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Nasser Mashni
Nasser Mashni is the son of a Palestinian refugee. He is a co-founder of Australians For Palestine, a founding board member of Olive Kids and the current President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network.
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Jenin: amid horrific escalation, it’s time we stopped being bystanders
The footage is harrowing. Drones launching missiles over people’s homes. The front doors of a hospital pelted with tear gas. Young children in tears fleeing their homes in the middle of the night, arms raised high in surrender. Israeli bulldozers ripping up roads. It is time we stopped being bystanders to these atrocities and stepped Continue reading »
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There can be no freedom or equality without Justice
Out of the blue, my fellow Olive Kids board member, Amin Abbas and I received an invitation from Ron Finkel and footy great, Gareth Andrews, to discuss Project Rozana, an overseas aid initiative for children aimed at building bridges to peace between Israel and Palestine. What would usually be a wonderful opportunity to work with Continue reading »