Byron Shire Council adopted an Ethical Procurement Policy, mandating council to boycott all companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. Nick Fredman reports.
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Anti-genocide activists left their message on SEC Plating, which manufactures parts for F-35 stealth bombers used by Israel to kill Palestinians in Gaza. Ben Radford reports.
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The Rohingya have endured repeated waves of violence, but the August 25, 2017, campaign by the military junta in Myanmar remains the most devastating, writes Noor Sadaque from Cox’s Bazar.
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A resident-driven petition calling on Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne to not attend a Zionist-supported summit, which purports to be against antisemitism, has attracted close to 800 signatures within a few days of being online. Peter Boyle reports.
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As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, reports Malaz Emad.
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Israel’s real estate, property development, defence and finance industries are all represented at next month’s antisemitism summit on the Gold Coast. Yaakov Aharon and Wendy Bacon report.
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A contingent from the Korean community joined the nationwide march for Palestine, reports Peter Boyle.
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Nadia Refaei, co-president of Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, told the recent national day of protest for Palestine that Labor’s decision to recognise Palestine is an an empty gesture, offering the appearance of progress without changing material conditions.
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An all-expenses-paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government office bearers raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon report.
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Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, an environmental scientist from Bethlehem University, was a keynote speaker at a forum on the Palestine ecocide. Jim McIlroy reports.
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More than 200,000 people took the streets across the country in a national day of protest to demand Labor sanction Israel and stop the two-way arms trade.
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Justice for Palestine has moved its planned protest to Queens Park, Magan-djin/Brisbane, in response to an anti-democratic move by Queensland police. Alex Bainbridge reports.