Footage appears to contradict Israeli military’s account of killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in West Bank God bless this family – Peter Footage has emerged that appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account of the shooting that killed seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in his mother’s arms, showing the family’s car slowing near a military post before soldiers opened fire. On Friday, the killing of the infant by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank caused outrage, after soldiers opened fire on the family’s vehicle despite it

Campaigners argue that sanctions by the West reflect a need to manage public anger rather than a genuine shift in state policy. God bless all victims of these men – Peter Israeli settlers and far-right ministers have been slapped with new Western sanctions. But human rights groups and Palestinian campaigners say the measures fail to address systemic state complicity in the occupation of Palestinian territories. While the latest actions have been framed as a decisive stand against settler violence, political analysts and legal experts argue

Australians detained by Israeli forces while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza have taken evidence of alleged abuse and mistreatment to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The 11 Australians were among an international flotilla of more than 400 people who were intercepted and detained on May 18 while trying to break Israel’s naval blockade on the war-torn Gaza Strip to deliver food, medicine and baby formula. Australians involved in the mission were Anny Mokotow, Bianca Webb-Pullman, Neve O’Connor, Violet Coco, Gemma O’Toole, Sam Woripa Watson, Zack

by Jonathan Kuttab When the US and Iran reached a ceasefire two months ago, it was very clear that  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) and the current Israeli government were upset and wanted the war to continue. This was made clear in public announcements, and anyone following Israeli media in Hebrew, as I do, could see that Bibi was doing everything he could to drag the US back into the fight and hit Iran again, and again. Bibi needs the war to continue for

Confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah continue despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement, with Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon killing so far 3,613 people, including UNIFIL peacekeepers, and injuring 11,072 others. The violence has expanded regionally, with Iran and Yemen launching missiles toward Israel and Israel responding with strikes on Iran. God of the poor, we hold onto the Psalmist’s words that “God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.” (Psalm 7:11-12). Help us to not become immune to death and suffering,

115 Families Saved. More Are Stranded.Plus, Big Tax-Deductible News! Dear Friends and Supporters, We are reaching out today with a profound sense of gratitude and a renewed call for solidarity. Thanks to your extraordinary compassion and generosity the past 2.5 years, we have now successfully supported 115 Palestinian and Lebanese families arriving in Australia from Palestine (Gaza and West Bank), Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus. When these families arrive, they are carrying nothing but the heavy trauma of what they have left behind. Forced to abandon all

God bless them – Peter On a dusty roadside in west Gaza City, Jihad Qasim tunes out the ceaseless rattle of the passing traffic and focuses on his clientele. There’s the kerbside consultation: “You want to grow it?” he asks one young customer. “Let it grow so we can do a curly hairstyle?” And for an older client, empathy: “You go to work and come back empty-handed,” he agrees. Mr Qasim loses himself in his work, singing quietly as he skims his trimmer across a

by Jonathan Kuttab June 5th, 1967, known as the Six Day War, or the Naksa (setback) was a pivotal date in the history of Palestine and its confrontation with Zionism and the State of Israel. For many people, it was an opportunity for a historic compromise between Zionism and Palestinian nationalism, and the Arab world in general, whereby Palestinians would accept the state of Israel in 78% of Palestine, in return for a Palestinian state in 22% (being the West Bank and Gaza, including East