Tweet by Ged Kearney MHR, 22 May 2021
Huge show of solidarity for Palestinian people here in Melbourne. So much anger and sadness but hope for a peaceful future. pic.twitter.com/rEY29RkyZ3 — Ged Kearney (@gedkearney) May 22, 2021
Resolutions of the Australian Labor Party Caulfield Branch and Caulfield South Branch on the outcome of the ALP National Conference
The Australian Labor Party (Caulfield / Caulfield South Branch) notes the amendment of the National Platform as it relates to Israel and Palestine recommended by Shadow Cabinet and the National Executive Committee and made at the recent 2021 National Platform Conference. The amended National Platform now calls upon a future Labor Government to recognise a…
ACTU calls for an end to the violence in Israel and Palestine
The ACTU joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in calling for an immediate cessation of violence in Israel and Palestine, and the unjust and illegal occupation of Palestine. The ACTU condemns the escalation of violence, with at least 192 people having been killed in Gaza in the past week, including 58 children, and at…
Morrison Lies on Middle East, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2021
In a week when he accidentally adopted Beijing’s policy on Taiwan – and then lied about it to cover up his mistake – Scott Morrison has now lied again about one of the biggest international security issues of our time. Speaking at a Liberal Party event today, Mr Morrison dishonestly claimed: “As a government, we…
Moral In-Equivalence: Adam Slonim, AILD National Co-Convener, 14 May 2021
Comment after comment on social media from progressive voices express support for the Palestinians during this current and terrible conflict. Rightly so. Some progressive voices support Israel too But where are the progressive voices extending support for the Israelis being injured and killed, caught as they are under a bombardment of over 1500 rockets indiscriminately…
Violence in Israel, Gaza and Jerusalem: Statement by Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2021
Labor is deeply concerned about the violence in Israel, Gaza and Jerusalem in recent days. The incitement of hate, escalation of violence, destruction and loss of lives are tragic and unacceptable. We call on leaders to de-escalate and for a return to calm. We join Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, in calling for a halt to…
Some Background to Events in Jerusalem, Dr Adam Carr
In 1875 some pious Jews bought some land in a semi-rural area just north of Jerusalem, which was then a small town largely consisting of the Old City and a few suburbs to the west. The land was the site of a tomb believed to be that of Shimon HaTzadik, a rabbi of the 3rd…
The end of a Bi-National Jewish and Palestinian State, Adam Slonim, AILD National Co-Convenor
With the burning of Synagogues by Arab youth in the mixed Israeli Jewish-Arab city of Lod, and the beating of an Arab citizen by extremist Jews in Ramle, both during the present conflict, we are witnessing the end of the proposed 1 State solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Some hard-line pro-Palestinian people in Labor have…