Two organisations representing Arab migrants in Australia have slammed ABC managing director David Anderson over his refusal to acknowledge the existence of a Lebanese race during the ongoing Federal Court trial between broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf and the national broadcaster. (more…)
Pearls and Irritations
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It’s not the first time the Trump administration has imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). Independent journalist Richard Medhurst has been detained by Austrian police and intelligence services. The late John Pilger reminds us what Julian Assange uncovered about media, while Juice Media pulls the rug from under Dutton’s nuclear plans. Another week in our world. (more…)
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The world reacts to President Trump’s proposal to take over Palestine. A crime of forced displacement that will create more conflict and bloodshed. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and global journalists respond. (more…)
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Senator Barbara Pocock gives a picture of the future under Dutton. At the UN Palestine calls for the people of Palestine to be respected in their return to rebuild their homeland, while the Belgian Parliament recognises genocide. In Australian sport Sri Lankan opener Usman Khawaja supports sacked sports journalist Peter Lalor. (more…)
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The Israeli onslaught continues with attacks on Jenin in the occupied West Bank overnight while government officials suggest the death toll is 61,000. In Melbourne yesterday, protesters endure searing heat for the 69th weekly protest in support of Palestine. Justin Trudeau speaks out for Canada. The ABC Afternoon Briefing mentions Peter Dutton 46 times in 56 minutes, but not the Prime Minister. (more…)
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Trump and Netanyahu are reported to be set to announce progress on Saudi-Israeli normalisation. Israel releases Gazan hostage Mohammed al-Halabi held since 2016. Tucker Carlson takes on Piers Morgan on the killing of civilians while Husam Zomlot takes on the BBC for their terminology for Palestinian hostages. (more…)
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Devastation across Gaza as Palestinians return to rebuild makeshift homes. Craig Murray witnesses devastation in Lebanon that shows Israel plans to make more land inhabitable. Owen Jones points out that the world is turned on its head. At home, Peter Cronau calls for interrupters to scrutinise the platforms of Peter Dutton. (more…)
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Time to hold unprincipled politicians accountable
The deliberate extermination of a large population group or nation, aiming to eradicate their future, is genocide. According to the International Court of Justice, Israel’s war amounted to genocide resulting in the deaths of 48,156 Palestinians including 17,841 children. Both major parties have supported Israel’s war and the supply of intelligence and arms. It’s time to hold politicians who have supported genocide to account. At this election, say “no” to genocide by putting Labor second last and Liberals last. (more…)
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The West Bank attacks continue since the Gaza ceasefire. In India, poor Muslim’s shops are being bulldozed. In the US, Caroline Kennedy speaks of her concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr leading the HHS. (more…)
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Challenging the narrative: Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada was freed and deported by Switzerland, Abby Martin speaks of youth seeing world issues as they are not as mainstream media portray them. Saffrin Duggan will run the Canberra Marathon to raise funds for her husband and Humzah Yousaf takes on Michael Gove over his suggestion the IDF be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. (more…)
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Trump speaks to media about the intent to clear out Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, while Hamas responds. Google Earth updates its visuals to reveal the apocalyptic landscapes in Gaza. Holocaust survivor Gabor Maté speaks of the longest ethnic cleansing operation in our history. (more…)
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Joe Biden publicly admits Israel has committed war crimes.Jews Against the Occupation 1948 call for context and balance for acts of racism. In north Gaza tents are being constructed for returning citizens, while scattered clothing found in Jabalia could add to evidence of Israeli actions. (more…)
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A new day in the world. Israel rewrites history by criminalising the truth of events of October 7, 2023. In the US, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivers a sermon for the ages to the new President, whose thoughts on Gaza were recorded from the Oval Office. Meanwhile Australia’s media is called out for its lack of balance. (more…)
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In our last five-minute scroll for the year, Peter Slezak speaks up at a Gaza rally, while Canadian politician Pierre Poilievre speaks up for Israel bombing Iran. Human Rights Watch has found that Israel has inflicted conditions of life in Gaza calculated to destroy the Palestinian population in Gaza and we give the last word of the year to Francesca Albanese. (more…)
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Witness an interview from 54 years ago regarding Israel and Palestine that are still relevant today, and an interview with our Treasurer that’s less so. Margaret Satterthwaite speaks at the UN about threats to the ICC, while Israel has decimated North Gaza, barely a building standing. (more…)
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An independent expert talks about witnessing the extreme violence against Palestinians, a Texan congressman calls out Blinken for US complicity while Israel continues to bomb Syria. Greg Barns calls out Dutton as a danger to Australia. (more…)
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We start the week with Prime Minister Albanese setting the record on Peter Dutton and nuclear power (and more) from Launceston. At the UN, the double standards for Gaza send a chilling message to the Global South, while in Gaza people follow the planes for the food drop and a young amputee adjusts to his new mobility. A senate hearing from six months ago reminds the ABC of their point of difference and Wesley Clark revealed he plan for Syria 20 years ago. (more…)
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The world voted to support the mandate of the UNRWA in Palestine, while Israel continues to ignore international law in Syria. Syrian born British journalists advises that the media has been lying about Syria while Francesca Albanese puts Gaza back on the table as it disappears from the news. (more…)
