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Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank

As the date for Israel’s annexation rapidly approaches, advocates around the world are agitating to halt this illegal land grab. If you would like to write to your local representative (for Australians) please follow this link: https://crm.apan.org.au/annexation/ For a concise historical summary: APAN’s annexation fact sheet A selection of articles from the Free Palestine Melbourne […]

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An important letter from Dr. Salman Abu Sitta

From Samah Sabawi Facebook Post (29/05/2020) Please circulate this important letter from Dr. Salman Abu Sitta to Mr Zanoun (translated to English) in response to his letter to the members of the Palestine National Council. May 23, 2020Dear Mr Salim al ZanounSpeaker of the Palestine National CouncilGreetingsWe received your circular to PNC members about President […]

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Cowardice as a principle of foreign policy

Professor Stuart Rees (OAM, author, recipient of the Jerusalem (Al Quds) Peace Prize, Founder Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation) has written an article about the Coalition Australian Government opposing ICC investigations into Israel war crimes and entitled “Cowardice as a principle of foreign policy, what on earth are they thinking?”, Pearls and Irritations,  22 […]

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Palestine, Today

Explore how the Nakba transformed Palestine https://today.visualizingpalestine.org/ Palestine has been transformed dramatically over the seven decades since the Nakba (”catastrophe”) of 1947-49, when over 500 Palestinian towns and villages were depopulated and over 750,000 people displaced during the creation of the State of Israel. This interactive map tells the story of many of the communities […]

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Remembering the Nakba through Palestinian literature

“Remembering the Nakba of 1948 is therefore an act of protest and resistance. … Literature extends the resistive act of remembering and creates a sense of community through the narration of memory.” https://mondoweiss.net/2020/05/memory-as-resistance/ Facts about the Palestinian Nakba https://medium.com/@thepalestineproject/quick-facts-the-palestinian-nakba-of-1948-3c715629b010 568

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Kufiya – Palestinian Scarf

3CR, a Melbourne-based public radio station, is selling Kufiya Palestinian scarves to support the last factory that produces them in Hebron, Palestine. All profits will be donated to the reconstruction efforts in Gaza and support Palestinian industry.

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