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From our Asia Pacific Report
Palestinian supporters and protesters against the 21 months of Israeli genocide in Gaza marched after a rally in downtown Auckland on Saturday across the Viaduct to the Greenpeace environmental flagship Rainbow Warrior — and met a display of shipboard solidarity.
Several people on board the campaign ship, which has been holding open days over last weekend and this weekend, held up Palestinian flags and displayed a large banner declaring “Sanction Israel — Stop the genocide”.
About 300 people were in the vibrant rally and Greenpeace Aotearoa oceans campaigner Juan Parada came out on Halsey Wharf to speak to the protesters in solidarity over Gaza.
- READ MORE: At least 70 killed as Israel targets food aid sites in Gaza again
- Other Rainbow Warrior protest reports, videos
- Other Israeli war on Gaza reports
“Greenpeace stands for peace and justice, and environmental justice, not only for the environmental damage, but for the lives of the people,” said Parada, a former media practitioner.
Global environmental campaigners have stepped up their condemnation of the devastation in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories as well as the protests over the genocide, which has so far killed more than 59,000 people, most of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Department, although some researchers say the actual death toll is far higher.
Gaza war emissions condemned
New research recently revealed that the carbon footprint of the first 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza would be greater than the annual planet-warming emissions of 100 individual countries, worsening the global climate emergency on top of the huge civilian death toll.
The report cited by The Guardian indicated that Israel’s relentless bombardment, blockade and refusal to comply with international court rulings had “underscored the asymmetry of each side’s war machine, as well as almost unconditional military, energy and diplomatic support Israel enjoys from allies, including the US and UK”.
The Israeli war machine has been primarily blamed.
The report, titled “War on the Climate: A Multitemporal Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Israel-Gaza Conflict” and published by the Social Science Research Network, is part of a growing movement to hold states and businesses accountable for the climate and environmental costs of war and occupation.
Greenpeace open letter
Greenpeace Aotearoa recently came out with strong statements about the genocidal war on Gaza with executive director Russel Norman earlier this month writing an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, expressing his grave concerns about the “ongoing genocide in Gaza being carried out by Israeli forces” — and the ongoing failure of the New Zealand Government to impose meaningful sanctions on Israel.
He referred to the mounting death toll of starving Palestinians being deliberately shot at the notorious Israeli-US backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) food distribution sites.
Norman also cited an Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz report that Israeli soldiers had been ordered to deliberately shoot unarmed Palestinians seeking aid, quoting one Israeli soldier saying: “It’s a killing field.”
Today’s rally featured many Palestinians wearing thobe costumes in advance of Palestinian Traditional Dress Day on July 25.
This is a day to showcase and celebrate the rich Palestinian cultural heritage through traditional clothing that is intricately embroidered.
Traditional thobes are a symbol of Palestinian resilience.
Sinwar started this round with murder, rape and hostage taking on Oct 7. Sadly what Netanyahu did in response was predictable – as Sinwar knew.
I think there is plenty of blame to go around but we can all agree it needs to stop and the hostages need to be returned.
Are you telling lies on purpose Sammy ,,,,, or have you just been ( willingly ?) duped by Zionist propaganda ?…..
….. ” “despite the flood of claims about October 7 rapes, Israel has not identified a single specific victim, living or dead,” ,
Let me help Sammy learn the truth about rape and those Zionists ……. starting with Jeffry Pedo-Stein https://sonar21.com/almost-1-billion-is-not-a-hoax/ ,,, He was the rule ,, not the exception
If there was a ‘Rape Olympics’ Israel and it’s Zionist sickness would be a gold medal winning machine https://thejewishindependent.com.au/one-rare-offering-nazi-zionist-co-operation-medal-auction
Israel and its large evil politics team rape the truth in modern ‘Blood Libel’ style ,,,, Israel revives 7 October mass rapes hoax with same old lies, https://youtu.be/Y8TcdwUb_z0 ,,,, “despite the flood of claims about October 7 rapes, Israel has not identified a single specific victim, living or dead,” ,,,,
This is the only Israeli rape survivor I’ve seen identified https://old.bitchute.com/video/hKNNLEJ0MHG7/ and she wins gold for the victim-hood category ,,, she is fucked in the head from a life time of Zionist training ….
