International solidarity

Thousands rally in Gadi/Sydney on January 21

Huge rallies marched for the 15th week in a row against Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Cargo ship with Palestine flag overlay

The United States and its allies bombed targets in Yemen, after the Houthi-led government hit commercial shipping to and from Israel in the Red Sea, in solidarity with the people of Gaza, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

At least 340 healthcare workers have been slain, mainly in the line of duty, by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip. Paul Gregoire reports on a healthcare workers' vigil in Liverpool.

Video from the community picket organised by Trade Unionists for Palestine to stop the Israeli ZIM ship from unloading at Webb Dock.

protesters, map of mining site

An Algerian court has acquitted university lecturer and scientist Kamel Aïssat on all charges related to his opposition to a lead and zinc mine on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, following an international campaign of solidarity, reports Susan Price.

Hundreds protested outside Labor MP Ged Kearney’s office to demand she speaks up against Israel's genocide in Gaza and calls for a ceasefire. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

young people protesting

In the United States, despite the mainstream media’s backing of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, more young people in the US are critical of the war and taking leading roles in the movement against it, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.

Australia has not said much about South Africa’s case against Israel's genocide at the International Court of Justice. Alex Bainbridge writes that while Canberra generally supports the US on Israel, it is also giving itself some wriggle room.

The dismissal of ABC broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf last year is both the product of a nasty campaign from the outside as well as a weakness from management, argues Binoy Kampmark.

Tim Gooden, a former Geelong Trades Hall secretary, said the Labor government is complicit in Israel's genocide against Gaza and that unions should be doing more to stop it.

National secretary of the CFMMEU Christy Cain told the Friends of Palestine WA rally that the union movement needed to take a stronger stand on Palestine.

woman holding a sign

When the overwhelming majority of world governments call for a cease fire, it indicates Israel and its key ally the United States are under intense pressure from below, argue Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.