(Herald-Sun, Daily Telegraph, 6/3/2025) Please God keep Trump away from Gaza – Mark Donald Trump’s administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing American hostages being held in Gaza.According to a report in Reuters, a source briefed on the situation said US special envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler has been holding the direct talks with Hamas in recent weeks in Doha, confirming a report by Axios.Until recently the US had dodged direct discussions with the militant group. The US State

(The Age, SMH, 6/3/2025) It has been quite clear for a long time that the Israel Government needed Hamas to act so they could then do all they have done – Mark Jerusalem: Israel’s top domestic security agency ignored signs Hamas would attack in October 2023 and was fooled into believing the militant group did not want all-out war, the agency reported in its inquiry into one of the country’s most devastating security failures.The report by the Israeli Security Agency, known by the Hebrew acronym Shin

A humorous meme in activist circles always begins with the question: “What radicalized you?” Multiple iterations exist, as is common among memes, but answers include: Basic human empathy, Kindergarten, or  The teachings of Jesus.  The subtext being that rather than neo-marxist discourses, critical theory, postcolonial deconstruction, and the like, the thing that radicalized you was essentially the Golden Rule and the ability to feel. I very much relate to this sentiment, but if you were to ask me the same question, my response would undoubtedly be

By Antony Loewenstein March 5, 2025 — 12.00am One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad But sadly so true – Mark There are too many horrific stories to recount. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023, the day that Hamas attacked Israel and murdered about 1200 people, and yet we barely know any of their names or stories. The nightmares inflicted by the Israeli army, and backed, armed, defended and endorsed by

How sad that Israel is still playing games with innocent lives – Mark Australia has called for humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza and for a ceasefire to continue as Israel blocks supplies.The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and designated terror group Hamas resulted in 25 hostages being freed and eight bodies returned in exchange for the release of about 1900 Palestinian prisoners.It also resulted in additional humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza after Israel was accused by international humanitarian and human rights groups

Watch: Omar Haramy speak about the Armenian Quarter and Israel’s tactics against the community.   www.instagram.com/reel/DGvPM3JsLs4/?igsh=eTM0ZjN6Nno1b3N2

Canberra Times / AAP | 4 March 2025 Please God bring Peace to this troubled area – Mark Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel is trying to push things back to square one by asking to extend the first phase of their Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday it had adopted a proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the Ramadan and Passover periods ending about April 20, hours after the

Trump’s perverse AI vision of the “Gaza Riviera” development makes one wonder what sort warped mind is running a country that was once a beacon of freedom and democracy (“Trump ‘floods the zone’ with bizarre AI video of future Gaza where he is king”, February 27). Now we witness some of the most self-obsessed, self-serving behaviour and the debasement of the great principles America was once founded on. The horrifying thing is that this is only the beginning. Chris Gresham, Upper Lansdowne Michael Koziol’s article confirms earlier

Canberra Times / AAP | 2 March 2025 God please bring both sides together for peace – Mark The latest round of talks on a second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress” and it is unclear when they will resume, a senior Hamas official says.Phase one expires on Saturday but under the deal’s terms, fighting should not resume while negotiations are underway on phase two, which could end the war in the Gaza Strip, result in Israeli troops withdrawing and