Israel / Palestine
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The fall of Israeli impunity: The world is starting to hold Tel Aviv accountable for the Gaza genocide
A dramatic escape was cited by Israeli media as the reason that Yuval Vagdani, a soldier in the Israeli army, managed to escape justice in Brazil. Continue reading »
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UNRWA’s expulsion from Jerusalem will seal Israel’s illegal annexation
From Arab governments to the UN Secretary General, forces must mobilise to halt Israel’s detrimental expulsion of UNRWA, writes Chris Gunness. Continue reading »
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How the Israel-Palestine narrative changed in Australia
For most of the post-war years, there was bipartisan support for Israel in Australia, with the ALP especially proud of H.V. Evatt’s role in the establishment of the Jewish state at the United Nations. And there has always been an influential pro-Israel faction within the party. The Liberals were never hostile to Israel but, for Continue reading »
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What Israel should have done
Israel chose the wrong way to deal with its enemies. For a better way, it could have borrowed a leaf from China. Continue reading »
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Facts, alternative facts and Edward Said: Narrating a genocide
As Donald Trump is inaugurated as a second-term president, readers may recall the infamous expression “alternative facts” used by Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s senior counsellor, to defend the false statements of Sean Spicer, the White House Press Secretary. At the time, the media mocked Conway for describing Spicer’s falsehoods about attendance numbers at Trump’s 2017 inauguration Continue reading »
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The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member
The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region. Continue reading »
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Ice Hockey Australia branded antisemitic as it red flags Melbourne tournament
Ice Hockey Australia’s decision to withdraw from hosting a lower-tier men’s world championship event citing safety concerns, has been denounced by Jewish and Israeli organisations as antisemitic, yet there’s no evidence of this. What is evident is that red flags are now appearing when Israeli national teams seek to participate in international sporting events. Continue reading »
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Israel is not our friend
Tuesday night’s Australian ABC news had me outraged with the story about Dreyfus going to Israel to – what? Mend bridges? Continue reading »
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Gaza: The modern Colosseum of humanity’s dark legacy
In the 15th century and during the Renaissance, arenas in territories under the Roman Empire witnessed bloody and unequal battles. These arenas were often used by the wealthy and influential as a stage to showcase their power, secure their influence, and gain popularity among the public. At that time, the poor, prisoners, and the weak Continue reading »
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Francesca Albanese: ‘This is what a settler-colonial genocide looks like’
There are few UN positions that provoke as much scrutiny and criticism as the UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. It plays an important role: it catalogues Israel’s violation of Palestinian human rights, provides factual information for advocates and activists, and helps to keep Palestine Continue reading »
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Blinded by political donations: Appeasing a rogue state and its extremist lobby
It seems like Western countries cannot draw lessons from their shameful past. Just as they appeased the Nazi and apartheid regimes, they are repeating their mistake by appeasing the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine while it’s waging a war of genocide against the Palestinian people. Continue reading »
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Israel’s total destruction of a whole healthcare system threatens us all
In December 2023, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, warned in relation to the situation in Gaza that “the practice of medicine is under attack” and “we are in the darkest time for the right to health in our lifetimes”. More than a year later, and with the killing Continue reading »
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Dreyfus’ trip to Israel makes a mockery of Labor’s foreign policy
“The role of the attorney-general in Australia, even in these partisan times, is to uphold the rule of law,” as the former Chief Justice Sir Anthony Mason said. So how can it be in any way compatible with that duty for Mark Dreyfus, the current holder of the office, to head to Israel and meet Continue reading »
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American-Israeli bombs destroy Australian food aid in Gaza
Last Sunday, (5 January) an American-Israeli guided missile deliberately attacked and destroyed an Australian-funded food aid storage facility in the area of Deir al-Balah in Gaza. It is, in effect, an attack on Australia. Where is the government’s condemnation? Continue reading »
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Australian broadcaster targeted by pro-Israel group, charged with ‘hate speech’
Yet another journalist — this one the prominent Australian broadcaster @MaryKostakidis — is formally charged with “hate speech” crimes. She was targeted by a pro-Israel group, led by a dual citizen of Israel and Australia, for the crime of reporting on Nasrallah’s speeches, writes Glenn Greenwald. Continue reading »
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In defence of free speech about genocide in Gaza
Early in the New Year, acclaimed journalist and former SBS news anchor Mary Kostakidis posted a statement on her X account in the hope it would bring to a close legal proceedings brought against her in the Australian Human Rights Commission by the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, alleging that social media posts Continue reading »
