Palestine

The Free Palestine movement has won a partial victory with the beginning of a ceasefire

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 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

Just days before the Republicans, headed by Donald Trump, take charge in the US, pro-Palestine protests across Australia continued to demand that Labor cut ties with Israel.聽Pip Hinman, Sarah Hathway聽and Adam Bremner聽report.

How much longer will you let this go on?, Naarm/Melbourne, December 29

Protests for Palestine continued in the week between Christmas and New Year, as Israel destroyed the Kamal Adwan hospital.聽Alex Bainbridge聽reports.

Margie Pestorius before attending court, November 5

Three protesters were convicted in relation to a protest last January at weapon鈥檚聽company Boeing.聽Alex Bainbridge reports.

Boycott genocide at Christmas time

The 63rd weekend of continuous protest against Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza was marked on December 22 in Naarm/Melbourne,听Gadigal Country/Sydney and other Australian cities. Alex Bainbridge and Kamala Emanuel report.

Riley Breen spoke to Janet Parker from Jews for Palestine WA about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the claims that the Palestine solidarity movement and criticisms of Israel are antisemitic.

Protesters rallied against Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza for the 62nd week in a row, defying Jillian Segal鈥檚 call for rallies to be banned. Peter Boyle听补苍诲 Adam Bremner 谤别辫辞谤迟.听

Amnesty end genocide

Amnesty International鈥檚 new report, which identifies a 鈥減attern of conduct鈥 by Israel that indicates genocidal intent in Gaza, has predictably been met with a wall of denial by the Israeli government and its United States ally, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Protests against Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza took place across Australia for the 61st聽week as Amnesty International issued a report stating that Israel intended to commit genocide.聽

The crisis in Gaza is a feminist issue and a humanitarian one.聽Nafiseh Ghafournia argues that feminists need to speak out against colonial violence and connected rate of intimate partner violence.

Israel鈥檚 siege of Northern Gaza and its violation of the recently signed ceasefire deal in Lebanon were the people鈥檚 focus at the 60th聽consecutive week of protests for Palestine.