Tag: Israel / Palestine Conflict

This year, Ramadan and Lent fall on the same week, with Ramadan starting on February 17 and Lent starting on February 18. Both religious seasons entail special and unique traditions in Palestine, but as with every year, both Palestinian Muslims and Christians experience restrictions and barriers of access to worship.  Crucified Messiah, as we journey through Lent this year, help us to… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

(The Guardian, 16/2/2026) And so it continues – Peter At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several more injured across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas. The Gaza civil defence agency said five people were killed and several others hurt when an… Continue reading At least 12 Palestinians killed and several hurt in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

The Trump administration recently imposed “terrorist” grade sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for Palestine, despite the fact that as a UN official she has diplomatic immunity. The designation came after Albanese named several private American companies in a UN report for contributing to gross violations of human rights in Gaza and the West Bank and urging the ICC to… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

(The Age, SMH, 9/2/2026) God bless him – Peter Around the turn of the century, when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict still appeared hopelessly intractable but not yet ruinous to the whole world, I remember having dinner with a group of close male friends up in the hills of Byron Bay.There were eight of us around the… Continue reading I’m Jewish. I live in Bondi. But I take no comfort from Herzog’s visit

ICE and the Palestinians   Cartoon by Carlos Latuff, 2026   by Jonathan Kuttab The outrageous behavior of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel has had an eerily familiar feeling for Pro-Palestinian activists. The use of heavily armed, masked gunmen roaming Democratic cities in unmarked cars, accosting people of color or those who speak Spanish,… Continue reading ICE and the Palestinians

Should be refused entry – Peter When Israeli President Isaac Herzog lands in Australia this weekend, he can expect the red carpet treatment, at least officially. As a guest of the Australian government, every courtesy will be extended to Israel’s head of state. There’ll be warm handshakes, photos, motorcades and a carefully curated schedule of… Continue reading What Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has said about Gaza, and why he won’t be arrested in Australia

More criminal acts by Israel – Peter Australia has pledged to restore the graves of its war dead in Gaza after satellite imagery revealed parts of a Commonwealth cemetery containing Anzac burials had been bulldozed during Israeli military operations over the past two years.More than 250 Australian servicemen are buried at the Gaza War Cemetery… Continue reading Australia pledges to restore Anzac war graves bulldozed during war in Gaza | 6 Feb 2026

Israel gets what it wants again – more opportunity to kill – Peter When Broome nurse Rebecca Smith leaves Gaza in a few weeks, no-one will be able to come in and replace her after Israel announced it would stop Doctors Without Borders from working in the enclave. Doctors Without Borders — often referred to… Continue reading Australian Nurse working in Gaza for MSF says looming ban on aid organisation ‘abandons’ vulnerable

United Israel Appeal transfers donations to Keren Hayesod, which has a support programme for diaspora Jews who enlist in Israeli army How can a charity donate to a war machine that kills innocent women and children and sleep at night – Peter An Australian charity, which says it raises funds for humanitarian causes in Israel,… Continue reading Australian charity funnelling millions in donations directly to Israeli soldiers: Report