The ICJ and the crime of genocide

The definition of genocide was coined in 1944 by Jewish Lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who promoted the establishment of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, in the aftermath of the Holocaust committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people during WWII. Read more

New Year – Old Realities

As predicted, all the unsolved challenges from the old year have reappeared with a vengeance in the new year. Read more

Save a Child’s Heart treats its 7,000th patient

Save a Child’s Heart marked a major milestone when it cared for Kelvin, a 10-year-old from Kenya, the 7,000th child treated by the Israeli humanitarian organisation since its establishment in 1995. Read more

Barnaby Jones says genocide case against Israel shouldn’t be backed

Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce is urging the Albanese government not to back legal action accusing Israel of genocide. Read more

Israel says South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm

The Israel Foreign Ministry has accused South Africa of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. Read more

Israel faces International Court of Justice

Israel is preparing to defend itself at the top United Nations court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rebuffed for the first time calls by some right-wing ministers to permanently occupy the enclave. Read more

Meet the controversial judge representing Israel at the International Court of Justice

Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, 87, a former president of the Israeli Supreme Court, to sit as its representative on the judges’ panel at the International Court of Justice in the Hague to hear proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel. Read more

Ambulance service Israeli-style

In 2023,  Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics were dispatched on 1,447,561 calls, on over 2,300 mobile intensive care units (MICUs), ambulances and medicycles across Israel. Read more

South Africa seeks ICJ genocide order against Israel

Israel has rejected South Africa’s launch of a genocide case against it at the International Court of Justice as a “blood libel” with no legal merit. Read more

Israel’s population poised to pass 10 million in 2024

Israel’s population grew 1.9% in 2023 and will pass 10 million in 2024, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, ahead of the new year. Read more

Hezbollah fights a war of attrition on Israel’s terms

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon are exacting a heavy price on Hezbollah for its rocket fire, forcing the terror group into a war of attrition being fought on Israel’s terms. Read more

Papua New Guinea plans consulate in Israel’s biblical heartland

Papua New Guinea is set to become the first nation to open an honorary consulate in the biblical heartland after inaugurating an embassy in Jerusalem earlier this year. Read more

Israeli strike on Syria kills senior Iranian general

An Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, three security sources and Iran’s state media say. Read more

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

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