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The Latest Breaking News from Palestine

Pro-Palestine protesters scale roof of Australia’s Parliament House

The protesters rolled out several banners, including one that said ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’.

Al Jazeera

Labor’s outdated rules come back to bite in Payman saga

With independents on the rise, can Labor really cling to an archaic rule that has cost it a young, smart, passionate Muslim senator?

Crikey

Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman

Members in Leichhardt ‘express solidarity’ with the rebel senator and say they share her ‘strong support’ for Palestine

The Guardian - AU

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Fashion statement: Thorpe dons pro-Palestine dress

Politicians and media bosses have strutted their stuff on Canberra's night of nights, with independent senator Lidia Thorpe making an eye-catching statement.

AAP

Activists blockade Glasgow factory in call for end of arms sales to Israel

PRO-PALESTINE activists have blockaded the Thales plant in Govan in Glasgow as they call for the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.

The National (Scotland)

Fatima Payman may resign from Labor party ‘in the coming days’, Anthony Albanese suggests

Prime minister says the Western Australian senator has made ‘decision to place herself outside the Labor party’

The Guardian - AU

Politicians dress up for Canberra’s night of nights – as it happened

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BBC issues apology after 'incorrect' news report on Palestine

THE BBC has issued an apology after 'incorrectly' reporting on Palestinian statehood ...

The National (Scotland)

Political strategist Glenn Druery having ‘informal conversations’ with Muslim groups and Fatima Payman

The so-called preference whisperer approached by Muslim groups to discuss next election following rising anger about Labor’s stance on Palestine and Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU

Albo ‘like a stunned rabbit’ as Crikey readers back ‘courageous’ Payman for crossing the floor

‘Fatima Payman is following Labor’s platform. It is the caucus and cabinet that are not.’

Crikey

Fatima Payman breached ‘caucus solidarity’. What does this mean and why is it so significant?

The machinations of the Australian Labor Party machine are back in the spotlight this week, with Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman crossing the floor to support a Greens-backed motion calling for the Australian Senate to “recognise the State of Palestine”.

The Conversation

Six athletes, including one woman, in Palestine team for Paris Olympics

Six athletes, including one woman, have been selected to represent Palestine at the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

View from The Hill: Fatima Payman alleges attempts to ‘intimidate’ her into quitting the Senate

Rebel Senator Fatima Payman has escalated her confrontation with the Labor Party by claiming “some members” are trying to intimidate her into quitting the Senate.

The Conversation

Labor’s foot-dragging on Gaza atrocities leaves way open to Payman fiasco

Why should Labor Senator Fatima Payman not cross the floor when the government won’t even stop funding the company that helped murder Zomi Frankcom?

Crikey

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese stands by Fatima Payman’s suspension over Palestine ‘stunt’

Greens motion that Labor senator crossed floor to support was designed to put her in a difficult position, PM says after her appearance on ABC Insiders

The Independent UK

Chris Martin asks Glastonbury crowd to send love to Israel and Palestine in world peace speech

‘We’re sending this out as a beacon of togetherness in a time when it might seem like that’s impossible,’ frontman said

AAP

Defiant senator suspended from Labor over Palestine

Outspoken Labor senator Fatima Payman has been suspended from the Labor Party caucus after declaring she would cross the floor again on Palestinian statehood.

Radio France Internationale

France's tense political climate mirrors Israel's, says scholar Ilan Pappé

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has seen his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine reissued in France after a French publisher pulled it from shelves. He tells RFI that it fits with a broader political climate that limits freedom of expression, both across Europe and in Israel.

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The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer 'set to delay recognition of Palestinian statehood'

KEIR Starmer is putting a “whiff of power” before his obligations on Palestine, the SNP have said, amid reports the Labour leader is planning to…

Al Jazeera

‘No way I can vote Labour’: Will pro-Palestine Brits sway the UK election?

Despite raging protests, those abandoning Labour over Starmer’s position are unlikely to affect the outcome.

Salon

The archeobotany of occupation

Uprooted altars in the occupied home of Goliath reveal a goddess of plenty as Palestinians starve

Al Jazeera

Palestinians in Lebanon ready to fight if Israel starts war with Hezbollah

Palestinians in Lebanon believe they will be targeted if Israel intensifies its conflict with Hezbollah.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong confirms some in Labor caucus ‘upset’ Fatima Payman crossed the floor on Palestine

Foreign minister and others say they had to argue internally for change on marriage equality, stressing importance of party unity

AAP

Students face expulsion over uni Palestine encampments

Up to 20 students at the University of Melbourne say they are facing expulsion months after taking part in pro-Palestine protests.

AAP

Ministers back benching senator for pro-Palestine vote

Senior ministers have defended Anthony Albanese's decision to temporarily bench a Labor senator for supporting a pro-Palestine motion by crossing the floor.

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