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Palestine Israel Media Report Monday 21 July 2025 1/ 73 Palestinians killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, health ministry says (The Age, SMH, 21/7/2025) [link to article] 2/ A fight at the opera as performer unfurls Palestine flag on stage (The Age, SMH, 21/7/2025) [link to article] 3/ Online hate report exposes ‘overt effort to normalise antisemitism’ (The Age, […]

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: July 21-27, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9340

At least 36 shot dead near Gaza food site: hospital Canberra Times / AAP | 20 July 2025 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9020190/at-least-36-shot-dead-near-gaza-food-site-hospital/ At least 36 people have been killed by Israeli fire while they were on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip at dawn, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Nasser Hospital […]

Palestine Israel Media Report Saturday 19 July 2025 ABC News Anthony Albanese calls recent actions in Gaza ‘completely indefensible’ in interview from China [link to article] Top church leaders meet in Gaza as Israel strikes kill several in Khan Younis [link to article] Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is bombing […]

Palestine Israel Media Report Friday 18 July 2025 PEARLS AND IRRITATIONS THE AGE THE AUSTRALIAN ABC NEWS HERALD SUN NEWS.COM.AU THE GUARDIAN CANBERRA TIMES . JOIN THE MEDIA WATCH GROUP >> Search Google Groups “Palestine Israel Media Monitoring” group. . 9324

FPM Media Report Wednesday 16 July 2025 Why Israel is conducting strikes in Syria as sectarian violence rages https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/why-israel-is-conducting-air-strikes-in-syria/105536098 Just over six months since the downfall of Syria’s long-time leader, Bashar al-Assad, the country’s fragile post-war order is on the brink. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship […]

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he believes antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal did not know husband’s trust donated to Advance ABC | Paul Johnson | 14 July 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/tony-burke-antisemitism-envoy-jillian-segal-advance/105531310 Australia’s antisemitism envoy says she had “no involvement” in a donation made by a trust linked to her husband that went to lobby group Advance. Home […]

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: July 14-20, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9293

A city grappling with weekly protests and antisemitism The Age | Sophie Aubrey & Kieran Rooney | 13 July 2025 https://edition.theage.com.au/shortcode/THE965/edition/39938d2d-35f6-7eeb-ecfb-4b56a2d4027e?page=443a4d3b-798f-c87e-b5a7-6e582cc22386& For a year and a half, many of Fiona Cochrane’s Sundays have looked much the same. She boards a train, often with her children and grandchildren, and joins hundreds – sometimes thousands – of […]

Police told not to confront CBD protesters The Age | Cameron Houston, Chip Le Grand & Rachel Eddie | 8 July 2025 https://edition.theage.com.au/shortcode/THE965/edition/f6304a53-35d9-31c1-612d-878ecbe46a91?page=35c2cda0-3bec-b99a-82ab-3f6f4f578f5f& Victoria’s new chief commissioner has ordered a review into police handling of a violent attack on an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne after it emerged officers were earlier given orders not to interact […]

Palestine Israel Media Report 10 July 2025 1/ Israel’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ on ruins of Rafah paves way for Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ (The Age, SMH, 10/7/2025) 2/ Letters (The Age, 10/7/2025) 3/ ‘Not our job’ to police keffiyehs in classrooms, says NSW Education Department (The Australian, 10/7/2025) 4/ Netanyahu and Trump talk hostages as Gaza war grinds on (Canberra Times, 10/7/2025) 5/ Nothing […]

Palestine Israel Media Report Friday 11 July 2025

10 July 2025: We are deeply alarmed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s embrace of recommendations that would see public funding withheld from universities, media organisations, and arts institutions unless they adopt a deeply contested definition of antisemitism—one that dangerously conflates criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews.

8 July 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the East Melbourne Synagogue.

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: July 7-13, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9241

7 July 2025: Rob Martin, a retired businessman from Clyde North, will fly to Italy tomorrow to join the international campaign to break Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip.

