Key Points Eurovision is an annual song competition featuring artists from mainly European countries. Israel first became eligible for Eurovision in 1957 and made its debut in 1973. It has since won four times. Protesters are calling for Israel to be excluded from the 2024 competition due to its military campaign in Gaza. More than […]
Read MoreAustralia one of 143 countries to support Palestinian bid for full UN membership
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution recognising Palestinians as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council reconsider the matter. Australia and 142 other members of the General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution, while nine — including the US and Israel — voted against it. Twenty-five members […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: UN’s grim Gaza forecast as aid halted
UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that Gaza risked an “epic humanitarian disaster” as Israeli military operations around its far-southern city of Rafah effectively halted aid operations. Earlier this week, Israeli ground troops seized eastern areas of the city, including the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, but they have […]
Read MoreAustralia supports push to admit Palestine as full United Nations member
Australia has supported Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, splitting with our closest allies and defying the warnings of Israeli leaders in a historic vote. The UN General Assembly on Friday (local time) overwhelmingly backed a resolution that gives Palestine new rights to participate in the body and pushes the […]
Read MorePropaganda videos fuel nightmares for families of Israeli hostages
Beyond the horizon of every hostage photograph is a family that hasn’t given up, a friend holding vigil, a community urging strength against a background of unimaginable loss and sadness. Hope. That is all they have. Without it the darkness would win, the horror of the past months would engulf them, and so Michal Keshet […]
Read MoreFrom Ben-Gvir’s Paramilitaries to IDF ‘Policing’ | Israel’s Alarming Security Plans Could Inflame Relations With Its Arab Citizens
Segalovitz fears that Israeli Arabs will see the plan as “a militarization of their relationship with the state.” And he warned that if soldiers used live fire against Israeli Arabs during riots inside Israel, it would be an extremely grave turning point in the state’s relations with the Arab community.
Read MoreAnalysis | Israel’s Government Is a Clear and Present Danger for Its Arab Palestinian Citizens
The new law provided the right of self-determination in Israel to Jews exclusively, demoted the Arabic language and committed to Jewish settlement. Many Arab Palestinian citizens were downright scared; anxious that the Nation State law wasn’t just a culmination of anti-Arab populist hostility, but the ominous start of a new assault.
Read MoreIsrael Bans Young Palestinians From Entering the Country for ‘Peace-building’ Meetups
The Israeli institution that oversees the West Bank is prohibiting Palestinians under the age of 22 from entering Israel to participate in organized peace-building activities. The new policy is expected to hamper the efforts of organizations which, among other goals, seek to foster encounters between Palestinian and Israeli youth.
Read MoreUN seeks court opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights
Palestinians are welcoming a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. “The time has come for Israel to be a state subject to law, and to be held accountable for its ongoing crimes […]
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