Month: August 2023

Senator Chris Van Hollen says president should reassess military aid to Israel in light of extreme rightward tilt of government The Guardian | Chris McGreal |Mon 7 Aug 2023 A leading Democratic senator has called on Joe Biden to “get more personally engaged” in stopping “racists” in the Israeli government from a land grab in… Continue reading Democrat calls on Biden to stop ‘racists’ in Israeli government from ‘land grab’

ByJames Massola and Matthew Knott Labor will seek to avert a damaging internal split over the Israel-Palestine conflict by hardening its language on the Palestinian territories, with the federal government to officially refer to Israel’s settlements in the West Bank as “illegal” and the territories as “occupied”. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the shift in Tuesday’s caucus… Continue reading Labor to harden position on Palestine

2:38PM AUGUST 6, 2023  (The Australian, 7/8/2023) A former aide of a MP from Israel’s hard-right governing coalition was among two settlers arrested on Saturday over the killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian in the West Bank. Qusai Jamal Maatan was shot dead in Burqah, east of Ramallah, on Friday as armed settlers clashed with villagers.… Continue reading Ex-aide of Israel far-right MP held over fatal shooting of Palestinian

by Jonathan Kuttab Attacks by religious fanatics on places of worship and individuals of another religion are a well-known and despicable phenomenon. They go beyond mere racism and discrimination, in that they invoke the name of God Almighty in justifying bitter hatreds and hostilities against entire communities. Those performing the attacks do so with zeal… Continue reading Attacks On Christianity in Palestine

Shepparton News / AAP | Aug 6, 2023 Two Israelis have been arrested after a Palestinian teen was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in an attack by Israeli civilians on a local village, Israeli police say. Residents of the Palestinian Burqa village said Israeli settlers entered their village on Friday night, threw rocks… Continue reading Israel detains two settlers after Palestinian killed

A Palestinian man has been shot dead after opening fire in central Tel Aviv, critically wounding an Israeli police inspector, authorities said. Police identified the gunman as Kamel Abu Bakr, from a village near Jenin in the northern West Bank. “We are standing at a very sad incident. We are praying for the well-being of… Continue reading Tel Aviv shooting leaves one man critically injured and one dead

By Middle East correspondent Allyson Horn, Haidarr Jones and Orly Halpern in the West Bank Posted Sat 29 Jul 2023 at 8:28pmSaturday 29 Jul 2023 at 8:28pm, updated Sun 30 Jul 2023 at 10:42am Jewish Australian Michael Lourie spent years building his dream home set amongst sprawling mountains, with views stretching all the way to the sparkling Dead Sea. He… Continue reading Israel is rapidly expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank. This Australian man is among them

Opinion |  This Is Poetic Revenge on Israelis Silent About the Occupation An Israeli protester hold a sign that reads “Do you know what is truly unreasonable? The occupation,” at a protest against the judicial coup The gods are taking poetic revenge on Israelis who continue living in peace and harmony, or mere indifference, with the… Continue reading Haaretz | Israel News

By Abel Zaanoun 3:34PM JULY 31, 2023 Rival Palestinian political leaders meeting in Egypt decided on Sunday to form a committee on reconciliation, a move one analyst doubted would end their 17-year rift. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met for rare face-to-face talks in the coastal city of El Alamein… Continue reading Palestinian rivals form ‘reconciliation committee’

Reuters July 31, 2023 JERUSALEM, July 31 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser on Monday said the road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia was “still long” while members of his hard-right cabinet ruled out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal. U.S. officials have sought for months to reach… Continue reading Israel PM adviser says road to deal on Saudi ties is ‘still long’