Month: February 2023

Voices 6 min read Yara M. Asi 24 Feb, 2023 The collective punishment imposed on Palestinians through the medical permit system and multiple other avenues, is not justifiable by any measure, legally or ethically, writes Yara M. Asi. [GETTY] Around the world, 15 February is recognised as International Childhood Cancer Day. The campaign seeks to raise awareness… Continue reading Israel restricting medical permits for Palestinians is a mechanism of oppression

The following statement was issued today by the Bureau of the General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People: The Bureau of the United Nations General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People condemns the Israeli forces’ raid in Nablus in the occupied… Continue reading Untitled

Israeli army enters Palestinian town to stop rampaging settlers ■ One Palestinian dead and dozens wounded, houses and vehicles set on fire ■ Netanyahu asks citizens ‘not to take law into own hands’ Buildings on fire in Hawara in the West Bank Josh Breiner A few hours after Sunday’s shooting which killed two Israelis, a… Continue reading Israeli Settlers Rampage Through West Bank Town; Palestinians Report One Killed, Dozens Wounded

PIEN has produced this Lenten guide for 2023 with reflections on Palestine / Israel. Take a walk in the footsteps of an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA). Andrew Telfer (who is also on the PIEN committee), spent time as an EA with the EAPPI program. Having recently returned from three months living in the West Bank, Andrew has first-hand stories to share, of… Continue reading PIEN 2023 LENTEN GUIDE

by Jesse Steven Wheeler Some religious leaders and social activists flock to power and influence like moths to a flame. You find them at Oval Office photo ops and national prayer breakfasts, on talk-radio shows and satellite television, or standing beside various world dictators. These are often the champions of imperial religion, of which Christian… Continue reading Ash Wednesday and the Tyranny of Approval

Irish top-flight club Bohemian FC aims to create awareness about the Palestinian cause and to raise funds for children in the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Irish top-flight football club Bohemian FC has released a new football kit to help create awareness about human rights violations in Palestine by Israel, and to… Continue reading With new football shirt, Irish club shows support for Palestine

Australia’s major literary festival is facing backlash as it prepares to host renowned Palestinians writers Susan Abulhawa & Mohammed El-Kurd. Once again Israel’s crimes against Palestinians are absent from the media storm, writes Randa Abdel-Fattah.ShareFlipboardRedditWhatsAppTwitterFacebook Celebrated Palestinian writers Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd are due to speak at the 38th Adelaide Writers’ Week in Australia… Continue reading Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd must speak at Australia’s Adelaide writers’ festival

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has added Australia’s voice to international condemnation over the Israeli government’s decision to build thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law.  Key points: Earlier this week the governments of Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and United States issued a joint statement denouncing Israel’s… Continue reading Australia joins to condemn Israel for illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territory

“A walk to bring awareness of the PalestinianStruggle for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.”The official launch of the Walk for Palestine2024 project will be held at the PasadenaCommunity Centre, 47 Adelaide Terrace,Pasadena at 7pm Saturday February 25th.Entry is free, some light refreshments served..Please support or help by donating to the Walk via GoFundme… Continue reading Craig Nielsen’s
Walk for Palestine 2024
(April 19th to July 20th) 2024
Perth to Adelaide

WEBINAR: Matthew Hughes – British Pacification in Mandate Palestine, 1936-39  Thursday 23rd February 3pm UK time Topic British Pacification in Mandate Palestine, 1936-39Description Matthew Hughes is Chair in military history at Brunel University London. His most recent book Britain’s Pacification of Palestine: the British Army, the Colonial State and the Arab Revolt, 1936-39 came out… Continue reading Balfour Project Webinar