The July Meeting of the 17 Group will take place on Wednesday the 11th of July at 7 pm in unit 6 at 20 Drury St West End.… Go to Article
Category: Middle East
Yes, Virginia, there are conspiracies
By Humphrey McQueen
(Text of speech at Canberra Friends of Wikileaks, Coombs Lecture Theatre, Australian National University, 27 June 2012.)
Once more, I have the honour of sharing a platform with Christine Assange.… Go to Article
Senator calls for international action to free UN worker
THE SENATE CHAMBER
Australian Parliament, Canberra
As reported in Hansard
Friday, 22 June 2012
Senator Claire Moore (Queensland):
“Two weeks ago in my office I was visited by Khalil Hamdan, an Australian citizen and a good friend of our community over many years.… Go to Article
OF THE UTMOST URGENCY: SUSIYA VILLAGE ABOUT TO BE DESTROYED
Editor’s Note: The Palestinian village SUSIYA is about to be destroyed. This will be the SIXTH time the village will be destroyed by the Israeli army.… Go to Article
“Bahrain is burning and the world is silent!”
Bahraini refugees call for ”understanding” as they rally against mandatory detention in Sydney today
Bahraini Australian Youth Movement joins World Refugee Day Rally in Sydney
Three audio interviews with Bahraini refugees are attached and permissible for use
Refugee rights supporters gathering in Sydney today to mark World Refugee Day will be joined by the Bahraini Australian Youth Movement who are calling for more ‘’understanding’’ from the Australian people about the plight of refugees in this country.… Go to Article
Double Standard – plane down, leaders shot
Two contrasting events occurred yesterday – a plane fell from the skies over Syria and a leader of the main Bahraini opposition party was shot in the street.… Go to Article
Petition to free Ridha!
To the Honourable the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bob Carr and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Australia
The petition of the undersigned citizens of Australia I (leave a comment) draws to the attention of the House to act urgently to prevent a grave injustice to the family of an Australian Citizen.… Go to Article
Book Launch — ‘Beyond Tribal Loyalties’ ed. by Avigail Abarbanel
[WBT Editor’s Note: I attended the launch of this book at the Multi-Faith centre last night (19 June 2012) along with about 50 other people.… Go to Article
Australian Government double standard over Israel
MEDIA RELEASE
Australian Government demonstrates double standards over Israel
FOREIGN minister Bob Carr recently expelled Syrian diplomats because of human rights abuses in their country.… Go to Article
Protected: Who took Ridha?
Justice4Palestine—photos of Nakba action/next meeting
Hi everyone,
Here’s a link to some great photos of yesterday’s action to commemorate Al Nakba: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.360619227336411.85261.100001650097091&type=1
The next Justice for Palestine meeting is next Wednesday (May 23), 6:30pm at 8 Gillingham St, Woolloongabba.… Go to Article
Al Nakba
Salam all
There will be no meeting this week as it is Al-Nakba (the “Catastrophe”), an international commemoration of the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians in 1948.… Go to Article
Swimming Free Palestine!
Swimming Free, Palestine
Emad, Gareth and I walked to the
starting line at Wategos beach, near the
Byron Bay lighthouse.
As we entered the water with the other
swimmers, the organisers called off
the race because of treacherous
conditions.… Go to Article
“Al Nakba” – 15th May
“Al Nakba” is the name for the day that marks the start of the dispossession, ethnic cleansing, apartheid… for the Palestinian people, officially commencing in 1948.… Go to Article
2 June Benefit Concert for APHEDA
Benefit Concert CD Launch and Dinner
Saturday 2 June 6.30pm
CEPU Hall 41 Peel St South Brisbane
$25/20 (children under 12 free)
Bookings essential for catering 0400720757 or contact RSVP 27May
All proceeds to Union Aid Abroad- APHEDA.… Go to Article
Latest on the trial of the Max Brenner 19
Dear Palestine supporters.
