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Authorities fire tear gas and water cannons, as Druze community announce general strike over ‘criminal’ project built on their agricultural land Israeli police have violently confronted members of the Syrian Druze community in the occupied Golan Heights, wounding people during a second day of demonstrations against a wind farm being built on their agricultural land.  Israel’s Energix Renewable Energies plans… Continue reading Israeli police violently crack down on Syrian Druze protesting Golan Heights wind farm

Palestinians say man was killed and 10 were injured after settlers rampaged through West Bank town and army opened fire A large group of Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes, cars and fields in a revenge rampage that left one Palestinian dead from gunfire and… Continue reading Armed Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian town in revenge attack

Daniel Andrews has issued a staunch defence of Israel’s sovereignty, voicing his opposition to his own faction’s motion on Palestinian recognition, which passed without dissent at Labor’s Victorian conference on Sunday. Recommitting to comments he made three weeks ago that the Jewish homeland represented the “only true democracy” in the Middle East, the Victorian Premier indicated he would oppose any motion… Continue reading Daniel Andrews defends Israel, saying he would have voted against his faction’s Palestine motion

Haaretz | Editorial  Jun 19, 2023 While public attention is focused on the government’s planned legal coup and the opposition and the protest movement are both devoting their energy to preventing it, the settlers are expanding their settlement enterprise, preparing to annex territory and erase the Green Line – the line between Israel and the… Continue reading Editorial | The Legal Coup Is the Means. The Ends Are Annexation and Apartheid

Five Palestinians killed and 45 injured, according to Palestinian officials as Israeli army enters city to arrest ‘suspects’ The Guardian | Ben Lynfield in Jerusalem | 20 Jun 2023 The Israeli military has used combat helicopters in the occupied West Bank for the first time in years, as an arrest operation in Jenin encountered unexpectedly… Continue reading Israeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank

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