Man charged over Melbourne synagogue fire amid calls for parliament to reconvene to pass new protest laws ABC | 6 July 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/synagogue-fire-charges-protest-laws-victorian-parliament/105498480 A man has been charged after the door of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue was set alight while people were inside on Friday night. The NSW man has been charged with […]

FPM Media Report Wednesday July 2 2025 At least 30 dead in Israeli strike on internet cafe in Gaza popular with journalists https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-01/israel-attacks-gaza-cafe-internet-killing-journalist/105480502 By Maddy Morwood with wires In short: An internet cafe in Gaza frequented by journalists was targeted by the Israeli military, killing at least 30 people including Palestinian photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab. […]

Israeli bombardment in Gaza kills 58 people in one day ABC / Reuters | 1 July 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-01/israeli-bombardment-in-gaza-kills-58-people-in-one-day/105479464 A beachfront cafe and schools were among targets struck on Monday as Israel stepped up its latest campaign in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has signalled it would be intensifying operations in the Palestinian enclave after […]

Israeli strikes kill at least 72 people in Gaza as prospects for ceasefire in war improve ABC / AP | 29 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/israel-strikes-gaza-displacement-tents-ceasefire-talks-improve/105473676 More than 70 people, including children, have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to Palestian health officials. There have been sporadic indirect talks between Israel and Hamas since Israel […]

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: June 30-July 6, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9193

FPM Media Report Saturday June 28 2025 IDF launches investigation into possible war crimes after deaths near aid sites https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/israeli-strike-kills-18-palestinians-in-central-gaza/105471440 In short: The Israeli military has opened an inquiry into possible war crimes after deaths near a Gaza aid site. Meanwhile, 18 people have been killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza, in an […]

Donald Trump’s f-bomb is one missile that could sway Benjamin Netanyahu ABC | Matthew Doran | 25 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/trump-and-netanyahu-ceasefire-reaction-analysis/105456502 The world is rarely left wondering what Donald Trump thinks. It might be confounded by the tone, but most of the time his unique turn of phrase expresses a blunt assessment of what’s happening in […]

Palestine Israel Media Report Thursday 19 June 2025 Gazans fear they are being forgotten amid focus on Iran https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-19/gazans-fear-they-are-being-forgotten-amid-focus-on-iran/105434708 While Israel’s war with Iran continues, Gazans are begging for help, saying their suffering is being ignored because of the new conflict. “No one cares about Gaza. The massacres continue in silence,” Mahmoud Wadi, from northern […]

20-22 July 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne (FPM) is organising some transport from Melbourne/Naarm to the Converge On Canberra event and return. Please read the following details before making your registration.

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: June 23-29, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9132

US military moving B-2 bombers from mainland US to Guam – report The Guardian | 22 June 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/21/israel-iran-war-live-fresh-attacks-exchanged-as-israel-says-it-has-set-back-tehrans-nuclear-program-by-at-least-two-or-three-years The US military is moving B-2 bombers from mainland US to the Pacific island of Guam, two US officials told Reuters on Saturday. The New York Times further reports that the bombers, which have a range […]

Free Palestine Melbourne Media Report Saturday June 21 2025 Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear uranium enrichment plants. Here are the contamination risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/israel-attack-iran-nuclear-uranium-enrichment-contamination-risk/105441886 By Hanan Dervisevic with wires Israel has been targeting Iran from the air since last Friday in what it has described as an effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. According […]

Israeli tanks kill 59 people at Khan Younis aid site in Gaza, local medics say ABC / Reuters| 18 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/brk-israeli-tank-fires-on-gaza-aid/105429632 At least 59 people have been killed at a Gaza aid site in southern Gaza. Local medics say Israeli tanks opened fire on crowds as they attempted to access aid. A spokesperson for […]

Palestine-Israel Media Report Tuesday 17 June 2025   Australian deported from US says he was targeted for writing on Palestine protests https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/australian-deported-from-us-says-he-was-targeted-for-writing-on-palestine-protests-20250616-p5m7qn.html Washington: An Australian man who attended Columbia University and was returning to the United States for a holiday says he was detained and questioned for 12 hours by American border officials about his involvement […]

Campaign Strategy Day, Saturday 5th July 2025, 10am-3pm, Melbourne/Naarm.

