A huge amount has changed in the twelve years since we started our weekly BDS actions, organized by the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (Afopa), in the heart of Adelaide, Australia. People no longer spit […]
US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the ‘End of History’ and the uncontested supremacy of […]
Two Albaneses made international news in mid-October. One was the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, whose government withdrew Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as the zionist settler state’s capital, declared in 2018 by his predecessor, […]
Saudi Arabia welcomed in a statement on Wednesday the Australian government’s decision to reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign […]
In a move that is expected to rattle Tel Aviv, Australia has decided to drop its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, The Guardian reported. The move is a reversal of a […]
The board for one of Australia’s biggest cultural festivals announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of investments from foreign governments, a year after the event was rocked by controversy over funding from the Israeli embassy. […]
The ‘International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’ is an absurd creature of global Zionism. It actually wantonly distracts people of goodwill from remembering the Shoa. It seeks primarily to criminalize constructive criticism of Israel’s inhuman misbehavior towards […]
The Australian government announced on Thursday that they will list the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as a terrorist organization, Australian media reported. “The views of Hamas and the violent extremist groups listed today are deeply […]
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price dismissed Amnesty International’s report that labels Israel an ‘apartheid state’ during a news briefing on Tuesday, saying, “We don’t offer our own public comprehensive evaluations of reports, (…) but […]
More than 70 Jewish organizations and individuals have signed an open letter endorsing the boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival over what they called art-washing of Israeli apartheid, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
More than 20 international performers have pulled out of the 2022 Sydney Festival over the “artwashing” of the Israeli apartheid and oppression of the Palestinian people, media reports have said, as conveyed by the Palestinian […]
Almost 30 Australian artists and organizations are boycotting the 2022 Sydney Festival due to the Israeli Embassy providing $20,000 to put on a performance by Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, the Middle East Monitor reported. Melbourne […]
Australia’s Labor Party’s recognition of Palestine as a State on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats. Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of the ALP’s stance and […]
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has passed an amendment to its policy platform recognizing Palestine as a state. The decision was taken at the ALP Conference on Tuesday, March 30. Immediately raising the ire of […]
A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden Administration on how to counter China’s unhindered economic growth and political ambitions came in the form of a virtual summit on March 12, linking, aside […]
Like other countries prioritizing international consensus and diplomatic relations with Israel simultaneously, Australia is trying to square a colonial circle. Whilst not averse to promoting the two-state paradigm and expressing “concern” at the forthcoming annexation, […]
The Australian government has attempted to block an ICC investigation into alleged war crimes by Israeli forces by arguing Palestine is “not a state”. Australia was lobbied to argue against the probe by Israel, which is not a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), The […]
I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin. New Zealand is an exceptional […]
The main suspect in New Zealand’s mosque attacks made a brief visit to Israel in late 2016, Israeli officials said on Sunday. #Breaking: Israeli media report #Christchurch mass murderer Brenton Tarrant visited Israel in October […]
At least one Palestinian was among the 49 victims of the New Zealand terror attack earlier today, Palestinian officials have confirmed, as the world reels from the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Mosques across […]
Winning the 2019 Eurovision competition in Tel Aviv will be a poisoned chalice. The winners will not only take home a glass trophy but also the reputation of artwashing Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. Are […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday following Ramallah’s assumption of the chair of the G-77 group of nations, Anadolu reports. Abbas met with Guterres earlier in the day at UN Headquarters […]
The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) has officially requested that the national football team boycott their second Asian Cup group match against Palestine. The request to the Football Federation Australia (FFA) demanded the boycott on the […]
The Football AFC Asian Cup 2019, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, kicked off on Saturday with 24 teams competing in the group phase, the largest staging of the tournament. Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, […]
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa has defended Australia’s decision to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would not affect the establishment of a future Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]
Australia has recognized West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but an embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. On Saturday, Canberra became one of […]
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday allowed the Palestinians to act more like a full U.N. member state during meetings in 2019 when they will chair the group of 77 developing nations. Palestine […]
Australia will consider recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and shifting its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Australia’s Prime Minister said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest obstacles to a […]
By David Faber It has been perfectly clear for years now that it is official Zionist policy to stigmatize and taint all criticism of Israel as Anti-Semitic. This is the worst possible abuse of language, […]
Israel enacted a law on Monday to financially penalize the Palestinian Authority for paying stipends to Palestinians jailed by Israel, their families, and the families of those killed by Israeli forces. The 120-seat parliament voted […]
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