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South African activist praises World Court genocide case against Israel

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report A South African-born New Zealand critic of Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing today delivered strong praise for his home country’s genocide case filed with...

Gaza’s young, untrained journalists step up to document Israel’s war crimes

Pacific Media Watch At least 262 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war...

Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I don’t mind admitting that I hope the US and Israel suffer a crushing, devastating...

Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZ

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Thousands of protesters took part in the “Stop Wars Aotearoa” rallies across New...

What on earth just happened? Trump, Iran, and the unlikely ceasefire

COMMENTARY: By Trita Parsi Yesterday began with Donald Trump issuing genocidal threats against Iran on social media and ended...

‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’

Asia Pacific Report Protesting New Zealanders donned symbolic masks modelled on a Palestinian artist’s handiwork in Auckland’s Takutai Square today to condemn Israel’s starvation as...

40 years on – reflecting on Rainbow Warrior’s legacy, fight against nuclear colonialism

A forthcoming new edition of David Robie’s Eyes of Fire honours the ship's final mission and the resilience of those affected by decades of...

Why the wall of silence on the Gaza genocide is finally starting to crack

As Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, Western media and politicians are tentatively starting to speak...

‘Cracks are opening up’ in Western complicity over Gaza genocide, says John Minto

By David Robie About 2000 New Zealand protesters marched through the heart of Auckland city today chanting “no justice, no peace” and many other calls...

How should the media cover a genocide? New Zealand’s national broadcaster is failing in its duty

ANALYSIS: By Jeremy Rose, Eugene Doyle and Ramon Das Radio New Zealand’s decision to conduct a review of its Israel-Palestine coverage post-7 October 2023 is...

As Trump basks in Gulf Arab applause, Israel massacres children in Gaza

Nakba Day today marks 15 May 1948 — the day after the declaration of the State of Israel — when the Palestinian society and...