Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the “biggest hang-up” to another truce. Tensions were also soaring on Israel’s northern border, with more attacks by Hamas ally Hezbollah targeting military positions and a civilian reported killed in […]
Read MoreAnthony Albanese locked out of Sydney electorate office by anti-war protests The Australian/ Dennis Shanahan and Rosie Lewis https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/anthony-albanese-says-greensbacked-propalestine-blockade-at-electorate-offices-undemocratic/news-story/cf0ddd7442e945108e530d1a45c2a17f
Anthony Albanese has been locked out of his Sydney electorate office this year because of pro-Palestinian protests, amid official security warnings that Islamist extremists are attending anti-Israel demonstrations on university campuses and outside parliamentarians’ offices. The Prime Minister’s Marrickville office has not been used since January because of fears for the safety of staff from […]
Read More‘Time for this war to end’: Biden pushes Israeli plan for Gaza truce
US President Joe Biden said Friday Israel had offered a new roadmap towards a permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was “time for this war to end.” In his first major address outlining a solution to the conflict, Biden said the three-phase proposal starts with a six-week complete […]
Read MoreProtests loom as Australian aid worker shot at in Gaza
Protesters are set to take to the streets in support of Palestine after a fraught week in Australian politics. Rallies are scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra on Saturday as concerns grow over the plight of civilians in Gaza. Former journalist turned UNICEF worker Tess Ingram was shot at on Tuesday while attempting to deliver […]
Read MoreIranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden
Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.” “We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters on Friday. Earlier the White House national […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: Hamas says airdropped aid is causing deaths; Israel continues to wage war
Hamas has urged foreign nations to stop parachuting aid into war-torn Gaza after officials and humanitarians said 18 people died trying to reach food packages in the starving north of the Gaza Strip. Instead, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip demanded that its enemy Israel allow more aid trucks to enter the […]
Read MoreWhy Biden has had enough of Netanyahu
The fractured relationship between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now official, as is Israel’s isolation on the international stage. In theory, the US said nothing in the latest vote at the United Nations Security Council: abstaining from casting a vote on whether it supports an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s […]
Read MoreDeborah Conway says she won’t be silenced by anti-Israel activists
Deborah Conway was preparing to play a song and talk about her music on ABC radio in Melbourne last week when news of the cancellation came through. The ARIA award-winning Jewish singer, songwriter and author was told by her publicist that the ABC had abruptly withdrawn its invitation for her to appear that night on […]
Read MoreJoe Biden praises US senate leader speech criticising Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden praised a speech by the US Senate leader urging new elections in Israel, saying many Americans shared concerns about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war. The call by Democratic Senate majority chief Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking elected Jewish American in history, was the most strident rebuke of Israel […]
Read MoreAid ship bound for Gaza as Palestinians near famine
A ship carrying almost 200 tonnes of food has left Cyprus for Gaza in a pilot project to open a new sea route to deliver aid to Palestinians on the brink of famine, as prospects faded for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The charity ship Open Arms sailed out of Larnaca […]
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