14 October 2024: Free Palestine Melbourne, the largest Palestine solidarity organisation in Melbourne, rejects calls by mayoral aspirants Nick Reece and Arron Wood to restrict the right of protestors to rally against Israel’s escalating war against the people of Palestine and Lebanon.
Read MoreIsrael mourns four dead hostages
Israel is mourning four captives reported dead in Gaza by the army, amid growing doubts and international pressure over a plan for a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. In the besieged Palestinian territory, Israeli strikes continued into Tuesday, particularly in Bureij in central Gaza where local hospital sources reported […]
Read MoreAnthony Albanese locked out of Sydney electorate office by anti-war protests The Australian/ Dennis Shanahan and Rosie Lewis https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/anthony-albanese-says-greensbacked-propalestine-blockade-at-electorate-offices-undemocratic/news-story/cf0ddd7442e945108e530d1a45c2a17f
Anthony Albanese has been locked out of his Sydney electorate office this year because of pro-Palestinian protests, amid official security warnings that Islamist extremists are attending anti-Israel demonstrations on university campuses and outside parliamentarians’ offices. The Prime Minister’s Marrickville office has not been used since January because of fears for the safety of staff from […]
Read MoreA tin of sardines falls from the sky
Besieged on all sides, slowly starving, Palestinians in northern Gaza can sometimes rely only on aid dropped from a plane. But surely there is a better way than this. It’s nearly impossible to witness this destruction from above because of Israeli military controls. But the ABC was granted rare access onboard a Royal Air Force […]
Read MorePM in private: ‘blames Trots, will speak strongly’
Leading rabbis say Anthony Albanese used a private meeting to dismiss pro-Palestine protesters encamped at universities as “Trots” who were ignorant of Middle East history, with leading Jewish MP Julian Leeser calling for a judicial inquiry into anti-Semitism on campuses. Multiple rabbis who attended the hour-plus meeting at Central Synagogue in Bondi Junction confirmed […]
Read MoreMedia Release: Free Palestine Melbourne and Victorian Trades Hall to merge May Day Rallies
2 May 2024: On Sunday 5 May Free Palestine Melbourne and Victorian Trades Hall will hold coordinated May Day rallies.
Read MoreOn the frontline of a humanitarian disaster, aid workers in Gaza say the situation is getting worse
In short: Aid agencies operating in Gaza say the international community has not put enough pressure on Israel to ensure humanitarian aid is safely delivered to Palestinians. Doctors Without Borders are calling for independent investigations into all aid worker deaths in Gaza. What’s next? The international community is urging Israel to avoid an invasion of […]
Read MoreProtests loom as Australian aid worker shot at in Gaza
Protesters are set to take to the streets in support of Palestine after a fraught week in Australian politics. Rallies are scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra on Saturday as concerns grow over the plight of civilians in Gaza. Former journalist turned UNICEF worker Tess Ingram was shot at on Tuesday while attempting to deliver […]
Read MoreWagga Wagga’s Sundays for Peace protesters find hope in weekly call for Gaza ceasefire
Mahmood mingles with the other protesters, holding a sign that says, “Ceasefire now”. Wearing a traditional keffiyeh, he appears subdued. His energy is low given it’s the first week of Ramadan, he says. But Mahmood, whose real name the ABC has agreed not to use, is also tormented by worry for his family in Gaza. […]
Read MoreThe cold calculation behind our aid cuts to Gaza
There’s something ghoulish about the image of truckloads of food sitting vainly outside Gaza while more than a million people on the other side of the border are on the brink of famine. This is perhaps why it’s the image Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong used this week in announcing Australia would recommence its funding […]
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