We start the week reminded about Gough Whitlam standing up against Israel, protests across Australia and around the world seek ceasefire, Richard Marles on the ABC, A statement from the Jewish Council of Australia, and IDF soldiers reveal their own identities when they post their crimes on social media. Spanish actor Javier Bardem has spoken out against the situation in Gaza and his considered comments are being shared across the world, while Israel continues to bomb Beirut and bombs an orphanage in Gaza.
Gough Whitlam: not bowing to the Israel Lobby
@LawyerAdamHouda
The greatest Australian Prime Minister is Gough Whitlam. pic.twitter.com/cS8SbiP83M #FreePalestine #auspol
— Adam Houda (@LawyerAdamHouda) October 5, 2024
Tens of thousands protested in Sydney
@antoinette_news
Tens of thousands protested in Sydney today. The overwhelming message from a crowd of young and old, students, families, people with disabilities, Arabs, Jews, Anglos & everything in between was demanding a ceasefire now and basic human rights for Palestinians & fear for Lebanon pic.twitter.com/0MGO4pzkCJ
— Antoinette Lattouf (@antoinette_news) October 6, 2024
Richard Marles talks of how Israel defends itself for October 7
@abcnews
“I think that loss of life is unacceptable. Totally unacceptable.”
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles on how the government judges Israel’s defence in the 12 months after the October 7 attacks. pic.twitter.com/6RAPmN5ibt
— ABC News (@abcnews) October 5, 2024
A statement from the Jewish Council of Australia
@MaryKostakidis
Thank you @jewishcouncilAU
‘October 7 marks one year since the Hamas attacks which led to the killing of over 1,000 people in Israel. This week also marks the start of Israel’s genocidal war, which has led to the mass destruction of Palestinian life in Gaza.
One year on,…— 💧Mary Kostakidis (@MaryKostakidis) October 5, 2024
IDF posting their own crimes on social media, in their name
@AJIunit
We expected to have to dedicate considerable resources to identify the soldiers featured in the photos and videos.
What we found was that, for the most part, soldiers posted material in their own names on publicly accessible platforms. https://t.co/XNAr3iUyL1
— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) October 6, 2024
Beirut was bombed relentlessly last night
@gregjstoker
Beirut was bombed relentlessly last night, which is generally an indicator that the ground offensive in Lebanon is going poorly.
Murdering civilians is their response to failure to achieve tactical and operational goals. See Gaza… pic.twitter.com/MkZPPzg8Bq
— Greg J Stoker (@gregjstoker) October 6, 2024
Israel bombed an orphanage in Gaza
@abierkhatib
Israel bombed an orphanage in Gaza, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinian children
I guess bombing orphanage is a western value.
The silence, my god!! pic.twitter.com/XnKFsyjObh
— Abier (@abierkhatib) October 5, 2024
Hundreds of thousands march in Rabat, Morocco
@BTnewsroom
TODAY: Hundreds of thousands march in Rabat, Morocco as part of the international day of action in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/hVTjlQaa3Q
— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) October 6, 2024
Spanish actor Javier Bardem has been reposted and applauded for days across the internet for his considered comments on Gaza
@AmiDar
It’s very rare for a celebrity to speak at length about a complicated situation in another country and get it right. Javier Bardem does it here, and I hope you have a few minutes to listen to this. The Spanish is beautiful and the translation is good.pic.twitter.com/WAZSqXP2pB
— Ami Dar (@AmiDar) October 5, 2024