Author: Jmedia Manager
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Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago
One of the most challenging experiences in my time in World Vision was the arrest of our Gaza program manager, Mohammed el-Halabi, while crossing the border between Israel and Gaza in June 2016. Nobody was told why he was arrested and for 50 days he was interrogated by Israeli secret services without a lawyer. This…
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Israeli nationalists march in East Jerusalem
Thousands of Israeli nationalists have marched in a flag-waving procession in East Jerusalem, outside the Muslim Quarter of the old city. Palestinians called it a provocation, and fuel-laden balloons have been launched from Gaza to start fires in southern Israel. Listen to the report by Nick Dole on the AM program.
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Don’t forget Palestine
Supporters of justice for Palestine are continuing to protest Israel’s ongoing attacks on Palestinians. In Sydney, a moving candlelight vigil organised by the Palestine Action Group in Pitt Street Mall on June 10 displayed images of the 67 children who were killed by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza over 11 days. Large Palestinian and Aboriginal flags…
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Itch.io’s Palestinian relief bundle wraps up at $900,000
“It won’t stop future violence against Palestine, but it will help folks survive & rebuild right now.” Over the past week, Itch.io’s massive indie bundle for Palestinian Aid has offered over a thousand games for $5 in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s efforts in Gaza. On Saturday, the bundle wrapped up having earned a staggering…
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Israel begins a fresh chapter
A disparate eight-party coalition united only by the determination to remove Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, may not be the ideal solution to the interminable rancour of the country’s protracted political crisis. But the new government sworn in on Monday (AEST) has a historic opportunity to show how a different kind of politics can…
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Netanyahu dethroned by friends turned foe
Israel’s longest serving PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, will sit on the opposition benches, watching the government of a one-time protégé, between trips to court on corruption charges. It seemed almost preordained that Benjamin Netanyahu would be undone not by a landslide at the polls, but by an army of friends turned foes and by the fire of the…
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Netanyahu leaves behind a complex legacy in Israel. His successor will need to deliver change – and fast
Israel’s 36th government was approved yesterday, with a slim majority of 60-59 in the Knesset (parliament). The new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, is the leader of national-religious party Yamina. A religious person, former commander in an elite army combat unit, and successful high-tech entrepreneur, Bennett was forced to form a unity government with centrist Yair Lapid, head of Israel’s…
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A Holocaust witness
Your obituary of war hero David Dushman (“Soldier, coach and last witness to Auschwitz dies at 98”, 12-13/6) should be included in school curriculums. It is testimony that puts to rest the false assertions of Holocaust deniers. Thank you, David Dushman. Alan Slade, Dover Heights, NSW Read the letter in The Age.
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Israel’s new government begins work
The first Israeli government in 12 years not led by Benjamin Netanyahu has got down to business, with the former prime minister shying away from a handover ceremony with successor Naftali Bennett. The right-wing leader’s record run in office ended on Sunday with parliament approving, by a razor-thin majority of 60-59, a new administration led…
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Israel’s Netanyahu ousted as ‘change’ coalition forms new govt
Israelis celebrate in Jerusalem after the Knesset voted on a coalition that ended prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 consecutive years in office A motley alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ended Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali…