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By George Browning Nov 1, 2023 Prime Ministers Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison have signed a statement drafted for them by the Zionist Federation of Australia in support of Israel. In doing so, were they aware that on Sunday, in launching the ground offensive into Gaza, Netanyahu invoked a genocidal precedent for his war… Continue reading Netanyahu invokes Genocide

 As someone who grew up in Israel and participated in the oppression of Palestinians, I advise the Australian public not to be captivated by Netanyahu’s rhetorical juggling (”This is the battle of our civilisation”), which has succeeded in bewitching many in Israel. The story of a war of civilizations fits Hollywood, but doesn’t describe reality,… Continue reading Nachshon Amir

BY MUNTHER ISAAC OCT 30, 2023 SHARE Editor’s note: This sermon of lament and anger, a cry against the ongoing war on Gaza, was preached in Palestine on Oct. 22 at both Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour and the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. The sermon followed the Israel Defense Forces’ strike on Gaza’s oldest active… Continue reading GOD IS UNDER THE RUBBLE IN GAZA

(The Australian, 1/11/2023) The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has renewed calls for a pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict and condemned attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. After a series of calls with senior Arab officials, Borrell’s office said he had “expressed great concern over attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, which… Continue reading EU condemns West Bank attacks

(Canberra Times, 1/11/2023) ( https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8405886/gaza-is-no-longer-an-impending-catastrophe-the-catastrophe-is-now/?cs=14258 ) By Gloria Donate The warnings from Gaza keep coming – mere hours left of fuel, no food by the end of the week, water rations dwindling by the minute. Since October 7, more than 2 million people – around half of them children – have been suffering unimaginably under a… Continue reading Gaza needs world to act on humanitarian catastrophe

31 October 2023 The Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network, Friends of Sabeel Australia and Palestinian Christians in Australia are three networks of predominantly Australian Christians who seek to raise awareness and to advocate for peace grounded in justice for all who live in the Holy Land. Each organisation has extensive knowledge of and connection to the… Continue reading Public Statement on the current escalation of violence in Palestine/Israel

Sydney Morning Herald & The Age | David Leser | October 30, 2023 I was asked yesterday morning how I was feeling, and I assumed – correctly – the question was being asked of me because I am Jewish and Israeli forces had just entered Gaza for the so-called “second stage of the war”. I… Continue reading Stop annihilating innocent Palestinians in my Jewish name

ABC | 30.10.23 Is the killing of almost 1,000 children a week self-defence? That’s a question that leaders around the world are going to need to contemplate in coming days as the war between Israel and Hamas continues — or indeed escalates. It’s a confronting question. It’s one that may pit Israel and its strong… Continue reading As war rages between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian children are dying in staggering numbers as world leaders watch on

Palestinians have been victims of genocide as defined by the 1948 Genocide Convention since the founding of the State of Israel. I say that because of my practical experience. I single-handedly won two World Court Orders for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Yugoslavia to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide… Continue reading Stopping Zionist Genocide Against The Palestinians!

By Nick Enfield October 30, 2023 — 5.00am (The Age) ( https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/the-israel-hamas-war-is-a-battle-of-words-as-well-as-weapons-20231025-p5eeyy.html ) Israeli ground forces are now inside Gaza following the bombing campaign sparked by Hamas’ October 7 killing and kidnapping operation. People globally are voicing their outrage at these events, mostly taking one side or the other, and choosing their words accordingly. As weapons can… Continue reading The Israel-Hamas war is a battle of words as well as weapons