Given its murderous attacks on UN staff in Gaza and declaration of its chief as ‘persona non grata’, it’s about time to invoke Article 6 of the UN Charter to expel the rogue state. (more…)
Category: Israel Palestine
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Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest donates $10m for Gaza aid
Australian billionaire, Andrew Forrest, announced an additional $10 million donation in October through his Minderoo Foundation to support urgent humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. (more…)
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Make aid reach Gaza, but not until children starve to death for another 30 days, says US
For years, the Israeli authorities have restricted food, fuel and essential supplies to the Palestinians in Gaza, turning the deliveries on and off at will. This contributed to the desperate Hamas outbreak on 7 October 2023. Since the beginning of this month, Israel has stopped almost all the deliveries. (more…)
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Israel’s “Right to Defend Itself” against the Hezbollah resistance in Lebanon
Readers may recall my recent P&I post, Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying, 11 October. Since publication I have been questioned by some: does the argument made in respect of Palestinians resisting from the West Bank and Gaza, occupied by Israel, apply as well to resistance in the form of missiles fired at Israel from non-occupied territory, such as Lebanon, from which Hezbollah operates? (more…)
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Terms of engagement: Refusing the Zionist narrative
“Our language shouldn’t be designed to appease the oppressor.” Steve Salaita (more…)
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American censorship of the ‘Pikidon’ and genocidal intent in Gaza
In 2024 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots collective of Hibakusha and Hibakusha Nisei (first and second generation surviving the atomic bombs). (more…)
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A five-minute scroll
The onslaught of Israeli horror continues on Northern Gaza. Learn about the victim in the images shared across the world, Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old university student. Israel has dropped the equivalent of six atomic bombs on Gaza, three times smaller than Hiroshima. We see horror in the aftermath as women and children are found in the debris, and the landscape in Lebanon resembling that of Gaza. There is no safe place for children, says UNICEF. Francesca Albanese is investigating private sector complicity, while Senator Wong sends more empty messages. Our five-minute scroll on X, telling the news and views you don’t see in mainstream media. (more…)
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US boots on the ground in Israel demolishes international law
The US decision to send troops to Israel has upended the focus of attention for all those, globally, who have attempted to stop both the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the determination of the current Israeli government to create Eretz Israel: a territory incorporating – at minimum – all Palestinian land now occupied by Israel, but also likely southern Lebanon and parts of Jordan and Syria as well. (more…)
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“Reveal government secrets on AUKUS and Gaza war”
Grassroots anti-AUKUS campaign, Labor Against War, has called on the federal Labor government to reveal the secret political undertakings it has said it has made to the US government as a condition for the continued pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines. (more…)
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A five-minute scroll
John Mearsheimer on ethnic cleansing and Double Down news debunks the myth of self defence. Francesca Albanese questions Germany’s position on Israel, while chemical weapons are used on UN peacekeepers. Penny Wong announces sanctions on Iran, but not Israel. Life for Palestinian journalists and a record of IDF atrocities. Sophie McNeill corrects the ABC, Abul Rizvi corrects the facts on asylum records. Lula da Silva meets asylum seekers arriving in Brazil, while Australia’s state premiers decline to join the official welcome for the King. Five-minutes scrolling on X. (more…)
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How Zionism proselytises
In her recent acceptance speech as recipient of British PEN’s Pinter Peace Prize, writer Arundhati Roy made special note of President Biden’s words on his visit to Israel shortly after 7 October 2023. (more…)
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US arms dealers witness ‘record profits’ from Israel’s year-long genocide in Gaza, war on Lebanon
The US and Israel’s ongoing military escalation across West Asia has helped the aerospace and defence industry outperform expectations. (more…)
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A five-minute scroll
The world is reeling in horror of the people burned alive sheltering inside tents in Al-Aqsa martyrs hospital. First hand accounts and devastation flood our feed. ABC’s media watch chastises Australian media on lack of coverage of journalist’s death. In Britain, Anti-Zionism is now a protected belief. Bob Carr on the power of the Israel lobby. (more…)
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As US puppets the Australian political class rejects international humanitarian law
One thing which was crystal clear from the vigils in Australia on 7 October 2024 was the almost complete unanimity between the Labor-Coalition political class at federal and state levels to only attend vigils solely commemorating the deaths of Israelis, while simultaneously completely ignoring vigils commemorating the deaths of Palestinians, or vigils commemorating the deaths jointly of Palestinians, Lebanese, Israelis and other people killed, such as UN aid workers, health professionals and journalists. (more…)
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Imagine that we lived in a country that stood up for international law
