Australian Christians who seek lasting peace for the people of Palestine and Israel.We aim to equip and inform Australian churches, inspired by Christ’s vision for universal reconciliationE contact@pien.org.au W www.pien.org.au ABN 84169299819 Charity No. A00977033P12 November 2024Position VacantProject OfficerCommunity Support ProgramShort-term duration: 24 weeksDecember 2024-May/June 2025Role:•Planning and implementing 10-12 Community Forums to be held in various capital city and regional locations; forums which will raise awareness for Australian people around the situation for Palestinian communities in the context of the war in Gaza and surrounds, whilst

Dutton always plays personal politics – remember how in 2016 he demonised all Lebanese – he’s a disgraceful human being – Mark How lucky was Peter Dutton that only a few hours before the NSW Liberal Party publicly imploded, he had reignited debate on immigration and refugees by proposing a ban on all Palestinians desperate to escape the hellhole of Gaza. While Liberals worked frantically – and unsuccessfully – behind the scenes to lodge nominations for council elections, Dutton was in an aircraft hangar, welcoming home Olympians

(The Age, 3/9/2024) Too little too late in many ways but at least it is a start – Mark London: Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday. In the US, President Joe Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Britain’s Lammy said the decision to

Sep 5th, 2024 Last week, the Israeli military launched its largest-scale military invasion of the West Bank since the Second Intifada in 2002, targeting the Palestinian towns of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nablus. Israeli media reports that this assault will involve thousands of soldiers, air strikes, and missiles for an indefinite amount of time. At least 21 Palestinians have already been killed in Israeli military operations since the announcement. At least 646 Palestinians, including 148 children, have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the occupied

Last week, Israel bombed another school-turned-shelter in Gaza during a time of prayer. Reports from Gaza indicate that over 100 Palestinians were killed in the