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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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August 25, 2025
By Pip Hinman and Alex Bainbridge of Green Left More than 200,000 people took the streets across Australia on Saturday in a national day of action demanding that the Labor government sanctions Israel and stops the two-way arms trade. It comes after 300,000 people marched, in driving rain, across Sydney Harbour Bridge on August 3 ... <a title="200,000 plus march in Australia to demand Canberra sanctions Israel, ends arms trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/200000-plus-march-in-australia-to-demand-canberra-sanctions-israel-ends-arms-trade/" aria-label="Read more about 200,000 plus march in Australia to demand Canberra sanctions Israel, ends arms trade">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2025
RNZ News Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is condemning Israel’s E1 settlement plan for the occupied West Bank, despite New Zealand not signing a joint statement on the matter. Twenty-seven countries, including the UK and Australia, have condemned Israel’s plans to build an illegal settlement east of Jerusalem. The countries have said the plan would “make ... <a title="NZ’s Christopher Luxon condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/25/nzs-christopher-luxon-condemns-israels-west-bank-settlement-plan/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Christopher Luxon condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plan">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
OPEN QUESTION: By Bryan Bruce Dear Rt Hon Winston Peters, There was a time when New Zealanders stood up for what was morally right. There are memorials around our country for those who died fighting fascism, we wrote parts of the UN Charter of Human Rights, we took an anti-nuclear stance in 1984, and three ... <a title="Gaza – an open question for NZ’s foreign minister Winston Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/gaza-an-open-question-for-nzs-foreign-minister-winston-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza – an open question for NZ’s foreign minister Winston Peters">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Groups that have declined to join the government-sponsored “harmony accord” signed yesterday by some Muslim and Jewish groups, say that the proposed new council is “misaligned” with its aims. The signed accord was presented at Government House in Auckland. About 70 people attended, including representatives of the New Zealand Jewish Council, His ... <a title="Gaza not a religious issue – it’s a massive violation of international law, say accord critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/23/gaza-not-a-religious-issue-its-a-massive-violation-of-international-law-say-accord-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza not a religious issue – it’s a massive violation of international law, say accord critics">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Ramzy Baroud, editor of The Palestinian Chronicle The conflict between Israel and Iran over the past 12 days has redefined the regional chessboard. Here is a look at their key takeaways: Israel:Pulled in the US: Israel successfully drew the United States into a direct military confrontation with Iran, setting a significant precedent for ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: The fallout – winners and losers from the Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/ramzy-baroud-the-fallout-winners-and-losers-from-the-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: The fallout – winners and losers from the Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Pacific Media Watch BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. Israeli forces killed over 200 Palestinians in Gaza over the last 48 hours, injuring over 1037. Countless ... <a title="Starving Gaza civilians toll climbs at Israeli humanitarian ‘death traps’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/starving-gaza-civilians-toll-climbs-at-israeli-humanitarian-death-traps/" aria-label="Read more about Starving Gaza civilians toll climbs at Israeli humanitarian ‘death traps’">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Antony Loewenstein War is good for business and geopolitical posturing. Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington in early February for his first visit to the US following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, he issued a bold statement on the strategic position of Israel. “The decisions we made in the war [since ... <a title="Why Israel’s shock and awe has proven its power but lost the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/15/why-israels-shock-and-awe-has-proven-its-power-but-lost-the-war/" aria-label="Read more about Why Israel’s shock and awe has proven its power but lost the war">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Ali Kazak: born Haifa, 1947; died May 17 2025, Thailand By Helen Musa in Canberra Former Palestinian diplomat and long-time Canberra identity Ali Kazak died on Saturday en route to Palestine. Sources at the Canberra Islamic Centre report that he was recovering from heart surgery and died during a stopover in Thailand. Kazak was born ... <a title="Former Canberra diplomat Ali Kuzak dies on the way to Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/former-canberra-diplomat-ali-kuzak-dies-on-the-way-to-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Former Canberra diplomat Ali Kuzak dies on the way to Palestine">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A group of New Zealand academics at Otago University have drawn up a “Declaration on Palestine” against genocide, apartheid and scholasticide of Palestinians by Israel that has illegally occupied their indigenous lands for more than seven decades. The document, which had already drawn more than 300 signatures from staff, students and alumni ... <a title="Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/otago-academics-plan-declaration-on-palestine-to-face-daily-horrors/" aria-label="Read more about Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By David Robie on World Press Freedom Day 2025 I ask you now: Do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories – until Palestine is free. These are not my words, although I believe and ... <a title="Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/too-many-journalists-remain-silent-over-the-gaza-genocide-a-threat-to-our-media-credibility/" aria-label="Read more about Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Peaceful protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest city Auckland held an Easter prayer vigil honouring Palestinian political prisoners and the sacrifice of thousands of innocent lives as relentless Israeli bombing of displaced Gazans in tents killed at least 92 people in two days. Organisers of the rally for the 80th week since ... <a title="Palestinian solidarity vigil at Easter in NZ as Israeli bombing rages in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/20/palestinian-solidarity-vigil-at-easter-in-nz-as-israeli-bombing-rages-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian solidarity vigil at Easter in NZ as Israeli bombing rages in Gaza">Read more</a>
