Tag: Israel / Palestine Conflict

(The Age, 27/5/2024) Dutton et al will find any way to excuse the Israeli Genocide and murder – Mark Last week, Joe Biden, criticising the decision of the International Criminal Court prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (as well as Hamas leaders), stated, “Let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply,… Continue reading Amid the ugly Middle East debate, we’ve lost sight of the obvious

The Guardian/ Haroon Siddique and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem/25.5.2024 As expected Israel will simply ignore International Law – Mark ICJ president says humanitarian situation in Gaza’s southernmost city is now classified as ‘disastrous’ICJ ruling underlines risks for Israel as its isolation growsThe UN’s top court has ordered Israel to halt its assault on the southern… Continue reading UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt Rafah offensive

The Guardian/Chip Gibbons/23/5/2024 It shows how much Israel really controls America – Mark On Monday, 13 May, the Israeli historian and professor Ilan Pappé landed in Detroit, Michigan. Upon his arrival, agents from the US Department of Homeland Security detained and interrogated him for two hours. According to Pappé, DHS asked him whether he was… Continue reading US surveillance of pro-Palestinian speech has a direct line to McCarthyism

Since returning to Palestine last week, I have been speaking with trusted individuals and extensively monitoring Hebrew broadcasts on TV and radio. I developed a number of observations about Palestinians and Israelis that are often missing in the Western Press: Palestinians in the West Bank and Israel have a deep sense of fear and foreboding.… Continue reading FOSNA

(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