This is a village where Bedouins who’ve relocated from their traditional grazing lands have created a very modest home: small shacks; no land for their goats to graze on, so they’re hand feeding; and a school built from recycled tyres, with funding from...
The petition requests the House to ‘recognise the state of Palestine because, if the House is genuinely committed to a lasting two-state solution and advancing peace in the Middle East and beyond, then it must formally recognise the state of Palestine to ensure...
This is so very different from what we see in Israel, where risk is managed and mitigated but is seen as important for cutting-edge, leading-edge technology, innovation and new ideas. There is an acceptance of a level of risk in Israel, which is at the forefront of so...
With Labor’s national conference coming at the end of the year, I signal that I’m campaigning for our party to adopt the clear policy that upon forming government we must immediately recognise Palestine as a state. Simply, enough is enough. If the...
We look beyond our borders as a proponent of democracy and human rights everywhere, not just where it is politically expedient. We look to international peace, to justice in Palestine, to welcoming refugees. Full speech Senator FARUQI (New South Wales) (17:00): Good...