Eighth group of Gaza children arrives in Jordan for treatment
This initiative is part of Jordan's ongoing humanitarian efforts to support the Palestinian people by providing critical healthcare services amid the worsening conditions in the besieged enclave.
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The Age
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- The Age
Stop playing politics. Call it out as genocide
To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@ Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published. PALESTINE Like many Australians and others all around the world, I find it hard to eat and watch TV these days. Starving Palestinian children scream hysterically as they try to get food from aid people. A father who hasn't eaten for four days tells of his trauma trying to feed his children, and life ebbs from a 13-year-old boy shot as he tried to access food for his starving family. Calling out a war criminal is not being antisemitic, nor is calling genocide genocide. It's being moral and ethical and showing leadership and not being complicit in genocide. We ask our politicians to please call it for what it is, not play politics with the health and lives of innocent people. They called out Hamas. Now they need to call out those, who, in claiming to be defending themselves from the terrorist Hamas, are starving and slaughtering innocent people, including the most vulnerable. Then they need to follow up with action. Meryl Tobin, Grantville Australia must act decisively on sanctions Australia's recent diplomatic posturing rings hollow in the face of our ongoing complicity in Israel's brutal campaign against Palestinians. Recognition or statements of concern mean little while Israel continues to commit grave breaches of international law – starving Gaza's population, bombing refugee camps, and expanding illegal settlements with impunity. Australia cannot credibly support a rules-based international order while ignoring the International Court of Justice's finding that Israel plausibly stands accused of genocide. Nor can we justify normalising or encouraging the normalisation of relations with a regime under investigation for genocide and apartheid. Palestinian rights – particularly the right to self-determination – must not be held hostage to the 'security concerns' of their oppressor. This framing inverts justice and places victims under permanent probation. Australia must act decisively: implement sanctions on Israel as we have on Russia, impose a two-way arms embargo, end trade and military cooperation and support international accountability mechanisms. To do less is to continue aiding and abetting a rogue state's destruction of a people. John O'Rourke, Carlton North Unilateral recognition of Palestinian an empty gesture Prime Minister Albanese is being very careful with the recognition of a Palestine state. He is right, he knows Hamas can't be excluded in any decision about a Palestinian state, and there needs to be a way to ensure such a state operates appropriately and does not threaten the existence of Israel, and that Israel itself learns to live in peace with its neighbour. This is easier said than done, the history of this conflict doesn't bode well for such an agreement, too much blood on terrorist attacks and genocidal retaliations has been spilled by the two parties. Without confronting these challenges, unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state by countries such as France, Canada and the UK is only an empty gesture not conducive to a stable two-state solution. George Fernandez, Eltham North THE FORUM To do list With such a huge parliamentary majority, now is the time for Anthony Albanese to take a couple of bold actions that are desperately needed. Firstly, a total ban on all gambling advertising. This will be ferociously resisted by the gambling industry. There's no point consulting with them – we know exactly what they will say and why. Objections will also come from organisations that benefit from the revenue. They have grown dependent on it, but they can find other income if they have to. Everybody else will be delighted to see this happen. Secondly, announce a referendum for fixed, four-year terms for federal parliament. The only objectors will be a few politicians (mostly conservative) who want to be able to manipulate the election date for their own benefit. This referendum would get the biggest 'yes' vote in Australian history. If these reforms can't be undertaken now, then when could they? Geoff Dalton, East Malvern Ambassador vacancy I honestly don't know what all the fuss is about regarding the federal opposition's concerns about the present Trump administration not appointing an ambassador. During President Trump's first term in the White House, Australia was left without an ambassador for more than two years, during which time we had two prime ministers, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison – both Liberal. Considering the facts that President Trump has become even more belligerent and unstable, has basically destroyed any trust that allies of the US ever had and cosied up to authoritarian regimes – to say nothing of what his administration has destroyed within their own borders – it would be prudent to tread warily around this man. He changes his mind on a whim and has no regard for diplomacy or decency. The list of historic charges hanging over Trump are gargantuan yet here we are, giving him the kid-glove treatment. David Legat, South Morang Back in public hands No doubt there will be howls of outrage from the usual suspects in the Coalition and from industry about union proposals to bring public transport back into government control and ownership (″ Melbourne's trains should move back into public hands to get a better deal for commuters, says union ″, 1/8). The simple question these opponents can be asked is to name a government enterprise that has been privatised and gone on to produce better and cheaper outcomes for consumers. They will struggle. The list of failures is long. Energy being the most obvious example, an unmitigated disaster for consumers. Banking and insurance are others where the existence of state-owned enterprises we once enjoyed put a price cap on the private companies. If opponents are unable to give a positive privatisation example then they should get out of the way and let public services return to public hands.
