Month: August 2025

Last week, Israel killed the entire Al Jazeera crew in Gaza City: Mohammad Al-Khalidi, Mohammed Noufal, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed Qreiqeh, and Anas Al-Sharif. Israel carried out the attack shortly after its announced plans to invade Gaza City. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that with the recent killings of the journalists in Gaza by Israel’s… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

by Jonathan Kuttab Let us offer, then, as a working principle the following: No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children. –Rabbi Irving Greenberg The above statement, made in response to the deplorable silence of Christians during the Holocaust, launched an entire school of… Continue reading Toward A New Theological Vocabulary

Does anybody really care what this disgusting human being thinks – well done Albanese – Peter US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says there is disgust and disappointment in the Trump administration at the Albanese government’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, deepening the rift with Australia’s closest security partner.Huckabee, a former Republican governor and… Continue reading Albanese plays down US ‘disgust’ over Palestine recognition

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence. God bless all these victims of Netanyahu and Putin – Peter United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put Israel and Russia “on notice” that their armed forces and security personnel could be listed among parties “credibly suspected” of committing sexual violence in conflict… Continue reading UN chief warns Israel, Russia over reports of sexual abuse by armed forces

Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza. Because journalists want to tell the truth they have to be murdered by Israel – this is barbaric but, sadly, a typical action of Netanyahu and cronies – Peter Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, 28, has been killed along… Continue reading Here are the names of the journalists Israel killed in Gaza

One step forward two steps back – Peter By recognising a Palestinian state, the Albanese government has aligned itself with a two-state vision that no longer reflects the facts on the ground – nor does it offer Palestinians any real hope for justice, sovereignty, or survival. Critics have already pointed out the obvious – that… Continue reading Australia’s recognition of Palestine is a fantasy divorced from history 

Netanyahu has set out to murder journalists for many years – Peter • Five Al Jazeera staff, including well-known Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, have been killed in a targeted Israeli air strike in Gaza.• Israel’s military said it had struck an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza, calling him a “terrorist” who “posed as a journalist”,… Continue reading Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza air strike

God bless Albanese & Wong – Peter • A plan to progress Palestinian statehood agreed by major European and Arab states provided a key moment of confidence for Australia to do the same.• Alluding to the agreement, the foreign minister warned last week there would be “no Palestine left” to recognise if the world did… Continue reading The moment the PM gained confidence Australia could recognise a Palestinian state

August 6 and 9 of this year marked 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians. On the anniversary, hundreds of protesters in Japan came to protest, carrying messages of “No Nuke, Stop War”… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

There will be nothing to ‘keep’ after Israel finishes destroying and murdering every Palestinian – Peter Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel intends to take military control of Gaza and hand it over to Arab forces to govern.Mr Netanyahu made the comments during an interview with the US’s Fox News, moments before he was set… Continue reading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel seeks military control of Gaza, but won’t ‘keep it’