God bless them – Peter In a powerful act of solidarity and defiance, the Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchs of Jerusalem have announced that their clergy and religious sisters will remain in Gaza to support the Christian community and all vulnerable people, despite Israeli orders to evacuate. The leaders condemned the forced displacement of civilians, stating… Continue reading The Patriarchs of Jerusalem declared:We Are Not Leaving 

Move the meeting to a Country that supports justice and honour – certainly not the USA – Peter The Trump administration has revoked the visas of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of other officials before next month’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, at which Australia and other US allies plan to recognise a… Continue reading US bars Palestinian leader from UN

by Jonathan Kuttab The massacre at Nasser Hospital is a world class example of the absurdity of Israel’s narrative and the complicity of the press, whose response only allows such atrocities to continue. On August 26, Israeli tanks fired explosives killing two journalists who were using a camera on the 4th floor of the Nasser… Continue reading The Media: Absurdities and Complicity

The Israeli military uprooted around 3,000 olive trees in a village northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The army justified the measure by saying the trees posed a “security threat” to a main Israeli settlement road that runs through the village’s lands. Dear God, we lift our grief and anger at the destruction of thousands… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

More focussed and deliberate MURDER of people who may expose the Israeli GENOCIDAL approach to Gaza and the West Bank – Peter Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: Israel hit southern Gaza’s main hospital with a double missile strike on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including four journalists, medical officials said.The first strike hit a top… Continue reading Chaos, disbelief and fear’: Journalists among at least 20 killed in twin strikes on Gaza hospital

God bless them all – Peter A march of pro-Palestine activists stopped traffic in Melbourne’s city centre on Sunday, waving flags and banging pots in a rally against continued Israeli airstrikes and rising starvation in Gaza.A crowd of thousands, including young families, teachers, nurses and people with their dogs, congregated in the sunshine outside the… Continue reading Huge pro-Palestine crowd marches in Melbourne as part of national rally

The Israeli military uprooted around 3,000 olive trees in a village northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The army justified the measure by saying the trees posed a “security threat” to a main Israeli settlement road that runs through the village’s lands. Dear God, we lift our grief and anger at the destruction of thousands… Continue reading Wave Of Prayer

Been going on since 1967 and even further back – Peter It was morning in late June when the Israeli army jeep pulled up next to some teenage boys who were walking near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza. Warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse and torture. The soldiers told the boys… Continue reading Palestinian teenagers allege they were sexually abused and tortured in Israeli custody

Sadly this doesn’t show support for Palestinians – Peter Australia’s top Jewish community leaders have criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for personally attacking Anthony Albanese on social media, as Albanese declined to engage in a public slanging match with his counterpart.In an unprecedented letter to an Israeli leader, the nation’s peak Jewish body wrote… Continue reading Jewish leaders hit out at Netanyahu as Albanese takes the high road in spat

The Netanyahu government has repeatedly tried to interfere in Australian politics. It is past time the Albanese government — which is far more pro-Israeli than its critics maintain — responded. Its about time all supporters of Israel were rebuked for supporting Genocide – Peter The Netanyahu government clearly believes it has the right to dictate… Continue reading Netanyahu’s persistent interference in Australian politics requires more than a rebuke