Thousands of protesters braved heavy downpour, descending onto Melbourne’s CBD in calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protesters have staged a sit-in at Westminster Bridge in their first major demonstration of the new year. Hundreds of protesters blocked off the bridge and surrounding roads following a march from London’s St James’s Park on Saturday. […]
Read MoreOpinion | The Occupation Has Defeated the State of Israel
The picture soon became clear. The attack had nothing to do with the protest, but it’s no longer possible to keep obscuring the connection: The occupation is at the root of most of the evils Israelis are now demonstrating against, even if they are not willing to admit it. It is the root of all evil.
Read MoreTen Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Israeli forces have killed nine Palestinians, including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman, in the deadliest single incident in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Palestinian officials say. The raid prompted Palestinian leaders to cut security ties with Israel, a move that could lead to more violence. The Israeli military also fatally […]
Read MoreIsrael releases second longest-serving Palestinian prisoner
Article link: https://www.news.com.au/world/israel-releases-second-longestserving-palestinian-prisoner/video/e702dfe2a89b9f2d5ff1f2cf2d92d280Article source: News.com.au2889
Read MoreThe Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Also a Looming Climate Disaster
Israel and the Palestinian territories are among the most climate vulnerable places on the planet. Yet the newly-formed government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has focused more on shoring up far-right support than addressing the challenges of global warming in the region. Whereas worldwide temperatures have increased by an average of 1.1°C since pre-industrial times, in […]
Read MorePalestinian backers and Israel at odds over holy site visit
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians and many Muslim and non-Muslim supporters sharply disagreed with Israel on Thursday at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting over the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site and its impact. The Palestinians warned it could lead to another deadly uprising, while Israel […]
Read MoreLetters to The Australian
Israel must be strong One can argue ad nauseam regarding Israel’s conservative political parties and their idiosyncracies (“Netanyahu must steer ship of state”, 28/12). Despite national opposition, past Israeli governments have returned strategically important regional areas to Arab overlords. The result has been catastrophic, militarily, with many Israeli lives lost. Until at least one influential […]
Read MoreMorroco using success to champion Palestinian cause
Article link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/morocco-using-success-to-champion-palestinian-cause/101772310Article source: Australian ABC, 14/12/20222778
Read MoreMorocco’s World Cup streak brings a joyful Arab embrace
Doha: It’s a rare moment in the Middle East when the public’s voice roars louder than those of the governments. But Morocco’s surprise string of wins at the World Cup in Qatar have stirred a joy and pride among Arab fans that have, at least for a moment, eclipsed the region’s many political divisions. Perhaps most […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Relentless War against the Children of Palestine
By Ilan Pappe “Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.” Preamble, UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) More than half of the population living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are below 18; in fact, one can confidently say that half of the people of the […]
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