There is a disturbing void in Australian political debate about the prospects of another regional war in the Middle East.

The mainstream media covers, almost as an afterthought now, the perilous and deteriorating plight of Palestinians in Gaza, the outbreak of disease, the deaths of dozens of civilians daily from Israeli military action, and the progress of so-called ceasefire negotiations.

The focus of domestic politics has been on whether Palestinians fleeing Israel’s genocide should or should not be granted visas. An important issue no doubt, but rather less important than what Australia could and should be doing in meeting its international obligations relating to the prevention of genocide and supporting efforts to both end the present conflict and prevent a broader Middle East war.

For we could well be on a cusp of a major war between Israel and Iran and their respective supporters. A war that has the potential to draw in other powers,........

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