At the National Press Club this week with Ben Saul, Chris Sidoti argues that recognition of Palestine is important, but that Australia must also comply with international law obligations, including acting on arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court. (more…)
Category: Israel Palestine
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Israel intercepts Gaza Sumud Flotilla vessels: What we know so far
Despite carrying only a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid, the flotilla had pressed forward with its mission to establish a maritime corridor into Gaza. (more…)
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Trump-Netanyahu plan: Reproducing occupation under the name of ‘peace’
What was recently proposed by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under the title “peace deals” is nothing but a rearrangement of the cards of power in the region, far from addressing the core of the Palestinian issue: justice. (more…)
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Trump’s mongrel punt
In the Australian vernacular, a mongrel punt is an erratic kick forward of a football which leaves those participating in the game with an awkward choice between contesting possession (possibly at the cost of broken fingers) and waiting to see where the ball bounces. (more…)
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Sidoti and Saul on what we can and must do to stop the killing
Appearing yesterday at Canberra’s National Press Club, Chris Sidoti and Ben Saul laid out the things Australia can and must do to play our proper part to end the genocide. In coming days we will run the text of both speeches, and the questions that followed. For now it is well worth your time to watch two genuine leaders. (more…)
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Peace without justice
We are told that Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan envisages a potential pathway to a future Palestinian state. (more…)
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‘Stunning reversal’: New York Times poll finds US support for Israel has plummeted
“Though this was utterly unthinkable even five years ago,” said one journalist, “it’s now reflected in poll after poll, and is so entrenched it’s hard to imagine it can be reversed.” (more…)
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Palestine, hate and the fantasy of White Australia
Last week, as the prime minister confirmed Australia would recognise Palestine, far right protesters still hit Melbourne’s streets. (more…)
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Critics sceptical that Trump-Netanyahu peace plan will work as outlined
One critic noted Trump’s plan for Gaza “contains numerous opportunities for Netanyahu to renege on his commitments, as he has repeatedly done in the past”. (more…)
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Trump’s peace plan shows Netanyahu has outmanoeuvred yet another American president
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outmanoeuvred yet another American president. (more…)
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Trump’s Gaza peace plan welcomed by Arab and Islamic countries, the West
The Palestinian Authority joins regional leaders in welcoming US president’s 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza. (more…)
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Here’s the full text of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza
The White House says its proposal would end the war in Gaza immediately if both sides accept. (more…)
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Recognition of Palestine: What follows?
If a pathway to translating Palestine into reality remains elusive, and the wounds of today are not healed, a grim future awaits – not only for Palestinians, Israel and Israelis, but for the cohesion of Australian society as well. (more…)
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Justice over comfort – Rethinking DEI across borders and battles
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are often defunded, dismissed as divisive, symbolic, performative, or reduced to box-ticking exercises, but in the shadow of the genocide in Gaza, we need to ask ourselves – what is DEI really about? (more…)
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Legitimacy or leverage? The battle over what recognition really means
When Britain, Canada, Australia, France and others moved in quick succession to recognise the State of Palestine, observers described it as a “cascade” – a diplomatic avalanche that broke a Western taboo and forced an international conversation about statehood, occupation and impunity. (more…)
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Two rights experts to address Press Club on Palestine recognition
Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”. (more…)
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Interview that described the hell Gaza has become
I am sure I am not the only person who stopped what she was doing early on Tuesday morning to listen the most anguished interview I have ever heard on radio. (more…)
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Free speech and Palestine: Time to push back
The finding in the Federal Court that Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking from the ABC was unlawful is a great win the for the Free Palestine movement in Australia. (more…)
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Don’t forget her name
Amina Al-Mufti, a Palestinian child, was only 10 years old. Only a child! She simply stepped out to fetch a bucket of clean water for her family, something for which no child should have to risk their life. (more…)
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Recognition of the Palestinian State without halting the genocide: A meaningless decision
Since the occurrence of the war in October 2023, which shocked the conscience of the world, bringing the Palestinian question back to the forefront of international attention, much more legitimacy has accrued to the rights of the Palestinians. (more…)
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The poisonous chalice of recognition: A double-edged sword for Palestine
While we should not regard it as a “historical moment” or a “game changer”, the recognition does have the potential to help Palestinians lead us into a different future. (more…)
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Don’t mistake truth for hate, prime minister
Anthony Albanese says Palestinian children are taught to hate. My daughter’s first trip home proves otherwise. (more…)
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UN at 80: Gaza – the deep stain on the UN’s collective conscience – Part 3
The deadly Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 provided the Netanyahu government with the pretext it needed to unleash a vicious war on the land and people of Gaza. (more…)
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UN intervention is essential to stop genocide and establish peace in Gaza
The United Nations General Assembly must activate its “Uniting for Peace” mechanism to bypass the UN Security Council veto and establish an armed interventionary force to establish peace and end the genocide in Gaza. (more…)
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Israel moves to embrace its isolation
Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments that Israel must start making its own weapons and become a self-sufficient “super Sparta” signals that the small colony might be willing to embrace its isolation – all in the name of annihilating Palestine. (more…)
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Our media and Palestine/Gaza
An article entitled “Israel backtracks on location of hostages”, appearing in the weekend edition of The Australian, evidences the failure of our media to properly inform the Australian public on the Israel/Palestine issue. (more…)
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Ex-bishop questions if Coalition is committed to Mideast peace
Former Anglican bishop of Canberra Goulburn, George Browning, has criticised federal Opposition leader Sussan Ley over a letter she sent to members of the Republican Party who had written to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, attempting to stop him from recognising a Palestinian state at the UN this week. (more…)
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Recognising Palestine a long overdue act of courage
At the UN this week, in a long overdue act of courage, the Australian Government has recognised the State of Palestine. (more…)
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Israel must end its genocide in Gaza. But Australia must act too
Almost two years since Israel started its current campaign in the Gaza Strip, many governments are reluctant to call it what it is – genocide – simply because acknowledging it as such would incur legal obligations. (more…)
