The Haunted Woods of John Howard Israeli Forest Named After Australian Prime Minister

SONJA KARKAR, CounterPunch
There is something worrying about a prime minister of a liberal, democratic country who imposes values on his country's citizens and those who wish to become citizens, yet does not adhere to those values when he regards it politically expedient to ignore them. This is precisely what Prime Minister John Howard has done in accepting the "honour" of having a forest named after him in Israel's Negev Desert and also the Jerusalem Prize for his support of Israel and its "values". And John Howard is in good company: Sir Robert Menzies and Bob Hawke - both former Australian prime ministers - also have forests in Israel named after them, as well as a former governor-general, Sir Zelman Cowen...
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