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

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

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

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

Dec 2-6 Palestinian detainees are facing alarming conditions in Israeli prisons. Recent visitations to the al-Naqab and Megiddo prisons by The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs revealed that detainees were facing extreme weight loss, malnutrition, and punitive measures. Many who are detained are on administrative detention, meaning they are held without charge or trial, including around 29 Palestinian women and 270 Palestinian children. Some are battling scabies on top of suffering health conditions due to torture and beatings by prison guards.   Emmanuel, you are

(The Age, 2/12/2024) This is just another lie to cover the fact that Israel is targeting innocents and aid workers in their blood lust for murder and genocide – Mark Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen (WCK). The charity said it was “urgently seeking more details” after Israel’s military said it targeted a charity worker who was part of the Hamas attack that sparked the war.WCK

Netanyahu has not suddenly turned dovish peacemaker. He can redeploy his troops or abandon the peace deal at any time It is sadly only a matter of time before he does and 100% he will blame Hezbollah and then use the excuse to kill more of the innocents who have returned to the south – pray God I am wrong – Mark Joe Biden is making the most of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon that he helped to broker. “It

Very interesting article that shows again the dishonesty of the USA leadership of all sides – Mark False equivalence is rapidly becoming like “wokeness” or “fake news”: a concept that once captured something useful, but whose copious misuse means it should probably be retired.Each is invoked to dismiss something serious without argument. Don’t like a headline about you? Fake news. Want to delegitimise a case for even modest reform? Wokeness. Want to a reject an accusation against you or your allies in some adversarial context?