Any ceasefire,听already soured by Israel鈥檚 invasion of Jenin in the Occupied West Bank, does little to address the institutional chasm that will be left if UNRWA is forced to cease operating, argues Binoy Kampmark.
International solidarity
Forty-nine activists fronted the Melbourne Magistrates Court on a variety of charges related to organising and participating in the Disrupt Land Forces protest. Chloe DS reports.
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and the implications for Palestinians in Gaza and the global Palestine solidarity movement.聽
The Jewish Council of Australia has warned politicians not to use antisemitic attacks to point-score or spread other forms of hatred, such as Islamophobia or anti-Palestinian racism. Kerry Smith reports.
Pro-Palestine protesters around Australia mobilised on the 471st day of Israel鈥檚 genocide, expressing their guarded relief at the ceasefire deal. But they vowed to keep demanding justice for Palestine and for the criminals and conspirators to be held to account.聽Alex Bainbridge, Isaac Nellist,听Peter Boyle听补苍诲 Niko Leka聽report.
The signing of the world鈥檚 biggest free trade agreement between the European Union and Southern Common Market 鈥 after 25 years of stalled negotiations 鈥 has grave implications for the environment and human rights, reports Ben Radford.
Jews against the Occupation 鈥48 is calling on the international community to demand Israel be prevented from imposing a ban on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, due to take effect on January 30. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
Many fear that Donald Trump will reverse Joe Biden鈥檚 decision to remove Cuba from the United States鈥 list of 鈥渟tate sponsors of terrorism鈥, writes Tamara Pearson.
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network and the聽South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Coalition were among many pro-Palestine organisations around the world that responded positively, yet cautiously, to news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Pip Hinman and Susan Price 谤别辫辞谤迟.听
Muslim Votes Matter聽expresses its outrage at the Albanese government鈥檚 decision to send Australia鈥檚 most senior legal officer, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, to Israel to 鈥渞epair鈥 strained diplomatic ties.
In a concerted effort to stifle support for West Papua鈥檚 aspiration for independence, Indonesia has embarked on diplomatic initiatives with Pacific nations and communities, writes Ali Mirin.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe told Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS that the major parties are in a 鈥渞ace to the bottom鈥 on policy for First Nations peoples and that Labor has 鈥渄elivered nothing鈥.
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