Every day I imagine what it must be like to live in a righteous place. Really, what must that be like? (more…)
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From Guernica to Gaza
The bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, in Spain, in 1937 “heralded a terrible new age of warfare” that, almost 90 years later, remains graphically notorious as a “wanton man-made holocaust”. Over the last twelve months, Israel has made exceptional progress towards crafting a similar enduring understanding of the hellscape it has created in Gaza. (more…)
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A five-minute scroll
Our five-minute scroll on X witnessed Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan telling CNN media agencies will reckon with their role in the genocide in Gaza, while the Israeli Minister for Social Equality declares she is proud of the ruins in Gaza. Doctor’s in Gaza release x-rays of bullets in children’s skulls. The French parliament erupts over a Palestinian flag. AI depicts the horror experienced by Hind Rajab and a glimpse into the future, while the horror continues for children in Gaza. The Al Jazeera documentary is making impact, with a suggestion those who support Israel should watch it. Meanwhile it is a year since 6.2 million voted Yes for the Voice Referendum. (more…)
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Hardman Netanyahu a century out of date, feeding Dutton’s colonial narrative
There was a time when Netanyahu’s tactics would go unquestioned. That time helps explain those who continue to give Israel unqualified and unquestioning support and ties in with the “hard man” image Peter Dutton wants to own, writes Michael Pascoe. (more…)
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Uncle Robbie Thorpe vs the State of Israel
“I find it offensive that this country that committed genocide against us is now allowing our country to be used as a base to advocate genocide against Palestinian people.” (more…)
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So is this just how our great free press of the West really operates?
To appreciate the true magnitude of its disgrace, imagine the response if murdered Gazan journalist Hassan Hamad were an Uygur or a Tibetan. (more…)
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Dutton and Netanyahu’s projection of good and evil
The leader of Australia’s Opposition, Peter Dutton, is aligning himself with a proposition about good and evil, civilisation and tyranny, that can only lead to the perpetuation of violence and the glorification of war, not its diminishment. The position of both men is dishonest, self-deluding and dangerous. (more…)
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Australia, Israel and the United Nations
In 1949 Australia’s Dr H.V. Evatt was described as: “The most brilliant and effective voice of Small Powers – a leading statesman for the world’s conscience.” When will another Australian voice speak up in the name of humanity at the United Nations? (more…)
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What is really going on in Palestine
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was keen to remind Guardian readers that “Australia has not supplied any weapons or ammunition to Israel for at least the past five years”. Only, as the Albanese government was forced to clarify, that excludes components for the US F-35 combat aircraft that is used to bomb Gaza. Australia has made over four billion dollars to date from contributing to the global supply chain: a trade that has continued uninterrupted throughout the past year. (more…)
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October 7: One year later, are we any closer to truth?
07/10/2023 has assumed much of the gravitas and the horror of 09/11/2001. In the aftermath of each, the world has/had viewed the potential for international warfare with extreme trepidation and with good reason. (more…)
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Israeli snipers routinely, deliberately shoot Palestinian kids in the head
There’s yet another doctor testimonial about Israeli forces constantly shooting Palestinian children in the head, this one published in The New York Times. (more…)
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A five-minute scroll
On World Mental Health day keep the children of Palestine in mind. US Journalist Jeremy Loffredo arrested, beaten and charged by Israel.Polish MEP speaks out on Israel and Palestinian diplomat Nada Tarbush speaks out at the UN. Greta Thunberg speaks out on the police closure of a German University encampment while the NZ defence minister speaks out against misogyny. Israel strikes in Beirut overnight. A five-minute scroll on X this morning. (more…)
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Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying
Israel has no right of self-defence against resistance to the illegal occupation. Israel cannot both occupy Palestinian lands, and then launch an attack on those lands by citing ‘self-defence’ when occupied populations resist. Neither can Israel treat those resisting in occupied territories as enemy combatants. (more…)
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Historic ICC war crimes complaint names 1,000 Israeli soldiers
“This complaint is not only the largest ever submitted to the ICC, but it is also a milestone in documenting Israeli war crimes for future generations.” (more…)
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The American-Israeli genocide in Palestine: Twelve months on
The past twelve months have been the most catastrophic for Palestinians since the 1948 Nakba. Everything that is needed to sustain life in Gaza has been destroyed. (more…)
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The Australian newspaper takes disinformation and morality to new lows
The Weekend Australian newspaper was awash with pro-Israel propaganda as it lined up its faithful journalists for an anti-Palestine pile on ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack. (more…)