“To do nothing is not neutrality,” said the head of the commission. “It is complicity.” (more…)
Category: Israel Palestine
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Gaza City under relentless bombardment as Israel launches ground invasion
UN chief calls situation in Gaza “horrendous” as a UN inquiry concludes that Israel’s nearly two-year war on Gaza amounts to genocide. (more…)
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Israel’s failure: From the claim of ‘existential threat’ to genocide and global isolation
In the history of human wars, outcomes are always measured by the degree to which predetermined objectives are achieved. (more…)
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Islamophobia reports are not enough
For decades, Muslims in Australia have been asked to give evidence, to share their trauma, and to trust that government inquiries will bring change. (more…)
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Volunteer doctors describe how Israeli troops ‘deliberately targeted’ Gaza children
“How is it possible that, in this small hospital, four children are lying here with gunshot wounds to the head – all admitted within the past 48 hours?” said one US trauma surgeon. (more…)
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‘We took the gloves off’: Former Israeli military chief admits 220,000 Gaza casualties
A former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff says more than over 10% of Gaza’s population of approximately 2.2 million was killed or injured since October 2023.
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Attacking Qatar shows Israel doesn’t want a Gaza ceasefire
Netanyahu keeps changing his position on a Gaza ceasefire, using different ploys to keep the war going. (more…)
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The UN turns 80
The most important agenda item for the United Nations General Assembly this month will be the future of Palestine. But Palestinian leaders will be unable to discuss it, because they will be absent. (more…)
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When Albanese thanked a wanted war criminal
Monday, 11 August 2025, was a dark day in Australian political history. On that day, a serving Australian prime minister publicly thanked a wanted war criminal. (more…)
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Genocide – Armenia (1915-16) and Gaza (2023-25)
The term “genocide”, and its codification in international law, has its origins in the mass murder of Armenians in 1915–16. (more…)
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‘No safe place left’ as Israel moves to ethnically cleanse nearly 1m Gazans
“This is the latest chapter in the genocide that Israel is committing in Gaza and part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing engulfing the entire Gaza Strip,” said Oxfam International. (more…)
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Palm Beach, Florida: latitude, 26.7 N – Gaza City: latitude, 31.5 N
In Palm Beach, there lives a man who, when not living in the White House, enjoys the balm of temperate climes. He lives in a mansion, extravagant and luxurious. He wants for nothing. (more…)
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Displacement and death in Gaza City as Israeli depravity continues
This week, Israel killed my cousin Mohammed, a young and cheerful lawyer, along with his wife Myriam and their only seven-day-old baby, Jaber. (more…)
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Israel and the Palestinians: Just one piece of the American plan
In his P&I article ’The Real death toll in Gaza’ posted on 5 September, John Menadue reminded us that “Israel has become a criminal state” and “Now it is committing genocide”. (more…)
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The suppression of the Arab voice and the genocide in Gaza
The United States’ unwavering military and political support for Israel is now accepted as the key enabling factor in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. (more…)
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The Liberal Party and Israel
The Liberal Party is correct in claiming Australia’s relations with Israel are at their lowest point ever. The real questions to be asked are: who is responsible, and how much does it matter? (more…)
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Who is a terrorist?
Since 7 October 2023 there has been a growth of the use of the allegation of terrorism for propaganda purposes. (more…)
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The State of the ‘State of Palestine’
The upcoming United Nations General Assembly may show whether those nations who have pledged to support a Palestinian state really mean business. (more…)
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Seven hundred days of genocide: Israel attempts to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state and will fail
September 4 marked 700 days since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which began on 7 October 2023. (more…)
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Trump and the post-American world
Donald Trump’s blatant campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize has a new claim for his resume – his “diplomacy” is contributing to a new world order. (more…)
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Greta Thunberg ‘disgusted’ by global silence on Gaza genocide
“I am ashamed as a human being,” said the Swedish human rights and climate activist. (more…)
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Palestinian memory: Between ink and blood
Imagine if every pen in Gaza stopped moving, every victim’s voice faded into silence, and every image was erased from collective memory. (more…)
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‘Let her voice echo’: Hind Rajab film receives record-breaking standing ovation at Venice Festival
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s harrowing drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” left not a dry eye in the house on Wednesday night, earning over 20 minutes of standing ovation after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. (more…)
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The real death toll in Gaza
The widely “accepted” figure for Palestinian deaths in Gaza is more than 63,000. That is horrific enough , but the number is more likely nearer 300,000. And our media don’t care. (more…)
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Gaza’s Christians refuse to abandon churches before Israeli attack
Two of Gaza City’s churches are in areas where Israel has ordered Palestinians to leave before a planned attack. (more…)
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The betrayal of Palestinian journalists
Western reporters are full partners in the genocide. They amplify Israeli lies, which they know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted and killed by Israel. (more…)
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How to stop Israel from starving Gaza
Israel has crossed the clear line into the darkest crimes. (more…)
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Canberra and Gaza
It’s time to stop just talking about the Gaza atrocities. It is time to do something about them. (more…)
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Israel, hasbara, antisemitism and Iran
Not long after the Hamas attack of nearly two years ago, I began perceiving a pattern. With Israel’s reprisal accelerating and Gazan deaths climbing, the near unanimous support for Israel in countries like Australia was starting to crumble. (more…)
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Re-engineering consciousness in Gaza: How the occupation is turning a structured, educated society into a fragmented and dehumanised one
Before the genocide unfolding in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian society was among the most educated and disciplined in the Arab world. (more…)