Zionists are not woke about their raping either,,,, as proud serial rapist .for the IDF Meir Ben Shitrit showed ,,, although he did not hog the glory away from his fellow hard raping IDF soldiers,,, in a tribute to them and their team sodomy rape he modestly declared –” “Soldiers followed standard procedure,”” ,,, and the Zionist crowd loved him for it,, “Israeli settlers in the studio—representing a broader segment of their community—applauded and gave several standing ovations to the rapist’s remarks. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/01/732447/Ben-Shitrit-s-views-unmask-moral-decay-within-Zionist-circles
Special mentions in the Rape Olympics are ….. ‘the right to rape rioters ‘ and it’s nationwide support in Israel.
And here in New Zealand supporter David Cummins for his brave bone breaking Blood Libel ,,,, he declared that numerous elderly Israeli women were raped so barbarically by Hamas savages that their pelvic bones were broken!!! ,,,, free speech champion Lucy Rogers repeated this blood libel fable ,,, and I can only imagine her thinking ‘stick that in your pipe Mr Evil John Minto ‘,,,, but she may have been to busy writing fiction about mass sodomy committed by Hamas on Oct 7th,,, which she was feeding out to racist Kiwi Blog readers / members.
All up Israel and its Zionist supporters should take a bow ,,,, every day is Evil Pride day for these mass raping Genocide revivalists.
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finishing with a bit of info about hostages ,,,, the Al Qassam fighters took hostages / prisoners to exchange for Palestinian hostages / prisoners that Israel holds ( in much worse conditions ) …..
11mins 08secs…… “these prisoner exchanges are essentially bringing people back from the grave” ,,,, ”
….. “phase one of the ceasefire ( and hostage exchange )during which 292 Palestinians will be released who have life sentences,” essentially being rescued from the grave I”
The ‘shadow unit ‘ who look after the Israeli hostages / prisoners ( captured soldiers are prisoners ) treats them far far better than the sick Israeli sadists treats captives they hold……..” Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture” Camps ” https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/welcome-hell-israeli-prison-system-network-torture-camps-enarhe
released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz– “Once in Gaza, however, she said her captors “treated her well”, giving her and other captives “the same food they ate” and bringing in a doctor to provide medicine.” https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israel-furious-elderly-captive-spoke-humane-treatment-hamas
They filmed it and posted it. End of.
I forgot to put in the link regarding the hostages and the shadow unit who kept them alive https://youtu.be/ezw7FpTfO74?t=646 …
. despite indiscriminate Israel bombing being a lethal threat to them
‘Is Israel Applying The Hannibal Directive To Captives and Hostages In The Gaza Strip?’ https://www.bitchute.com/video/i0Ui3kArrs7T
Oh, it’s all about the hostages, is it.? Get over your choseness or maybe neuroticaly ponder on what yous may have been chosen for.
Something happened concerning ethnic goodwill in NZAO and I thought we should know about it. I don’t know if it will be followed by real assistance but there was a moment in time that could relate to goodness by this government, or not.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2507/S00167/speech-at-the-signing-of-the-harmony-accord.htm
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 2:23 pm
Speech: New Zealand Government
Hon Mark Mitchell
Minister for Ethnic Communities
Tēnā koutou katoa. Shalom. As-salamu alaykum.
Your Excellency, The Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro
His Excellency Dr Richard Andrew
Faith and community leaders – Ibrar Sheikh, President of the Islamic Associations of New Zealand, and Phillip Green from the New Zealand Jewish Community Security Group Charitable Trust
Police Commissioner, Richard Chambers
Dr Melissa Derby, Race Relations Commissioner
Parliamentary colleagues
And other distinguished guests
…
This is a significant and brave stand taken by leaders of deep conviction, against division, hatred, and fear.
To the leaders here today, you have my deepest respect.
Your commitment to dialogue, to mutual respect, and to standing together in difficult times is something we can all learn from. Thank you for your leadership and for the example you have set. …
Nice words, good speech writer. What now?
Yet another reason mot to support Greenpeace.
Mot true!
I feel that the suffering should be careful of exposing their wounds to fresh air on this post. The air seems to carry toxic particles that may delay medical help and healing.
Somethings I became aware of and put some sums together.
I hear that Epstein and Trump have had dealings, possibly shady, as that seems to be the trend of both of them. Epstein was Jewish, and been involved in shady financial dealings and thought also, blackmail over sexual pursuits though the evidence is not found complete. Embarrassing for Trump possibly. Epstein has gone beyond so out of the scene. Trump now has dealings with Israel chiefs of war, and has made concessions.
Hidden things that could raise too much brouhaha would be unhelpful tin the present volatile, brittle situation.
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