(Daily Telegraph, 25/10/2023) ( https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-express/canterburybankstown-labor-councillor-karl-saleh-calls-for-palestinian-flag-to-be-flown-until-ceasefire/news-story/c1d0f61581a908dd007f4e35ec748b39 ) Canterbury-Bankstown has become the first council to unanimously agree to throw their support behind people in Gaza and fly the Palestinian flag since the war began with a Jewish community figure slamming the move as “incomprehensible”. Labor councillor Karl Saleh tabled a motion at Tuesday night’s meeting calling for… Continue reading Canterbury-Bankstown Labor councillor Karl Saleh calls for Palestinian flag to be flown until ceasefire

ByDavid Crowe and Rob Harris October 25, 2023 A call for a global coalition to fight Hamas terrorists in Gaza has triggered Australian concerns about the risk of a “spillover” into wider conflict in the Middle East, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging humanitarian help instead. Albanese said his priority was to work with allies including the… Continue reading Albanese cool on French call for international coalition to fight Hamas

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ABC | John Lyons | 23.10.23 At this point in time, Gaza must surely be the most miserable place on Earth. But what does that actually mean? It means that right now people are having major operations without painkillers and anaesthetics. Doctors say people are screaming with pain during operations. It means that children cannot… Continue reading Gaza is the most miserable place on Earth and in Israel, fear is everywhere. This tragedy cannot go on

Burnie Advocate / Australian Associated Press | October 24 2023 The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas militant group says it has released two more female civilian captives on health grounds in response to Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts. A source has told Reuters the two were elderly Israelis. Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the armed wing, said… Continue reading Hamas says it has released two female captives

ByNajma Sambul October 22, 2023 — 6.47pmSave Draped in Palestinian flags, holding placards and wearing traditional chequered scarves, thousands of protesters took to Melbourne’s streets for a second consecutive week calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Marching in wintry rain and wind, people hugged, cried and shouted in support of those caught… Continue reading Marching, crying, shouting: 15,000 at pro-Palestine protest

The latest death toll stands at 4,741 Palestinians and at least 1,405 people killed in Israel since October 7. Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip for a 16th day in a row as the besieged Palestinian enclave faces a growing humanitarian catastrophe. Here are the latest casualty figures as of October 22, 2.00pm local time (11:00 GMT):… Continue reading Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live Tracker

Wilful blindness towards the citizens of Gaza, so common in the global Jewish diaspora, leads to the dehumanisation of an entire population. Crikey | Antony Loewenstein | Oct 19, 2023 “You’re a Jew,” the Israeli border guard told me at the Erez checkpoint, the border crossing between Israel and Gaza. “Why do you want to… Continue reading The reckoning for decades of Israeli occupation is upon us

Over the last 11 days, our colleagues in Gaza have been reaching out to us intermittently via WhatsApp. Now, they’re silent. Crikey | Rachel Coghlan and Mhoira Leng | Oct 20, 2023 As palliative care practitioners, our motivation is driven by healing, hope and common humanity. Broadly defined, palliative care is care — social, emotional,… Continue reading Humanity until infinity: Will the world find its heart before it’s too late?