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Eugene Doyle
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Eugene Doyle is a writer based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has written extensively on the Middle East, as well as peace and security issues in the Asia Pacific region.
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Christ Is Born In Gaza
Friday, 22 December 2023, 3:25 pm | Eugene Doyle
Why was the Little Baby Jesus born in a stable? Because the Israelis bombed all the houses. Truly. Every year Jesus is born, dies and is reborn. He is reborn into our world – that is part of what makes Christian symbology meaningful. This year ... More >>
Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves In Gaza
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 9:26 am | Eugene Doyle
I was wandering up the Tip Track in Owhiro Bay today listening to a playlist of favourites. On came “Va, Pensiero” by Giuseppe Verdi - The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – from Nabucco . It stopped me in my tracks. I have heard the piece innumerable ... More >>
Churchill’s Dog And Why I Will Be Rallying For Gaza
Monday, 11 December 2023, 9:57 am | Eugene Doyle
This Tuesday at midday, people of conscience will rally at Parliament in Wellington to call for an enduring ceasefire in Gaza. Please let people know. Everything you need to know about Gaza can be encapsulated in one seldom-daylighted quote by Winston ... More >>
The Minister For Smoking Must Resign
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:12 pm | Eugene Doyle
Dr Shane Reti, the Minister for Smoking, needs to do the honourable thing. That seems unlikely, given he will shortly co-sign a death warrant for thousands of vulnerable people, but it must be called for: resign. I can’t think of a more ignoble start ... More >>
Is New Zealand A State Sponsor Of Terrorism?
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 10:38 am | Eugene Doyle
Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence to advance political aims, particularly if that violence targets civilians. The terrorist entity can be a non-state actor, such as Al-Qaeda which toppled the Twin Towers in New York in 2001, or the far-left ... More >>
The Holocaust Should Be A Lesson Not A Template
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 12:15 pm | Eugene Doyle
“Jewish people exterminating men, women and children in a concentration camp is _______.” How do you finish a sentence like that? The words should fall like acid into your ear drums. It should be an impossible sentence. And yet, not so. We are ... More >>
The Forty Beheaded Babies Who Survived The Hamas Attack
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 4:13 pm | Eugene Doyle
No babies aged 0-3 years have yet been named amongst the dead of Hamas’s October 7th attack. The stories of beheaded babies, it now seems likely, were in fact weapons of mass destruction launched by experienced Israeli and American media warriors to ... More >>
