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February 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By John Menadue Western leaders defend the rules-based international order when it suits them, but remain largely silent as those same rules are breached by the United States and Israel. The result is a system that shields the powerful and abandons the vulnerable — most starkly in Palestine. The white men and a few ... <a title="Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/greenland-and-western-hypocrisy-over-the-rules-based-international-order/" aria-label="Read more about Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab “Wherever Palestinians have control is barbaric.” These were the words from New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow. During a meeting with Philippa Yasbek from Jewish Voices for Peace, Dr Rainbow allegedly told her that information from the NZ Security Intelligence Services (NZSIS) threat assessment asserted that Muslims were the ... <a title="New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/new-zealands-humanity-does-it-include-all-of-us-or-only-for-some/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s humanity – does it include all of us, or only for some?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2025
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter A stoush between the Chief Human Rights Commissioner and a Jewish community leader has flared up following a showdown at Parliament. Appearing before a parliamentary select committee today, Dr Stephen Rainbow was asked about his recent apology for incorrect comments he made about Muslims earlier this year. “If ... <a title="Stoush breaks out between NZ Human Rights Commissioner and Jewish leader at Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/03/stoush-breaks-out-between-nz-human-rights-commissioner-and-jewish-leader-at-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Stoush breaks out between NZ Human Rights Commissioner and Jewish leader at Parliament">Read more</a>
