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By Jessica Longbottom Posted Tue 23 Jan 2024 at 7:08pmTuesday 23 Jan 2024 at 7:08pm, updated Wed 24 Jan 2024 at 6:25am Another example of an Australian State acting without any thought of Australian citizens and their connections to Palestine and wishes for peace and justice – Mark Victoria quietly signed an agreement with Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD)… Continue reading Victorian government agreement with Israeli defence ministry ‘highly unusual’, analyst says

By political reporter Chantelle Al-Khouri Posted Fri 19 Jan 2024 at 7:17pm At last we can see the bravery of some Politicians to stand up for truth, justice and peace by challenging the illegal, genocidal behaviour of Netanyahu and his Cabinet – Mark Labor backbencher Julian Hill says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hell-bent on formalising… Continue reading Labor MP Julian Hill says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘hell-bent on formalising policy of apartheid’

By Jonathan Kuttab As we have now passed 100 days of ongoing genocide and the number of named victims exceeds 25,000 (not counting those still buried under the rubble), the scale human suffering has long reached unbearable dimensions. Over ten thousand children have been killed and continue to be killed at the rate of about… Continue reading 100 Days of Genocide: A Theological Reflection

The Guardian, 25/1/2024 It is simply beyond anybody’s comprehension how targeting hospitals and deliberately killing children and women and innocent men will achieve the end of Hamas – Israel have successfully generated thousands and thousands of new potential terrorists by targeting their families for murder – Mark Thousands of people sheltering in hospitals in Khan… Continue reading Thousands trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops encircle Khan Younis

(The Age, 25/1/2024) Can the USA seriously believe that whilst Netanyahu is in power there will ever be any Palestinian state? This government, led by one of the most evil men in the world, will only ever be satisfied by the total destruction / displacement of all Palestinians whilst claiming Palestinians / Hamas wants to… Continue reading UN chief warns Israel rejection of two-state solution threatens global peace

The Age, 25/1/2024) This shows yet again that the USA is happy to try to get publicity for challenging Israel on its actions without actually taking any action to stop the genocide and call for a ceasefire Mark Washington: The United States was concerned by an Israeli attack on a UN training centre sheltering displaced people… Continue reading US ‘deplores’ Israeli attack on UN training centre in Gaza

ABC / Reuters | 23 January 2024 Families of Israeli hostages have interrupted a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem, demanding politicians do more to try to free their loved ones. One woman held up pictures of three family members held in Gaza: “Just one I’d like to get back alive, one out of three!” she… Continue reading Gaza officials say Khan Younis hospitals under siege as relatives of Israeli hostages demand action

The Age/Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy/January 21, 2024 https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/netanyahu-steadfast-against-biden-s-two-state-hopes-as-hostage-families-protest-20240121-p5eyyd.html Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state”, rejecting US President Joe Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders’ views on Palestinian statehood.… Continue reading Netanyahu steadfast against Biden’s two-state hopes as hostage families protest

ABC News 22.1.2024 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/gaza-strip-death-toll-25000-health-ministry-israel-palestine/103373782 The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Gaza has soared past 25,000, the health ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday, while the Israeli government appeared far from achieving its goals of crushing the militant group and freeing more than 100 hostages. Key points:     The IDF… Continue reading Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 with no end in sight to Israel-Gaza war