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Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now failing

March 12, 2026

Israel’s war on Iran reveals a deeper crisis: the collapse of a psychological doctrine built on fear and invincibility. The Palestine Chronicle reports. ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s military strategy has long relied on psychological dominance and deterrence built on overwhelming violence. Massacres during the Nakba helped establish fear as a strategic tool to weaken ... <a title="Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now failing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/ramzy-baroud-israels-greatest-weapon-was-fear-and-its-now-failing/" aria-label="Read more about Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now failing">Read more</a>

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French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

March 11, 2026

By ‘Alakihihifo Vailala of PMN News French Polynesia’s President Moetai Brotherson says growing global instability is a reminder that Pacific nations must strengthen cooperation within the region. Speaking to PMN News in an exclusive interview, Brotherson said the Pacific must focus on deeper partnerships with neighbours such as New Zealand to build resilience against external ... <a title="French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/french-polynesia-urges-pacific-to-unite-amid-rising-global-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions">Read more</a>

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The reporting on Iran and Gaza the US-Israel war machine can’t control

March 11, 2026

Drop Site News Right now, the United States and Israel are continuing their bombardment of Iran. As the confirmed death toll climbs past 1330 and hospitals, schools, and residential neighborhoods are hit daily, the media apparatus that sold you the Iraq war and denied Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians for the last two years is ... <a title="The reporting on Iran and Gaza the US-Israel war machine can’t control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/the-reporting-on-iran-and-gaza-the-us-israel-war-machine-cant-control/" aria-label="Read more about The reporting on Iran and Gaza the US-Israel war machine can’t control">Read more</a>

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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

March 10, 2026

REVIEW: By Lee Duffield Declining population in West Papua, and critical loss of life through clashes with the Indonesia military raise the question of genocide in a new book by Brisbane writer Dr Greg Poulgrain. This work, Curse of Gold, published in English by Kompas, as the title indicates traces the roots of subjugation going ... <a title="Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/taking-the-wealth-the-plunder-and-impoverishment-of-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua">Read more</a>

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Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?

March 10, 2026

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG’s capital. The government is determined to end the role of settlements as what Prime Minister James Marape describes as “breeding ... <a title="Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/academics-warning-over-png-settlement-evictions-doomed-to-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?">Read more</a>

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West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

March 10, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Ali MirinIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto has increasingly presented himself on the international stage as a mediator and promoter of peace. Yet this global diplomatic posture raises a critical question: how credible is Indonesia’s claim to peace leadership while a prolonged humanitarian crisis continues in West Papua? In late February 2026, Prabowo offered Indonesia’s ... <a title="West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/west-papuas-humanitarian-crisis-stalls-prabowos-global-peacemaker-credibility-bid/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid">Read more</a>

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’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids

March 10, 2026

Zahra Sultana has mocked US and Israeli pretensions, saying in a BBC interview on Sunday — International Women’s Day — that the girls in the Minab school were slaughtered “apparently to liberate women”. SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins of Common Dreams US and Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 300 Iranian and Lebanese children over the ... <a title="’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/10-classrooms-full-of-children-us-israeli-war-kills-hundreds-of-iranian-lebanese-kids/" aria-label="Read more about ’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids">Read more</a>

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US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint

March 9, 2026

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The United States military has begun the formal environmental review process for the continuation of large-scale training and testing activities in waters around the Northern Mariana Islands and on Farallon de Medinilla. The Department of the Navy, including the US Navy and Marine Corps, ... <a title="US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/us-military-opens-environmental-review-for-expanded-marianas-training-footprint/" aria-label="Read more about US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint">Read more</a>

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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

March 9, 2026

REVIEW: Asia Pacific Report West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta Badi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our Time, in its pre-launch international premiere in New Zealand last night. It was shown for the first time back in West Papua at the southeastern town of ... <a title="West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/west-papuan-doco-pig-feast-exposes-oligarchs-food-security-crisis-and-ecocide-under-noses-of-military/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military">Read more</a>

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The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped

March 8, 2026

COMMENTARY:  By Eugene Doyle Three more schools and a major hospital have been bombed in Iran and more in Lebanon by the US-Israeli military, all within the first week of launching their latest war. This is a pattern, not “collateral damage”. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said on March 7 that the ... <a title="The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/the-smallest-coffins-are-always-the-heaviest-the-us-israeli-killing-of-children-must-be-stopped/" aria-label="Read more about The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped">Read more</a>

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Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war on Iran

March 8, 2026

Thousands of British anti-war demonstrators yesterday marched through central London, calling for an immediate halt to US and Israeli military operations against Iran and an end to arms sales to Israel, Anadolu Ajansi reports. According to the Manchester Evening News, the protest drew between 5000 and 6000 participants, based on estimates from the Metropolitan Police. ... <a title="Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/thousands-of-protesters-in-london-demand-end-to-us-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>

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165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity

March 8, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Hana Saada In an era when images can circle the globe in seconds and newsrooms claim to uphold universal humanitarian principles; one might expect the killing of 165 schoolgirls inside a primary school to dominate international headlines. One would expect emergency debates, moral outrage, and relentless coverage. Yet in the southeastern Iranian city ... <a title="165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/165-massacred-schoolgirls-in-iran-and-the-silence-that-exposes-the-wests-moral-selectivity/" aria-label="Read more about 165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity">Read more</a>