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February 3, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Sultan Barakat, a professor at Qatar’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, says the release of Palestinian prisoners is a “symbolic win” rather than a victory for the Palestinians, primarily showing the inhumane conditions they live under. “Israel can capture people in the West Bank and Gaza because they all live in a confinement ... <a title="Palestine prisoners’ release ‘symbolic win’ showing unity in face of occupation, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/03/palestine-prisoners-release-symbolic-win-showing-unity-in-face-of-occupation-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine prisoners’ release ‘symbolic win’ showing unity in face of occupation, says academic">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2025
Asia Pacific Report UN Special Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese has hailed the formation of The Hague Group, describing it as the “best news” from a coalition of policymakers “in a long time”. Formed on Friday in the city of its namesake, The Hague Group’s members — Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, ... <a title="UN rapporteur welcomes ‘best news’ — Hague Group coalition pushing for Palestinian state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/02/un-rapporteur-welcomes-best-news-hague-group-coalition-pushing-for-palestinian-state/" aria-label="Read more about UN rapporteur welcomes ‘best news’ — Hague Group coalition pushing for Palestinian state">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Palestinian politician, MP and activist Khalida Jarrar . . . AFTER being jailed by the Israeli military and released last Sunday as part of the ceasefire deal. Image: www.solidarity.co.nz COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Watching footage of Palestinian parliamentarian and hostage Khalida Jarrar emerge from Israeli captivity was jarring — a far, muffled cry from the ... <a title="‘All I wanted was to bid my daughter a final farewell’ – Gaza hostages, mainstream media and truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/all-i-wanted-was-to-bid-my-daughter-a-final-farewell-gaza-hostages-mainstream-media-and-truth/" aria-label="Read more about ‘All I wanted was to bid my daughter a final farewell’ – Gaza hostages, mainstream media and truth">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Israeli forces have been ramping up operations in the occupied West Bank– mainly the Jenin refugee camp – to “distract” from the Gaza ceasefire deal, says political analyst Dr Mohamad Elmasry. The Qatari professor said the ceasefire was being viewed domestically as a “spectacular failure” for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The ceasefire ... <a title="Israel has ramped up West Bank raids to ‘distract’ from ceasefire, says analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/israel-has-ramped-up-west-bank-raids-to-distract-from-ceasefire-says-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about Israel has ramped up West Bank raids to ‘distract’ from ceasefire, says analyst">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
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 to release the most important of all the hostages, Marwan Barghouti. During the past 22 years in Israeli prisons he has been beaten, tortured, sexually molested and had limbs broken. ... <a title="Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/marwan-barghouti-the-worlds-most-important-hostage-must-be-freed/" aria-label="Read more about Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report About 200 demonstrators gathered in the heart of New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland today to welcome the Gaza ceasefire due to come into force tomorrow, but warned they would continue to protest until justice is served with an independent and free Palestinan state. Jubilant scenes of dancing and Palestinian folk music rang ... <a title="Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/19/gaza-genocide-protesters-welcome-ceasefire-but-will-fight-on-for-justice/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
While mediator Qatar says a Gaza ceasefire deal is at the closest point it has been in the past few months — adding that many of the obstacles in the negotiations have been ironed out — a special report for Drop Site News reveals the escalation in attacks on Palestinians in Jenin in the occupied ... <a title="‘Humiliated, attacked, beaten’: How Palestinian Authority assaults West Bank refugee camp resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/humiliated-attacked-beaten-how-palestinian-authority-assaults-west-bank-refugee-camp-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Humiliated, attacked, beaten’: How Palestinian Authority assaults West Bank refugee camp resistance">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Israelis were frustrated that captives remained in Gaza and surprised that, in recent weeks, Israeli military activity there had intensified, Liel said. ‘Surprised’ over military intensity“Generally speaking, Israelis are quite surprised that the intensity of the military activity is growing. I think the general feeling here was a month or two ago that [the war] ... <a title="Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/young-israelis-dont-want-peace-warns-former-israeli-top-diplomat/" aria-label="Read more about Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Palestinian history is “deliberately ignored” and is being effectively “erased” as part of Western news media narratives, while establishment forces work to shut down anyone speaking out against Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, academics have told a university conference of legal and Middle East experts. Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz
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December 13, 2024
By Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter New Plymouth has admitted it has investments in companies active in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, contrary to New Zealand government foreign policy and United Nations rulings. The revelation comes a week after Mayor Neil Holdom refused a request from Parihaka Pā and all the district’s iwi ... <a title="Money link to illegal Israeli settlements ignites divestment battle in NZ city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/13/money-link-to-illegal-israeli-settlements-ignites-divestment-battle-in-nz-city/" aria-label="Read more about Money link to illegal Israeli settlements ignites divestment battle in NZ city">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International officials at a rally in Auckland today doubled down on their global report this week accusing Israel of genocide and called on Aotearoa New Zealand to take more action over the atrocities in the besieged enclave of Gaza. The global human rights movement’s 296-page fully documented report says Israel has ... <a title="Amnesty International doubles down on Israeli Gaza ‘genocide, atrocities’ report at NZ rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/08/amnesty-international-doubles-down-on-israeli-gaza-genocide-atrocities-report-at-nz-rally/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty International doubles down on Israeli Gaza ‘genocide, atrocities’ report at NZ rally">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has congratulated the Nelson City Council on its vote today to boycott companies which trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. The city council (pop. 58,000) — New Zealand’s 15th-largest city — became the latest local body to change its procurement policy to exclude ... <a title="Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/nelson-city-council-joins-nz-local-bodies-voting-to-sanction-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel">Read more</a>
