Tag: John Minto
‘Ignore Trump’s bully’ and take stand over genocide, PSNA tells Peters
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A defiant Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) national chair, John Minto, has appealed to Aotearoa New Zealand to stand with the "majority...
Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers...
PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ...
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A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against...
NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for...
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One of the key early leaders of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the "heroic" resilience and...
John Minto: A triumph of the human spirit
LETTER: By John Minto
With the temporary ceasefire agreement, we should take our hats off to the Palestinian people of Gaza who have withstood a...
Australia denies some Israeli soldiers visas over war crimes – PSNA...
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Israeli soldiers have been denied visas to enter Australia over war crime concerns -- and the New Zealand government is now being...
PSNA condemns NZ welcome for ‘genocidal’ Israeli tourists while no humanitarian...
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A New Zealand advocacy group for Palestine has condemned the government for refusing to provide humanitarian visas for Palestinians with family in...
Collins and Rocket Lab challenged over satellites linked to Israeli war...
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The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has written to the Minister for Space Judith Collins and Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck to...
Palestine advocate condemns NZ silence over Israel’s UN attacks
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The national chair of one of New Zealand's leading pro-Palestine advocacy groups has condemned New Zealand over remaining "totally silent" over Israeli...
Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t...
By John Minto
Published in the Christchurch Star newspaper yesterday -- this was the advert rejected last week by Stuff, New Zealand's major news website,...
John Minto: International Court of Justice says BDS against Israel is...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...
PSNA puts New Zealand govt ‘on notice’ over breaches of Genocide...
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A pro-Palestinian advocacy group has put the New Zealand government "on notice" over its alleged complicity with Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza...
Protesters picket Rakon offices and demand NZ halt Israel-bound sales
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Pro-Palestine protesters picketed the offices of Auckland-based electronics manufacturer Rakon today, accusing it of exporting military-capable products for Israel, which is under...
PSNA’s Minto slams Peters over ‘bluster’ speech on Gaza at UN
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The leader of a New Zealand solidarity group of Palestinian self-determination supporters has accused the country's Foreign Minister Winston Peters of making...
‘Not complicated’ over killing children, Swarbrick tells Gaza ceasefire rally
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About 5000 protesters calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli's genocidal war on Gaza today took part in a...
John Minto: Why is mainstream media in NZ so blatantly ignoring...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Why is Aotearoa New Zealand media so silent on the Gaza genocide happening before our eyes?
Amid unreported-in-Aotearoa media stories of horrific...
John Minto: Why are Israeli attacks on UNRWA so much more...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Unfortunately there was no discussion of foreign policy during Aotearoa New Zealand's general election last year. Aside from the odd obligatory...
Pressure must go on Israel to comply with World Court genocide...
Aotearoa New Zealand must ramp up pressure on Israel to abide by last month’s International Court of Justice ruling, writes John Minto.
COMMENTARY: By John...
Why NZ should join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
Two years ago New Zealand joined 22 other countries in supporting the Ukrainian case against Russia at the International Court of...
Janfrie Wakim: Time to take action over the Gaza bloodshed –...
About 5000 pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square and marched down Queen Street today calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in the...
John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The Aotearoa New Zealand government announcement of $5 million in humanitarian aid to “Israel, Gaza and the West Bank” is a...
Genocidal language being used to justify a massive death toll on...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The tragic events in Israel/Palestine these past few days have highlighted the absolute failure of Western governments like New Zealand to...