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President of The European Commission 29 April 2023 Your Excellency You made a speech this week praising the establishment of Israel on its 75th anniversary. For some one in your position, it is surprising that it had so many errors of fact, misguided judgement, violation of international law and deviation from basic norms of justice.… Continue reading OPEN LETTER TO MADAME URSULA VON DER LEYEN

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader has died in Israeli custody after an 87-day hunger strike, the first such fatality in more than three decades, and tensions around the Gaza Strip spiked as the faction swore revenge. Khader Adnan, who was awaiting trial, was found unconscious in his cell on Tuesday and taken to hospital where… Continue reading Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after hunger strike

Colonialism is always morally repugnant because the dignity of the colonised is completely undermined Hobart Mercury | Greg Barnes | 1.5.23 As we debate the Voice, a modest but important symbol of recognition of the fact that Europeans have stolen land from the original owners, we might also pause to recognise that this month is… Continue reading It Is High Time We Called Out the Injustices of Colonialism

Equality By Jonathan Kuttab As Christians, we believe, along with many others from different faith traditions, that all human beings are created in the image of God and are inherently and equally worthy of dignity and respect. This is firmly based on our belief in one God, the creator of us all. Policies and ideologies… Continue reading FOSNA

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager near the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in what the army said was a response to stone-throwing. “Mostafa Amer Sabah, 16, was killed by the occupation (Israeli) bullets in the town of Teqoa,” a statement from the ministry said, without detailing… Continue reading Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank: ministry

Wednesday, 26 April 2023 By Ioana Plesea On Monday evening, the Liège Municipal Council passed a motion introduced by the Belgian Workers’ Party (PTB) which calls for a boycott of the Israeli state. The Socialist Party (PS), as well as smaller local parties, VEGA and Verts Ardents, also voted in favour of the boycott. Liberal and… Continue reading City of Liège votes to boycott the State of Israel

Palestinian administrative detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 80 days, was suddenly moved to a civilian hospital in Israel, Quds Press reported. Israeli Prison Administration suddenly moved Adnan from the clinic in Al-Ramla Prison to a civilian hospital in Israel, the report said. Muhjat Al-Quds, an organisation that specialises in Palestinian… Continue reading BREAKING: Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan in Critical Condition

A new book by Black Inc — Statements from the Soul — normalises Zionism through claims to Jewish indigeneity to Israel. RAND KHATIB AND JORDANA SILVERSTEIN APR 24, 2023 We’re seeing in stark relief the ways Zionism enjoys broad support from across the Australian media at the moment — how it is normalised, described as something that… Continue reading Why Zionism is an unnatural ally of Indigenous sovereignty

More than 100 Israeli and international civil society groups warn IHRA definition could curb work of UN bodiesChris McGreal in New York Tue 25 Apr 2023 00.58 AEST (The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/apr/24/un-ihra-antisemitism-definition-israel-criticism ) More than 100 Israeli and international civil society organisations have asked the United Nations to reject a controversial definition of antisemitism because it is being “misused”… Continue reading UN urged to reject antisemitism definition over ‘misuse’ to shield Israel

FREE PALESTINE MELBOURNE When: Sunday May 7 2023 2 PMWhere: Steps of State Library, MelbourneThe Israeli army and police Illegal Israeli settlementscontinue to increase, withmore Palestinian homesdemolished, more land lossand more displacement.Land Loss ContinuesStand with us to say “No More”Free PalestineIn 1948, Zionist militias and the army of the newly createdIsraeli state carried out a… Continue reading Vigil to commemorate 75 years of Nakba