Category: Israel and Palestine articles

Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza forcing more families out

The Age/8.11.2024/B Nidal al-Mughrabi Just a further example of the land grab planned by Israel for 75 years – Mark Cairo: Israeli forces have stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, to which Palestinians fear they will not be able to return.As Israeli tanks advanced in Beit Lahiya, a month into a new push on northern Gaza, dozens of families streamed out. They arrived at schools and other shelters in Gaza City with

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Two thirds of verified Gaza dead women, children: UN

Netanyahu and his team must be so proud of themselves!! Mark The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The UN tally since the start of the war, in which Israel’s military is fighting Hamas militants, includes only fatalities it has managed to verify with three sources, and counting continues. The 8119

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Protests erupt in Israel after controversial sacking

Like the USA with Trump Israeli’s get exactly what they deserve with Netanyahu – Mark Protesters have been hosed down by police on the streets of Tel Aviv during mass demonstrations, which have broken out across Israel in response to the controversial sacking of Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Footage posted across social media showed protesters lighting fires, blocking traffic and clashing with police across Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Caesarea. One of the videos shows a group of protesters blocking a main road in Tel Aviv

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Hungry Gaza Children Scavenge Garbage Piles for Food

Disgraceful – Mark Several children and adults in northern Gaza were filmed scavenging for food through piles of rubbish in video posted on November 6 by Palestinian journalist Hasan al-Moghani. Al-Moghani said the group had been collecting food “due to famine” in the area. The video was posted five days after 15 United Nations agencies issued a joint statement saying “the entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence” and urging Israel to end its assault on

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In failing to act, Australia shirks international law and enables genocide

By Nasser Mashni Typical politicians – ignore what doesn’t suit – even through it allows mass murder – Mark Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s response to Israel’s genocide in Palestine is an insult to Palestinians living under occupation, bombardment, and relentless oppression. It’s a shirking of Australia’s international obligations, and an affront to people of good conscience across this continent who, for 57 weeks, have rallied, protested, and pleaded for Australia to take a stand against these crimes. Instead of real action, we are met with excuses, hollow words

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sacks Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant over ‘crisis of trust’

By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, with wires One evil out – another evil in – Mark Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his defence minister Yoav Gallant, describing a ‘crisis of trust’ between the pair over Israel’s handling of wars on multiple fronts. In a video statement on Tuesday night, Jerusalem time, Mr Netanyahu announced he had pushed Mr Gallant out. “In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and the minister of defence,” Mr Netanyahu

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Fifty two nations call for global arms embargo on Israel

Turkiye is leading the call for the embargo despite its ongoing trade with, and oil deliveries to, Israel News Desk NOV 4, 2024 God bless them all – Mark The Foreign Ministry of Turkiye sent the UN a letter signed by 52 nations and two organizations calling for a halt in military transfers to Israel, stating the Israeli army is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for the arms embargo on Israel while speaking at a news conference in Djibouti on 1

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Malaysia is putting together a UN resolution to expel Israel from the organisation, amid Israel’s ban on UNRWA and its ongoing war on Gaza.

The New Arab Staff 05 November, 2024 Sadly the criminal USA will veto this but God bless all those who are trying – Mark Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that his country is working on a draft resolution to expel Israel from the United Nations over its consistent violations of international law during the war on Gaza. “Strong measures, including Israel’s removal from the United Nations following Israel’s human rights violations and genocidal crimes, must be enforced as soon as possible,” he told the Malaysian

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AUSTRALIA DEFIES U.N. IN DEFENCE TRADE WITH ISRAEL

Australia is continuing to expand its relationships with Israel’s defence sector, defying the UN’s International Court of Justice. by Kellie Tranter | 5 Nov, 2024 | Arms Trade, Foreign affairs, Gaza, Israel Just another example of the hypocrisy of Politicians across the world – even Penny Wong is a total disgrace – Mark!!!!!!!!!!! Australia is yet to give effect to urgings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to suspend all military trade with Israel until a review is completed of the exports. In its 18 October 2024 Position Paper, the United Nations’ “Independent

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On the Banning of UNRWA

On the Banning of UNRWA by Jonathan Kuttab   The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) was created shortly after the Nakba in 1948 to provide immediate relief to Palestinian refugees displaced by that war until such time as they could return to their homes, as stipulated by UN Resolution 194. Its mandate was strictly defined. UNRWA was not a development or resettlement agency, but a temporary relief agency whose budget had to be raised from member countries, and others, separately from

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