Israel’s daily toll on Palestinian life, limb, liberty and land
The first quarter of 2020 ended with a total of 407 Israeli Gaza ceasefire violations, to which the Palestinian Resistance responded with 59 of their own
Author: Leslie Bravery
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Action for Planet Earth – input sought for a draft global call
With the COVID-19 pandemic now forcefully reminding the human family of our closeness, connectivity and interdependence, the Palestinian scientist and author, Mazin Qumsiyeh, has issued an appeal to the world.
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Abundant irrefutable evidence – bring Israel to account!
February saw a massive increase in the number of Gaza ceasefire violations by Palestinian Resistance fighters. In comparison with January, which saw seven such violations, there were 51 attacks in February, one of which directly targeted the Israeli military.
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Israel’s insatiable territorial ambition
For over 70 years, the Zionist enterprise has been taking its daily toll on Palestinian life, limb, liberty and land. Israel’s territorial ambition in regard to land is insatiable.
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‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan imposes total Zionist control, denies all Palestinian human rights and violates international law
Trump and Netanyahu’s so-called ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan ignores the Palestinian right to self-determination, 1967 borders, international humanitarian law and a stream of United Nations Security Council resolutions, including UNSCR 2334, which New Zealand helped to bring forward in 2016. The Resolution was passed in the UN by 14-0, with even the UK voting in favour and the isolated US obdurately abstaining.
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Zionism’s quiet influence on our Foreign Relations
On 29 August 2019 we wrote the following email to Ron Mark:
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Israel Institute and New Conservative Party alliance
The Israel Institute of New Zealand (IINZ) has welcomed a New Conservative Party NZ press release, urging the New Zealand…
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Need for UN Sanctions against Israel – human rights are non-negotiable
Throughout October, Israeli forces carried out a total of 107 Gaza ceasefire violations before finally provoking the firing of a single missile from Gaza, on the last day of that month.
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Humanist resistance in the face of soulless ideology
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established as court of last resort for the prosecution of four international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. Whereas Australia, New Zealand and Palestine are States Parties to the Rome Statute, Israel and its close ally, the USA, choose to remain non-signatories.
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NZ’s 70-year-old commitment to Palestinian Right of Return
In a press release on 4 October 2019, the UNHCR’s Regional Representative in Canberra, Louise Aubin, welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s formal announcement of our refugee resettlement quota increase, noting that it “sends an important message to the world that every country can make a difference in sharing responsibility for the global refugee situation”. As the UNHCR acknowledges, the majority of refugees are confined in countries neighbouring their homelands.