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March 12, 2026
Israel’s war on Iran reveals a deeper crisis: the collapse of a psychological doctrine built on fear and invincibility. The Palestine Chronicle reports. ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s military strategy has long relied on psychological dominance and deterrence built on overwhelming violence. Massacres during the Nakba helped establish fear as a strategic tool to weaken ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now failing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/ramzy-baroud-israels-greatest-weapon-was-fear-and-its-now-failing/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now failing">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President ... <a title="Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/hamas-refuses-to-follow-us-israel-calls-to-unilaterally-disarm-in-gaza-says-senior-official/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
The UN Security Council passed a regime change resolution against Gaza on Monday, effectively issuing a mandate for an invasion force to enter the besieged coastal enclave and install a US-led ruling authority by force. ANALYSIS: By Robert Inlakesh Passing with 13 votes in favour and none in defiance, the new UN Security Council (UNSC) ... <a title="A shameful mandate for force: What the UNSC’s Gaza resolution means in practice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/a-shameful-mandate-for-force-what-the-unscs-gaza-resolution-means-in-practice/" aria-label="Read more about A shameful mandate for force: What the UNSC’s Gaza resolution means in practice">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Last year I banged out an angry rant about the way Israel supporters would yell “release the hostages!” at anyone who talked about the latest massacre of Palestinian civilians, saying Hamas was to blame for the killing because of their refusal to ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: They said the massacres would stop when the hostages were released. They haven’t stopped." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/19/caitlin-johnstone-they-said-the-massacres-would-stop-when-the-hostages-were-released-they-havent-stopped/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: They said the massacres would stop when the hostages were released. They haven’t stopped.">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto of G News This morning New Zealand Herald columnist and political commentator Matthew Hooton was paid to write an article justifying Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ position on denying Palestinian Statehood on the eve of the first phase of Donald Trump’s 20 point plan while in tandem Peters was interviewed by Ryan ... <a title="Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/10/misleading-justification-column-on-peters-and-palestine-panned/" aria-label="Read more about Misleading ‘justification’ column on Peters and Palestine panned">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2025
By Antony Loewenstein in Sydney The grim facts should speak for themselves. Since 7 October 2023, Israel has deliberately killed an unprecedented number of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Those brave individuals are smeared as Hamas operatives and terrorists by Israel and its supporters. But the real story behind this, beyond just Western racism and dehumanisation ... <a title="Antony Loewenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/04/antony-loewenstein-israels-murderous-killing-spree-against-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Antony Loewenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2025
By Antony Loewenstein in Sydney The grim facts should speak for themselves. Since 7 October 2023, Israel has deliberately killed an unprecedented number of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Those brave individuals are smeared as Hamas operatives and terrorists by Israel and its supporters. But the real story behind this, beyond just Western racism and dehumanisation ... <a title="Antony Lowenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/27/antony-lowenstein-israels-murderous-killing-spree-against-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Antony Lowenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2025
Why the recognition of the State of Palestine by Australia is an important development. Meanwhile, New Zealand still dithers. This article unpacks the hypocrisy in the debate. ANALYSIS: By Paul Heywood-Smith The recognition of the State of Palestine by Australia, leading, it is hoped, to full UN member state status, is an important development. What ... <a title="Rewarding knowingly illegal conduct – some might say, Israeli terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/20/rewarding-knowingly-illegal-conduct-some-might-say-israeli-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Rewarding knowingly illegal conduct – some might say, Israeli terrorism">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2025
RNZ News New Zealand has joined 24 other countries in calling for an end to the war in Gaza, and criticising what they call the inhumane killing of Palestinians. The countries — including Britain, France, Canada and Australia plus the European Union — also condemed the Israeli government’s aid delivery model in Gaza as “dangerous”. ... <a title="NZ and allies condemn ‘inhumane’, ‘horrifying’ killings in Gaza and ‘drip feeding’ of aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/nz-and-allies-condemn-inhumane-horrifying-killings-in-gaza-and-drip-feeding-of-aid/" aria-label="Read more about NZ and allies condemn ‘inhumane’, ‘horrifying’ killings in Gaza and ‘drip feeding’ of aid">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2025
By Richard Larsen, RNZ News producer — 30′ with Guyon Espiner The former head of Human Rights Watch — and son of a Holocaust survivor — says Israel’s military campaign in Gaza will likely meet the legal definition of genocide, citing large-scale killings, the targeting of civilians, and the words of senior Israeli officials. Speaking ... <a title="The ‘Godfather of Human Rights’ Ken Roth on genocide, Trump and standing up for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/28/the-godfather-of-human-rights-ken-roth-on-genocide-trump-and-standing-up-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘Godfather of Human Rights’ Ken Roth on genocide, Trump and standing up for democracy">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Within the storytelling of Western politics and punditry there exists a fictional type of mental illness which only affects people the US empire doesn’t like. If Iran gets a nuclear weapon, its crazy lunatic government will flip out and nuke us all. ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: The fictional mental illness that only affects enemies of the Western empire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/27/caitlin-johnstone-the-fictional-mental-illness-that-only-affects-enemies-of-the-western-empire/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: The fictional mental illness that only affects enemies of the Western empire">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Western capitals are still coordinating with Israel and the US on their “criticisms” of the genocide — just as they earlier coordinated on their support for the slaughter ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook After 19 months of being presented with dissembling accounts of Gaza from their governments, ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Ignore Starmer’s theatrics. Gaza’s trail of blood leads straight to his door" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/25/jonathan-cook-ignore-starmers-theatrics-gazas-trail-of-blood-leads-straight-to-his-door/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Ignore Starmer’s theatrics. Gaza’s trail of blood leads straight to his door">Read more</a>
