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April 7, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Nour Odeh, a Palestinian political analyst, has told Al Jazeera’s Inside Story that the US is more likely to move in the “right direction” when it comes to Israel if it feels pressure from its allies, reports Al Jazeera. “The more Washington feels pressure from its friends, that its policy on Israel ... <a title="More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’ on Gaza, says analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/07/more-pressure-from-us-allies-could-see-change-to-untenable-policy-on-gaza-says-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’ on Gaza, says analyst">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report On my office wall hangs a framed portrait of Shireen Abu Akleh, the inspiring and celebrated American-Palestinian journalist known across the Middle East to watchers of Al Jazeera Arabic, who was assassinated by an Israeli military sniper with impunity. State murder. She was gunned down in ... <a title="From Gaza to West Papua, the long struggle for justice and freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/from-gaza-to-west-papua-the-long-struggle-for-justice-and-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about From Gaza to West Papua, the long struggle for justice and freedom">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2024
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter A petition urging the New Zealand government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been tabled in the House. More than 200 people gathered on Parliament’s forecourt today and they were met by MPs from Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori. Member of the ... <a title="16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled in House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/29/16000-sign-nz-petition-urging-more-support-for-gaza-tabled-in-house/" aria-label="Read more about 16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled in House">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2024
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter The New Zealand government is being urged to create a special humanitarian visa for Palestinians in Gaza with ties to this country. More than 30 organisations — including World Vision, Save the Children and Greenpeace — have sent an open letter to ministers, calling on them to step ... <a title="NZ government urged to help evacuate Palestinians from war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/21/nz-government-urged-to-help-evacuate-palestinians-from-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government urged to help evacuate Palestinians from war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland’s Takutai Square today hailed the strong stance of Ireland over Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza – in contrast to a weak New Zealand position – while two blocks away in Te Komititanga Square (Britomart) hundreds of revellers were celebrating St Patrick’s Day. “The Irish ... <a title="NZ Palestine protesters praise Irish solidarity over Gaza on St Patrick’s Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/17/nz-palestine-protesters-praise-irish-solidarity-over-gaza-on-st-patricks-day/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestine protesters praise Irish solidarity over Gaza on St Patrick’s Day">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The United States’ airdrops of aid into Gaza are a textbook case of cognitive dissonance on the part of the US administration — dropping food while continuing to send Israel bombs with which to pulverise Gaza, reports Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post. And, says the media watch programme presenter Richard Gizbert, the ... <a title="‘Who is the superpower? The US or Israel?’ Al Jazeera on the absurdity of airdrops in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/who-is-the-superpower-the-us-or-israel-al-jazeera-on-the-absurdity-of-airdrops-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Who is the superpower? The US or Israel?’ Al Jazeera on the absurdity of airdrops in Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2024
The War on Gaza will be etched in the memories of generations to come — the brutality of Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, and the ferocity of Israel’s retaliation. In this Four Corners investigative report, The Forever War, broadcast in Australia last night, ABC’s global affairs editor John Lyons asks the tough questions — challenging ... <a title="‘The Forever War’ – ABC Four Corners reports on the assault on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/12/the-forever-war-abc-four-corners-reports-on-the-assault-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The Forever War’ – ABC Four Corners reports on the assault on Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 5000 protesters calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli’s genocidal war on Gaza took today part in a rally in Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square and a march up Queen Street in the business heart of New Zealand’s largest city. This was one of a series of protests across ... <a title="‘Not complicated’ over killing children, Swarbrick tells Gaza ceasefire rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/not-complicated-over-killing-children-swarbrick-tells-gaza-ceasefire-rally/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not complicated’ over killing children, Swarbrick tells Gaza ceasefire rally">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2024
Pacific Media Watch About 25 pro-Palestinian protesters picketed the Auckland headquarters of Radio New Zealand today in the second of two demonstrations claiming that media is providing biased coverage of Israeli’s war on Gaza that is now in its fifth month. Last week protesters directed their criticism at Television New Zealand which never reported the ... <a title="Palestine supporters picket RNZ studios and call for ‘truth’ on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/palestine-supporters-picket-rnz-studios-and-call-for-truth-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine supporters picket RNZ studios and call for ‘truth’ on Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A report by a media watchdog has revealed the United Kingdom’s media bias in covering the Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel’s five-month genocidal bombardment and ground assault in response. “Much of the news coverage of 7 October refers to Hamas’s attacks on Southern Israel as ground zero, with guests or ... <a title="Media watchdog calls out biased UK reporting over Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/media-watchdog-calls-out-biased-uk-reporting-over-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdog calls out biased UK reporting over Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 29, 2024
RNZ News Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has designated the political wing of Hamas as a “terrorist” entity. New Zealand designated the military wing of Hamas as a terrorist entity in 2010. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the government unequivocally condemned the “brutal” terrorist attacks by Hamas in October, and the move had been taken after ... <a title="NZ govt designates political wing of Hamas a ‘terrorist’ entity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/29/nz-govt-designates-political-wing-of-hamas-a-terrorist-entity/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt designates political wing of Hamas a ‘terrorist’ entity">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2024
While telling today’s Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland about creative “good news” humanitarian aid plans to help Palestinians amid the War on Gaza, New Zealand Kia Ora Gaza advocate and organiser Roger Fowler also condemned Israel’s genocidal conduct. He was interviewed by Anadolu News Agency after a Freedom Flotilla Coalition planning meeting in Istanbul with ... <a title="Kia Ora Gaza organiser condemns ‘open genocide’ in Gaza Strip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/24/kia-ora-gaza-organiser-condemns-open-genocide-in-gaza-strip/" aria-label="Read more about Kia Ora Gaza organiser condemns ‘open genocide’ in Gaza Strip">Read more</a>
