The United States-backed genocide in Gaza, being delivered by Israel, is intensifying, with Israel flattening the few remaining high-rise towers in Gaza City in recent days.
At least 50 buildings have been reduced to rubble, in Israel鈥檚 declared reoccupation. Meanwhile, Western leaders stand by as their populations continue to hit the streets demanding sanctions on Israel.
Despite Israel鈥檚 insistence that it is not forcibly starving Palestinians in Gaza and not bombing civilians, the world sees otherwise thanks to the remarkably brave individuals and reporters who are livestreaming the genocide.
: 鈥淓very five to 10 minutes, you can hear the sounds of explosions from all directions in Gaza City鈥, including heavy bombing in the Sabra and Zeitoun neighbourhoods.
鈥淚sraeli forces are using remotely controlled explosive robots, and detonating them in residential streets, destroying neighbourhoods,鈥 he said. He said homes, public facilities, schools and a mosque had been hit in Sheikh Radwan.
US President Donald Trump said on September 7 he had issued a final warning to Hamas to end the war. The next day,听 it was ready to 鈥渋mmediately sit at the negotiating table鈥. It added it was seeking 鈥渁 clear declaration of the end of the war, a full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the formation of a committee of independent Palestinians to manage the Gaza Strip, which would begin its duties immediately鈥.
Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese announced on September 4 that he had with Trump, but no mention of the genocide in Gaza. The same day, he said he stands with Ukraine in its 鈥渇ight against Russia鈥檚 illegal and immoral invasion鈥.
Meanwhile, the pro-Palestine movement around Australia continues to call on Labor to sanction Israel and end the two-way arms trade.
Several thousand people joined the rally in Naarm/Melbourne on September 7, reports Bruce Crundwell.
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Several hundred people took the streets in Boorloo/Perth听on September 5, despite the rain, to make the same call. Gwen Velge reports that healthcare workers, including Amy Curtis, who had done stints in Gaza recently, gave moving speeches. Alison Atkinson-Phillips, Academics for Palestine member, spoke on behalf of Christians for a Free Palestine.
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Jews Against the Occupation 鈥48 (JAO鈥48) organised a solidarity event on September 7 with the听Sumud (steadfastness in Arabic) flotilla, which is trying to deliver aid to the starving people of Gaza at Bondi Beach on Gadigal Country/Sydney.
They also honoured Palestinian fathers who are mourning their murdered children and the Palestinian children who mourn their murdered fathers.
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鈥淭he event showed a strong anti-Zionist Jewish voice speaking out against Israel鈥檚 genocide and expansionism,鈥 JAO鈥48 spokesperson Michelle Berkon said.
A range of human rights groups endorsed and participated in the peaceful action, despite provocations from Zionists, who tried to pick physical fights while hurling racist abuse.
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The anti-Zionist solidarity action, which included Arab Australian families and children, released a colourful flotilla of origami boats that reached from the boulevard to the seashore. They were created to 鈥渟end messages of hope and support to the people of Gaza,鈥 Berkon said.
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Central Coast Friends of Palestine organised an action as the new Gosford library was being opened on September 6, to highlight the scholasticide and bibliocide in Gaza.
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Anti-Zionist protesters also gathered outside the Combat Antisemitism Movement鈥檚 conference on the Gold Coast, September 3鈥5. The summit, ostensibly called to fight antisemitism, issued its wishlist to participants, which included getting local government to ban symbols it considers to be antisemitic. watermelons, the keffiyeh, the Palestinian flag and phrases such as 鈥淔rom the river to the sea鈥.
Blue Mountains for Palestine and Arts Impact Society raised $11,000 for Sisters Inside and Palestinian families in Gaza on August 30. From Here to There featured local artists, workshops, food stalls and a film screening of Motherhood in the Colony,听by Worimi filmmaker Genevieve Grieves and Palestinian artist Aseel Tayah.
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鈥淭his event was about coming together in solidarity, using art and storytelling to connect our struggles and share knowledge,鈥 said Aprille Asfoura, Arts Impact Society spokesperson. 鈥淭he screening of Motherhood in the Colony highlighted the parallels between First Nations peoples here and Palestinians living under occupation 鈥 different contexts, but connected struggles against colonial violence and occupation.鈥
鈥淢utual aid fundraising is essential to Palestinians鈥 survival in Gaza,鈥 said Sana Karanouh, spokesperson for both Mountains for Palestine and Community Care Kitchen. 鈥淭he solidarity shown here today is incredibly important for a free Palestine, as is organising to pressure the Australian government to sanction Israel and end its two-way arms trade with the genocidal state.鈥
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