Some messages of support for and news about the Max Brenner 19 who are currently on trial in Melbourne for standing up for Palestine:
This video clip from the Australian Jewish News.… Go to Article
Swim for Palestine at Byron Bay Ocean Classic
Amidst members of the 2012 Australian Olympic team and Iron Men and Women competitors with be the Free Palestine contingent in the race from Wategos to Main Beach Byron Bay 2.2kms
We are swimming to raise money for the Middle East Childrens’ Alliance so Palestinian kids can have clean drinking water despite Israel’s best efforts to desiccate them.
… Go to ArticleRemember Palestine
This is a call out to union members to write to their union asking for support for Palestine.
Include a copy of the poster and ask if the union will support Justice for Palestine to commemorate Al Nakba.… Go to Article
Invitation from Palestinian novelist – The Hearts of Anxious Cities
Hello everyone,
Yousef Moshmosh has kindly forwarded this invitation from a Palestinian novelist who is launching her fifth publication this Sunday 15 April at 4pm at the Brisbane City Library at 266 George Street in the city.… Go to Article
Resistance in Bahrain
Interview with Matar Ebrhaim Matar, former Member of Parliament from Bahrain. Matar is visiting Australia to obtain support for the resistance in Bahrain.… Go to Article
Witness for Palestine at Mosh Ben Ari concert
Last night at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall about 8 of us bore witness before a large crowd attending Israeli singer Mosh Ben Ari’s concert.… Go to Article
Enoggera Five go to Court
On 5 March five Christian activists-Cully, Jim, Christel, Andy and Sean, appeared in Brisbane Magistrate Court to face charges of “causing a public nuisance” and “disobeying a police direction without a reasonable excuse.”… Go to Article
Film Night to remember Palestinian Land Day
30 March is Palestinian Land Day.
Over 300 people attended the remembrance and commemoration at a film night organised by the Palestinian Arts Culture & Sport Inc (“PACSI”).… Go to Article
Arab Spring in Syria — dilemma for the Left?
“Why would you allow criminals to be present here?
They are responsible for our situation now…
It is they who turned our country into the centre of national and international wars”
— Malalai Joya, former member of Afghan Parliament
Recently, commentators on the Left in Brisbane have been trying to grapple with what is going on in Syria in particular and in the region generally.… Go to Article
Public Forum — Being smuggled to freedom: Behind the anti-people smuggling rhetoric
On this night like any other night
Maybe raining maybe clear
In a world exploding is any heart open?
Can you hear us, Can you hear?… Go to Article
“The Promise”
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
We urgently need you to write in support of the SBS series “The Promise”
I am sure that most of you watched the SBS series “The Promise” shown just before Christmas and found it a refreshing change to see the Palestinian predicament given fair treatment in this political thriller.… Go to Article
On Truth and Falsehood in Syria
Editor’s Note: I re-publish this article by Jeremy Salt here with thanks to Ray for finding it. I would add only a few points to the article.… Go to Article
Third anniversary of the 2008-2009 Israeli war on Gaza
Christmas in Gaza
by Ruqaya Izzidien
Al Akhbar English
25 December 2011
This Christmas marks the third anniversary of the 2008-2009 Israeli war on
the Gaza Strip; a winter in which 19-year-old Ramy El Jelda saw his home
bombed just two days after Christmas.… Go to Article
BDS Victory: Alstom loses Saudi Haramain Railway contract worth $10B
BDS Victory: Alstom loses Saudi Haramain Railway contract worth $10B
http://www.bdsmovement.net/2011/alstom-loses-saudi-haramain-8253
The BDS National Committee (BNC) has declared a long sought-after victory as Alstom lost the bid for the second phase of the Saudi Haramain Railway project, worth $10 billion US dollars, after pressure from the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, including effective campaigning from the newly launched KARAMA, a European campaign to Keep Alstom Rail And Metro Away.… Go to Article
UN rights office calls for Gaddafi death probe – What about death probe on 60,000 civilians
UN rights office calls for Gaddafi death probe – How about a death probe on 60,000 Libyan civilians killed in daily NATO bombing for the last 6 months?… Go to Article