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The UN Security council has voted for an unconditional, immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, 158 countries voted yes. Yoav Gallant visits the White House, no arrest took place there. Senator Payman calls out anti-semitism but also calls for recognition of Islamophobia. An IDF soldier boasts of the ocean views amongst the destruction in Gaza. (more…)
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What were you expecting asks Bisan Owda of the situation in Syria, where Israel has now launched air raids overnight. Jonathon Cooke calls out the BBC on their selective reporting while Prof, Seyed Marandi tells George Galloway it is clear who is behind these groups. Craig Murray reports that it’s not a revolution in Syria, it’s foreign interference, while Gaza airs strikes are still killing the innocent. A timely reminder of Rod Campbell debunking Dutton’s nuclear power proposal. (more…)
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In 24 hours the Middle East has changed. Craig Murray gives the perspective of distances and the significance of the change, Netanyahu speaks to the opportunities and challenges while Wikileaks reminds us of notable moments. Peter Cronau reveals the lopsided outrage over the Melbourne Synagogue fire, and a former Chief Adviser to the British Prime Minister calls out the US policy on Taiwan. Ron Paul calls on the US to stop foreign aid. A new week begins. (more…)
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Trump announces the head of NASA and the USA’s future among the stars. Barbara Pocock speaks out on nuclear waste in our own backyard. An Israeli professor speaks out on the genocide, while Israel has continued attacks in Gaza overnight. On the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death we are reminded of his views of the US. (more…)
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Bob Carr reminds the Israel lobby that Australia has voted in the UN alongside our partners. In Gaza, realities of bombings in displacement camps, the challenges of winter and fleeing attacks. Ben Gvir has banned the call to prayer (not the first time). In London, a “Yes it is genocide” flag is rolled out in Parliament Square. Francesca Albanese speaks to the monstrosity of our time, Jeffrey Sachs speaks to US wars and “Netanyahu’s list” and Peter Garrett sends a climate message to the Australian government, while Putin speaks of respect to sovereignty. (more…)
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Australia will pay an increasingly heavy price for its belief in US propaganda, writes Scott Burchill. IDF film shows soldiers damaging humanitarian aid, while the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is brought to light. CCTV footage shows the moment a bomb explodes in a University hospital in Idlib, Syria. In Asia, South Korea’s parliament revokes President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law. (more…)
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Trump seeks a currency commitment from BRICS or 100 percent tariffs will apply. The man feeding up to 3,000 Gazans daily has been targeted and killed, while Al Jazeera investigates IDF use of quadcopters with sounds of babies crying luring Gazans from their homes. A soldier tells Hareetz that what he has seen in Gaza will define our future. Gabriel Shipton speaks to the optimism that Biden might parden Julian Assange. The Australian Institute decried interest rates as the only way to fix inflation while ABC News still reports on Gaza with ambiguity. (more…)
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Jeffrey Sachs speaks of the covert war operation that underpins the fight in Syria. Lidia Thorpe speaks to a nation that needs to grow up. Activists in London speak to Middle Eastern Eye about their favourite journalists in Palestine in response to David Lammy. Images of the damaged sacred site of Apostle Simon Peter. Author Max Porter delivers a compelling thought experiment, if Bath was Gaza, while the IDF recruits young Australians. A young boy in a critical condition in the ICU at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reminds us of the horror in Gaza as another week in our world begins, on X. (more…)
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“This should be frightening for everyone” said Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan in an eye-witness report of the genocide in Gaza at the UN on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on November 26th. In Pakistan, snipers are shooting Imran Khan supporters as they protest. Indigenous people confront settler colonial narrative on Thanksgiving, while the President-elect addresses his message to the radical left. Australia breaks international law in every US war we support. (more…)
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Gideon Levy speaks out on the ceasefire in Lebanon while Yusuf Cat Stevens speaks out on the starvation of women and children. Canadian health workers speak out against the complicity of the Canadian government while people in Gaza create their own ambulances. In Canberra, climate disruption in Parliament House as protestors call out the government on coal deals. Overnight, the regime in Pakistan unleashed force against unarmed protestors in Islamabad. Earlier this month resigned State Department official spoke about arms transfers to Israel and we look back at Julian Assange speaking to US 60 minutes about press activism. (more…)
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A defendant who spied on JUlian Assange during his embassy asylum faces criminal charges for falsifying evidence. At the UN the State of Palestine reiterates that despite of labes of ‘terrorism’ Palestinian people have a seven -decade just cause while Piers Morgan interviews Francesca Albanese. In Pakistan, Imran Khan supporters are being brutally attacked, while pundits advise why Khan fell out with the establishment. Footage of Lindsey Graham supporting the ICC against Putin reveals the hypocrisy of politics, while David Shoebridge calls out the Albanese governments for fear politics. On ABC’s Media Watch, claims by Dick Smith in relation to green energy are overturned while the ABC Ombudsman calls for broader perspectives on contentious topics. (more…)
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Jeffrey Sachs explains his position on US wars to Piers Morgan. Penny Wong advises Australia’s approach to the ICC will be guided by international law, not politics. Bisan Owda takes us into the realities of winter for 1.9 million displaced citizens in Gaza and injured doctor Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya speaks of his commitment to Gaza’s plight in spite of being targeted by Israel. A debate on French television shows two different European positions when it comes to Israel. In Pakistan, Imran Khan supporters shot by security. Satirists the Juice machine give a prelude to Australia’s pending election. (more…)