Australia’s support for a two-state solution in the Middle East has been reaffirmed by the foreign minister, who discussed Palestinian statehood with her German counterpart during talks. Penny Wong said Australia and Germany shared concerns about the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and she had a discussion with Annalena Baerbock in Adelaide about the issue of […]
Read MoreHundreds protest Palestine-Israel conflict at peaceful rally
Palestine supporters and Jewish students have both attended a rally at the same university where they were separated by a line of security. Hundreds of uni students have attended a rally protesting the Palestine-Israel conflict as students around the world stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The University of Sydney’s front lawns have […]
Read MoreA tin of sardines falls from the sky
Besieged on all sides, slowly starving, Palestinians in northern Gaza can sometimes rely only on aid dropped from a plane. But surely there is a better way than this. It’s nearly impossible to witness this destruction from above because of Israeli military controls. But the ABC was granted rare access onboard a Royal Air Force […]
Read MoreStudent left on historic path of intolerance, hate
In December 1969, I wrote an article for Quadrant magazine titled “The derived nature of the Australian new left”. What was the new left over half a century ago would present as the green left today. My point was that the extreme left in Australia was proudly anti- American. Yet, on university campuses, new […]
Read MoreMedia Release: Free Palestine Melbourne and Victorian Trades Hall to merge May Day Rallies
2 May 2024: On Sunday 5 May Free Palestine Melbourne and Victorian Trades Hall will hold coordinated May Day rallies.
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: Gaza baby saved from dying mother’s womb dies
A baby saved from her dying mother’s womb in the war-battered Gaza Strip Gaza Strip has died, her uncle told AFP. Sabreen al-Ruh was the only surviving member of her immediate family after she was delivered by Caesarean section while her mother lay fatally wounded from an Israeli air strike at the weekend. The Emirati […]
Read MoreRelatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds.
Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs department cancels visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in a displaced persons’ camp, without warning. A 68-year-old Palestinian woman with ill health has had her temporary visa cancelled on the grounds that she poses a risk to Australia’s national security. Fatma Almassri, whose 27 children […]
Read MoreFears for community safety on rise
Community safety is viewed as under threat and ethnic tension as increasing after months of conflict in the Middle East, with 61 per cent of surveyed voters saying Australia is suffering from more racism and religious intolerance. The new findings heighten concerns about social cohesion after the knife attack and riot at a Sydney church […]
Read MoreMiddle East on edge after Israel vows ‘response’ to Iran attack
Israel and Iran traded threats on Tuesday after Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war ground on with no truce in sight. Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Iran would not get off “scot-free” after Tehran and its allies launched a barrage of over 300 […]
Read MoreAustralia must not lose the war within over religion, ideology and politics
Early on Tuesday morning, Mottel Gestetner awoke to distressing news. Sometime during the night, a mural at a prominent Melbourne intersection carrying a “Bring Them Home Now” message for Israelis held hostage by Hamas had been crudely painted over. Gestetner wasn’t offended by the fresh “Free Palestine” message daubed in black, white and red paint. […]
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