Analysis

Israel and its allies are repurposing the goals and lies of 1948 – in Gaza in 2023

ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook Israel is openly carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Yet, just as happened with the first Nakba in 1948, Israel’s lies and deceptions dominate the West’s...

Why West Papuans are raising a banned independence flag across Australia, NZ and the Pacific

BACKGROUNDER: By Stefan Armbruster On 1 December each year, in cities across Australia and New Zealand, a small group...

Nine editors double down in ‘tense’ war on Gaza editorial ban meeting

By Cam Wilson in Sydney A senior Nine staff journalist has resigned and readers are angrily cancelling their newspaper...

IFJ condemns deputy PM’s comments as threat to NZ press freedom

Pacific Media Watch Journalists and media workers have criticised comments made by Aotearoa New Zealand’s newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister...

Since the war on Gaza began, violence against Palestinians has surged in the West Bank

ANALYSIS: By Tristan Dunning and Martin Kear While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks...

Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims

Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they are reporting what is happening in Gaza and Israel. Mediawatch...

When all the world’s failings end in Gaza – Selwyn Manning, Paul Buchanan assess the crisis

By Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report As we prepared for this podcast, representatives of Arab states have presented a united front at the United...

The West’s double standards are once again on display in Israel and Palestine

ANALYSIS: By M. Muhannad Ayyash American President Joe Biden is among the latest Western politicians to land in Tel Aviv in a show of support...

Fall of a Fijian trafficker exposes previous government’s blind eye to meth

By Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony in an OCCRP investigation The operator of a Pacific-wide network of pharmacy companies, Aiyaz...

Jonathan Cook: Israel’s ‘another Iraqi WMD moment’ – we’re being gaslit

COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Let's say it again: The BIGGEST fake news comes from the establishment media. When the stakes are high, it barely bothers...

War on Gaza: Bombed hospital a turning point? Hegemonic security v true justice

ANALYSIS: By Marwan Bishara The Israeli bombing of the Baptist hospital in Gaza killing hundreds of innocent Palestinians may have been a turning point in...