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The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind

February 15, 2026

While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank. Asia-Pacific specialist journalist Ben Bohane reports from Bethlehem for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane We are no more than 5 minutes out of Bethlehem on a crisp December ... <a title="The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/the-west-bank-israels-atrocities-in-clear-sight-but-out-of-mind/" aria-label="Read more about The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind">Read more</a>

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Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence

February 15, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. How does ... <a title="Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/maher-nazzal-the-epstein-files-the-real-scandal-is-the-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence">Read more</a>

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Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway

February 15, 2026

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has dismissed recent accusations of anti-Semitism against her as “shameful and defamatory” in an interview on France 24. She has also warned that “the plan to fully destroy Gaza continues” and denounced Israeli measures in the ... <a title="Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/francesca-albanese-why-a-revolutionary-shift-on-global-justice-is-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway">Read more</a>

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Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets

February 14, 2026

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-state-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>

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Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets

February 13, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ

February 13, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be ... <a title="Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/saige-england-bearing-witness-we-are-seeing-a-rise-of-totalitarian-predator-injustice-from-gaza-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ">Read more</a>

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NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters

February 11, 2026

By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in Australia went viral — including attacks on Muslims praying in Sydney’s Town Hall Square after the rally on Monday. His “primary concern”, he told ABC TV, was to prevent the ... <a title="NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/nsw-premier-minns-police-attack-muslims-in-prayer-peaceful-gaza-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters">Read more</a>

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Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns

February 11, 2026

OPEN LETTER: By James Ricketson Dear Premier Chris Minns I was arrested outside the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening charged with assaulting a police officer. During my violent arrest I sustained several bloody injuries. I can barely walk today and my right kidney hurts very badly as a result of its being punched. Or ... <a title="Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/sydney-police-brutality-over-herzog-an-open-letter-to-premier-minns/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns">Read more</a>

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Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide

February 9, 2026

Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have entirely lost control of the Israel narrative. As thousands massed around the country tonight to protest against the visit of President Herzog, the government’s claims of fostering “social cohesion” are a shambles. The mainstream media, too. Any remaining ... <a title="Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/herzog-backlash-crushes-albos-social-cohesion-thousands-protest-nationwide/" aria-label="Read more about Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide">Read more</a>

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Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji

February 9, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Jim Sanday When peace is being designed, Fiji is not invited into the room. When peace needs enforcing, Fiji is asked to send soldiers. That uncomfortable reality is exposed by the emergence of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza. While New Zealand was formally invited to join the Board ... <a title="Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/troops-without-a-seat-the-gaza-board-of-peace-and-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji">Read more</a>

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Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia

February 7, 2026

Writing in The Guardian on Thursday, UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti laid out the reasons Israeli President Isaac Herzog should not be welcome in Australia, and urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to correct his terrible mistake in inviting him. COMMENTARY: By Chris Sidoti It’s not too late for Anthony Albanese to withdraw the invitation to the ... <a title="Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/isaac-herzog-is-accused-of-inciting-genocide-in-gaza-he-shouldnt-be-welcomed-to-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia">Read more</a>

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Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth

February 7, 2026

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook If you struggle to cope with the endless pressure to communicate in an ever-more connected world, spare a thought for the late serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The flood of three million documents released by the US Department of Justice last weekend confirm ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/jonathan-cook-the-criminal-elite-exposed-in-the-epstein-files-are-burying-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth">Read more</a>