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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 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its “genocide hotline” campaign against soldiers involved in Israel’s war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a “predictable lineup of apologists for Israel” for their criticisms of the PSNA ... <a title="PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/psnas-minto-hits-back-at-gaza-genocide-hotline-critics-insists-nz-should-deny-israeli-soldiers-entry/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter By the time US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on China and Canada last Monday which could kickstart a trade war, New Zealand’s diplomats in Washington, DC, had already been deployed on another diplomatic drama. Republican Senator Ted Cruz had said on social media it was “difficult to ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/mediawatch-nz-media-in-the-middle-of-asia-pacific-diplomatic-drama/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama">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 2, 2025
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed in Aotearoa New Zealand? ANALYSIS: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa national chair John Minto’s campaign to identify Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers in New Zealand ... <a title="Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/02/moral-bankruptcy-israels-genocide-and-the-betrayal-of-the-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2025
Asia Pacific Report UN Special Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese has hailed the formation of The Hague Group, describing it as the “best news” from a coalition of policymakers “in a long time”. Formed on Friday in the city of its namesake, The Hague Group’s members — Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, ... <a title="UN rapporteur welcomes ‘best news’ — Hague Group coalition pushing for Palestinian state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/02/un-rapporteur-welcomes-best-news-hague-group-coalition-pushing-for-palestinian-state/" aria-label="Read more about UN rapporteur welcomes ‘best news’ — Hague Group coalition pushing for Palestinian state">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 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its “genocide hotline” campaign against soldiers involved in Israel’s war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a “predictable lineup of apologists for Israel” for their criticisms of the PSNA ... <a title="PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/psnas-minto-hits-back-at-gaza-genocide-hotline-critics-insists-nz-should-deny-israeli-soldier-visas/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
This article was written before The Electronic Intifada’s founding editor Ali Abunimah was arrested in Switzerland on Saturday afternoon for “speaking up for Palestine”. He has since been released and deported. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ali AbunimahIsrael smuggled one of its soldiers out of Cyprus, apparently fearing his detention on charges related to the genocide in ... <a title="The Electronic Intifada: Bringing Israeli genocide perpetrators to justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/the-electronic-intifada-bringing-israeli-genocide-perpetrators-to-justice/" aria-label="Read more about The Electronic Intifada: Bringing Israeli genocide perpetrators to justice">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Asia Pacific Report UN President Donald Trump’s idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as unaccepable “ethnic cleansing” and rejected by the governments of both neigbouring countries. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani, a nonresident research fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and ... <a title="Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/trumps-ethnic-cleansing-gaza-idea-dismissed-by-analysts-rejected-by-jordan-egypt-on-day-of-return/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’">Read more</a>
