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ABC | Brad Ryan in Washington DC | 24.12.23 Eleven days after 1,200 people were killed in the brutal October 7 attacks, the American president was in Tel Aviv with a message for grieving Israelis. “Israel, you are not alone,” he promised. “The United States stands with you.” In the weeks since, the world’s watched… Continue reading The gap between Biden’s words and deeds on Gaza is growing — and there are two words the US president can’t shake

The Age/Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery and Colleen Barry Rafah, Gaza Strip: Health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip say more than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas. The figure, amounting to nearly 1 per cent of the territory’s prewar population, is a new reflection of the staggering cost of… Continue reading Gaza death toll passes 20,000 as US says it will support watered-down aid resolution

The Age/Bassam Massoud and Maggie Fick In the morgue of the Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza, workers wrap the corpses of people killed in Israeli airstrikes in white cloth amid the stench of death. They record whatever basic facts they can about the dead: name, identity card number, age, sex. Some of the bodies are… Continue reading The fight to keep counting the dead in Gaza

The Age/Michelle Nichols The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and called for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities” after a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to avoid a veto by the United States. Amid… Continue reading UN resolution calls for Gaza aid but shies away from backing ceasefire

Salute the Heroes, Part I: The Journalists   by Jonathan Kuttab   As we get ready to celebrate Christmas, we think of all the people in Gaza and Palestine who are in no position to celebrate. War is hell. But, for some it can bring out courage and sacrifice, and people are accustomed to acknowledging… Continue reading Salute the Heroes, Part I: The Journalists

22 December 2023 Since the fateful year of 1948, the Palestinian people have been suffering persecution, occupation and dispossession. For us Palestinians life froze on 14 May 1948 when we were dispossessed of our homes, so that the Jews could declare the state of Israel on our lands. The source of today’s conflict dates to… Continue reading Suzan Wahhab

Reflecting on Issues     In the context of the current brutal conflict in Gaza there are several ways in which efforts are frequently made ‘to justify’ the actions of the state of Israel. 1.     Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7th October 2023 was “unprovoked”. 2.     “We know that Hamas is a Terrorist organisation that… Continue reading The Conflict in Gaza

Usman Khawaja has prepared a formal application to Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council for permission to continue highlighting human rights in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The opener is facing censure from the ICC after being charged with breaching the world governing body’s clothing and equipment regulations for his black armband protest in solidarity with… Continue reading Andrew Wu

The Age/Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery and Colleen Barr Rafah, Gaza Strip: More than half a million people in Gaza – a quarter of the population – are starving, according to a new report by the United Nations and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment and siege on the territory in… Continue reading More than 570,00 people in Gaza are starving because of war: UN

By William Ton and Maeve Bannister Updated December 7 2023 – 9:35am, first published 9:29am Hundreds of students showed up outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) Students have again heeded the call of their peers to skip school as they turned out to block streets in Australian cities in support of Palestine. About 300 students showed… Continue reading ‘Keep fighting’: school students’ promise for Palestine