More than half a million people, mostly Syrians, had crossed into Syrian territory since Israel began heavily striking Lebanon late last month, according to figures by the Lebanese authorities on Friday. A statement from the country’s disaster management unit stated that since 23 September, Lebanon has “recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 […]
Read More‘Our job was to protect each other’: the Australian woman who saw a fellow volunteer shot dead by Israeli forces
Helen O’Sullivan was sheltering from teargas in the West Bank with Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi when the US-Turkish citizen was shot in the head. Soon her testimony will be heard in international courts Beneath the shade of an olive tree, Helen O’Sullivan and Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi found a moment of calm. There, in the grove away […]
Read MoreIsrael at war: Houthis hit UK-owned ship in Red Sea, 1 injured
Palestinian killed in Israeli strike on refugee camp By Agency Writers A Palestinian man was killed and four others wounded Thursday in an Israeli strike on a car in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Earlier this week the Israeli army killed three Palestinian militants in an […]
Read MoreIsrael asks World Court to reject Rafah emergency order
Israel has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a request by South Africa to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah. In documents released on Thursday by the ICJ, also known as the World Court, Israel argued that the emergency measures […]
Read MoreIsrael-Gaza war updates: WHO says Gaza’s Nasser Hospital ‘not functional anymore’
In short: The Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis is completely out of service, according to UN health officials. It is the second largest hospital in the Gaza Strip and fuel shortages and Israeli raids have made it unusable. What’s next? The World Health Organization has urged Israel to grant its staff […]
Read MoreWorld court hears case on legality of Israel occupation
The United Nations’ highest court is preparing to open historic hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Six days of hearings are scheduled at the International Court of Justice at The Hague from […]
Read MoreGen Z women lead alarming new wave of radical activism
We need to talk about the radicalisation of young women. Data published by the UK’s Financial Times showed that among Gen Z, in nations as diverse as South Korea, the US, Germany and the UK, a majority of women have become “hyper-progressive” in a relatively short time frame. John Burn Murdoch, who compiled the research […]
Read MoreInternational Court of Justice delivers an own goal in ‘genocide’ case
This much can be predicted with certainty about the International Court of Justice’s decision in the case South Africa brought against Israel: Hamas will completely ignore the court’s call for the “immediate and unconditional release” of the hostages it illegally holds captive. But while the court’s call is commendable, its decision is troubling. To say […]
Read MoreLabor ‘dragging feet’ on Hamas massacre ruling
The Albanese government has failed to formally designate as an overseas terrorist act the massacre of 1200 Israelis by Hamas on October 7. The failure to make the declaration more than 100 days after the attacks means Australian Jews who lost loved ones in Israel are not eligible for financial assistance through the Victim of […]
Read MoreNo justice in ‘genocide’ case against Israel
With the International Court of Justice weighing up South Africa’s case against Israel, the proceedings risk merely confirming everything that is wrong with the Genocide Convention. At the heart of the problems is the definition of genocide – a definition that proved troublesome from the outset. The origins of the word itself are well known. […]
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