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February 11, 2025
Yasser Abdulaal, who has lived in Ōtautahi Christchurch for five years, said his two sisters had lost their homes in the 15-month-long war. “Toxic wasteland” . . . Palestinians take shelter in tents set up amid heavily damaged buildings in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Image: Al Jazeera screenshot APR Abdulaal said they and ... <a title="Ōtautahi man says family in Gaza will never leave despite US proposal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/11/otautahi-man-says-family-in-gaza-will-never-leave-despite-us-proposal/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtautahi man says family in Gaza will never leave despite US proposal">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist New Zealand should be robust in its response to the “unacceptable” situation in Gaza but it must also back its allies against threats by the US President, says an international relations academic. Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman said the rest of the world also “should ... <a title="NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/nz-must-take-robust-gaza-stance-stop-tip-toeing-around-trump-warns-academic/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic">Read more</a>
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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 1, 2025
Asia Pacific Report One of the key early leaders of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the “heroic” resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel’s ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally ... <a title="NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/01/nz-palestinian-network-advocate-janfrie-wakim-praises-heroic-gaza-calls-for-more-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2025
The Gaza ceasefire deal proves that Israeli politics can only survive if it’s engaged in perpetual war. US President Donald Trump has unsettled Arab leaders with his obscene suggestion that Egypt and Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza. Both Egypt and Jordan have stated that this is a non-starter and will not happen. Israeli extremists have ... <a title="As Donald Trump plays God in Gaza, Israel acts like spoiled brat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/01/as-donald-trump-plays-god-in-gaza-israel-acts-like-spoiled-brat/" aria-label="Read more about As Donald Trump plays God in Gaza, Israel acts like spoiled brat">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 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A co-founder of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the “heroic” resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel’s ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau ... <a title="NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/26/nz-palestinian-network-co-founder-janfrie-wakim-praises-heroic-gaza-calls-for-more-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (FPSN) and its allies have called for “justice and accountability” over Israel’s 15 months of genocide and war crimes. The Pacific-based network met in a solidarity gathering last night in the capital Suva hosted by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and issued a statement. “A moment ... <a title="Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/fiji-solidarity-network-welcomes-gaza-ceasefire-but-calls-for-justice-accountability/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
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 emitted 52 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. A figure equivalent to the annual emissions of 126 states and territories. It seems somehow wrong to be writing ... <a title="Climate crisis: The carbon footprint of the Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/climate-crisis-the-carbon-footprint-of-the-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Climate crisis: The carbon footprint of the Gaza genocide">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 22, 2025
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 in prison are people who never received a fair trial, people that independent inquirers say are wrongly imprisoned. Still in prison kids who cursed soldiers who walked into their ... <a title="Palestinians return home to Gaza ashes – if we want peace, face the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/palestinians-return-home-to-gaza-ashes-if-we-want-peace-face-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinians return home to Gaza ashes – if we want peace, face the truth">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Steven Cowan, editor of Against The Current New Zealand’s One News interviewed a Gaza journalist last week who has called out the Western media for its complicity in genocide. For some 15 months, the Western media have framed Israel’s genocidal rampage in Gaza as a “legitimate” war. Pretending to provide an objective and ... <a title="Gaza and the Western media – complicit in genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/gaza-and-the-western-media-complicit-in-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza and the Western media – complicit in genocide">Read more</a>
