Tag: Israeli occupation
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
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
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...