�鶹��ý - The Nakba (Al-Nakba, The Catastrophe)

National Day of Action: Commemorate the 75th anniversary of Al Nakba

Isaac Nellist — Tue, 02 May 2023 05:14:29 +0000

Stand with Palestinian people on May 13 for a national day of action to mark 75 years since Al Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly removed from their homes and land.

Academics call on PM to end Labor’s Israel complicity

Paul Gregoire — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:30:00 +1000

One hundred and fifty academics have sent an open letter to Labor urging it to acknowledge Israel’s genocide, the slaughter in the West Bank and to support the International Court of Justice the International Criminal Court. Paul Gregoire reports.

Palestine solidarity conference brings allies together

Alex Bainbridge — Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:00 +1000

The second Palestine Solidarity Conference organised by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network attracted more than 250 people. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Nakba protests hail student solidarity encampments

Alex Salmon — Mon, 20 May 2024 12:30:00 +1000

Speakers at pro-Palestine rallies around the country, on Nakba Day (“Catastrophe” in Arabic) and the weekend, congratulated students for standing with Palestine against genocide.

76 years since the Nakba, protesters say 'Free, free Palestine'

Tim Gooden — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:15:00 +1000

On the 76^th anniversary of the Nakba (“Catastrophe” in Arabic) on May 15, larger-than-usual pro-Palestine protests were organised in many cities across Australia.

76 years since the Nakba, but the Gaza tragedy is unparalleled

Muhammad Khaled Abu Mahmoud — Thu, 16 May 2024 14:00:00 +1000

Muhammad Khaled Abu Mahmoud, a former President of the General Union of Palestinian Engineers, Australia branch, and a survivor of the Nakba, gave this speech to the Nakba protest.

Settler colonialism and the destruction of Palestine’s ecology

Cas Smith — Mon, 06 May 2024 15:15:00 +1000

Because Mazin Qumsiyeh's homeland has been occupied for 75 years, it is inevitable that colonisation’s impact has been a central theme of his research. Cas Smith reports on his lecture at Boorloo/Perth State Library.

Who’s afraid of Leila Khaled? (and why she should be allowed to speak in Australia)

Peter Boyle — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:15:00 +1100

It is rank hypocrisy to deny Palestinian freedom fighter Leila Khaled a visa or a platform to speak, while Labor is going visas to former Israeli army people wanted for war crimes. Peter Boyle reports.

Israel: A terrorist state

Stuart Rees — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +1100

Morality and justice are not determined by body counts but a fraction of history shows Israel as a militarised, apartheid state which cultivates violent racism towards another people, argues Stuart Rees.

The Zionist genocidal war and its accomplices

Gilbert Achcar — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:45:00 +1100

Gilbert Achcar argues that Israel's crimes against humanity committed in its genocidal war on Gaza exceed even those committed during the Nakba (Catastrophe) in 1948.

Film: Tantura

Richard Boult — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 06:37:52 +0000

The film provides a rare look at Israeli society's first-generation and how the country's founding myth has shaped reality for generations. The film brings never before seen archival footage from the war of 1948 alongside intimate interviews with ex-Israeli soldiers, Palestinian residents, and historians.

Followed by a Healing Circle

The Palestinian Catastrophe

Richard Boult — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 04:51:08 +0000

Forum: The Palestinian catastrophe, known as the Nakba, refers to the devastation of the Palestinian homeland in 1948, and with it the displacement of the majority of Palestinian Arabs. The Catastrophe did not end in 1948. 75 years later Palestinian lands remain under occupation. As the dramatic use of military force in recent weeks shows, violence, discrimination and displacement remain the lot of the Palestinians.
Speakers - The Hon Bob Carr, Sophie McNeill, Rawan Arraf

Resisting colonial erasure of the Nakba

Rihab Charida — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:15:00 +1000

Rihab Charida told a Nakba event about her work in Lebanon in the Palestinian refugee camps recording the stories of her elders, at risk of being lost forever.

�鶹��ý News Podcast Ep 8: Labor’s dud budget, May Day rallies & Palestinian resistance

Isaac Nellist — Fri, 19 May 2023 17:00:00 +1000

Episode 8: �鶹��ý journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.

