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March 28, 2024
COMMENTARY: Jewish Voice for Peace The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday — and for the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military’s genocide of Palestinians, the United States abstained rather than vetoing it. Security Council resolutions are legally binding, despite the Biden administration claiming ... <a title="Palestine solidarity must keep up pressure as Israel defies Gaza ceasefire order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/palestine-solidarity-must-keep-up-pressure-as-israel-defies-gaza-ceasefire-order/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine solidarity must keep up pressure as Israel defies Gaza ceasefire order">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Two of the global Freedom Flotilla ships are being prepared in Turkey and almost ready for the upcoming humanitarian mission to Gaza. It is expected that the flotilla will include a New Zealand medical team. Kia Ora Gaza is a member of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition — a grassroots solidarity movement ... <a title="Next Freedom Flotilla nearly ready to sail for Gaza with NZ medics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/27/next-freedom-flotilla-nearly-ready-to-sail-for-gaza-with-nz-medics/" aria-label="Read more about Next Freedom Flotilla nearly ready to sail for Gaza with NZ medics">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
By A Firenze in Gadigal/Sydney Palestinians fleeing war-ravaged Gaza for safety in Australia were left stranded when the Labor government abruptly cancelled their visas. The “subclass 600” temporary visas were approved between last November and February for Palestinians with close and immediate family connections. Families of those fleeing Gaza, and organisations assisting Palestinians to leave ... <a title="Under pressure, Australia reinstates some visas to Gazans fleeing genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/under-pressure-australia-reinstates-some-visas-to-gazans-fleeing-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Under pressure, Australia reinstates some visas to Gazans fleeing genocide">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2024
By Jessica Corbett The Elders chair Mary Robinson has highlighted the unique leverage that the United States has with Israel and called on the Biden administration to stop giving it military assistance for its assault on the Gaza Strip. Robinson, the former president of Ireland, conducted an on-camera interview with Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís ... <a title="Elders chair Mary Robinson calls for Biden to stop arming Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/16/elders-chair-mary-robinson-calls-for-biden-to-stop-arming-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Elders chair Mary Robinson calls for Biden to stop arming Israel">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2024
Pacific Media Watch New Zealand news media came under fire at today’s Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza with speakers condemning what they said was pro-Israeli “bias” and “propaganda”. About 500 protesters waved Palestinian flags and many placards declaring “If you’re not heartbroken and furious, you’re ... <a title="NZ news media under fire for ‘bias, propaganda’ in Gaza coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/02/nz-news-media-under-fire-for-bias-propaganda-in-gaza-coverage/" aria-label="Read more about NZ news media under fire for ‘bias, propaganda’ in Gaza coverage">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2024
Kia Ora Gaza The head of the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), Bulent Yildirim, has announced that the organisation will head a naval fleet to Gaza to break Israel’s siege of the bombarded Palestinian enclave. Speaking at a huge public rally in Istanbul last week, Yildirim said: “The time for talking is over. We will ... <a title="‘Time for talking is over’ – Turkish plan to break Gaza siege as Jordan airlifts supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/27/time-for-talking-is-over-turkish-plan-to-break-gaza-siege-as-jordan-airlifts-supplies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Time for talking is over’ – Turkish plan to break Gaza siege as Jordan airlifts supplies">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced in Istanbul a plan to sail again to challenge Israel’s unlawful and deadly siege of Gaza, reports the aid group Kia Ora Gaza. In the coming weeks, a flotilla will put to sea carrying thousands of tonnes of urgently needed humanitarian aid that will be ... <a title="Freedom Flotilla on the move again – hopes to break the siege of Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/freedom-flotilla-on-the-move-again-hopes-to-break-the-siege-of-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Freedom Flotilla on the move again – hopes to break the siege of Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
RNZ News With an “appalling” loss of life unfolding in Gaza, it’s essential Israel halts plans for an assault on the city of Rafah, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. The government has hardened its position towards Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying air strikes on the southern city of Rafah should stop and Israel should not ... <a title="Israeli offensive in Rafah ‘not a way forward’ for Gaza, says NZ’s Luxon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/israeli-offensive-in-rafah-not-a-way-forward-for-gaza-says-nzs-luxon/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli offensive in Rafah ‘not a way forward’ for Gaza, says NZ’s Luxon">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Senator and deputy leader of the Australian Greens party Mehreen Faruqi says the survival of millions of people in Gaza depends on the “live-saving” humanitarian aid provided by UNRWA, and it is “totally irresponsible” to cut funds to the UN agency. “Western countries, like Australia, who have suspended this aid [to UNRWA] ... <a title="Canberra ‘ignores public’ over Gaza war – UNRWA fund cuts ‘irresponsible’, says Senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/canberra-ignores-public-over-gaza-war-unrwa-fund-cuts-irresponsible-says-senator/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra ‘ignores public’ over Gaza war – UNRWA fund cuts ‘irresponsible’, says Senator">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who led the UN Development Programme which oversees UNRWA, told RNZ Morning Report today it was the biggest platform for getting humanitarian aid into Gaza for a populations that is 85 percent displaced. People are on the verge on starvation and going without medical supplies, ... <a title="Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/defunding-unrwa-will-cause-gazans-more-misery-and-suffering-warns-former-pm-clark/" aria-label="Read more about Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
RNZ News A New Zealander working for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians says having countries pull funding is devastating. Speaking from Geneva, Hector Sharp told RNZ Midday Report UNRWA was the only organisation with the ability to deliver the kind of aid needed in Gaza. “We’ve been doing this for 75 years, so we’re ... <a title="UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/un-refugee-agency-a-neutral-gaza-lifeline-for-millions-says-aid-officer/" aria-label="Read more about UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Agnes Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International, has called the funding cuts to the UN’s Palestinian humanitarian relief agency a “heartless decision” by some of the world’s richest countries “to punish the most vulnerable population on earth because of the alleged crimes of 12 people”. In a post on X, formerly ... <a title="Amnesty chief calls UNRWA funding cuts ‘heartless’, ‘sickening’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/amnesty-chief-calls-unrwa-funding-cuts-heartless-sickening/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty chief calls UNRWA funding cuts ‘heartless’, ‘sickening’">Read more</a>
