20 November 2024 – Tomorrow evening, two Israeli soldiers who participated directly in the ongoing genocide in Gaza will be lauded as heroes at an event hosted by WIZO Victoria and the St Kilda Hebrew Congregation. These soldiers were part of the IDF’s Paratroopers Reconnaisance Unit, which stands accused by human rights advocates of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza.
Read MoreNEW FRONT OPENS ON GAZAN ARRIVALS ISSUE
Anthony Albanese is in trouble again. Big trouble. And guess what, it’s the same old debilitating and toxic topics for Labor of immigration, visas, social division, national security and weaponisation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It’s the same old haunting presence of former immigration minister Andrew Giles that was meant to be banished during the winter […]
Read MorePeter Dutton’s Gaza call won’t hurt marginal seats
Marginal electorates with large numbers of voters whose parents were both born in Australia and few Muslims easily outnumber battleground seats with large Islamic communities, prompting strategists to declare there will be little electoral downside from Peter Dutton’s hardline stance on Gaza visas. Analysis by The Weekend Australian highlights the political and demographic drivers behind […]
Read MoreIRAN TURNS BACK ON CALLS FOR RESTRAINT
ISRAEL ‘ready for war’ Iran has rejected US and Arab efforts to temper its response to the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s top political leader, saying it didn’t care if the response triggered a war. Israel said it was prepared to defend against and respond to any retaliatory strike. “Israel is now in a multi-front […]
Read MoreWong Misrepresented Frankcom Findings
The Israeli embassy has accused the Albanese government of misrepresenting the findings of its hand-picked adviser on the drone strikes that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the attack was “intentional”. Former defence chief Mark Binskin found the April 1 attack that killed Ms Frankcom and six of her […]
Read MoreLabor senator could remain in party despite defiance on Palestinian recognition
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition. The Greens moved a motion calling for the Senate to recognise the State of Palestine. Labor and the Coalition both tried to amend that motion to add qualifications, but neither party supported the other’s attempts […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: Hezbollah threatens to strike Cyprus as Israeli forces shell tents housing displaced families
Displaced families seeking shelter in tents have been targeted by Israeli forces in the country’s latest attack on Gaza. Israel tanks pushed deeper into western Rafah in south Gaza on Friday firing shells at the tents, with one armoured vehicle blown up by a Hamas-planted improvised explosive device. Multiple injuries have been reported. It comes […]
Read MoreIsrael bombs Gaza as fears grow of wider war
Israel bombed the Gaza Strip where one hospital reported at least 30 dead Friday and as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border raised fears of an even wider war. After further cross-border fire between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the clashes must not turn Lebanon into […]
Read MoreBattle plans for Lebanon offensive approved: Israeli generals
The Israeli military says it has approved battle plans for an offensive in Lebanon as Jerusalem warns Hezbollah would be destroyed in the event of a “total war”. As Hezbollah published a more than nine-minute video showing surveillance drone footage purportedly taken over northern Israel, The Israeli Defence Forces said: “The Commanding Officer of the […]
Read MoreLabor senator Payman breaks ranks again on Palestine
Labor senator Fatima Payman has called on the Albanese government to recognise a Palestinian state, arguing the move would help bring to an end the bloody, months-long conflict on the Gaza strip. In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, Payman said the world had ‘‘witnessed the mass killing and displacement of Palestinians and the devastation […]
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