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 MoreGaza conflict: snapshot of a population being starved into submission
Israel has banned the UN aid-coordinating agency, Unrwa, from accessing the population of northern Gaza where a major famine is now believed to be imminent. The country has accused UNWRA staff of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attack but has provided no evidence this was the case and the agency denies the allegations. Across […]
Read MoreIsrael could have fought a different war, preferencing precision over a bloody fight
Article link: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/israel-could-have-fought-a-different-war-preferencing-precision-over-a-bloody-fight/news-story/fa33f0d5a7794ffcbf3598e74dbd059aArticle source: The Australian/David Kilcullen/23.3.20245592
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 […]
Read MoreYou couldn’t get away from Gaza at Adelaide Writers’ Week
It was a balmy afternoon at Adelaide Writers’ Week and hundreds of us were sitting in the sun under the trees, listening to the writers. And then journalist John Lyons plunged us into a different world. “By the time this session ends,” he said, “three or four Palestinian children will have been killed. Five bombs […]
Read MoreAustralia to resume funding for UN aid agency
Australia will restore a $6 million funding pledge to the peak United Nations body that helps the Palestinian people in Gaza after a seven-week suspension due to claims that some of the agency’s staff took part in the Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli civilians last October. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the funding would be […]
Read MoreGaza ceasefire talks at a crossroads as Ramadan deadline fast approaching
Talks in Cairo have extended into a third day, as both Israel and Hamas say they are waiting for a response from the other to reach a ceasefire agreement. Key Points Ceasefire talks in Cairo have entered their third day, despite the absence of an Israeli delegation. Both Israel and Hamas claim they are awaiting […]
Read MorePalestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims
Internal analysis by UNRWA, based on interviews with released Palestinians, describes dog attacks and the prolonged use of stress positions. An internal UN report describes widespread abuse of Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention centres, including beatings, dog attacks, the prolonged use of stress positions and sexual assault. The report was compiled by the UN Relief […]
Read MoreJewish residents fed-up: ‘These suburbs pride themselves on diversity but can’t cater for Jews’
Pro-Palestinian supporters have branded the Deputy Prime Minister and other Victorian-based MPs as “war pigs” as part of fresh demonstrations against Australia’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The messages were spray painted on the Geelong offices of Richard Marles, Libby Coker and senator Sarah Henderson as well as state MPs Darren Cheeseman, Christine Couzens and […]
Read MoreWong speaks with UNRWA as reports emerge questioning Israel’s claims its staff are involved with Hamas
Australia’s foreign minister says she has spoken with the United Nations aid agency in Gaza as new reports emerge questioning Israel’s claims that its staff were involved in the October 7 terrorist attacks. Australia was one of a group of countries to suspend aid to UNRWA after Israel presented evidence to the UN that 12 […]
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