Tag: "Helen Clark"

The Day In Israel: Sunday June 6th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Sunday June 6th, 2010

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has proposed setting up an international commission of inquiry into Israel’s raid of the Gaza-bound terror flotilla, led by a former New Zealand prime minister.

The Other Elections

It’s worth mentioning that there some other elections taking place this weekend. New Zealand looks certain to have a new government after about 3 million Kiwis – almost 10% of whom live in Australia – cast their votes tomorrow. National polls yesterday gave the National Party of John Key a strong lead over the incumbent [...]

A New New Zealand?

Relations between Israel and New Zealand have been strained in recent times, thanks in large part to current Prime Minister Helen Clark. This could be about to change, with New Zealand likely to elect a Jewish Prime Minister with ostensibly warm feelings towards Israel. It has fewer than 10,000 Jews, less than 0.2 percent of [...]