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Palestinians condemn move and Washington calls for return to dialogue amid Israeli plans to give go-ahead to 4,560 housing units in occupied territory The Guardian / Reuters | 19 Jun 2023 The United States says it is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government’s tabling of plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied… Continue reading US ‘deeply troubled’ as Israel plans to approve thousands of homes in West Bank

The Australian | Editorial |June 20, 2023 Whatever his personal views, Anthony Albanese would be foolish to allow his government to be railroaded by mindless left-wing pressure within the ALP into recognising a non-existent Palestinian state. Doing so would be against Australia’s interest. It would overturn decades of sensible political bipartisanship over Israel’s security and… Continue reading Palestinian statehood a myth

Ali Abunimah Activism and BDS Beat 16 June 2023 The Australian Greens have joined the growing consensus that Israel practices the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people. The party’s stance adopted earlier this month is drawing praise from Australia’s Palestinian community. “The Greens are to be commended for their new policy position on Palestine and Israel,” according to Nasser Mashni,… Continue reading Australian Greens say Israel perpetrates the crime of apartheid

ByJames Massola Victorian Labor has ramped up pressure on Anthony Albanese to recognise a Palestinian state in this term of parliament, with former foreign minister Bob Carr saying it would send a powerful message to “the most right-wing government in Israel’s history”. The Victorian Labor Party’s state conference also expressed disappointment over the AUKUS submarine… Continue reading Victorian Labor gives Albanese deadline to recognise Palestine

https://www.change.org/p/free-layan-kayed In the early morning hours of 7 June 2023, Occupation forces arrested Birzeit University graduate student and anti-occupation activist Layan Kayed after raiding her home. Layan formerly spent 16 months in Occupation jails after being targeted and arrested in 2020. She was later charged for her student organizing at Birzeit University.  The targeting of… Continue reading Free Layan Kayed – Free all Palestinian political prisoners

Haaretz/Gideon Levy A 47-year struggle over an apartment in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter was due to end this week with the eviction of an older Palestinian couple. Red tape delayed that act, but the police continue to harass the couple. The existence of apartheid in Israel can be proved by means of an air conditioner. A… Continue reading An Apartment in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter Tells the Story of Israeli Apartheid

by Jonathan Kuttab Over 100 Israeli civilians have died violently since the beginning of this year. They were not victims of rocket fire from Gaza (none this year), nor of what Israel calls terrorism (a handful this year), but of organized crime. The reason these victims never received much attention is that although they were… Continue reading Every Life is Sacred

Below is the testimony of attorney Maher Hanna, which he posted on Facebook: Today, 6.15.2023, marks seven years since the inhumane abduction of engineer Muhammad Khalil Halabi. Today marks seven years since Muhammad Halabi was subjected repeatedly and relentlessly to various forms of blackmail, the most egregious being the threat of taking him away from… Continue reading Maher Hanna: I Hereby Attest

Crikey/Antony Loewenstein The Greens’ new policy accuses Israel of ‘practising the crime of apartheid’ against Palestinians. Labor, meanwhile, is dragging its feet. The Australian Greens announced a new policy on Israel and Palestine this week and it’s already causing conniptions in the pro-Israel lobby. After the party released details about its revised position, stating that… Continue reading Labor should follow Greens on Israel’s apartheid treatment of Palestine

Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 9 (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver was shot dead at an Israeli army checkpoint near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, after what Israel’s military said was a confrontation between the man and one of the soldiers. In a statement, the military said a man arrived in… Continue reading Israeli soldier kills Palestinian after checkpoint confrontation