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Israel is killing civilians in Gaza on purpose, and it’s not even debatable
Just so we’re all clear, it is a fully established fact that the IDF is directly, deliberately killing civilians in Gaza. There was a time in the early days of the genocide when this could be disputed, but that is no longer true. The facts are in and the case is closed. It’s happening. Continue reading »
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Best of 2024: Australian Prime Minister referred to ICC for complicity in genocide
“The Australian government and its most senior officials have both failed to prevent or respond to the genocide committed by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza and been complicit in the carrying out of this genocide in a manner which falls squarely within Article 25 (3)(c) and/or (d) of the Rome Statute of the ICC,” state Continue reading »
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The fall of Israel
Dr Steinbock’s new book The Fall of Israel is a stunning look at the longstanding forces undermining the state of Israel and the lives of Palestinians, while fostering genocidal atrocities and regional escalation. His interview offers revealing insights about the ongoing catastrophe. Continue reading »
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450 days of genocide: Israeli occupation burns hospitals, cold ravages the displaced
The Israeli occupation continues the genocide in Gaza in a frenzied manner, with the pace of assaults increasing daily. For 450 days, the occupation has persisted in killing civilians, displacing them, and attacking hospitals and civilian institutions protected by all international laws and regulations. Every new day in this genocide brings with it pain and Continue reading »
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UN expert urges medical world to cut ties with Israel amid attacks on Gaza hospitals
As Israeli forces stand accused of war crimes during attacks on multiple Gaza hospitals in recent days, Francesca Albanese — the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories — on Monday implored the global medical community to respond by cutting ties with Israel. Continue reading »
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Australian UN expert Chris Sidoti lashes out at Netanyahu, shuts up Israeli reporter
Chris Sidoti, an International human rights lawyer from Australia working as a UN investigator along with former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay, has slammed Benjamin Netanyahu for the Gaza conflict. He also shut up an Israeli reporter, who made a desperate attempt to question the latest findings on Israeli excesses by these two UN Continue reading »
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What is at stake if countries ignore the ICC’s arrest warrants?
Imagine… the state court has handed down an injunction to arrest certain individuals in your community for alleged crimes. Until now, the police have unfailingly done their duty and arrested individuals when instructed to do so by the court. But this time, they refuse to make these arrests. They disagree, they say, with the court’s Continue reading »
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The BBC’s civil war over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Their primary battlefield has become the online news operation. Drop Site News spoke to 13 current and former staffers who mapped out the extensive bias in the BBC’s coverage and how their demands for change have been largely met with Continue reading »
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From Auschwitz to Gaza, with a stopover in The Hague
Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to Poland next month for the main ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, over concern that he could be arrested on the basis of the warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Continue reading »
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How we got to Gaza: a compendium
The linked article “How we got to Gaza 2024”, is a compendium put together by retired Adelaide historian CL Parkes. The source material is the work of such writers as Ilan Pappe., Robert Fisk, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, Shlomo Sand and Edward Said. Of course, there are others, and behind them all is the Continue reading »
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Protests disrupt Australia ‘aiding and abetting’ genocide at US Pine Gap intelligence base
There’s no question that they did it: on 27 November last year, in the middle of Hatt Road, two people, Carmen Robinson and Alexandra (Tommy) Walker, locked themselves onto a barrel filled with concrete, blocking traffic on the way into the Pine Gap military base. Continue reading »
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Let’s get this right. Israel is not a democracy
In defending Israel’s actions in Gaza, a common refrain from supporters and right- wing politicians is that Israel is the only democratic country in the Middle East. The notion a democratic country can be above criticism despite charges of war crimes and genocide, suggests this exclusive club of democratic states can never be subject to Continue reading »
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Gaza lights candles during Christmas, not to celebration in the New Year, but in grief and sorrow
For the second year in a row, the Christmas season passes while Gaza remains under genocide. While the entire world bids farewell to 2024 and celebrates the arrival of 2025, Palestinians continue to suffer under Israeli aggression, which kills, starves, and displaces civilians in Gaza with brutal cruelty. Continue reading »
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Killing one innocent soul is the same as killing all of humanity: Jewish and Muslim teachings against cosmocide
The below is an excerpt from my essay, “The Sin of Cosmocide,” for Renovatio, the literary magazine of Zaytuna, the Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley, Ca. It underlines how both Jewish and Muslim spiritual teachings forbid the killing of innocents who are guilty of no crime, and equate this deed to killing all humankind — Continue reading »
