Category Archives: Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of torture and ill-treatment

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On 24th March 2026, Francesca Albanese presented her latest findings on the Occupied Palestinian Territories to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Albanese has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 1st May 2022.

This was her eighth report to the Human Rights Council, the fifth documenting the ongoing genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.  Continue reading UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of torture and ill-treatment →

Bathurst holds protest rally against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia

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Around 100 people attended a protest rally in Bathurst on Monday 9 February against the visit to Australia by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The Bathurst rally coincided with up to 30 other rallies and marches across NSW that opposed the president’s visit.

Most media attention has focussed on the large Sydney Town Hall rally and associated police violence linked to severe restrictions imposed on the right to protest by the Minns state government.

However, together with city rallies, regional rallies like the one in Bathurst have also played an important part in galvanising public opposition to Herzog’s visit.  Continue reading Bathurst holds protest rally against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia →

Protest Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia – 9th February 2026

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Image: Khan Younis, Gaza. Inset: Isaac Herzog signing a bomb to be dropped on Gaza. Michael West Media.

Following the Bondi shootings on 14th December 2025, the Albanese government officially invited Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, to visit Australia. This superseded an earlier invitation to the president issued by the Zionist Federation of Australia.

A spokesperson for President Herzog has confirmed that he plans to travel between 8th and 12th February and will meet with members of the Jewish community.

Opposition

Predictably, this official invitation has provoked widespread opposition, both within Labor ranks and the community at large.  Continue reading Protest Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia – 9th February 2026 →

Israeli violence surges across northern occupied West Bank

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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during a military operation in the town of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank on December 4, 2025 [AFP].
In its latest humanitarian update, the UN relief co-ordination office, OCHA, reported a spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank which is causing new displacements, school closures and disrupting essential services for tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Between 25th November and 1st December, four Palestinians, including one child, were killed by Israeli forces, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank so far this year to 227.  Continue reading Israeli violence surges across northern occupied West Bank →

“This is still a genocide that’s been disguised as a ceasefire” warns Australian doctor

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Gaza killings continue reports Australian doctor. Photos: ABC

During a ABC NewsRadio interview on 18th November 2025. an Australian emergency doctor working with Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) in Gaza, reported that the “Israeli Defence Forces and the Israeli authorities continue restricting aid, continue killing Palestinians and continue removing the conditions that are needed for life.”

She stressed “this is still a genocide that’s been disguised as a ceasefire”. Continue reading “This is still a genocide that’s been disguised as a ceasefire” warns Australian doctor →

Protests at the Indo Pacific Weapons Expo 2025

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Greens MLC Sue Higginson at the Indo Pacific Weapons Expo. Photo: Peter Boyle

The biennial Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition, also referred to as the Indo Pacific Weapons Expo, was held from 4th to 6th November at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour.

Principal sponsors of this weapons expo were the NSW government and Investment NSW. Continue reading Protests at the Indo Pacific Weapons Expo 2025 →

Israeli political leaders have not changed their policy aim of ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their land

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Thousands of Palestinians return back to their homes in Gaza Strip. Image: Associated Press

In the following interview with Democracy Now! – an independent and not-for-profit American TV, radio, and Internet news program – Israeli historian and author Ilan Pappé discusses the post-genocidal prospects of Palestinian statehood.

He also considers the future of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is under investigation for corruption in Israel and subject to an international arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.  Continue reading Israeli political leaders have not changed their policy aim of ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their land →

Sign Open Letter to Defence Minister Richard Marles MP – Cancel all military exports to Israel now

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The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has sent an open letter to Defence Minister Richard Marles MP urging an end to Australia’s complicity and export of military exports including weapon parts to Israel, all of which contribute to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

MPG encourages the signing of this open letter and its wide circulation amongst family, friends and networks.

The open letter can be signed here.

More information

Prof. Ben Saul, Interview with Sally Sara on Radio National Breakfast, ABC, Aug 15, 2025.
Tom McIlroy, ‘Marles insists Australia ‘not supplying weapons to Israel’ but critics argue ‘parts of weapons are weapons’’, The Guardian, Aug 10, 2025.

Israel massacres 22 civilians in missile strikes on the Nasser hospital in southern Gaza

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People and rescuers work to recover the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for Reuters, after he was killed by an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital. Photo: Hatem Khaled/Reuters.

A total of 22 civilians were killed by Israeli missile strikes on the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday 25 August 2025.

Those massacred included five journalists, three hospital staff, one doctor, a civil defense worker, and one child, 14-year-old Rayan Omar Mahmoud Abu Omar. More than fifty others were injured as a result of missile strikes carried out with full knowledge of the civilian presence.  Continue reading Israel massacres 22 civilians in missile strikes on the Nasser hospital in southern Gaza →

Bathurst rally demands an end to ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza

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Bathurst rally and march – 24 August 2025. Photo: Jon Atkins

Over 200 people attended a pro-Palestinian rally at Morse Park in Bathurst on Sunday 24th August 2025.

The event was part of the Nationwide March for Palestine which was held in over 40 cities and towns across the country.  Continue reading Bathurst rally demands an end to ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza →

Residents call on the Inner West Council’s Mayor to withdraw from sham antisemitism summit

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Local pressure grows on Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne to withdraw form sham antisemitism summit.

Mayors and councillors around Australia are being offered free flights, accommodation, and meals to attend a Gold Coast “antisemitism summit” from 3–5 September 2025. The summit is backed by far-right pro-Israel political groups.  Continue reading Residents call on the Inner West Council’s Mayor to withdraw from sham antisemitism summit →

Ex-ambassadors urge PM Albanese to recognise Palestinian state

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Fifteen former ambassadors and diplomats, plus a former Consul-General, have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging him to declare the government’s support for the creation and recognition of a Palestinian state without delay.  Continue reading Ex-ambassadors urge PM Albanese to recognise Palestinian state →

Exposing Israel’s Gaza Plan – Daniel Levy interviewed

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Nastasya Tay (Al Jazeera) and Daniel Levy (US / Middle East Project). Source: Al Jazeera.

In an interview with Al Jazeera on 11th July 2025, Daniel Levy — president of the US Middle East Project and former Israeli peace negotiator — expands upon what he describes as a systematic plan by the Israeli government to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza.

Satellite imagery, leaked documents, and government statements all point to the creation of a ‘concentration zone’ in southern Gaza.

Levy draws disturbing parallels to past ethnic cleansing events, calling this a “second Nakba”.  Continue reading Exposing Israel’s Gaza Plan – Daniel Levy interviewed →

Universities’ definition of anti-Semitism destined to stifle fundamental freedoms and rights

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Australia’s universities have announced that  they will adopt a new definition of antisemitism on campuses following the Senate’s Inquiry into Anti-Semitism at Australian Universities. The inquiry which received over 600 submissions, recommended that higher education providers “closely align” with the contested International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition.    Continue reading Universities’ definition of anti-Semitism destined to stifle fundamental freedoms and rights →

President Trump announces plan to escalate ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip

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President Trump meets Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu in the White House on Feb 4, 2025 to plan an escalation of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Photo: Al Jazeera.

Since taking office on 20th January 2025, President Trump has issued dozens of executive orders and made numerous announcements in relation to foreign affairs and defence matters. His recent proposal on Gaza can be ranked as one of the most irresponsible and dangerous among these.  Continue reading President Trump announces plan to escalate ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip →