Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Opinion
Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton, prosecuting Netanyahu is not antisemitism
This is not about moral equivalence, but seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders is an attempt to impose equal justice.
- by Geoffrey Robertson
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Gaza Strip
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah
While the International Court of Justice has no means to enforce its orders, the case was a stark sign of Israel’s global isolation over its campaign in Gaza.
- by Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch
Sydney pro-Palestinian students suspended after classes ‘significantly disrupted’
The university says some students have gone beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour in protesting against the Israel-Gaza war.
- by Daniella White
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Norway
Norway, Ireland and Spain are formally recognising Palestine as a state
Israel responded angrily to the news, recalling Israel’s ambassadors and summoned the three countries’ envoys in Israel.
Melbourne Uni students agree to end building occupation
Organiser Dana Alshaer said the students would disband the protest once the university committed to disclose its ties to weapons companies on Thursday morning.
- by Sherryn Groch
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First Peris, now Foster: Republic movement leaderless after exits
The Australian Republic Movement has revealed co-chair Craig Foster will follow Nova Peris out the door. The pair have different views on Israel.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’: UN cancels food trucks in Rafah
The UN’s food agency has stopped its aid convoys into under-siege Gaza for security reasons, after Israel launched an incursion into the area.
- by Samy Magdy
Opinion
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I support the right to protest, but these Melbourne Uni students should be expelled
What’s now occurring at the university has crossed a line and is negatively impacting many other students. An environment that legitimises antisemitism has been fostered.
- by Matthew Bach
Letters
Letters
Do we believe in a justice system only when it suits us?
Readers react to the ICC prosecutor’s claims against Benjamin Netanyahu and debate the Melbourne protests.
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Israel
Nova Peris quits republican movement over Gaza split with co-chair Craig Foster
The Olympic champion and former Labor senator says it is untenable to continue to work with Foster after what she described as his “inaccurate and divisive” comments against Israel.
- by Chip Le Grand
Australia backs ICC’s role but says ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas
If the international court were to find Israel’s prime minister and defence chief as well as three Hamas leaders guilty of war crimes, they would not be allowed into Australia.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland