Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestinian clerics at odds on wisdom of Hamas attack on Israel
The October 7 cross-border attack was the deadliest in the Palestinian-Israel conflict. Israel’s response has killed almost 44,000 people in Gaza so far.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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Two friends from across the divide try to make sense of the horrors in the West Bank
No Other Land, which won best documentary and an audience award at the Berlin Film Festival, was made by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian activists.
- by Garry Maddox
Israeli strikes kill Hezbollah spokesman in Beirut, dozens in Gaza
Mohammed Afif had been especially visible after all-out war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah in September.
- by Fadi Tawil, Bassem Mroue and Wafaa Shurafa
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Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows
Pro-Palestine protesters, some wearing Santa hats, were outside the department store, blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
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Christmas
‘Morons’: Premier blasts protesters after Myer Christmas windows launch scrapped
Premier Jacinta Allan said there was no need to bolster Victoria police’s powers after an activist group threatened to disrupt the Myer Christmas windows launch.
- by Carla Jaeger, Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
Burgertory owner reveals further ‘twisted act’ in open letter to police
Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh has hit out over revelations police knew his Melbourne restaurant was allegedly burned down for political reasons and put the force “on notice”.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Chris Vedelago
Australia backs UN vote on ‘permanent sovereignty’ for Palestinians
Australia broke with the US and Israel in two UN votes on Thursday – the latest in a series of votes that have angered local pro-Israel groups in Australia.
- by Matthew Knott
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Myer Christmas window tradition cancelled over protest threat
The annual Christmas window unveiling in the CBD has been scrapped after pro-Palestine protesters announced a plan to disrupt the event.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Israel prepares Lebanon ceasefire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be aiming for a temporary agreement with Biden still in office, leaving a final settlement for Trump to take credit for, say analysts.
- by Shira Rubin, Suzan Haidamous and John Hudson
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Accused arsonist allegedly claimed Burgertory firebombing was linked to Palestine conflict
The Victoria Police court brief details the claim allegedly made to an undercover officer as the force maintains there was no political or religious link to the fire.
- by Chris Vedelago
US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
The US says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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