Opinion

12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran

ANALYSIS: By Nury Vittachi The West is in turmoil over countries’ top legal minds declaring the US-Israel attack on Iran to be illegal, as China did. But Israel-friendly Western politicians, including...

Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than...

NZ rally slams Five Eyes intelligence ties hours before US-Israel attack on Iran

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in central Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today were highly...

Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at 77

OBITUARY: By David Robie Roger Norman Fowler: 12 September 1948 – 21 February 2026 Roger Fowler, an activist legend of...

Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Two Extinction Rebellion activists joined the speakers today at an Auckland protest over...

Chris Hedges: Israel is about to empty Gaza – the greatest crime of this century

ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges Israel is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of the Second World War. Since March...

Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents

ANALYSIS: By Jane McAdam The details of a new visa enabling Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate to Australia were released this week. The visa was created...

Health workers call for NZ government to join global demands for ambulance massacre inquiry

By David Robie Health workers spoke out at a rally condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the latest atrocity against Palestinian aid workers today, calling...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s innocent oopsie-poopsie medical massacre mistake

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Israeli military changed its story many times about why its forces killed 15 medical workers and then buried them and...

Caitlin Johnstone: Hamas succeeded in exposing the true face of the empire

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone One thing October 7 did accomplish was getting Israel and its allies to show the world their true face. Getting them...

Caitlin Johnstone: It’s up to us how we respond to the Gaza holocaust

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I publish my work in print form every month in a collection called JOHNSTONE magazine. The new edition is now available...