Category: Israel and Palestine articles

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 33, hit flour trucks

More murder of innocents – Mark Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 33 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks, while the military said it targeted militants planning to hijack the vehicles.The latest bloodshed came after the UN General Assembly called for an immediate ceasefire in the devastated territory, where war has raged since October 2023.Seven guards were killed in a strike in Rafah, in southern Gaza, while another attack left five guards dead in nearby Khan Yunis, agency

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Penny Wong explains UN vote for Gaza ceasefire

Good on ya Penny – Mark Foreign Minister Penny Wong has shared a statement following Australia’s United Nations vote in favour of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.Australia joined an overwhelming majority of 158 nations that voted in favour of two resolutions, in support of a ceasefire and the release of hostages, and backing the ability of the UN’s Palestinian aid agency to continue operations in Israel.“We want this war to end and the hostages home,” Wong wrote on X.X …. Penny Wong … (For

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Ireland to ask ICJ to broaden interpretation of genocide in Israel case

The Irish Government also approved an intervention in a case against Myanmar. Good for the Irish – Mark Ireland will formally intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) this month. The move to file an intervention at the UN’s top court at The Hague will happen later this month, and comes after Government approval of the measure on Wednesday. Ireland will be asking the ICJ to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes genocide. The Irish Government also approved an intervention in The Gambia’s case against Myanmar,

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Israel’s genocide in Gaza is fully intentional, and other takeaways from the Amnesty International report Amnesty International this week confirmed what many others have already said: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But the report goes to many lengths to prove one critical element in the case against Israel: that the genocide is fully intentional.

About time – Mark Wednesday, a landmark report was issued by Amnesty International, titled: ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza.” Amnesty is unequivocal – Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Agnés Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General presented the report with uncompromising terms. There are no ifs and buts, Israel has been committing genocide, it still is: “Amnesty International’s report demonstrates that Israel has carried out acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention, with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza,” Callamard said.

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SABEEL WAVE OF PRAYER

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

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In choosing to ban UNRWA, Israel has entrenched itself as a pariah state

It is essential that the international community takes a stand over Israel’s banning of the UNRWA. To fail to do so not only means abandoning the people of Gaza. It will also have global ramifications. I reprint some of the conclusions of Mohammad Abu Hawash below. For the full article in New Politics, click here.  Father Dave The horrifying acts of indiscriminate murder, domicile, urbicide, and ecocide in Gaza must have consequences. Otherwise, a dangerous precedent will be set for Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo,

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Israeli soldiers in the West Bank accused of campaign of violence, arbitrary detention of Palestinians

By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Haidarr Jones and Orly Halpern in the West Bank This is 100% the behaviour of 90% of Israeli soldiers – Mark checkpoints, concrete walls and razor wire separating the Palestinian community from Jewish settlers. The Israeli military and police maintain a heavy presence in Hebron, insisting they are there to maintain the security of residents and prevent terrorism. But their conduct is being brought into question, with five Palestinian men telling the ABC they have been bashed, whipped, threatened and arbitrarily

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‘I’ve been called into the principal’s office’

The anti-Palestinian crackdown in NSW public schools Shocking but sadly not surprising – Mark Earlier this month, news broke that a 17-year-old student at Condell Park High School in Sydney’s west has filed a complaint against the school with the Australian Human Rights Commission. The student, who has not been named in media reports, was banned from attending his school formal because he wore a scarf with a keffiyeh pattern to his year 12 graduation ceremony. The teenager, who is of Palestinian heritage, told The Sydney Morning Heraldhow

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Australia joins global consensus on ending Israeli occupation in vital step towards justice for Palestine

Dec 4, 2024 At last some guts on Palestine – well done Labour – Mark Nations resolution calling for Israel to end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  This significant move aligns Australia with over 95 per cent of the world’s population, demonstrating a shift away from the minority position held by the US and Israel.  The resolution, passed overwhelmingly by the UN General Assembly, calls for Israel to cease settlement expansion, remove settlers from occupied lands, and end its occupation of the Palestinian

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Israeli military conducts strikes on targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah claims ceasefire breached

Well what a surprise – lets pray for renewed peace – Mark The Israeli military says it is currently striking “terror” targets in Lebanon amid mutual accusations of ceasefire violations between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. At least two people were killed in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday, local time, Lebanese authorities said, with the ceasefire between the sides appearing increasingly fragile. The truce, which came into effect early on November 27, stipulates that Israel will not carry out offensive

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