Israel’s weakened coalition government has announced that it intends to dissolve the Knesset, setting the stage for the country’s fifth election in three years and a potential return to office for longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Read More‘The land beyond the road is forbidden’: Israeli settler shepherds displace Palestinians
There are 77 Israeli farms and shepherding outposts across the West Bank, part of an explosion in settlement growth in recent years
On stretches of Route 90, the Israeli-built road running down the length of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, the west side of the highway is full of straw-like grass despite the summer heat. To the east of the road, what can be eaten by sheep and goats is gone.
Read More53-year-old Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces near border in West Bank
According to Palestinian agency Wafa, the incident took place north of the occupied West Bank and the victim was identified as Nabil Ahmed Ghanem by the Palestinian health ministry.
Read MoreAid group anger as Israel convicts Palestinian World Vision worker of supporting terrorists
Beersheba: An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian aid worker who has been detained for six years on Israeli charges that he funnelled tens of millions of dollars in relief funds to the militant group Hamas.
Read MoreTHANK YOU!
Dear members, Thank you for your solidarity and support during the last few weeks as we watched with horror Israel’s aggression and genocidal policies in Gaza, and ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem. The tide is turning! We have seen this in the overwhelming number of people who marched with us in all major cities around the […]
Read MoreISRAEL’S APARTHEID JACKBOOT IS ON THE NECK OF PALESTINIANS AND THEY CAN’T BREATHE
by Jerome Irwin All human beings, like all living beings on this earth, deserve respect! It’s a basic fundamental right of life that cannot be denied at the peril of all of humanity and the earth! Just as George Floyd once couldn’t breathe until he died gasping under the knee of an American Minneapolis policeman […]
Read MoreNine children killed in Gaza Strip as violence escalates | Defense for Children Palestine
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Read MoreShould Australia strengthen trade and investment with Israel?
FPM members have been busily preparing submissions to DFAT to deter the Australian government from strengthen trade and investment with Israel. One of these very detailed submissions is provided here for your information. The summary of the submission reads: When considering any international agreement, countries must consider a broad range of factors- compliance with international […]
Read MorePalestinian Land Day
Please join us at the State Library in solidarity to commemorate Palestinian Land Day (March 30)Saturday 27th March 2021, 2pm (AEST) For more information on the importance of Land Day please refer to the following article by Yara Hawari Palestine Land Day: A day to resist and remember On Land Day, Palestinians demand once and […]
Read MoreNot to be missed
FORUM – Al Tatbia3: Freedom or Normalisation? Palestine, Israel and the Arab World Wednesday 10 February 2021, 8pm to 9.30pm (AEST)Register here Further details on EVENTS page. We’re really delighted Dr Samah Sabawi is joining us on the panel. For those who don’t know her, Samah is a Palestinian-Australian playwright, author and poet. Outside the […]
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