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What were you expecting asks Bisan Owda of the situation in Syria, where Israel has now launched air raids overnight. Jonathon Cooke calls out the BBC on their selective reporting while Prof, Seyed Marandi tells George Galloway it is clear who is behind these groups. Craig Murray reports that it's not a revolution in Syria, it's foreign interference, while Gaza airs strikes are still killing the innocent. A timely reminder of Rod Campbell debunking Dutton's nuclear power proposal.

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In 24 hours the Middle East has changed. Craig Murray gives the perspective of distances and the significance of the change, Netanyahu speaks to the opportunities and challenges while Wikileaks reminds us of notable moments. Peter Cronau reveals the lopsided outrage over the Melbourne Synagogue fire, and a former Chief Adviser to the British Prime Minister calls out the US policy on Taiwan. Ron Paul calls on the US to stop foreign aid. A new week begins.

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Trump announces the head of NASA and the USA's future among the stars. Barbara Pocock speaks out on nuclear waste in our own backyard. An Israeli professor speaks out on the genocide, while Israel has continued attacks in Gaza overnight. On the anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death we are reminded of his views of the US.

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Bob Carr reminds the Israel lobby that Australia has voted in the UN alongside our partners. In Gaza, realities of bombings in displacement camps, the challenges of winter and fleeing attacks. Ben Gvir has banned the call to prayer (not the first time). In London, a Yes it is genocide flag is rolled out in Parliament Square. Francesca Albanese speaks to the monstrosity of our time, Jeffrey Sachs speaks to US wars and Netanyahu's list and Peter Garrett sends a climate message to the Australian government, while Putin speaks of respect to sovereignty.

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Australia will pay an increasingly heavy price for its belief in US propaganda, writes Scott Burchill. IDF film shows soldiers damaging humanitarian aid, while the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is brought to light. CCTV footage shows the moment a bomb explodes in a University hospital in Idlib, Syria. In Asia, South Korea's parliament revokes President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law.

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Trump seeks a currency commitment from BRICS or 100 percent tariffs will apply. The man feeding up to 3,000 Gazans daily has been targeted and killed, while Al Jazeera investigates IDF use of quadcopters with sounds of babies crying luring Gazans from their homes. A soldier tells Hareetz that what he has seen in Gaza will define our future. Gabriel Shipton speaks to the optimism that Biden might parden Julian Assange. The Australian Institute decried interest rates as the only way to fix inflation while ABC News still reports on Gaza with ambiguity.

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Jeffrey Sachs speaks of the covert war operation that underpins the fight in Syria. Lidia Thorpe speaks to a nation that needs to grow up. Activists in London speak to Middle Eastern Eye about their favourite journalists in Palestine in response to David Lammy. Images of the damaged sacred site of Apostle Simon Peter. Author Max Porter delivers a compelling thought experiment, if Bath was Gaza, while the IDF recruits young Australians. A young boy in a critical condition in the ICU at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reminds us of the horror in Gaza as another week in our world begins,...

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This should be frightening for everyone said Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan in an eye-witness report of the genocide in Gaza at the UN on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on November 26th. In Pakistan, snipers are shooting Imran Khan supporters as they protest. Indigenous people confront settler colonial narrative on Thanksgiving, while the President-elect addresses his message to the radical left. Australia breaks international law in every US war we support.

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Gideon Levy speaks out on the ceasefire in Lebanon while Yusuf Cat Stevens speaks out on the starvation of women and children. Canadian health workers speak out against the complicity of the Canadian government while people in Gaza create their own ambulances. In Canberra, climate disruption in Parliament House as protestors call out the government on coal deals. Overnight, the regime in Pakistan unleashed force against unarmed protestors in Islamabad. Earlier this month resigned State Department official spoke about arms transfers to Israel and we look back at Julian Assange speaking to US 60 minutes about press activism.

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A defendant who spied on JUlian Assange during his embassy asylum faces criminal charges for falsifying evidence. At the UN the State of Palestine reiterates that despite of labes of 'terrorism' Palestinian people have a seven -decade just cause while Piers Morgan interviews Francesca Albanese. In Pakistan, Imran Khan supporters are being brutally attacked, while pundits advise why Khan fell out with the establishment. Footage of Lindsey Graham supporting the ICC against Putin reveals the hypocrisy of politics, while David Shoebridge calls out the Albanese governments for fear politics. On ABC's Media Watch, claims by Dick Smith in relation to...

