The call for Bisan Owda’s nomination to be rescinded was “an incredible testament to the threat posed by a single young woman with an iPhone,” said one author. (more…)
Category: Israel Palestine
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Majdal Shams: lies, law and war
The picturesque town of Majdal Shams — just a 40-minute drive from Damascus — featured in Israeli director Eran Riklis’s award-winning film The Syrian Bride. (more…)
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‘Insane torture’: Israeli soldiers confirm horrific abuse of Palestinians at Sde Teiman
“Teeth were broken, bones were broken,” said one soldier. “You notice how easy it is to lose your humanity,” said another. (more…)
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The end of Israel’s economy
As Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza continues unabated, the Israeli economy is facing a catastrophe. The physical destruction in Israel from the war has been minimal, but one thing has been destroyed: its future. (more…)
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The ICJ decision and the general assembly
Readers note that it is a month since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its advisory opinion on the Palestinian occupation (on 19 July). No doubt some are wondering what is happening. I am one of you. (more…)
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra strikes the wrong note on Gaza
A well-known Australian band, The Cat Empire, has decided not to perform three shows scheduled with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra over the treatment meted out to Australian-British classical pianist Jayson Gillham. (more…)
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Comparing Palestine’s prospects for independence and peace
In trying to Palestine’s prospects of independence and peace with Israel, one is reminded of Tolstoy’s observation that ‘All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’. This is to say that, successful claims to independence share common features, but the circumstances of Palestine’s aspiration for independence are distinctively its own. (more…)
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While the world discussed the Games, Israel was focused on rape
In the second and last week of the Paris Olympics, most of the world was discussing sporting performances and medal tallies. (more…)
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Israel’s pattern of bombing schools and shelters in Gaza
American supplied Israel bombs killed at least 100 people as they stood while performing Fajr (dawn) prayers at the Al-Tabin school in the Daraj area of Gaza City on August 10th. This latest school massacre shredded many bodies to pieces, leaving them unrecognisable, resulting in civic defence workers collecting bundles of body parts. (more…)
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Buck-passing: Inside the murky arms trade
Australia bears ultimate responsibility for how Australian weapons are being used in conflict zones around the world. (more…)
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Change on way? ABC reviews ICJ ruling
Major international media outlets face a dilemma over whether to adapt newsroom practices to the World Court’s judgment last month on Israel’s illegal occupation. (more…)
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History will judge us harshly
Australia’s foreign policy elite has held a romantic view of Israel which extends back to its birth in 1948. By internalising Zionist mythology, Canberra has afforded the Jewish state a latitude it rarely extends to others: the freedom to attack its enemies without mercy and in violation of international law. It does this by casting Israel’s actions as “self-defence” regardless of the provocations and aggression it has regularly initiated. (more…)
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Israel’s Australian ‘hostages’
Hundreds of Australians’ family members holding valid Australian visas are being prevented from fleeing devastated Gaza – by the Israeli military, and the impotence of the Australian government. (more…)
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“Another Massacre”
They bombed the Tabeen school in Gaza City with so much explosive force that not a single full body was recovered. (more…)
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Iran is about to attack Israel
Iran may be about to launch a proper missile strike on Israel for the first time ever – in retaliation for the attack on Tehran last month which killed Ismail Haniyeh. Israeli intelligence says an attack is likely to come within days. (more…)
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The 1948 Irgun re-born?
Isn’t it time that the western ruling structures raised their eyes from their reverie, and read the runes that manifest all around them? (more…)
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What the UN Chief can do for Gaza
Secretary-General António Guterres has limited his role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to that of a town crier, expressing “grave concern” from time to time regarding the terrible Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and Israel’s collective punishment of the Palestinian people in Gaza every day since then and long before. To change his legacy, Guterres should establish a truth commission, propose a UN transitional administration and present a peace plan to get us to the “day after” in Gaza and beyond. (more…)
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Team genocide walks out on Nagasaki commemorations
In an astonishing “Fuck you” to the survivors of the 1945 US nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, several Western countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Italy and the UK have just dropped a bombshell: reportedly announcing their ambassadors are shunning this week’s commemorations in solidarity with Israel. (more…)
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“Well-run machine”: New Hamas leader Sinwar governed Gaza from 2017-2023
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar ran Gaza so well, Benjamin Netanyahu once spoke in his own cabinet in favour of supporting Hamas against the Palestinian Authority, Marwan Bishara reminds us. (more…)
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Rape and genocide: the Israeli war machine we support
The headline above is outrageous and incendiary – it is also unquestionably true. We have a duty to bear witness to what the Palestinians must endure. (more…)
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“Well What SHOULD Israel Have Done After October 7?”
People often object to criticisms of Israel’s ongoing mass atrocity in Gaza by saying, “Well what SHOULD Israel have done in response to October 7 then?” They say it like the question should confound you, as though it’s some kind of thought-terminating unanswerable Zen koan or something. (more…)
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Israeli MP condones sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners
What democracy would accept a member of parliament agreeing that it was permissible and acceptable for its soldiers to sexually abuse political prisoners? (more…)
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The challenge of appointing the special envoy on Islamophobia
The appointment of a Special Envoy on Islamophobia by the Albanese Government comes amidst complex political times and strained community relations with Australia’s Muslim leadership. (more…)
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UN probe finds ‘Appalling Acts’ of torture against Palestinians detained by Israel
The U.N. report found evidence of sexual violence, waterboarding, and the use of dogs against detainees, many of whom were deprived of food, water, sleep, and toilet access. (more…)
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Jeffrey Sachs: “US Subservient to Israel”
A MUST-WATCH 29-minute interview in which Jeffrey Sachs tells it like it is and as few others dare to tell it. (more…)
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Israeli killing of Ismail Haniyeh: a futile act by a rogue state
From Ismail Haniyeh to Imad Mughniyeh, Israel’s policy of assassinations is a great example of winning the battle but losing the war, writes Emad Moussa. (more…)
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Under the spell of denial: the Khmer Rouge in New York and Netanyahu in Washington
Few alliance nations would ponder how the cadence of Netanyahu’s speech inside Congress put them under the spell of denial. This is akin to the Khmer Rouge (government in exile) that was invited to hold a seat in the United Nations until 1993. (more…)
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Writings from the ANU Gaza Solidarity Encampment: The series
On 29 April 2024, students established a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in the centre of the Australian National University (ANU) campus. The students made the following demands: (more…)