Wednesday 25 June 2025, 7pm, online webinar: The ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: June 9-15, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9069

FPM Media Bulletin Saturday June 7 2025 All universities in Gaza have been destroyed. What does this mean for Palestinians? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-07/gaza-lost-generation-of-students-academic-say/105379150 By Isabella Michie and Ali Benton for Late Night Live The Islamic University of Gaza was once a buzzing campus, filled with ambitious students studying everything from medicine to literature. Now, displaced families huddle […]

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: May 26 – June 1, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9071

FPM Media Report, Monday June 16 2025

Thursday 19 June 2025, 12pm: Let the Sumoud Convoy through! Let the people march for Gaza! Where: Naarm/Melbourne.

What’s On around Naarm/Melbourne & Regional Victoria: June 16-22, 2025 With thanks to the dedicated activists at Friends of the Earth Melbourne! . . See also these Palestine events listings from around the country: 9063

FPM Media Report, Sunday June 15 2025

FPM Media Report Saturday June 14 2025 Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel as Trump pushes Tehran to take nuclear deal https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-14/iran-israel-nuclear-strikes-donald-trump/103698520 In short: Iran has sent “hundreds” of missiles towards Israel in response to Israel’s wave of bombings across Iran, which are believed to have killed a significant number of military leaders and […]

Israeli fire kills 41 in Gaza, health officials say, as rival militia emerges to challenge Hamas https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-12/israel-defense-forces-ghf-drone-yasser-abu-shabab-gaza-strip/105406038 By Andrew Thorpe, with wires In short: At least 41 people were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday,  many close to an aid site operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The Israeli military said […]

13 June 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne strongly condemns the recent military strikes carried out by the Israeli occupation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in the killing of civilians, including women and children, and targeted both civilian and strategic sites.

Israel accused of breaching international law by storming Madleen aid ship https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/greta-thunberg-boat-interception-latest-doran/105397110 By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran In short: Lawyers for the crew of the civilian aid ship ‘Madleen’ are accusing Israeli forces of illegally intercepting the ship in international waters. Israeli forces seized the vessel and arrested the crew, including Swedish activist Greta […]

ISRAEL-PALESTINE MEDIA REPORT 11.6.25 Australia, UK sanction Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich ABC | Matthew Doran & Tom Crowley | 11 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/australia-to-sanction-two-israeli-ministers/105401564 Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions against far-right Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. The pair will face a travel ban […]

Israeli minister warns Greta Thunberg to turn back as Freedom Flotilla approaches Gaza ABC | Matthew Doran | 9 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/israel-katz-greta-turn-back-madleen-aid-ship-idf-military/105392192 Israel’s defence minister has warned activist Greta Thunberg that the aid ship she is travelling on towards the Gaza Strip should turn around, saying the IDF will take all necessary steps to stop […]

9 June 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne condemns the Israeli military’s unlawful interception and abduction of international volunteers aboard the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The ship was in international waters, en route to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, when it was stormed by Israeli forces and diverted to Israel.

FPM Media Report Tuesday June 3 2025 Hamas accused of brutal crackdown on protesters in Gaza https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/hamas-accused-of-brutal-crackdown-on-protesters-in-gaza/105348408 By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran and ABC staff in Gaza Palestinians have taken to the streets to protest against Hamas. (ABC News) Hanging from the tarpaulin walls of Amal Ashraf Al Shafa’a’s tent are three posters showing […]

Israel and Hamas accuse each other of attack on civilians at Gaza aid site ABC | Matthew Doran & Cherine Yazbeck | 2 June 2025 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/israel-hamas-trade-black-for-attack-civilians-at-gaza-aid-site/105364290 More than 30 Palestinians were killed during gunfire at a southern Gaza aid distribution site on Sunday morning. Hamas accused Israeli forces of opening fire on civilians, but Israel […]

‘Annihilation is coming’ Daily Telegraph | 1 June 2025 https://todayspaper.dailytelegraph.com.au/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=1246803f-13e8-4b83-99bf-32d89840e222&share=true Gaza: Israel said Hamas must accept a hostage deal in Gaza or “be annihilated”, as US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire agreement was “very close”. It came amid dire conditions on the ground, with the United Nations yet again warning Gaza’s entire population […]

FPM Media Report Saturday May 31 2025 Palestinian children sent back to war-ravaged Gaza after medical treatment in Jordan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/palestinian-children-sent-back-to-gaza-after-treatment-in-jordan/105351612 By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran and ABC staff in Gaza In short: Palestinian children evacuated to Jordan for desperately needed medical treatment have been sent back to Gaza, fearful for their lives. Some families […]