Opinion

‘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...

‘All I wanted was to bid my daughter a final farewell’ – Gaza hostages, mainstream media and truth

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Watching footage of Palestinian parliamentarian and hostage Khalida Jarrar emerge from Israeli captivity was jarring — a far, muffled cry from...

Caitlin Johnstone: Jordan and Egypt snub Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Both Jordan and Egypt have put out statements rejecting President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza and move its population to...

Climate crisis: The carbon footprint of the Gaza genocide

SPECIAL REPORT: By Jeremy Rose The International Court of Justice heard last month that after reconstruction is factored in Israel’s war on Gaza will have...

Palestinians return home to Gaza ashes – if we want peace, face the truth

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Celebration time. Some Palestinian prisoners have been released. A mother reunited with her daughter. A young mother reunited with her babies. Still...

Gaza and the Western media (including NZ and the Pacific) – complicit in genocide

COMMENTARY: By Steven Cowan New Zealand’s One News interviewed a Gaza journalist last week who has called out the Western media for its complicity in...

Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle A litmus test of Israel’s commitment to abandon genocide and start down the road towards lasting peace is whether they choose...