Category: Israel Palestine

Rasha was 10 years old when she wrote her will. In simple words, she asked that her belongings be given to those in need if she didn’t survive. A child, too young to dream of death, yet old enough to know it was coming. She was killed soon after. (more…)

Ilan Pappe witnessed his face on a target symbol on TV screens at the airport as he returned to Israel. Australia continues to tug on the “forlock of a fading hegemon”. The ABC calls citing international law antisemitic while Amnesty International calls on German authorities to stop the crackdown on freedom of speech. (more…)

Since the beginning of the genocide in the Gaza Strip, numerous scenes have repeatedly appeared before cameras and the eyes of the entire world, depicting blatant assaults on humanity and constituting brutal crimes that are unforgivable under any law, jurisdiction, or pretext. (more…)

In the period since 7 October 2023, serious questions have arisen as to whether the Australian Government is properly discharging its obligations under international law in light of Israel’s devastation of Gaza, invasion of Lebanon and the escalation of settler violence in the illegally occupied West Bank. In November 2024, Senators Lidia Thorpe and Fatima Payman introduced a package of 3 bills — the Genocide Red Line Package — aiming to require compliance by Australia with its international law obligations in relation to genocide, serious breaches of international law and illegal settlements in occupied Palestine. (more…)

Al Jazeera’s reporter Hind Khoudary has in the last few days posted a report documenting her journey back to her home in northern Gaza. (more…)

It is not widely appreciated that the term “antisemitism” is a relatively modern one, originating in 1879 when the German agitator Wilhelm Marr used it to describe the anti-Jewish campaigns underway in central Europe at that time. The term is a misnomer since “Semitic peoples” include members of any group that speaks or historically spoke a Semitic language, including Jews and Arabs. According to Oxford Reference, the term “Semitic” derives from the biblical figure Shem, son of Noah, from whom these groups were traditionally thought to descend. Therefore, antisemitism, in a literal sense, would imply hostility toward both Jews and Arabs. Of course, following the logic of that label, it can equally be said that Zionists are antisemitic as they demonstrate hatred towards and commit criminal acts against the Semitic Arabs of Palestine. However, its common usage today, which has been adopted and promoted for political purposes by the practitioners of the far-right Zionist ideology, refers specifically to prejudice or hostility against Jewish people. (more…)

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…)

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…)