Support for ending the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with resolutions 242 and 338 of the UN Security Council, with the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of Israel from all Palestinian lands along with the dismantling of the separation wall. In line with our commitment to a two-state…
Electorate office of Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MHR, 31 May 2024 Electorate office of the Hon Bill Shorten MHR, 31 May 2024
End Military Co-operation with Israel Resolution. That State Conference resolves that the Victorian Labor Government should not renew the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between itself and the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) and should end co-operation and investments with Israeli weapons companies. State Conference notes that, as of May 2024, the MOU has not…
Illegal Settlements Israel’s settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law and contravene the Geneva Convention. The transfer by the Occupying Power of parts of its civilian population into the territory it occupies, including the transfer of the population of the occupied territory, are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. These settlements…
International Court of Justice The 26 January 2024 ruling issued by the International Court of Justice ordered six provisional measures including for Israel to refrain from acts under the Genocide convention, prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to genocide, and take immediate and effective measures to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance to…
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) UNRWA has a humanitarian and development mandate from the UN General Assembly to provide assistance and protection to Palestine refugees pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. It is the responsibility of the Australian Government to assist the international community in finding that…
Justice for Palestine – Right to Self-Determination That State Conference resolves that Victorian Labor affirms the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and calls on the Federal Labor Government to: Support the inalienable right of self-determination for the Palestinian people; Immediately recognise Palestine as a fully independent sovereign state within the term of this parliament;…
Thanks to Omer Ohana, the amendment to the Bereaved Families Law passed, which for the first time recognizes bereaved common-law partners as equals. Omer Ohana, the widowed partner of IDF veteran Maj. Sagi Golan will speak at this year’s Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem. On Tuesday morning, residents of Jerusalem awoke to billboards with…
