Tag: Palestine
Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over...
Israel-Palestine conflict: ‘I can’t breathe’
Thousands rally in US in support of Palestinians
‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of...
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of AP, Al Jazeera
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Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and Qatar-based Al Jazeera global...
Palestine: Hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists, says IFJ
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Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating violence in...
NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities
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New Zealand's Green Party has condemned the violent and forced displacement of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah community of East Jerusalem by...
Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Al Aqsa mosque – call for...
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has condemned the Israeli police violence against Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of...
Marilyn Garson: Nakba is an event in the present tense –...
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson
I woke up to the news and fear cut into me for my family in Israel. Where are they right now? ...
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...
Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival
Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for...
John Minto: The truth behind the lies being told about Palestine
ANALYSIS: By John Minto
Tēna koutou, tēna koutou, tēna tātau katoa
The topic of this talk is about the lies told about Palestine by the pro-Israeli...
Indonesian NGOs condemn UAE-Israel normalisation deal as ‘crime’
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The Alliance of Indonesian NGOs has denounced the UAE-Israel normalisation deal, saying it harms the Palestinian cause and is a "robbery"...
NZ silent over ‘backdoor’ Israeli deals, says Palestinian support group
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The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has accused the New Zealand government of developing a "backdoor policy entanglement" with Israel.
PSNA had discovered that...
Detained Freedom Flotilla journalist speaks out over Israeli illegal actions
Journalist Richard Sudan speaks out on PressTV.
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A British journalist on board last month's Freedom Flotilla mission to attempt to break the...
Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ
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Unite union leader Mike Treen, seized and detained by Israeli security forces last weekend along with other human rights campaigners bound...
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...
Five Palestinians cheering for France at the World Cup 20 years...
By Marwan Bishara
Twenty years ago, I was asked by the General Council of the Parisian suburb Seine-Saint-Denis to invite four Palestinian youth to attend...
Human rights campaigner Mike Treen talks about Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Mike Treen talks to Palestinian writer Ramzy Baroud on why he is going on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in July in a bid to...
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...
Gallery: Peaceful protest highlights ‘Nakba’ injustices in Palestine
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About 50 people staged a "wall of noise" protest in Auckland's port today in a bid to shut down the Israeli...
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...