Tag: Israel and palestine conflict

Penny Wong explains UN vote for Gaza ceasefire

Good on ya Penny – Mark Foreign Minister Penny Wong has shared a statement following Australia’s United Nations vote in favour of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.Australia joined an overwhelming majority of 158 nations that voted in favour of two resolutions, in support of a ceasefire and the release of hostages, and backing the ability of the UN’s Palestinian aid agency to continue operations in Israel.“We want this war to end and the hostages home,” Wong wrote on X.X …. Penny Wong … (For

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Ireland to ask ICJ to broaden interpretation of genocide in Israel case

The Irish Government also approved an intervention in a case against Myanmar. Good for the Irish – Mark Ireland will formally intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) this month. The move to file an intervention at the UN’s top court at The Hague will happen later this month, and comes after Government approval of the measure on Wednesday. Ireland will be asking the ICJ to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes genocide. The Irish Government also approved an intervention in The Gambia’s case against Myanmar,

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In choosing to ban UNRWA, Israel has entrenched itself as a pariah state

It is essential that the international community takes a stand over Israel’s banning of the UNRWA. To fail to do so not only means abandoning the people of Gaza. It will also have global ramifications. I reprint some of the conclusions of Mohammad Abu Hawash below. For the full article in New Politics, click here.  Father Dave The horrifying acts of indiscriminate murder, domicile, urbicide, and ecocide in Gaza must have consequences. Otherwise, a dangerous precedent will be set for Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo,

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Israeli soldiers in the West Bank accused of campaign of violence, arbitrary detention of Palestinians

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 arbitrarily

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‘I’ve been called into the principal’s office’

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 Heraldhow

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Australia joins global consensus on ending Israeli occupation in vital step towards justice for Palestine

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 Palestinian

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Israeli military conducts strikes on targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah claims ceasefire breached

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 offensive

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SABEEL WAVE OF PRAYER

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

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Israel says charity worker killed in Gaza airstrike was an October 7 attacker

(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 said

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Don’t be naive about the ceasefire in Lebanon. It may mean more horror and death in Gaza

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 reminds

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