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Rally for Palestine on lawns of Parliament House draws hundreds
Hundreds of people gathered on the lawns of Parliament House on Sunday calling for the Morrison government to take decisive action against Israel following 11 days of bloodshed. Protesters carried signs calling for an end to “ethnic cleansing” while crying out for a “fair go for Palestine” and urging support for a two-state solution to the…
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire continues
Egyptian mediators are seeking to reinforce the new ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza as aid officials appeal for a period of calm to tackle the humanitarian crisis left after 11 days of fighting. The ceasefire, which began before dawn on Friday, was still holding on Saturday evening, enabling officials to start assessing…
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Media’s ‘blind eye’ to ‘explosion of anti-Semitism’ is ‘absolutely appalling’
Sky News host James Morrow says it’s “appalling” how so much of the media is turning a blind eye to the “explosion” of anti-Semitism around the world. “It’s probably no surprise to you that the left doesn’t like Israel very much, and with much of the media controlled by the left, well, you’ve seen the…
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US top diplomat committed to “two state solution”
The U-S Secretary of State says unless Palestinians can live with dignity and hope, the fragile ceasefire with Israel won’t last. Antony Blinken will head to the Middle East in the coming days to meet with leaders from both sides. Listen to the episode on the AM program.
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Palestine rally in Cairns calls for peace and justice
A pro Palestine rally in Cairns did not hope to change the world, but had a message for those living in the Far North THE demonstration was small but its message has been heard around the world. “Free Palestine.” About 40 demonstrators gathered near the Cairns Cenotaph to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis gripping…
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Clueless in Gaza
It’s no co-incidence that the current carnage and destruction being wrought upon Israel is happening barely 3 months into the Iran / PA friendly new Biden Administration stacked with Obama State Department holdovers, and its Congressional puppet masters: Sanders, Warren, VP Harris and the omnipresent but certainly not omniscient Squad. Arguably, this unseemly band of…
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Wollongong Lord Mayor tells pro-Palestine rally of Israel’s ‘holocaust’ actions
Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery has described Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people as “nothing more than just a holocaust”. Speaking on Saturday at a Wollongong rally in support of Palestine, the lord mayor said “one holocaust does not deserve another”. The Wollongong University Student Association, Wollongong Socialists and Students for Palestine-run rally coincided with…
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Protesters rally for Palestine at Hyde Park in second Sydney protest
Following the thousands-strong protest in Sydney’s Town Hall last Saturday, thousands gathered in Hyde Park today to protest in solidarity with Palestinians calling for an end to the occupation, blockade and apartheid in Palestine. A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced in the early hours of yesterday morning. Israel’s devastating military assault on Gaza…
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Israel strikes on Gaza: We must defend the custom of just war and restraint
On Monday, as Hamas launched hundreds of missiles against Israel’s population centres, prompting Israeli strikes at Hamas’ war-waging capabilities, Jews celebrated Shavuot, the “Feast of Weeks”, which commemorates both the first wheat the Israelites harvested in the Land of Israel and the anniversary of the giving of the Torah (the Hebrew Bible) and its law…
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US Democrats and Labor converge on Israel and Palestine
For over a decade, the Labor Party has debated its positioning on Israel and Palestine. Labor’s support for Israel’s existence as a Jewish state within secure and recognised borders is clear. But this is now profoundly linked to the evolution of Palestine and fidelity to the “two-state” solution to the conflict. The most recent iteration…