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Jeffrey Sachs explains his position on US wars to Piers Morgan. Penny Wong advises Australia's approach to the ICC will be guided by international law, not politics. Bisan Owda takes us into the realities of winter for 1.9 million displaced citizens in Gaza and injured doctor Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya speaks of his commitment to Gaza's plight in spite of being targeted by Israel. A debate on French television shows two different European positions when it comes to Israel. In Pakistan, Imran Khan supporters shot by security. Satirists the Juice machine give a prelude to Australia's pending election.

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Israel continue to bomb the homes of civilians in Gaza and Beirut while journalists on the ground investigate the damage under drones. In Pakistan Imran Khan supporters have taken to the streets while in Newcastle climate change activists have paddled in protest on Newcastle Harbour. Clare O'Neil speaks to the housing policy while US Senator Lindsey Graham reveals the rich earth minerals underpinning the Ukraine war.

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Overnight the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Benjamin Netanyahu gives his response, journalist Mehdi Hasan provides analysis and Human Rights Watch calls for international support. At G20 in Brazil, PM Albanese says outcomes will lead to more jobs for Australia while earlier this week he spoke of stabilising Australia’s relationship with China, while Jim Chalmers responds to being called economic illiterate.

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Claims Israel is aiding ISIS-linked terrorists, the UN security council fails to gain the votes to call for a ceasefire, Palestine asks in there is one rule for Israel. Jeffrey Sachs sets history straight on Europe and the Ukraine war and Senator Lidia Thorpe sets the record straight on the two-party system. Senator Hanson-Young calls for Labour to get out of AUKUS now, as the 7:30 report reveals the plans for the dumping of radioactive nuclear waste.

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Up to 50,000 Māori mobilised and walked to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington to to protest the treaty principles bill, which Amnesty International states should never have been introduced. Bob Carr states what he told us last week about AUKUS is now confirmed. A member of Knesset is forcibly removed for speaking out against the horror in Gaza. At the UN the Palestine member speaks to Gaza, the crossroad that will determine where humanity will go. We witness patients removed from a hospital by the IDF as hostages. Jeffrey Sachs speaking to the history of the war in Ukraine...

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Not being reported? President Xi Jinping gives President Joe Biden boundaries. Jason Clare MP says you can't bomb your way to peace while a Gaza Psychiatrist shares footage of bodies in Gaza. Peter Garrett calls out AUKUS and Senator Barbara Pocock supports the issues raised by Senator Lidia Thorpe. Footage of Keir Starmer from 2014 on devastation on Croatia reveals a different approach than the British government is showing to Gaza.

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Three times smaller, Israel has dropped the equivalent of three atomic bombs on Gaza, and still they continue unabated, exposing Governments in their complicity and media alike. In New Zealand Māori leaders mobilise on a 1000 kilometre plus walk to Wellington in protest of legislation from the right-winged government. In the US the analysis of the US election continues, Chris Hedges talks about the Democrats and Trump, Bernie Sanders talks about oligarchy. A five-minute scroll.

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As this week comes to an end, Australia votes in the UN General Assembly for permanent sovereignty for Palestine. Ben and Jerry's to sue Unilever for silencing their voice, while the youngest MP in New Zealand raises the voice for Maori in the New Zealand Parliament. Israel bombs menace Beirut Airport while James Elder, UNICEF, advocates for the injured children of Lebanon and HUman Rights Watch call out war crimes.

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Blinken says that Israel has met their strategic goals for Gaza, while Bisan Owda captures Israeli attacks on day 404 of the genocide. President Bident meets president-elect Trump at the White House and Andrew Napolitano reveals the new US Ambassador to Israel. Nury Vittachi reveals a a US interference plan for Cambodia while AAP Factcheck shows Dutton deceiving the media. A five-minute scroll on X reveals news we won't see in mainstream media.

