Latest News From Palestine

(The Australian, 23/5/2024) Putting humanity above Politics – bravo – Mark Student activists have ended their sit-in at the University of Melbourne after a full week of occupying the Arts West building.UniMelb 4 Palestine and representatives of the protesters at the building said they had reached a deal with the university.The pro-Palestine supporters say the… Continue reading Labor senator Fatima Payman joins Melbourne uni protest

(The Age & SMH, 23/5/2024) God bless those countries who are acting for peace and justice – shows yet again the inhumanity of the USA and Britain – Mark Copenhagen: Norway, Ireland and Spain are formally recognising Palestine as a state, their leaders said in coordinated announcements on Wednesday.“There cannot be peace in the Middle… Continue reading Norway, Ireland and Spain are formally recognising Palestine as a state

The Age | Daniella White | 23.05.2024 The bravery of students is a lesson we can all learn – Mark Two Sydney University students have been suspended after classes were “significantly disrupted” by protesters last week, as the encampment on the institution’s quad lawns enters its fifth week. In a letter of support, the Sydney… Continue reading Sydney pro-Palestinian students suspended after classes ‘significantly disrupted’

The Australian | AFP | 24.05.24 Like all International Legal Rules Israel will simply ignore them if they don’t support Genocide and Mass Murder and guess what – the USA and Britain will back them and also ignore the Law – Mark Israel is bracing for the worst as the UN’s top court prepares to… Continue reading Israel braces for worst as ICJ set to rule on Gaza war

The Age/Matthew Knott, Olivia Ireland/22.5.2024 No question that Netanyahu is right – there is no comparison between the Israeli Government and Hamas – Israel is a far more murderous organisation – Mark The federal government has insisted there is no moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas while backing the International Criminal Court’s role upholding international… Continue reading ICC backed but ‘moral equivalence’ rejected

Civilians in Gaza are marking 76 years since the mass dispossession of Palestinians under the shadow of a new catastrophe This is so sad and so unnecessary – Mark Gazanswho lived through the mass dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, which is known as the Nakba, said the catastrophe facing Gaza today is the worst they have experienced. Palestinians… Continue reading ‘Now all we feel is fear’: Elderly Palestinians say Gaza war worse than 1948 Nakba

By political reporters Chantelle Al-Khouri and Jake Evans Posted Wed 15 May 2024 at 11:19amWednesday 15 May 2024 at 11:19am, updated Wed 15 May 2024 at 11:31am Some politicians are prepared to speak the truth – so brave – Mark Labor Senator Fatima Payman has broken ranks to accuse Israel of carrying out “genocide” in Gaza, calling on her party to… Continue reading Labor backbencher breaks ranks to label Gaza invasion a ‘genocide’

“And the leaves of the Tree shall be for the healing of Nations”—Revelations 22:2   PTSD and Trauma are not only personal and individual in character but often afflict whole nations and peoples. Frequently historical in nature, trauma can be passed down intergenerationally.  One of the greatest examples of such trauma afflicting our region is… Continue reading “And the leaves of the Tree shall be for the healing of Nations”—Revelations 22:2

(The Australian, 9/5/2024) Any criticism of murder by Israel is now antisemitism – what do we call the murder???? – Mark One of the country’s largest Muslim organisations has accused the Australian Jewish Association of “blatant incitement to violence”. In a post to X on Tuesday, the Australian Jewish Association condemned the pro-Palestine encampment protests… Continue reading Muslim organisation accuses Australian Jewish Association of ‘incitement to violence’