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NZ’s foreign policy obligation to confront Israel’s Gaza genocide

October 22, 2026

COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs New Zealand is failing its responsibilities towards the Palestinian people; a people who are dying from the actions of Israel. Its responsibilities to hold Israel to account are laid out in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948. States are obliged to prevent and punish

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‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific Islands Forum move

October 21, 2026

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has “serious questions to answer” over Israel becoming a partner of the region’s main political decision-making institution, Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson says. Israel has joined the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a development partner, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on

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Israel joins Pacific Islands Forum as development partner

October 21, 2026

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Israel has joined the Pacific Islands Forum, the region’s principal political organisation, as a partner. The country, which has a “deep-rooted affection from Pacific communities“, confirmed the decision in a press release yesterday. Israel has stepped up its diplomatic focus on the Pacific over the last few years, winning

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Israelis mislead Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism

October 21, 2026

Wendy Bacon investigates the Israel lobbyists, PR people and astroturfers behind the Combat Antisemitism Movement targeting local councils and the Bondi Royal Commission. Michael West Media. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon Australia’s Commonwealth and NSW governments are supporting a national local government conference organised by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), whose Israel-based CEO was head of