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British surgeon Nizam Mamode describes how Israel's quadcopters target children and Norwegian physician, Dr. Mads Gilbert speaks out on 400 days of genocide. Israel, meanwhile, has passed laws allowing children under under the age of 14 to be jailed. Sarah Schwartz of the Jewish Council of Australia speaks out on the false reporting of weekend events in Amsterdam and we are reminded of the time Marco Rubio denounced Trump. At home, support for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle and the realisation that b-2 bombers refueling in Australia en route to bomb Yemen puts Australia yet again in someone else's war without...

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Owen Jones reveals media manipulation regarding the soccer in Amsterdam. Palestine, the most well-documented genocide in history, Gideon Levy speaks of the Apartheid state while Andrey reveals the destruction of Bedouin communities. In South Lebanon, attacks on cities intensify while reports Israel has killed more than 200 paramedics are ignored by the press. At home, Jim Chalmers praised for being an articulate on the pulse Treasurer while Media Watch uncovers the truth of media attention for the victims of death at the hands of their partner.

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A statement from Prime Minister Albanese for Remembrance Day, 2024. An overview of Israeli action in Gaza over the last month and an overview of entering Gaza over the weekend. Protests in the Netherlands in support of Palestine after ugly scenes during and after the soccer. Chris Hedges describes the 'corporate civil war' in the US, while an independent British Media poses Musk's journey into politics with Trump. Senator Payman speaks at a protest in Melbourne while Penny Wong tells a member of the public we are not selling weapons to Israel. David Shoebridge asks how the new social media...

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UNRWA is indispensable and should be defended Palestine tells the UN. Israeli police arrest two French police officers in Jerusalem while Macron asks the EU when will the EU defend Europe. Robert Kennedy Jr unpacks defence and talk that Ukraine is ready for peace talks. Trump announces the Great American Fair while JD Vance speaks to foreign policy. At home the social media act still to go through the Senate, David Pocock calls to the Attorney General to stop the case against Richard Boyle and license free weapons expert between USA, UK and Australia is on the table. As we...

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Trump returns to the presidency, while an IDF soldier congratulates the win by shooting at homes in Gaza. Francesca Albanese tells Canada that international laws has no space for excuses and thanks Rabbi's for joining her in New York. Israel bombs Lebanon's Baalbek raising concern for UNESCO sites. Chris Hedges speaks to the Democrats loss, raising the importance of not ignoring your own base, while Mary Kostakidis warns of the lessons to be learned as the Albanese government approaches Australia's 2025 election. UK's Jonathan Pie unpacks the Democrat loss in brutal truths, while Bernie Sanders says it should come as...

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Record numbers step out to vote in the US election while PM Netanyahu fires his Defence Minister and protesters gather in Tel Aviv. Israel continues to bombard hospitals and schools in Gaza and homes in Southern Lebanon and Dr. Gabor Maté guides his audience on the truths of Oct 7. At home David Shoebridge asks questions about the guidance given to the government after the ICJ ruling while Prime Minister Albanese reminds the house of the previous coalition government's spending.

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Senator David Pocock raises questions about visas for people from Gaza, while in the UK the founder for the Jewish Network for Palestine was arrested under anti-terrorism laws. Journalist Miko Peled suggests ending the Apartheid as a course of action, while Gideon Levy speaks of the reality of Gaza where a child is killed every 15-minutes. Israel continues to bomb Lebanon while they also continue drone warfare and North Gaza. By day people in Gaza are waiting for food. A five minute scroll on x.

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Australian human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti has been noted for his statements about Israel and Gaza. Australian whistleblower seeks support. Over the weekend the Israeli army has continued its bombardment in North Gaza, blocked school children in Hebron and killed more children ( and families) is airstrikes. Al Jazeera continues to track IDF social media while satellite images show the damage to villages in South Lebanon. Another week begins in the world.

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Bodies strewn in streets in Beit Lahia while IDF shoots at anyone who tries to help. It is the intent to destroy that defines a genocide says Francesca Albanese as her report to the UN is discussed across (independent) media channels. Arundhati Roy asks what can possibly justify what Israel is doing and the Publisher of Israel’s Ha’aretz speaks out for Palestine at their London conference. Journalist Bisan Owda shine a light on the lessons she has learned from the children of Gaza. At home, we are reminded of the reality of AUKUS by Paul Keating.

