Israel lobby pot calls China lobby kettle black:
"... Labor MP Michael Danby delivered a tough speech... warning of China's rise in 'hard power' and praising the 'pushback by Australia's democratic system' against softpower initiatives. Mr Danby accused China of 'Comintern-like activity' and said it had increasingly pursued efforts to influence the politics and economies of neighbours in Southeast Asia and the Pacific... Mr Danby criticised efforts of China's United Front Work Department to guide activities outside China, 'working with politicians and other high-profile individuals, Chinese community associations and student associations, and sponsoring Chinese language, media and and other cultural activities'." (China's agents of influence run for cover, Paul Maley/Rowan Callick, The Australian, 17/11/17)
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"sponsoring Chinese language, media and and other cultural activities"
Evidently then we should also ban Alliance Francaise, Goethe-Institut, and Istituto Italiano di Cultura - oh, and Habayit:
http://www.jwire.com.au/habayit-melbourne-home-of-hebrew-and-israeli-culture/
Where they serve up such traditional Israeli dishes as: "falafel, pita and hummus"!
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