Tag: Israel

By Colin Peacock, Mediawatch presenter So many Palestinians have died in the attacks on Gaza in the past fortnight - and people in Israel...

ANALYSIS: By John Minto When Nanaia Mahuta was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, there were hopes for a change in government thinking towards the struggles...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Green Party motion asking New Zealand MPs to recognise Palestine as a state has failed in the House, with opposition...

Israeli settlers’ aggressive takeover of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem is part of a decades-long struggle, writes أيمن حسونة about Israel's system of apartheid leading up...

ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping...

Thousands rally in US in support of Palestinians ‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating violence in...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand's Green Party has condemned the violent and forced displacement of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah community of East Jerusalem by...

By Roger Fowler in Auckland The multi-billion-dollar NZ Super Fund  - New Zealand's state pension fund - has finally divested from five of Israel’s biggest...

ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend,...

By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, has been committed to stand trial for charges of misappropriation and official corruption A Waigani...

Pacific Media Centre Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was granted bail last night at the Waigani National Court after being arrested by...

By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has been arrested after arriving back in the country. Police say O'Neill was arrested on...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two New Zealand activists have raised thousands of dollars through crowdfunding after an Israeli court fined them for their role in...

By Chris Graham on board the Al Awda If you’re an optimist, then I’m about 24 hours from Gaza. If you’re a pessimist, then I’m...

By Mike Treen on board the Freedom Flotilla After months of preparation and training, the Freedom Flotilla is ready to depart for Gaza today. The converted...

By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland About 50 people gathered in Auckland’s Silo Park today to protest over the 70th year of Nakba - also known...

OPINION: By Ariel Gold and Taylor Morley Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi was back in court last Thursday, with the judge ruling for the third time that...

OPINION: By Sister Barbara Cameron When I read last week of the detention of a young Palestinian teenage girl, 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi, dragged from her...

Al Jazeera's Priyanka Gupta explains how the background and history of Jerusalem have shaped the UN vote. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Australia and...

Malcolm Evans reflects on the price of the half of the century of Israeli occupation Palestinian territory and illegal settlements in defiance of the...