The detention and humiliation of Global Sumud Flotilla activists not only reveals Israel’s approach to Gaza, it raises questions about Australia’s response to an ally that is responsible for genocide, writes Shamikh Badra.
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Foreign minister Penny Wong joined the international condemnation of Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over a video of him abusing Global Sumud Flotilla activists, but still refuses to cut ties with Israel. Isaac Nellist reports.
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About 50 students and staff at the University of Sydney protested university management’s repression of those showing solidarity with Palestine. Chiara Reeves reports.
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The Tamil community and supporters gathered at the State Library in Naarm/Melbourne to commemorate the 17th Mullivaikkal Day, observed annually on May 18, reports Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud.
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The inaugural Hazara Culture Day, supported by many community organisations, drew thousands to the Fairfield Showgrounds. Paula Sanchez reports.
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Israel intercepted 60 Global Sumud Flotilla ships, imprisoning 400 participants on May 19. Rachel Evans talks to Subhi Awad, a GSF organiser, about why these missions are important.
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Shamikh Badra asks if “securitisation”, when a political or social issue becomes framed as an exceptional security matter, is being used to shut down freedom of speech over Israel's war on Gaza.
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Protests across Australia marked 78 years since Israeli forces unleashed its genocide, ethnically cleansing Palestinian villages in 1948. Kerry Smith reports.
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Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Elias Jaua, who explained how Venezuela came to be “militarily occupied and subjected to a policy of coercive tutelage” and why Venezuelans will need to wage a struggle for national liberation.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss rallies to stop Labor's cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and upcoming protests for Nakba Day.
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Three pro-Palestine activists in Singapore have been found guilty under the Public Order Act and fined, after the High Court upheld an appeal on April 30, overturning their earlier acquittal, reports Susan Price.
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Jews Against the Occupation ’48 is calling on the Australian government to show some backbone and defend Palestinian human rights and international law.