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PIEN has produced this Lenten guide for 2023 with reflections on Palestine / Israel. Take a walk in the footsteps of an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA). Andrew Telfer (who is also on the PIEN committee), spent time as an EA with the EAPPI program. Having recently returned from three months living in the West Bank, Andrew has first-hand stories to share, of… Continue reading PIEN 2023 LENTEN GUIDE

by Jesse Steven Wheeler Some religious leaders and social activists flock to power and influence like moths to a flame. You find them at Oval Office photo ops and national prayer breakfasts, on talk-radio shows and satellite television, or standing beside various world dictators. These are often the champions of imperial religion, of which Christian… Continue reading Ash Wednesday and the Tyranny of Approval

Irish top-flight club Bohemian FC aims to create awareness about the Palestinian cause and to raise funds for children in the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Irish top-flight football club Bohemian FC has released a new football kit to help create awareness about human rights violations in Palestine by Israel, and to… Continue reading With new football shirt, Irish club shows support for Palestine

Australia’s major literary festival is facing backlash as it prepares to host renowned Palestinians writers Susan Abulhawa & Mohammed El-Kurd. Once again Israel’s crimes against Palestinians are absent from the media storm, writes Randa Abdel-Fattah.ShareFlipboardRedditWhatsAppTwitterFacebook Celebrated Palestinian writers Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd are due to speak at the 38th Adelaide Writers’ Week in Australia… Continue reading Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd must speak at Australia’s Adelaide writers’ festival

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has added Australia’s voice to international condemnation over the Israeli government’s decision to build thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law.  Key points: Earlier this week the governments of Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and United States issued a joint statement denouncing Israel’s… Continue reading Australia joins to condemn Israel for illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territory

“A walk to bring awareness of the PalestinianStruggle for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.”The official launch of the Walk for Palestine2024 project will be held at the PasadenaCommunity Centre, 47 Adelaide Terrace,Pasadena at 7pm Saturday February 25th.Entry is free, some light refreshments served..Please support or help by donating to the Walk via GoFundme… Continue reading Craig Nielsen’s
Walk for Palestine 2024
(April 19th to July 20th) 2024
Perth to Adelaide

WEBINAR: Matthew Hughes – British Pacification in Mandate Palestine, 1936-39  Thursday 23rd February 3pm UK time Topic British Pacification in Mandate Palestine, 1936-39Description Matthew Hughes is Chair in military history at Brunel University London. His most recent book Britain’s Pacification of Palestine: the British Army, the Colonial State and the Arab Revolt, 1936-39 came out… Continue reading Balfour Project Webinar

The left-wing mayor of Barcelona has called on Israel to end the ‘systematic violation’ of Palestinian human rights. By Graham Keeley Published On 9 Feb 20239 Feb 2023 Madrid, Spain – Barcelona has temporarily broken off ties with Israel over its policy towards Palestine. The Catalan capital has been twinned with Tel Aviv and Gaza for 25… Continue reading Barcelona mayor cuts ties with Israel, citing Palestinian rights

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network is deeply concerned at the biased and flawed process by SBS Management that saw renowned journalist Essam Al Ghalib suspended, pending investigation. APAN unequivocally supports Essam, and all journalists who pursue truth with integrity on Palestine in the face of targeted campaigns and harassment from lobby groups. We call on… Continue reading Journalist suspended in biased and flawed process by SBS Management

With the formation of Israel’s 37th government and the release of its guiding principles, it has becomeapparent that Israel is moving towards the annexation of the West Bank in violation of international law.The coalition agreements openly express an intention to apply Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, or,in other words, annex it. 1In our assessment,… Continue reading Policy paper: What Israel’s 37th government’s guiding principles and
coalition agreements mean for the West Bank