Of course its chaotic – how could it be anything other considering the state of Gaza – Mark Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: Hamas-led militants has freed eight more hostages in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. The release on Thursday was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross. Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after a brief delay to protest

This is beyond evil – 60% of all aid in Gaza comes via UNHCR – Mark Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian ¬humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, drawing condemnation from aid groups.Signalling a shift in the US position on the agency by the Trump administration, an American envoy supported the ¬decision and called for a probe into Israeli claims UNRWA sites were used by Palestinian militant group Hamas.UNRWA’s offices and staff in Israel play a

Further criminal behaviour by Israel and the US – Mark Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups.Signaling a shift in the US position on the agency by the administration of President Donald Trump, a US envoy voiced support for the decision and called for a probe into Israeli claims UNRWA sites were used by Palestinian militant group Hamas.UNRWA’s offices and staff

Who can trust anything that Dutton or his cronies say – Mark The federal Coalition has rejected Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza by resettling Palestinians in nearby countries, breaking with the United States president on a key issue amid a domestic debate about how to respond to his policies.Opposition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman, who was named to the post on the weekend, said the idea of removing Palestinians from Gaza was not Coalition policy and he wanted to see a two-state solution with

Just about says it all – Mark Donald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on February 4, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office has announced.“Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during President Trump’s second term,” the PMO said in a statement.The Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes after the US president repeatedly claimed credit for sealing an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which came after months of fruitless negotiations.After the ceasefire took

The Age / AP (Sydney Morning Herald) | Joseph Krauss | 28 January 2025 This plan is pure evil – Mark US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from at least one of the two US allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return.Trump floated the idea at the weekend, saying he would urge the leaders of the two Arab countries to

Yonatan Mendel For fifteen months Israel’s government clung to the fantasy of “total victory” in Gaza—with considerable public support.  January 25, 2025 Toward the end of October 2023 I was taking a taxi home in Tel Aviv. Just after we entered Shapira neighborhood, near the central bus station, the driver turned on the radio to the ongoing terrible news from the south. The Israeli ground operation in Gaza had just begun; there were heavy fights around Beit Hanoun. The newscaster mentioned the Israelis and foreigners whom

Jan 30th, 2025 Israel began the “Iron Wall” operation on Jenin Refugee Camp. Already, dozens of Palestinians have been killed including children and women.   God, we are shaken by the reports coming out of Jenin, a city which continues to experience violence. We do not know the extent of the suffering in Jenin, but we trust you know every name, every tear, and every plea. Deliver us from the many forms of oppression. Console us through liberation, heal us through justice, and humble the rulers

(The Age, 27/1/2025) Lets hope Netanyahu and his evil Government finally falls – Mark The fragile Gaza ceasefire continues to hold after 15 months of Israeli devastation of the Strip in response to Hamas’s attacks on Israel. That the second exchange of hostages and prisoners has peacefully taken place, bringing the total to seven female Israeli hostages and 290 Palestinian prisoners in the first part of a three-stage agreement, is a remarkable feat. For the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, the road ahead

(The Age, 27/1/2025) More evil – Mark Washington: US President Donald Trump wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to take in far more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip – potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate.During a 20-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday [Sunday AEDT], Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah of Jordan and would speak