LeMonde
28 minutes ago
- LeMonde
France halts Gaza arrivals pending probe into student's antisemitic posts
France will suspend its programme to receive Palestinians from conflict-torn Gaza pending the outcome of an investigation into how a student accused of sharing antisemitic posts was allowed into the country, the French foreign minister said Friday, August 1. The move comes after officials said the female student from Gaza will have to leave France after the Sciences Po Lille university revoked her accreditation over the online posts. "No evacuation of any kind will take place until we have drawn conclusions from this investigation," Jean-Noël Barrot told Franceinfo radio. All Gazans who have entered France will undergo a second screening, he added. France has helped more than 500 people leave Gaza since the latest war between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel started, including wounded children, journalists, students and artists. The conflict, triggered by Hamas's murderous October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, has seen Israel retaliate with a deadly military campaign and an aid blockade in Gaza that some rights groups have qualified as "genocide." Lille's chief prosecutor told Agence France-Presse on Thursday a probe had been opened against the student for allegedly trying to "justify terrorism" and "justify a crime against humanity." Screenshots of posts the student allegedly shared in September – published by pro-Israel accounts on X – include an image of Adolf Hitler and words appearing to call for the death of Jews. The account attributed to the student has been taken offline, after French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau demanded it be closed down. "She must leave the country," the foreign minister confirmed, adding that discussions were ongoing to determine her destination.
DW
28 minutes ago
- DW
Middle East updates: Germany's Wadephul visits West Bank – DW – 08/01/2025
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is visiting the occupied West Bank for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Meanwhile, US special envoy Steve Witkoff is in the Gaza Strip. DW has the will contribute a further €5 million ($5.7m) to the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) to support the operation of bakeries and soup kitchens in the Gaza Strip. The announcement was made by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) while visiting UN aid facilities in Jerusalem on Thursday, where he also announced the opening of a new field hospital in Gaza. The individual, pre-built parts of the field hospital reportedly arrived in Israel in April. The facility is expected to be erected in the north of the Gaza Strip, where it will offer basic healthcare services. According to the AFP news agency, this is the first German humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territories since the start of the current conflict, which was sparked by the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, is valued at over €330 million ($376.8m). German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) will visit the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday where he will hold talks with Palestinian leader Mahmous Abbas. Increasing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians is expected to be high on the agenda in Ramallah, as is a non-binding resolution passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, last week supporting the total annexation of the West Bank by Israel. After meeting with leading Israeli politicians in Jerusalem on Thursday, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Wadephul warned that "Israel runs the risk of becoming increasingly isolated internationally" over what he called a "humanitarian disaster" in Gaza which is "beyond imagination." To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hello and welcome to our coverage of developments in the continuing conflict in the Middle East on Friday, August 1. After warning Israel on Thursday to do more to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip or face increasing international isolation, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will today travel to the occupied West Bank for talks with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. Elsewhere, US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is also in the region and is set to visit Gaza alongside the US ambassor to Israel, Mike Huckabee. Meanwhile, there are renewed reports of Palestinians being shot and killed by Israeli troops while trying to access food and aid. And if you missed anything, you can catch up on yesterday's developments here.