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese speaks out for humanity, Palestine speaks in the UN, the PM of Ireland speaks out for the UNRWA and Bernie Sanders explains the difference between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Israel. Overnight continued Israeli attacks decimate lives in Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the US State department gives their perspective. At home, the debunking of nuclear power for Australia takes just 90 seconds. A five-minute scroll.

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Reaction to Israel's law banning the UNRWA have the world aghast. Palestine speaks to the UN, Antonio Guterres writes to Netanyahu and South Africa sends evidence of genocide to the ICJ. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese releases her latest report on Gaza while the US congress cancels her briefing.

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Belgium MP Nabil Boukili confronts the Israel Ambassador to Belgium, while Israeli media report Netanyahu has pulled out of hostage deals and the Israeli parliament again bans UNRWA designating it as a terrorist organisation. Bisan Owda keeps us updated on what is happening in North Gaza and we witness toddlers and children being pulled from rubble. Media Watch explores the safety for journalists in Gaza while a journalist in Lebanon captures an Israeli airstrike. See a satellite map of the destruction in Gaza, where the equivalent of 38 kilograms of explosive per person has been dropped. At home, Smart Energy...

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Francesca Albanese warns the entire population of Gaza at risk of genocide, while the Israeli army herd Palestinian men in Jabalia and a child trapped in rubble waits for help. Courage to continue to help the injured from Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyah, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital whose son died in the attack and horror from Al Shati refugee camp attacks. Jeffrey Sachs asks where is western civilisation while tens of thousands are massacred before our eyes and Seyed Mohammad Marandi sets the BBC straight on Israel and Iran while Woody Harrelson sets the record straight on the US.

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Israeli propaganda revealed by the BBC, AL Jazeera uncovers the UK and US supported airbridge. We witness the kindness of rescuers as they excavate a survivor. At Brics 2024 Venezuelan President Maduro says a new world is possible while the question will Trump be better for Palestine than Biden is answered. In Melbourne a Students for Palestine activist is arrested. Five minutes on X.

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Horror upon unimaginable horror. Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir announce 'the moral solution' while the scale of devastation for the besieged Palestinian people in northern Gaza—Jabalia, Beit Lahiya—is incomprehensible. Men shackled and blindfolded, taken away by the Israeli army. Women and children murdered in their homes and subjected to psychological terror under the actions of the IDF. We have witnessed and share horrific scenes from North Gaza while our government looks away.

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The profound impact the genocide in Gaza is having on children and families. The UN reaches Gaza city after five attempts, in the north people are trapped under rubble for days awaiting help, access denied. Proof uncovered that the IDF use Palestinians as human shields and Irish members of EU ask why patients being burned in their beds is not a red line. US media shut down interviews. A group of 44 climate scientists write an open letter about the collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation while in Australia a channel 10 weatherman gets it. Jon Faine talks republic in...

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Renowned journalist speaks out about the three regimes of Israel while a child in Gaza speaks out about the loss of her people. A child carries her sister on her back to hospital while the IDF marches Palestinians in Gaza. Media Watch tells more stories that also need to be told, while Lidia Thorpe tells the King he is not her king. Professor Ilan Pappe talks about Zionism and cartoonist Cathy Wilcox shares her thoughts on AUKUS.

Bisan: Are you following what's happening in North Gaza?

Bisan: Are you following what's happening in North Gaza?

Emmy award-winning journalist Bisan Owda who continues to share what's happening with the world, provides an overview of what's happening in North Gaza, including maps to show the movement of the displaced people of Palestine and the Israeli army.

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Events in Jabalia over the weekend have still not shocked the world into action; men, women and children rounded up shared with the world in footage taken by IDF soldiers. We are awakened to the knowledge Australia's US bases are take off points for US planes heading to the Middle East and witness the protest in London that shut down the Tower Bridge. We are reminded of a time when our Prime Minister stood up for Palestine and our King didn't stand up for Gough Whitlam, who passed away on this day ten years ago. Monday, a five-minute scroll.

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Israel announces the 'elimination' of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Palestinians react to the reports, Netanyahu declares the war is not over yet, PM Albanese denounces Sinwar as a terrorist and Mary Kostakidis shares an interview of Sinwar, reminding us it is important to hear what they have to say. Unicef's James Elder talks with Christiane Amanpour advising the North of Gaza has had no food aid at all during October and Abby Martin recalls how the world should have reacted a year ago. TRT's documentary The American Dilemma: Elections Amid Gaza War reveals US complicity and more footage shows the...

