There’s a long history of the Zionist lobby pressuring, bullying and cajoling critics of Israel and they’re now upping their tactics in a time of mass slaughter in Gaza, writes Kellie Tranter in Declassified Australia. The mainstream media is often called “the Fourth Estate” – supposedly the fourth power after the church, nobility and commoners Continue reading »
Israel / Palestine
The Israeli government has been accused of War Crimes including the murder and genocide of the Palestinians of Gaza. They should be indicted for the murder of Israeli civilians too. Israeli prime-minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant have recently been charged as war criminals by the International Criminal Court for genocide against Continue reading »
We have all condemned fake news, and the lies continually spread on social media, but do we recognise that our political leaders and responsible journalists fail to promote truth telling in significant political debates which reflect the kind of society we have become? For fifteen months Australians have watched the relentless bombardment of innocent civilians Continue reading »
Wearing his clearly marked press vest, and flanked by his older colleagues, 22-year-old former soccer commentator and `accidental journalist’ Abubaker Abed earlier this month indicted the negligence and hypocrisy of international media organisations regarding reporting of the genocide in Gaza: `You’ve seen us killed in every possible way. We’ve been immolated, incinerated, dismembered, and disembowelled. Continue reading »
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has been all but universally welcomed but, as with all ceasefires, it will end, probably in failure. That problems with the agreement have surfaced before it was even implemented, in particular over the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, did not bode well for its longer term success. The first thing Continue reading »
Imprisoned Palestinian leader tops list of political prisoners whose potential release is being discussed. By Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem and Rayhan Uddin and Dania Akkad in London. Egypt and Qatar, alongside Hamas, are using “all means available” to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel, three sources informed on the negotiations have told Middle East Continue reading »
“Israel is a liability,” said one Palestinian-American rights advocate. As a ceasefire and hostage release deal was reportedly reached between Hamas and Israel on Wednesday, new polling made it clearer than ever that Vice President Kamala Harris‘ refusal to break with the Biden administration’s position on Israel’s relentless assault on Gaza had an impact on her support from voters, Continue reading »
Worshippers of Death, They will remain such, In the annals of human history. Never forgiven, Never forgotten, For the genocide, They perpetrated! … GAZA, GAZA, GAZA I look at the photos I look at the videos I look at the explosions I look at the obliteration Dust rubble Everywhere Every image Witness to the horror Continue reading »
As negotiators from Israel and Hamas continue discussions in Qatar about a possible Gaza ceasefire, we speak with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who spoke at a press conference of Gaza media workers last week urging the international press to speak up for their Palestinian colleagues. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says nearly 200 journalists have been Continue reading »
Gaza has become a killing field—that is the view of a well-informed Israeli veteran who was an enthusiastic supporter of the initial Israeli response to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. He believes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the mastermind of the all-out retaliatory bombing and ground attack there, is now a contemporary Continue reading »