13 June 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne strongly condemns the recent military strikes carried out by the Israeli occupation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in the killing of civilians, including women and children, and targeted both civilian and strategic sites.
Read MoreIran tells region ‘strong and complex’ attack coming on Israel
Amid US warnings against a counterattack on Israel, Iran is sending a defiant diplomatic message: It is planning a complex response involving even more powerful warheads and other weapons, said Iranian and Arab officials briefed on the plans. It remains to be seen whether the Iranian threats are real or just tough talk. Israel’s punishing […]
Read MoreHow the Human Rights Commission went to war with itself
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza. Six days. That’s how long it took for the Australian Human Rights Commission to make its first statement about Hamas’ October 7 assault on Israel that killed 1200 people […]
Read MoreIran preparing for war with Israel, but hoping to avert it
Article link: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-preparing-for-war-with-israel-but-hoping-to-avert-it-20241025-p5kla8.htmlArticle source: The Age/New York Times/ Farnaz Fassihi/26.10.20248128
Read MoreA fitting end to a murderous monster
What lies ahead now the mastermind of October 7 is dead, his aims unfulfilled and Gaza in ruins? By killing Yahya Sinwar, Israel has chopped the head off an already broken Hamas. The welcome death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has recast the war in Gaza. His demise offers a critical new opportunity for Israel, […]
Read MoreENEMIES AT HOME ARE TEARING ISRAEL APART
“Our fighters have enemies outside that need to be fought,” the politician said at a right-wing rally in central Tel Aviv. Then she paused. Evening was falling. The humid city was quickly filling with traffic, crowds and artificial light. Limor Son Har-Melech, a member of the Knesset for the religious Zionist party Otzma Yehudit (or […]
Read MoreIRAN TURNS BACK ON CALLS FOR RESTRAINT
ISRAEL ‘ready for war’ Iran has rejected US and Arab efforts to temper its response to the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s top political leader, saying it didn’t care if the response triggered a war. Israel said it was prepared to defend against and respond to any retaliatory strike. “Israel is now in a multi-front […]
Read MoreIsraeli artist shuts down Biennale show, urging ceasefire
Venice, Italy — Since February thousands of pro-Palestinian activists have tried in vain to get the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most prestigious international art exhibitions, to ban Israel over its conduct of the war in the Gaza Strip. But this week, when the Biennale’s international pavilions open for a media preview, the doors […]
Read MoreThe paramilitary group Israel and the Opposition want Australia to label as terrorist
Australia is facing pressure to take a stronger stance against Iran and list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, following its attack on Israel. In an unprecedented move, Iran fired over 300 missiles and drones into Israeli territory on Saturday. It claims the attack was in response to a deadly strike […]
Read MoreThe UN and the UK have voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
The comments came hours after two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers in a northern village south of Nablus in the latest violent attack involving settlers in the increasingly tense West Bank. Palestinians said the incident followed a clash when settlers entered Palestinian-owned land and assaulted residents, while settlers said it began with an […]
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