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University of Sydney

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s refusal to let bereaved Palestinian families enter Israel to participate in memorial ceremony is opposed by the attorney generalShare in FacebookShare in Twitter Families at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony in 2018.Credit: Ofer VakninChen MaanitGet email notification for articles from Chen MaanitFollow Apr 23, 2023 Israel’s Supreme Court granted a… Continue reading Top Court Rules Against Israel’s Ban on Palestinians From Joint Memorial Day Event

May the people of Israel remember its sons and daughters, the faithful and the brave, who sacrificed their lives in the war for the rebirth of Israel, and may the people of Israel remember the sons and daughters, the faithful and the brave, of the Palestinian people, who sacrificed their lives in the war for… Continue reading Who Israelis Must Also Remember on Memorial Day

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have reportedly taken precautionary measures after Israeli reports of resuming policy assassinations. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Published: APRIL 24, 2023 08:16    HAMAS GAZA chief Yehya Al-Sinwar speaks at a rally for al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza, earlier this month. Hamas leaders should fear targeted assassinations by Israel, says the writer.… Continue reading Palestinian factions warn Israel against targeted killings of leaders

Ayid Salim, a 20-year-old Palestinian interior design student, took part in demonstrations against Israeli troops who raid his hometown. A soldier who thought Ayid was throwing firecrackers shot him five times. He was the third man to die this way in Azzun in a year Haaretz | Gideon Levy | Apr 22, 2023 The town… Continue reading The Young Men of This Palestinian Town Keep Dying

Adelaide Advertiser | Evangeline Polymeneas | April 21, 2023 A Jewish group has described Adelaide as the “anti-Semitism capital of Australia” after a university chose not to adopt an international definition of anti-Semitism. The University of Adelaide declined The Australian Jewish Association’s request to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism… Continue reading Adelaide Uni criticised by Australian Jewish Association for refusing definition of anti-Semitism

Over 100 groups urge UN not to adopt wording they say ‘opens the door’ to labelling legitimate criticism of Israel antisemitic United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 17 April,… Continue reading Human rights groups warn UN against antisemitism definition

SABEEL Jerusalem have launched 2 books – please follow the links to buy the books as downloads from SABEEL America under the WELCOME or EVENTS pages on the main website

Tamara Nassar Rights and Accountability 19 April 2023 (Electronic Intifada) On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, marked annually on 17 April, veteran hunger striker Khader Adnan surpassed more than 70 days without food or water to protest his detention by Israel without charge or trial. Israeli occupation authorities arrested Adnan on 5 February and issued an administrative detention order… Continue reading Why is Israel arbitrarily detaining a US senior citizen?

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs condemned on Saturday the attack by the Israeli occupation forces on monks, clerics, and Christian worshippers participating in the Holy Saturday celebrations in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “For days, the Israeli police has been threatening to impose a closure on the Holy City,… Continue reading Church Committee Denounces Israeli Assault on Christian Clerics, Worshippers in Jerusalem