Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war

Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a ceasefire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts. Read more

Oct 7: Not an international crime to kill soldiers, says UN’s Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, has courted controversy among Israel supporters for her one-sided faulting of Israel for its conflict with the Palestinians and comments she has made which have been widely interpreted as antisemitic. Read more

Three wise men

According to Christian tradition, it was about this time of the year that three “wise” men appeared in Bethlehem to visit a newborn Jewish baby. Read more

Gaza ceasefire talks as Hamas, Israel assert demands

“Very serious” negotiations are taking place on a second Gaza ceasefire, the US says, but Hamas and Israel’s conditions make the chances of a deal uncertain. Read more

Why is there no Palestinian state?

When Jesus the Jew walked the laneways and pathways of Jerusalem, he saw neither mosque nor church, for the religions they represented had not yet come into existence. Read more

Light the candle of truth, justice, courage and peace

Israel supporters in Christchurch have held their tenth rally. Read more

October 7 women ignored by human rights organisations

A rally to highlight inaction from women’s rights organisations in not only not condemning the 7^th of October terrorist attack in Israel but also not acknowledging its occurrence has been held in Sydney. Read more

Australia votes in favour of Gaza ceasefire at UN: Community response

Australia has voted in favour of a UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for a “sustainable ceasefire” with his Canadian and New Zealand counterparts. Read more

Penny Wong plans to visit Israel within weeks

Penny Wong will make a visit to the Middle East within weeks, following a bipartisan delegation travelling to Israel. Read more

Uphill battles

Israel’s fight against Islamic terror is being fought on two main fronts. Read more

More Gaza hostages freed on extended truce’s fifth day

Hamas has freed 12 more hostages on the fifth day of an extended six-day truce agreed between the terrorist Palestinian group and Israel in the Gaza war. Read more

Hamas releases 24 hostages during truce, more to follow

Israel has received another list of hostages set to be freed from Gaza by Palestinian militant group Hamas, following the release of 24 hostages during the first day of a planned four-day truce. Read more

Becoming Israeli again

Before October 7, living in Israel could leave you battered, bruised, and needing a stiff drink. Read more

Israeli military: no problem to resume Gaza offensive after truce

The Israel Defence Forces has expressed confidence in its ability to preserve its operational achievements in the northern Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, during a truce with Hamas designed to facilitate a hostage release deal. Read more

Albanese welcomes hostage exchange: deal delayed

Anthony Albanese has backed a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, just as the brokered deal was set back with the release of hostages delayed. Read more

School students hit the street to stand with Palestine

Over 1,000 Victorian school students have blocked a major intersection in Melbourne, calling for a free Palestine. Read more

Israel approves partial prisoner swap, temporary ceasefire with Hamas

The Israeli Cabinet has approved a partial Qatari-brokered prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire in the early hours of Wednesday morning, paving the way for the first Israeli hostages to return home possibly as soon as Thursday. Read more

Scuffles, arrests at pro-Palestine port protest

Hundreds of Palestinian supporters from trade unions have clashed with police at a Sydney port during a protest against an Israeli shipping line. Read more

Netanyahu asks Israeli govt to back Hamas hostage deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked his government to back a deal to clear the way for the release of some of the hostages that Palestinian Hamas terrorists took to the Gaza Strip during their assault on Israel. Read more

Outgoing, incoming NZ government spat over Israel-Hamas

The conflict in the Middle East has become a contested political issue in New Zealand after the incoming government declined to support Labour’s call for a ceasefire. Read more

Biden: Forget Friedman & United Nations – focus on HKOPS

New York Times Foreign Affairs Opinion Columnist –Thomas Friedman – has offered President Biden some appalling advice in his latest op-ed. Read more

Is Britain going wobbly on Israel?

After the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom, Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came out in emotional support of Israel, stating that it had “an absolute right to defend itself.” Read more

Israel claims Hamas tunnel found at Gaza hospital

Israel’s army says its soldiers have found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas terrorists at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, releasing a video to back its claim, which has been used to justify its action there. Read more

Israel warns Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike

Israel says it is poised to impose quiet on the Lebanese front after hostilities spiked, with Hezbollah wounding civilians in a cross-border missile attack and the Israeli air force bombing sites linked to the Iranian-backed group. Read more

US says Israel to begin four-hour pauses in northern Gaza

Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in the northern Gaza Strip to enable Palestinians to flee hostilities in the coastal enclave, the White House says in what it calls a step in the right direction. Read more

Israel has destroyed 130 Gaza tunnel shafts

The Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday that combat engineers have uncovered and destroyed 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the beginning of the ground invasion. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel concerned about fundamental preachers

Indigenous Friends of Israel founders Norman and Barbara Miller refuted the claims of Brother Ismael recently at the Al Madina Dawah Centre, southwest Sydney that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation. Read more

59 Israeli police killed since October 7

Border Police Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin, whom a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem stabbed on Monday morning, has died of her injuries, the Israeli Police announced. Read more

Wong urges civilian protection as Gaza attacks increase

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged protection for civilians in the Middle East as Israel intensifies its operations in Gaza. Read more

Netanyahu: “we are preparing for a ground incursion”

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broadcast to the nation that the timing of the planned incursion into Gaza will not happen until all safeguards are in place to protect of the country’s soldiers. Read more

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