Palestine

Amidst an ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, Mike Evans created a Facebook page where nearly 80 million users come together in daily prayer for the safety of the people of Israel.  The page, called “Jerusalem Prayer Group,” was suddenly shut down.  In what Evans described as a coordinated act…

Labour movements joined the SA Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (SA BDS) Coalition at the Durban harbour on Friday to support dock workers who refused to offload cargo from an Israeli container ship in a stand against the conflict between Palestine and Israel. The protest action follows a call by the Palestine…

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Indonesia’s IT ministry reportedly called on popular video sharing platform TikTok to limit content insulting Palestine on its app, after officials found dozens of uploads containing hate speech directed at the foreign state.  A disturbing trend has emerged on Indonesian TikTok this past week, wherein young people are bashing Palestine…

news, latest-news, A Canberra film festival was blocked from advertising the screening of a film set in Palestine on Facebook because it breached the platform's advertising policy on "political advertising", organisers say. Co-director of the Stronger Than Fiction documentary film festival Deborah Kingsland said promotion of the screening of Mayor…

Key posts1 of 4 7.25pm on May 21, 2021 Today’s headlines at a glanceBy Broede CarmodyGood evening and thanks for reading our live coverage this week. I’m Broede Carmody and I’m signing off for another week. If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know: Defence Minister Peter…

What started with a court hearing over the ownership of land on the outskirts of Jerusalem’s Old City has escalated into the bloodiest round of fighting between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli military since 2014. The outbreak of fighting between the armed groups in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and…

US President Joe Biden and Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah El Sisi reviewed efforts to end hostilities in Israel and the Gaza Strip in a call on Thursday. It was the first time the pair have spoken directly since Mr Biden took office in January. "The two leaders discussed efforts to…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: FileUNITED NATIONS:  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for immediate stopping of the "unacceptable" fighting in Palestine in his address at the General Assembly. "I am deeply shocked by the continued air and artillery bombardment by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza," Guterres said…

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is highly respected on and off the court, for good reason. There’s his title with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he hit “the shot” in Game 7, and the almost unanimous opinion that he is the greatest NBA in-game dribbler to ever pick up a ball.…