Palestine protesters poised for fight over stand-off

A group of pro-Palestine activists charged after a stand-off on the roof of a Melbourne factory say they will fight criminal charges on the basis the business manufactures fighter jet parts used in Gaza. Read more

Israeli protesters block aid trucks from entering Gaza

Hundreds of demonstrators prevented humanitarian aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip from Israel at the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Wednesday. Read more

Pro-Palestine protesters rally at road cycling titles

Pro-Palestine protesters were ushered off the course before the start of the men’s road race at the Australian road cycling championships. Read more

“Pro-Palestinian” protestors disrupt Melbourne Christmas carols

The annual Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight celebration at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl faced an unexpected disruption when a pro-Palestinian activist protest stormed the stage, capturing the attention of viewers during the live television broadcast. Read more

Protestors take over the lobby of the visiting hostages families’ hotel

Families of Israeli hostages and victims encountered a pro-Palestinian protest in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Melbourne late last night. Read more

Video key as man fights Palestine rally assault charge

A man allegedly involved in an ugly clash during a pro-Palestinian rally outside the Opera House will fight an assault charge as his lawyer waits for footage of the incident. Read more

Fighter pilot removed from post as Israeli protests against judicial reform continue

During a day of nationwide protests against controversial judicial reforms, a reserve fighter pilot was suspended, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helicoptered to the airport to meet with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and then fly to Italy for a state visit. Read more

Israel is our business

Israel’s Six-Day War disrupted Benjamin Netanyahu’s graduation plans at Cheltenham High School, located less than a mile from the Philadelphia neighbourhood where I grew up. Read more

Dangerous times, and they are of our own making

I can’t recall having seen such a tumultuous first 60 days of any new Israeli government. Read more

Israel’s parliament advances law for judicial overhaul

Israel’s parliament has voted to push ahead with a contested overhaul of the country’s judicial system championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist government that has sparked mass protests.  Read more

The Iranian regime is intensifying its violence against protesters

The wave of protests and social upheaval that erupted in Iran following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s morality police, who had detained her for “improperly” wearing her hijab, has not died down…writes Ioannis E. Kotoulas. Read more