Al Nakba 75 years on remembered and protested across Australia

Kerry Smith — Sun, 14 May 2023 15:15:00 +1000

Thousands came out across Australia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Al Nakba (the catastrophe) in 1948 and call for justice.

Video: 'They stole my land, my dreams, my childhood,' Nakba Day march told

Peter Boyle — Sat, 13 May 2023 19:45:00 +1000

Hundreds rallied and marched in Sydney, Gadigal land, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Al Nakba. Video by Peter Boyle.

Ballarat Trades Hall marks Nakba, calls for justice for Palestine

Ron Guy — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:30:00 +1000

Unionists at Ballarat Trades Hall Council (BTHC) marked 75 years since the Nakba. Ron Guy reports.

Remembering the Nakba via Folke Bernadotte’s 'To Jerusalem'

Ken Blackman — Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 +1000

As we prepare to join the global Palestinian diaspora in remembering the ethnic cleansing of 1948, Folke Bernadotte's personal story illuminates Zionism in action, writes Ken Blackman.

Protesters urge Randwick Council not to fly Israeli flag

Cathy Peters — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +1000

Randwick locals called a protest, with the help of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, outside Randwick City Council chambers to call on it reconsider flying the flag of an apartheid regime. Cathy Peters reports.

Activists campaign to redefine antisemitism

Renfrey Clarke — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:15:00 +1100

Well over 100 academics and other educators, many of them Jewish, have signed an open letter to vice-chancellors opposing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's Working Definition of Antisemitism. Renfrey Clarke reports.

Melbourne, Sydney Nakba rallies remember Shireen Abu Akleh

Alex Bainbridge — Sun, 15 May 2022 19:00:00 +1000

Respected Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was remembered at free Palestine rallies to commemorate the Nakba in Sydney and Melbourne. Kerry Smith reports.

Video: Police block Palestine justice march

Alex Bainbridge — Fri, 13 May 2022 21:30:00 +1000

Justice for Palestine Meanjin has vowed to defy police restrictions on the right to march at next year's rally, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Photos: Free Palestine – Solidarity marks Nakba anniversary in Meanjin

Alex Bainbridge — Fri, 13 May 2022 20:15:00 +1000

Palestine solidarity activists commemorated the Nakba in Brisbane. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.

Do better on Palestine, media workers say

Pip Hinman — Tue, 18 May 2021 18:00:00 +1000

Journalists, media workers, writers and commentators have released a statement calling on the mainstream media to improve its coverage of Palestine, including avoiding “both siderism”.

Video: Thousands march for justice for Palestine

Alex Bainbridge — Sat, 15 May 2021 20:30:00 +1000

Video from the 2000-strong rally in Meanjin/Brisbane to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba and to protest Israel's current terror in Sheikh Jarrah.

Jews Against the Occupation: 'The time for impunity for Israel is over'

Jews Against the Occupation — Thu, 13 May 2021 15:30:00 +1000

Jews against the Occupation condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the current attacks on Palestinians in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Boycott Eurovision on Nakba

Zebedee Parkes — Thu, 16 May 2019 12:15:00 +1000

Palestinian solidarity activists rallied in Sydney on May 11, commemorating al Nakba and calling for justice for Palestine.

Nakba 2019: Eurovision fails to hide suffering of Palestinians

Lisa Gleeson — Fri, 10 May 2019 12:15:00 +1000

While the Nakba began with the expulsion of Palestinians from their villages and the destruction of those villages, it continues with sniper attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, encroachment of illegal settlements across the West Bank and extreme limitations placed on Palestinians' movements within and between towns, courtesy of IDF-staffed checkpoints, writes Lisa Gleeson.

Australia must support Palestinians not back Israel’s killing

Lisa Gleeson — Thu, 24 May 2018 16:30:00 +1000

Australia is continuing to avoid any possibility that it might stand up for Palestinian sovereignty and human rights with its behaviour at the United Nations.

Could Israel’s Gaza massacre be a turning point?

Lisa Gleeson — Fri, 18 May 2018 14:30:00 +1000

In just over 24 hours on May 14 and 15, the single greatest number of deaths and injuries of Gazans at the hands of the Israeli military since the start of the Great March of Return protests on March 30 occurred. Lisa Gleeson writes Israel’s latest crimes must be a catalyst to strengthen the struggle for Palestinian freedom.