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Who can trust anything that Dutton or his cronies say – Mark The federal Coalition has rejected Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza by resettling Palestinians in nearby countries, breaking with the United States president on a key issue amid a domestic debate about how to respond to his policies.Opposition foreign affairs spokesman David… Continue reading ‘That’s not our policy’: Coalition splits with Trump on Gaza ‘clean-out’

Just about says it all – Mark Donald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on February 4, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office has announced.“Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during President Trump’s second term,” the PMO said in a statement.The… Continue reading Donald Trump invites Benjamin Netanyahu to White House on February 4

The Age / AP (Sydney Morning Herald) | Joseph Krauss | 28 January 2025 This plan is pure evil – Mark US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from at least one of the two US allies along… Continue reading Here’s why Trump’s ‘clean out Gaza’ idea is rejected

Yonatan Mendel For fifteen months Israel’s government clung to the fantasy of “total victory” in Gaza—with considerable public support.  January 25, 2025 Toward the end of October 2023 I was taking a taxi home in Tel Aviv. Just after we entered Shapira neighborhood, near the central bus station, the driver turned on the radio to… Continue reading Israel: Life By the Sword

Jan 30th, 2025 Israel began the “Iron Wall” operation on Jenin Refugee Camp. Already, dozens of Palestinians have been killed including children and women.   God, we are shaken by the reports coming out of Jenin, a city which continues to experience violence. We do not know the extent of the suffering in Jenin, but… Continue reading Wave Of Prayer

(The Age, 27/1/2025) Lets hope Netanyahu and his evil Government finally falls – Mark The fragile Gaza ceasefire continues to hold after 15 months of Israeli devastation of the Strip in response to Hamas’s attacks on Israel. That the second exchange of hostages and prisoners has peacefully taken place, bringing the total to seven female… Continue reading Second hostage swap is a bitter pill for Netanyahu’s failed ambitions

(The Age, 27/1/2025) More evil – Mark Washington: US President Donald Trump wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to take in far more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip – potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate.During a 20-minute question-and-answer session… Continue reading ‘You know, it’s over’: Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza

Checkpoints, illegal housing, stolen lands, unlawful arrests – the terrible list of Israeli crimes gets longer and longer every day – Mark Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a… Continue reading ‘Living in a cage’: West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce

by Jonathan Kuttab   It was truly amazing to see the joy and celebration surrounding the release of three Israeli hostages, who were released this week as part of a prisoner exchange/ceasefire agreement. They appeared to be well-fed and in good condition, though I am sure the psychological scars of their captivity will be with… Continue reading The Other Hostages

My decision is an acknowledgement that this status never held any legitimacy to begin with. *********************************** I recently entered an Israeli consulate and submitted papers to formally renounce my citizenship. It was an unseasonably warm fall day and office workers on break were lounging by the pond in Boston Common. The night before had seen… Continue reading Don Binder’s post·Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I’m Renouncing MineTruthout || December 26, 2024Avi Steinberg