The City of Sydney became the first New South Wales council to pass a boycott and divest motion when nine other councillors, with the exception of the one Liberal, supported the move. Olivia lurincich and Rachel Evans report.
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Shamikh Badra told Peter Boyle that Palestinians will resist Donald Trump’s plans to make Gaza a beach resort, just as they have resisted Israel’s occupation armies for decades.
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More than 230 civil society organisations in countries involved in the F-35 fighter jet program are demanding their governments immediately halt all direct and indirect arms transfers to Israel, reports Kerry Smith.
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Antoinette Lattouf’s unlawful dismissal case against the ABC reveals the extreme lengths to which the media establishment will stoop to silence dissenting voices, argues Isaac Nellist.
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Israeli-Australian Ofir Birenbaum skulked away from the Cairo Takeaway with a Daily Telegraph journalist and camera person after their mission to find “evidence” of an escalation of antisemitism failed. Wendy Bacon reports.
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The Murdoch-owned Geelong Advertiser described Sarah Hathway as “divisive”, reflecting her track record of standing up against corporate greed, which people expect of their local representative. Angela Carr reports.
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There is no question that we must oppose and fight antisemitism. However, its weaponisation — specifically in relation to anti-Zionism — is now so pervasive that it underlies every attempt to shut down the movement for Palestinian rights, argues Janet Parker.
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The Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace organised a poignant act of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon at Sydney Town Hall. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
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Despite receiving majority support for Merri-bek Socialist Alliance Councillor Sue Bolton’s motion to keep the Palestinian flag flying, council determined the motion was lost. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the most urgent humanitarian challenges of our time and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh has become the epicentre of the world’s largest refugee settlement, housing more than a million forcibly displaced people, writes Noor Sadeque.
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PM Anthony Albanese’s mealy-mouthed dodging of Trump’s declaration that the US would “own” and “level” Gaza was his way of signalling that Australia will tag along, albeit with a little bit of hand-wringing, argues Sam Wainwright.
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Ten years on from the heroic and world-significant battle for Kobanî in northern Syria, the international community must act to stop the ongoing attacks against Rojava, writes Peter Boyle.