The United States and Israelās latest fake Middle East āpeace plan ā has been widely condemned for its overall bid to keep Israelās genocide plan in place.
A 60-day pause in Israelās bombing campaign would allow the Israeli Defense Forces to set up their directed aim to have more permanent control of the Gaza Strip, while continuing to use starvation as a weapon of war.
The United Nations said on July 12 that the fuel crisis in Gaza threatens to ābring all humanitarian operations to a haltā. Without fuel, everything from hospitals and water systems to bakeries and ambulances, will come to a halt. UN agencies will be forced to halt their operations āentirelyā.
Malnutrition is now affecting some 90,000 children. The Gaza Humanitarian Fundās security forces continue to kill people trying to access the .
Meanwhile, since October 2023, Israel said it has received more than 90,000 tonnes of military equipment, from the United States, via 800 flights and approximately 140 maritime shipments.
Amal Naser, co-chair of the Palestine Action Groupās protest on the Gadigal Country/Sydney on July 14, read a message from a relative which said the only food aid available was flour, rice or bread. He said that everything was overpriced, even for those with some shekels.
Bart Shteinman of Jewish Council of Australia told the rally that Jillian Segal, the Labor-appointed "special envoy to combat antisemitism" wants to suppress criticism of Israelās genocide in Gaza, through an authoritarian move "straight out of Donald Trumpās playbook".Ā
Segal, he explained, had experience as an extremist spreading social division and no experience at building social cohesion.
"This week, the UN has declared that Israel's starvation of Gaza is now worse than ever. But instead of discussing a plan to halt a genocide, our leaders are discussing a plan to halt criticism of a genocide.
"That is what the special envoy's plan to 'combat antisemitism' is. It is an authoritarian document straight out of Donald Trump's playbook.Ā It calls for state power to be wielded against any university, charity, media outlet or, indeed, any individual that runs afoul of the discredited IHRA definition of antisemitism ā a definition disowned even by its own lead author because of how it has been weaponised against any and all criticism of Israel and Zionism."
Greens NSW MLC Sue Higginson condemned the Chris Minns NSW Labor government's new anti-protest laws for emboldening police to violently assault peaceful anti-genocide protesters, including Greens Grayndler candidate Hannah Thomas.Ā
Thomas, who risks losing her sight in one eye as a result of the police assault, was at the rally and received a huge applause.
Waddah Weld Ali, a Palestinian Australian who is riding along the East coast of the continent ā stopping in small towns and cities educating communities about the Gaza genocide ā also gave a powerful address. He called on people to converge on Canberra in large numbers on July 20-22 to protest the Anthony Albanese Labor governments "complicity in genocide".
He told Ā鶹“«Ć½ that it is everyoneās job to keep raising awareness about the genocide and āfight 77 years of liesā. āIn less than two years we have managed to change the whole world, the lies of the past 77 years have been smashed.āĀ
Singer-songwriter David Rovics and Kamala Emanuel performed songs in solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle for liberation. The protesters then marched around the city centre.
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The day before, Palestine solidarity activists joined a tour of weapons manufacturers and other companies complicit in Israelās genocide around the CBD in Gadigal Country/Sydney.
The tour also marched to offices of the Australian Defence Department demanding an end to the arms trade with Israel.
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A rally was held outside SEC Plating in Belmore, Bidjigal Country/Sydney, on July 11, two weeks on from the picket at which former Thomas was assaulted by police, and four others were arrested.Ā
Speakers included Palestinian writer Ahmed Abadla, Olivia Serougi from Teachers for Palestine NSW, Palestinian activist Aboud and Canterbury-Bankstown Greens councillor Conroy Blood.Ā
Serougi, who is a high school teacher, said there is a ādangerous push for funding and support for weapons manufacturers like SEC Plating which are directly involved in producing parts for the F-35 fighter jets that drop bombs on the children of Gazaā.Ā
A statement from Thomas was read out to great applause.Ā
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A snap rally was held outside home affairs and immigration minister Tony Burkeās office to support , a 62-year-old Palestinian woman who arrived in Australia after fleeing Israelās genocide in Gaza in 2024, reports Khaled Ghanam.
Australian Border Force arrested her at a relatives home in south west Sydney on June 10, claiming her visa had been revoked on āsecurity groundsā.
Activists accompanied Al-Masriās family to Bankstown Police Station to inquire about the handling of the incident, but police said she would be transferred to Villawood Detention Centre.Ā Ā
At the snap rally, speakers called for the immediate release of Al-Masri, who suffers from chronic diseases and needs medical care.Ā
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About 100 people rallied outside treasurer Jim Chalmers' office in Logan, Magan-djin/Brisbane, on July 11 in a protest organised by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin, reports Alex Bainbridge.Ā
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Protesters marched from the Victorian State Library to the Future Fund head office in Collins Street for the 92nd weekly Palestine rally in Naarm/Melbourne, reports Jordan AK.
Palestinian creative artist Eman shared stories from the Occupied West Bank, describinghow the occupation impacts all facets of everyday life by imposing isolation, stress and a lack of dignity, as well as physical, economic and territorial domination.
Eman described the sound of hovering drones in Bethlehem as a form of psychological warfare and checkpoints as obstacles that prevent free movement for work, travel or medical appointments.Ā
Jaime Jeffery from the No AUKUS Coalition Victoria outlined how the Australian government has invested public money into the military-industrial complex, primarily through the AUKUS pact.
Jeffery said AUKUS is part of the US-led alliance of Western imperialist powers that are enabling Israel to genocide the Palestinian people.
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Hajar, who emceed the rally, called for the Palestine solidarity movement to expand to every layer of society. In particular, Hajar expressed the need for strong union action to stop shipments of weapons and components to Israeli ports.
Palestinian activist and organiser Nour Salman expressed solidarity with anti-Zionist Jews and reiterated that the movement for a free Palestine is an anti-Zionist movement, not an anti-Jewish movement. Salman also spoke about the horrific beating to death of two Palestinian men ā Sayfollah Musallet & Mohammed al-Shalabi ā by settlers in the West Bank
Nat from Teachers for Palestine and the Elbit Out of Naarm campaign addressed said the Future Fund invests public money in companies such as Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin and other weapon manufactory companies. Although the Future Fund has divested from tobacco companies, it has not divested from weapon manufactures or fossil fuel companies.
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