Australian Zionism

"There was almost no precedent for navigating these choppy waters. Australia's cast-iron backing for Israel in the United Nations began to falter, with the country abstaining from a resolution about the Goldstone Report that demanded Israel and the Palestinians investigate possible war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009. Australia had wholeheartedly backed the original invasion with vigour. But any short-term troubles in the relationship won't last. Canberra is too intimately tied to the US alliance to seriously undermine one of Washington's other key allies. During President Obama's upcoming Australian visit, the Mossad hit is unlikely to be discussed. Believing in Israeli infallibility is almost a matter of faith within Australia's governing elites." (thanks Fawzi)