The Age / New York Times| 11 March 2025 Another illegal, immoral and evil action by a Government that has lost all moral authority – Mark Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he was immediately cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move that may have limited impact in Gaza, given restrictions already in place, but that comes as Israel tries to pressure Hamas amid talks over their fragile truce.“We will employ all the tools at our disposal so that all the hostages are returned,

Of course Israel rejects it – they just want the land for themselves with all Arabs either dead or somewhere else – Mark Israel has rejected a proposal from the Arab League under which Gaza would be rebuilt without its remaining population being displaced. (AP: Evan Vucci)“But what other option is there?”“Why don’t the Arabs come up with a solution?”This reaction — repeated especially often in the US media — to President Donald Trump’s AI-washed and hummus-infused vision of Gaza-a-Lago, is one of the most frustrating

Mar 4, 2025 The Australian government’s decision to award $4 million in funding to health organisation Project Rozana is a cynical attempt to whitewash Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its decades-long system of illegal occupation and apartheid. Rather than supporting Palestinian self-determination, this funding entrenches Israeli control over Palestinian healthcare, bypassing Palestinian institutions, sidelining Palestinian medical sovereignty, and legitimising the very regime responsible for systematically dismantling Palestinian healthcare, its economy and society. By design, Project Rozana does not challenge the root causes of Palestinian suffering: the lack of

While the month traditionally brings families together to fast, pray, and share meals, Palestinians in the West Bank struggle to survive More and more evil – God help them all – Mark As Ramadan arrives in the occupied West Bank, the Islamic month that brings joy, community, and spiritual reflection is overshadowed by despair, displacement, and economic hardship. For many Palestinians in the region, this year’s Ramadan has been met with great challenges, leaving little room for celebration amid ongoing Israeli military operations disrupting daily life, displacing thousands, and

The bombing has destroyed agricultural land and poisoned the soil, while Israel’s sweeping blockade has made water scarce for farmers who once provided a third of Gaza’s food needs. Israel has proven that its stated aim of destroying Gaza in every way is coming true – Mark GAZA—On an afternoon in early February, Sami Abu Amr, a 61-year-old farmer, walked through his roughly three-acre stretch of land that lies east of the Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja’iyya where he once tended olive trees and grew seasonal

(Herald-Sun, Daily Telegraph, 6/3/2025) Please God keep Trump away from Gaza – Mark Donald Trump’s administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing American hostages being held in Gaza.According to a report in Reuters, a source briefed on the situation said US special envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler has been holding the direct talks with Hamas in recent weeks in Doha, confirming a report by Axios.Until recently the US had dodged direct discussions with the militant group. The US State

(The Age, SMH, 6/3/2025) It has been quite clear for a long time that the Israel Government needed Hamas to act so they could then do all they have done – Mark Jerusalem: Israel’s top domestic security agency ignored signs Hamas would attack in October 2023 and was fooled into believing the militant group did not want all-out war, the agency reported in its inquiry into one of the country’s most devastating security failures.The report by the Israeli Security Agency, known by the Hebrew acronym Shin

A humorous meme in activist circles always begins with the question: “What radicalized you?” Multiple iterations exist, as is common among memes, but answers include: Basic human empathy, Kindergarten, or  The teachings of Jesus.  The subtext being that rather than neo-marxist discourses, critical theory, postcolonial deconstruction, and the like, the thing that radicalized you was essentially the Golden Rule and the ability to feel. I very much relate to this sentiment, but if you were to ask me the same question, my response would undoubtedly be

By Antony Loewenstein March 5, 2025 — 12.00am One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad But sadly so true – Mark There are too many horrific stories to recount. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023, the day that Hamas attacked Israel and murdered about 1200 people, and yet we barely know any of their names or stories. The nightmares inflicted by the Israeli army, and backed, armed, defended and endorsed by

How sad that Israel is still playing games with innocent lives – Mark Australia has called for humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza and for a ceasefire to continue as Israel blocks supplies.The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and designated terror group Hamas resulted in 25 hostages being freed and eight bodies returned in exchange for the release of about 1900 Palestinian prisoners.It also resulted in additional humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza after Israel was accused by international humanitarian and human rights groups