed to block a 2 state solution. Ed Miliband puts it powerfully as he explains why UK & Europe now ban trade w them. It’s to salvage a 2 state solution (& to punish those extremists busy at blocking it) https://t.co/hUglNUXNWf

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

The issues are 1) the 70 yr occupation 2) the apartheid used to enforce it 3) the settlements, all illegal under int’l law 4) the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank & Gaza 5) the war crimes that amount to a genocide. Not anti-semitism but the truth about what’s now a pariah state

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

So let’s say it again. Israel is run by ethnic nationalists running wars against civilians in Gaza and Lebanon.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

The Zionist Lobby bullies dropped their legal case against Mary Kostakidis for one reason: they were going to lose. Legal trends running against them like Fagan judgment show courts aren’t accepting conflation of criticism of Israel with anti-semitism.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

The “settlement project” is wrecking the prospect of a two-state solution. It is based on violence against Palestinians and ethnonationalist politics. Of course it’s good we sanctioned violent settlers but we need to ban trade with all settlements.

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

I can’t believe we’re not joining France, Canada and the UK in banning trade with settlements on West Bank. All are entirely illegal under int’l law and as many Israeli leaders themselves say, the settlers are committed to ethnic cleansing. No one gives us credit for holding back

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

The UK will stand up for what is right.