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The onslaught of Israeli horror continues on Northern Gaza. Learn about the victim in the images shared across the world, Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old university student. Israel has dropped the equivalent of six atomic bombs on Gaza, three times smaller than Hiroshima. We see horror in the aftermath as women and children are found in the debris, and the landscape in Lebanon resembling that of Gaza. There is no safe place for children, says UNICEF. Francesca Albanese is investigating private sector complicity, while Senator Wong sends more empty messages. Our five-minute scroll on X, telling the news and views you...

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John Mearsheimer on ethnic cleansing and Double Down news debunks the myth of self defence. Francesca Albanese questions Germany's position on Israel, while chemical weapons are used on UN peacekeepers. Penny Wong announces sanctions on Iran, but not Israel. Life for Palestinian journalists and a record of IDF atrocities. Sophie McNeill corrects the ABC, Abul Rizvi corrects the facts on asylum records. Lula da Silva meets asylum seekers arriving in Brazil, while Australia's state premiers decline to join the official welcome for the King. Five-minutes scrolling on X.

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The world is reeling in horror of the people burned alive sheltering inside tents in Al-Aqsa martyrs hospital. First hand accounts and devastation flood our feed. ABC's media watch chastises Australian media on lack of coverage of journalist's death. In Britain, Anti-Zionism is now a protected belief. Bob Carr on the power of the Israel lobby.

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Our five-minute scroll on X witnessed Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan telling CNN media agencies will reckon with their role in the genocide in Gaza, while the Israeli Minister for Social Equality declares she is proud of the ruins in Gaza. Doctor's in Gaza release x-rays of bullets in children's skulls. The French parliament erupts over a Palestinian flag. AI depicts the horror experienced by Hind Rajab and a glimpse into the future, while the horror continues for children in Gaza. The Al Jazeera documentary is making impact, with a suggestion those who support Israel should watch it. Meanwhile it is a...

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On World Mental Health day keep the children of Palestine in mind. US Journalist Jeremy Loffredo arrested, beaten and charged by Israel.Polish MEP speaks out on Israel and Palestinian diplomat Nada Tarbush speaks out at the UN. Greta Thunberg speaks out on the police closure of a German University encampment while the NZ defence minister speaks out against misogyny. Israel strikes in Beirut overnight. A five-minute scroll on X this morning.

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A journalist takes on the US state briefing, a Palestinian captive takes on his captor. David Shoebridge takes on the government's immigration policy and the Deputy PM in Belgium speaks out. Ben Gvir draws a gun in the West Bank, while Palestinian journalists flee drone fire. A personal view on destruction in Lebanon. Our five-minutes on X.

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Death of an elder in the West Bank and the death of children in Al-Nuseirat. Views of Lebanon look like Gaza. John Mearsheimer and Norman Finkelstein comment on October 7, while Media Watch shows up for journalists in Gaza and Lebanon. ABC's 4 Corners experts give rise to questions for the Coalition. Our five-minute scroll on X today.

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Our five-minute scroll on X reveals testimonial of what happened on October 7. Francesca Albanese implores Malta to stop vessels carrying weapons from proceeding to Israel. A doctor reveals the horror of Israel's attacks in Gaza, stating no toddler is shot twice by mistake. Israel has raided its own prisons holding Palestinian prisoners in a dawn operation while people in Gaza crowd for food. In Australia, why is no-one questioning the Coalition?

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We start the week reminded about Gough Whitlam standing up against Israel, protests across Australia and around the world seek ceasefire, Richard Marles on the ABC, A statement from the Jewish Council of Australia, and IDF soldiers reveal their own identities when they post their crimes on social media. Spanish actor Javier Bardem has spoken out against the situation in Gaza and his considered comments are being shared across the world, while Israel continues to bomb Beirut and bombs an orphanage in Gaza.

For those with eyes to see - the Israeli inflicted genocide that Israel is trying to hide

For those with eyes to see - the Israeli inflicted genocide that Israel is trying to hide

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