Washington has failed to pass a UN resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire as Israeli forces detained “hundreds” of Hamas fighters during a raid into Gaza’s main hospital. Israel plans to send troops into Gaza’s Rafah even without US support, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday local time, as […]
Read MoreBan on Palestinian workers grinds Israel’s construction sites to a halt
Tel Aviv: For Fadi Sajdia, a construction labourer from the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan should be a time of daily fasting and nightly feasting. But like 150,000 other Palestinians who worked in Israel until the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, he’s out of a job. […]
Read MoreRussia, China veto UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
New York: Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-sponsored United Nations resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council saw 11 members vote in […]
Read MorePalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas names adviser Mohammed Mustafa as Prime Minister
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Mohammed Mustafa, a long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, as prime minister. Mustafa’s appointment comes less than three weeks after his predecessor, Mohammed Shtayyeh, resigned, citing the need for change after the Hamas attack of October 7 triggered war with Israel in Gaza. The 69-year-old now faces the […]
Read MoreUS wants to see Israel plan for Rafah operation
The White House said it wanted to see Israel’s plan for an operation in Gaza’s Rafah that protects civilians, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the military’s proposal for an offensive. “We haven’t seen it. We certainly would welcome the opportunity to see it,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday (Saturday AEDT), […]
Read MoreDeborah Conway says she won’t be silenced by anti-Israel activists
Deborah Conway was preparing to play a song and talk about her music on ABC radio in Melbourne last week when news of the cancellation came through. The ARIA award-winning Jewish singer, songwriter and author was told by her publicist that the ABC had abruptly withdrawn its invitation for her to appear that night on […]
Read MoreJoe Biden praises US senate leader speech criticising Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden praised a speech by the US Senate leader urging new elections in Israel, saying many Americans shared concerns about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war. The call by Democratic Senate majority chief Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking elected Jewish American in history, was the most strident rebuke of Israel […]
Read MoreLiberal MP Julian Leeser accuses human rights body of going ‘AWOL’ on Israel
Liberal MP Julian Leeser has accused the human rights commission of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism and committing an “aberration of duty” in failing to condemn the October 7 attacks, declaring that it had gone “AWOL” since Israel’s war on Hamas began. One of parliament’s most senior Jewish MPs, Mr Leeser launched a scathing […]
Read MoreBenjamin Netanyahu threatens ‘dramatic confrontation’ with Joe Biden
Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted furiously to a US intelligence assessment that warns the Israeli Prime Minister’s hold on office “may be in jeopardy” warning of a “public and dramatic” confrontation with US President Joe Biden. The report, which also warned Israel would fail to eliminate Hamas, has left Mr Netanyahu “fuming,” according to Israel’s Channel […]
Read MoreNetanyahu’s rival takes unsanctioned trip to US, signalling cracks in Israeli leadership
Washington: A member of Israel’s war cabinet has flown to the United States to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior officials in defiance of Benjamin Netanyahu who told him country has “just one prime minister”. The unauthorised trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s three-minister wartime cabinet after […]
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