Politics

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me here to kill me.” These chilling words by detained and tortured Palestinian...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the...

‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’ – released detainees on Gaza doctor

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via...

The Gaza doctrine – Israeli ‘journacide’ and the muted NZ media response

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, Pacific Media Watch A friend and colleague, Solidarity columnist Eugene Doyle, posed a brief question...

Luxon ‘grow a spine’ chants as big rallies call for NZ to recognise Palestine state

Asia Pacific Report “Grow a spine for Palestine!” was a frequent theme among about 5000 people protesting in the heart of New Zealand’s largest city...

The West is in panic as Israel’s plan for ‘full control’ of Gaza heralds a new Nakba

Netanyahu’s mass ethnic cleansing strategy pulls the rug out from under the West’s cherished pretext for supporting Israeli criminality: the fabled two-state solution. ANALYSIS: By...

Israel has ‘deliberate strategy’ of killing Palestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif, warns UN expert

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Global condemnation is mounting over Israel’s assassination of one of the...

Why Israel’s assassination of Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and crew threatens all journalists

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch I never knew Anas al-Sharif personally. But somehow he seemed to be part of our whānau. We watched...

CPJ condemns Israeli killing of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif and video crew of four

Pacific Media Watch The Committee to Protect Journalists has made a statement today that it is appalled to learn of the killing of an Al...

Caitlin Johnstone: Dare to hope over Palestine and justice

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone At least 100,000 Australians, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, marched for Gaza across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the pouring rain...