Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Anthony Albanese to restore funding to the UN relief agency in Gaza, claiming the West was engaging in “selective application” of international law through support of Israel. At the Australian National University to deliver the Gareth Evans Oration on Thursday, before a packed audience including Foreign Minister Penny […]
Read MoreThis International Women’s Day we all need to stand against anti-Semitism
Why is International Women’s Day 2024 different from any other? Every year IWD is a mix of inspiration and disappointment. Inspiration about great women whose stories motivate us and disappointment in the annual studies showing the need for more work to achieve equality and safety for women. I usually internalise these achievements and statistics passively, […]
Read More‘Stars’ ignore brutalisation of Israeli women
It was clear sexual violence was being committed by Hamas on October 7 as soon as the first images emerged from that day. Naama Levy was pictured being dragged by her hair from the boot of a car; the seat of her pants dripping in blood. An early video to emerge was that of Hamas […]
Read More‘We will harm them’: Israel says it is prepared for wider conflict amid Iran attack fears
Jerusalem/Cairo: Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in response to the killing of senior Iranian commanders. “Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are prepared to meet all of […]
Read MoreIsrael’s response on aid worker killings just not good enough, says Penny Wong
The Albanese government has condemned Israel’s initial probe into its killing of seven aid workers in Gaza, announcing the appointment of a special adviser to ensure the investigation meets Australia’s expectations. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said late on Friday that Australia wasn’t satisfied with the findings on the tragedy provided to Australia’s ambassador to Israel, […]
Read MoreWest must realise it’s Hamas who is to blame for the deaths
Hamas is winning the propaganda war. The death of seven international aid workers in Gaza, including an Australian citizen, is a pivotal moment in global politics and the politics of the Middle East. We must keep front and centre the dreadful human tragedy involved. These people were not only innocent but heroic, putting themselves in […]
Read MoreUS looking at report that Israel used AI to identify bombing targets in Gaza
Washington: The United States was looking into a media report that the Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told CNN. Kirby, in the CNN interview on Thursday (Washington-time), said the US had not verified the content of the media report […]
Read MorePalestine conflict splits churches as congregations boycott day of prayer
A day of Christian prayer in Australia has been hit by the politics of the Middle East and the war fought by Israel in Gaza. Some “conservative” Christians are boycotting the annual World Day of Prayer because this year’s service has been devised by Palestinian Christians. Between 10 and 20 churches in the ACT and […]
Read MoreInside Israel’s Oasis of Peace, Palestinian and Jewish families are showing the world how the two sides can co-exist
Tucked just behind the tree line in verdant countryside, obscured from the view of passing cars, lies an oddity of Israel. At first glance, the rows of quaint bungalows and winding streets could be a village anywhere – there is a post office, a swimming pool and a small hotel. But to its roughly 300 […]
Read MoreAustralia and Israel’s relationship hits new low after aid worker killed in Gaza
Relations between Australia and Israel have hit a new low after an Australian aid worker was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, prompting the federal government to summon Israel’s top diplomat in Australia to explain the tragic incident. Melbourne-born aid worker Zomi Frankcom, 43, was among a team of seven who died while distributing […]
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