I’m republishing this post from my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar – president of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST). Chandra has been a long-term advocate for Palestine and is one of the best-informed people on the subject that I have ever met. Father Dave
According to Israel all criticism of their murderous ways are antisemitic – just unbelievable that so many accept it – Mark The lack of any middle ground in commentary about Gaza is striking. Advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other. Emotions are raw and, even though Australia is far removed physically from the conflict, in an era where identity is king, complex issues are simplified and assertions amplified. There is little effort towards, or room for, reasoned debate. It is
Ceasefire video Last year on the International Day of Human Rights, at the invitation of PIEN, Australian Clergy and Churches called for a ceasefire. Sadly one year on and the situation has only got worse. Once again Australian Churches and Clergy are speaking up in solidarity. Enough is enough, this horror must end. Ceasefire Now! End the Occupation Now! End Israeli Apartheid Now!Our aim was to double the number of churches involved this year and we exceeded this expectation. Thank you so much to all who
The protest outside the UK parliament specifically singled out the sales of F-35 components, which have been used by Israel to carry out massacres in Gaza. Good for them – Mark A group of UK MPs urged Britain to stop selling arms to Israel in a demonstration outside parliament in London on Monday, as Israel’s deadly war on the Gaza Strip continues to rage. MPs, including the Labour Party’s Diane Abbott and Independents Jeremy Corbyn and Apsana Begum, held a banner which read “Stop Arming Israel” during the protest. The demonstration
Lawsuit accuses Biden administration of violating US law barring aid to military units involved in rights abuses. This will go nowhere but great to try – Mark Five Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and the United States are suing the US government to try to cut off American assistance to the Israeli military over its involvement in serious human rights abuses. The lawsuit, announced on Tuesday, accuses the Department of State of failing to implement a federal law that prohibits the transfer of funds to
The Victorian government’s announcement of measures to curtail and criminalise protest is a dangerous attack on civil liberties, aimed at suppressing legitimate public political action by Palestinians and their supporters demanding an end to Israel’s 15-month-long genocide in Gaza. Premier Jacinta Allan’s rhetoric fuels harmful narratives that delegitimise Palestine solidarity movements and silence public dissent to a genocide that the United Nations and the world’s highest courts have determined requires immediate intervention by third states to halt. The Premier’s comments also stoke division and misrepresent the diversity of
Surely nobody is surprised that Netanyahu keeps targeting those who may help others for MURDER – Mark While essential workers should be protected by the Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties that prohibit civilians from being targeted by military actions, in Gaza hundreds have lost their lives or been seriously wounded, UN and local health figures show. This comes amid widespread allegations of Israel’s targeting of healthcare and media staff, claims that Israel denies. Killed doing their job Among more than 44,000 dead in Gaza are hundreds
By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran and wires This was always the plan – that is why Israel and the USA organised the coup in Syria and got rid of the legal Government – this war will never end until Israel has stolen all the land that is Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank. Then Jordan will follow and finally Egypt – Mark Israel’s prime minister has used the regime change in Syria as reason to approve a plan to double the Israeli population living in the occupied
By Zena Chamas Shame on Israel – Mark Nothing could mentally prepare Roger Hearn for the devastation he saw in Gaza during a visit in November. The Melbourne-born UNRWA director of relief and social services in Gaza had visited several times throughout his decades-long career. But this time was different. As director of relief, he was responsible for organising the distribution of food from aid trucks coming in through the border. But what “depressed” him the most was being unable to bring in enough food to help
Started by Pax Christi In the Name of Christ, Our Peace The time has come for people of faith to hear the cries of the people of Palestine Gaza and Lebanon and to do everything in our power towards the ending of the death and destruction they are suffering. We condemn the brutal invasion of Israel, the death and destruction and the taking of hostages by Hamas on 7 October 2023. We remind you that this is the latest episode in the very long war waged by
December 12th 2024 Israel continues to kill and starve civilians in Gaza. Among the casualties during Israel’s attacks last week in North Gaza was Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, a beloved Palestinian chef and the founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. Chef Almadhoun was known for feeding the hungry. In the presence of famine and starvation, he crafted new dishes that served over 3,000 people and patients daily near the Kamal Adwan Hospital. Prior to his death by an Israeli sniper, he was reported saying, “We will keep serving
