(The Age, SMH, 28/11/2024) Please God it holds – Mark Jerusalem: Israel and Hezbollah began a ceasefire on Wednesday in a major step towards ending nearly 14 months of fighting, as a region on edge wonders whether the truce will hold.Some celebratory gunshots could be heard in Beirut’s southern suburbs, battered over the past two months, but no immediate violations of the ceasefire were reported. Israel has said it will attack if the Lebanese militant group breaks the agreement.Long-displaced residents started returning to their homes,

Seems many Jews in Israel don’t agree with this showing just how corrupt the whole country is – top to bottom – Mark Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will recommend a proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah to his cabinet for approval, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting.In a television address, Netanyahu said he would put the ceasefire accord to his full cabinet later in the evening. Israeli TV reported that the more restricted security

Netanyahu and Gallant’s arrest warrants are a victory for international justice even if enforcement remains a challenge, says Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani. By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 26, 2024 One step forward two steps back may finally end – Mark Last week, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court’s judges, in their Nov. 21 ruling, found that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the pair were responsible for war crimes and

Oxford’s All Souls College maintains investments in four companies listed by the UN as being involved in Israeli settlements Seems money trumps morals in the UK establishment – Mark A college at England’s elite Oxford University has been referred to Britain’s charity regulator after it emerged that it has over £1m ($1.26m) worth of investments in illegal Israeli settlements. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a UK-based group, launched a formal complaint on Tuesday with the Charity Commission against Oxford’s All Souls College, which has an endowment of nearly £500m and

The Age/By Raja Abdulrahim and Azmat Khan25.11. pm on line Please God help bring peace – Mark Jenin, West Bank: The Israeli soldiers grabbed his arms on each side, Nasir Damaj recalled, marching him through the streets to the blown-out shell of a mosque.A shaft led to an old underground cave. As they ordered him to climb down, Damaj said he realised why: he was being used as a human shield.“They wanted me to scout what was downstairs, to protect them,” Damaj said.He said he

The Australian/26.11.2024 Please God – Mark The United States and France are reportedly set to announce a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, following reports a deal has been approved in principle by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The proposed ceasefire involves a 60-day transition period during which the Israeli military would withdraw from southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army would deploy in areas close to the border and Hezbollah would move north of the Litani River.The Israeli government has yet to sign off on the deal,

November 21, 2024 A recent UN report released this month found that 70% of those killed in the ongoing war in Gaza are women and children. Overall, 44% of the victims were children, with the biggest single category aged five to nine. In 88% of cases, five or more people were killed in the same attack, pointing to the Israeli use of indiscriminate carpet bombing. U.N. Human Rights Chief Volker Turk called the “unprecedented killing” a “systematic violation of international humanitarian law.”  God of Justice,

(The Age, SMH, 25/11/20240 How can the world not see Israel is trying so hard to start the Third World War – Mark Beirut: Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut have killed at least 20 people, officials say, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continue without warning, and diplomats scramble to broker a ceasefire.Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes on Saturday, which were the fourth in central Beirut in less than a week.The escalation comes after US