Month: April 2023

By Dalia Hatuqa Published On 5 Apr 20235 Apr 2023 (AlJazeera) ( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/4/5/israeli-police-attack-palestinians-in-al-aqsa-mosque-again-live ) Israeli police have raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound using stun grenades and firing rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian worshippers. ·        Not a “surprise” that violence has broken out: Al Jazeera correspondent Speaking about the lead-up to the violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque… Continue reading Live: Israeli police attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque again

Tim Dodd (The Australian, 4/4/2023) The Australian National University has rejected a call from some federal parliamentarians to adopt the definition of anti-Semitism advocated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, saying its current policies and procedures are enough to deal with discrimination. “ANU is confident its existing policies and procedures are well equipped to help… Continue reading ANU rejects call for change to anti-Semitism policy

IDF spokesperson says forces ‘came under fire and shot back,’ while raiding Nablus to arrest Palestinians reportedly involved in last week’s shooting in Hawara, injuring two Israeli soldiersHaaretz | Jack Khoury Two Palestinians were killed on Monday morning during violent clashes with the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian… Continue reading Palestinians: Two Killed in West Bank Clashes With Israeli Army

As Ben-Gvir’s provocative National Guard is greenlighted, Israel is considering a key role for the army in the event of unrest and riots in mixed Arab-Jewish cities. Officials warn that defining Israeli Arab citizens as a ‘potential fifth column’ could have disastrous consequencesHaaretz | Amos Harel Plans to set up an Israeli national guard, which… Continue reading From Ben-Gvir’s Paramilitaries to IDF ‘Policing’ | Israel’s Alarming Security Plans Could Inflame Relations With Its Arab Citizens

The protest movement will either transform into a call for genuine democracy – for Palestinians and Israelis alike – or it will remain locked in the current impasseThe Guardian | Joshua Leifer There is a certain afterglow to mass protest. It’s a feeling strongest when the slogans have just ceased to echo in the streets,… Continue reading Israel hasn’t been a democracy for a long time. Now, Israelis need to face this fact

As one door slid open for Northern Ireland 25 years ago, another was sliding shut for Israel and Palestine – and disaster followed The Guardian | Jonathan Freedland Even before the freshly acquitted Gwyneth Paltrow gave us what we are obliged to call the Slalom Witch Trial, she had already made an enduring gift to… Continue reading Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel

Israel is facing more turmoil as a result of the government’s plans to form a militia headed by a far-right minister. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the Jewish Power party, that a “national guard” would be formed under the command of his national ­security ministry. Mr Netanyahu made the pledge in… Continue reading Fury at Bibi’s ‘Private Militia’The Australian / The Times | Anshel Pfeffer

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ken Sparks in Brisbane. Ken was a fantastic supporter of Sabeel and the Palestinian people and will be missed by all who knew him. Our prayers are with Tiffany, Grant and family at this time.

Haaretz | Gideon Levy | April 2, 2023 A family is informed that their son has fallen in battle. Another family, from the same community, is informed that their son has been wounded and captured, and is now lying in the enemy’s hospital beyond the border. For over a month, this family has tried to… Continue reading Who Cares if Palestinians Are Dead or Alive?

Authorities say both deaths were in response to threats: a man grabbing a police officer’s gun at al-Aqsa mosque, and a car ramming near Beit Ummar A man was killed by Israeli soldiers after a West Bank car ramming on Saturday, the army said, in an escalation threatening to end a relative lull during the… Continue reading Second killing in a day by Israeli forces in Jerusalem and West Bank