Tag: Israeli occupation
‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on...
Though the Oslo Accords and its signatories made many promises to the Palestinians, in reality, it carved Palestine up into bantustans and ghettos with...
Israel’s arms and spyware: Used on Palestinians, sold to the world
Journalist and critic of Israeli apartheid Antony Loewenstein wrapped up his New Zealand tour with another damning address in Auckland last night but was...
Palestine a testing ground for Israeli ‘occupation war tech’, says author
Pacific Media Watch
Australian-German investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein argues Israel has used the Occupied Palestinian territories as a testing ground to develop weaponry and surveillance...
New Zealand lacking principles on Israeli occupation of Palestine
COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs and Richard Jackson in Dunedin
The New Zealand government’s silence on the thousands of Palestinian deaths in the ongoing Gaza conflict...
John Minto: Ben & Jerry does right thing – will Mahuta...
COMMENT: By John Minto
US ice cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry has announced it will no longer sell icecream in the occupied Palestinian Territories.
This is...
‘Business as usual’ Israeli repression against Palestinians predicted
COMMENT: By John Minto
The swearing in of a new Israeli Prime Minister after 12 years of appalling anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism from former Prime...
John Minto: Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian...
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...
Illegal Israeli settler: ‘If I don’t steal your house, someone else...
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...
Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Al Aqsa mosque – call for...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has condemned the Israeli police violence against Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of...
NZ Super Fund dumps Israeli banks for funding settlements in Palestine
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...
200 protest in Auckland as NZ rallies target illegal Israeli land...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
About 200 people protested in Auckland as demonstrations took place in at least nine New Zealand cities and towns today against...
BDS activists reject Israeli fine, raise $33,000 for Gaza stress health
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...
Gaza Freedom Flotilla: A predictable end to an unpredictable journey?
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...
An open letter to Israel: The global ‘blockade busters’ ...
By Chris Graham on board the Al Awda
By the time you read this, I’ll be sailing on an old, converted fishing trawler from Sicily,...
‘Blockade busters’ flotilla on way to help provide relief for Gaza
As the international Freedom Flotilla heads out into the Mediterranean on its humanitarian voyage to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, journalist Richard Sudan...
Mike Treen: Gaza Freedom Flotilla sets sail from Sicily
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...
NZ pro-Palestinian ‘justice’ protesters target Israel Day waterfront events
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...
Why is Israel so afraid of 16-year-old Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi?
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...
One Palestinian family’s devastating story of Israeli military cruelty
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...
Australia, Pacific nations sidestep overwhelming UN vote on Jerusalem
Al Jazeera's Priyanka Gupta explains how the background and history of Jerusalem have shaped the UN vote. Video: Al Jazeera
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Australia and...
Cartoons: Malcolm Evans on 50th anniversary of 1967 Israeli war 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...