Voices 4 Palestine II Menzies 4 Palestine Interview II NT Report II This is the Week II Don Sutherland II

Headlines: This week, Slovenia imposed sanctions on Israel’s
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first EU state to do so. The
Slovenian government  cited the arrest warrant issued by the
International Criminal Court (ICC) in November 2024, on charges of
war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Gaza
since October 2023and the July 2024 advisory opinion by the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirming the illegality of
Israel's occupation and the obligations of third states not to
recognise it.Israel Strike of the West Asian region including
strikes on Yemen as well as a quick report of the most recent UN
meeting of the general assembly. From the desk of Prof. Mazin
Qumsiyeh who can follow here:The most shocking thing at the UN is
not what you expect. Netanyahu'sspeech was largely boycotted by
most delegates who walked out. He said whatyou expect him to say:
doubling down on his rhetoric and threatening thewhole world (at
one point saying to watch what he does when he returns to"Israel"
in response to the recognition of a state of Palestine). 
DonaldTrump spoke, rambling boisterous, dismissive of the world,
self centered,and lying as usual. He said to his stunned silent
audience: "I am reallygood at this stuff. Your countries are going
to hell... It is true I havebeen right about everything."  But
this was all expected. Also expectedthat other western countries,
knowing a western-suppored genocide is goingon, try to wiggle out
of it by declaring support for a Palestinian statewithout
Palestinian rights. For example France and England want the stateto
lie about history in school textbooks, to deny indigenous people
rights(especially right of return), and most importantly to
delegitimizeresistance to colonialism. Mahmoud Abbas whose term
expired 15 years agogave a UN speech by video after being denied a
visa by the US. Instead ofrallying against the US/Israeli dictats,
he tried to reassure them that hewill disarm the resistance etc. In
short they all want to support apartheidbut differ on best way
forward! The recognition of the "state of Palestine"is conditional
on acceptance of a racist apartheid genocidal regime in thesame was
as recognition in apartheid South Africa of the fake
Zululandbantustan! But the situation here is far worse than
apartheid in SouthAfrica. There it was settler colonialism and here
it is DISPLACEMNT andETHNIC CLEANSING and GENOCIDE in a scale not
seen in the past 100 years.8.5 million Palestinians are refugees or
displaced people. Hardly anyonemaking speeches at the UN mentioned
this or came close to making the rightdiagnosis of what ails
us.  But there were notable exceptions such asVenezuela (hence
Trump is bombing it). The reality is that the mostshocking thing at
the UN theater of the absurd is the discord betweentalking about
Israel being isolated while taking no practical steps to stopthis
genocidal regime which still exterminating civilians, attacking
shipsin International waters, bombing nearby countries, torturing
politicalprisoners, and starving our people. No UN speech saves a
single child. Whatis needed is boycotts, divestments and sanctions
(bdsmovement.net).Report about the Italian general strike and the
applicable lessons to the Australian concept and what can be done
about mobilising community groups towards collective and autonomous
action. Francesca Albanese speech from Together for
Palestine. Voices 4 Palestine II here Comrade Viviene
Langford brings us another report from the Sydney rallies, this
week we hear from Angus Macflane of the ASU about a union response
and responsibility. Menzies 4 Palestine Interview II
hereStratos from the community group Menzies for Palestine drops in
for a quick chat on community organzing They are having a
rally at Eltham Town Square on Arthur Street on the Saturday 4th of
October. Speakers will include:Jizelle Hanna - CPSU Victorian
SecretarySamanthi Gunawardna Stephen Clandinnen - Nillumbik 4
PalestineSong - DRMNGNOW - Pray NT Report II hereThe last two
weeks have seen reports of an NT man that plead guilty to a fatal
hit and run that saw the death of one First Nations man and the
severe injury of another. The sentence was a 12 month community
corrections order we hear a quote from Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi
woman and Advocacy Manager for Change the Record, Mililma May in an
interview from NITV. We also hear Mililma May as her speech is
read out at the NT protest that was held on the 2nd September that
was held by Justice not Jails as well as speech by a Yolngu
elderly. All the speeches were recorded by the lovely people at
Salt Water Radio on 8CCC which you can listen to here. 
 Song - Brian Eno - Oh Rascal (Live @ Together for
Palestine) This is the Week II hereComrade Kevin bring us his
satirical reports from The week That Was. Don Sutherland II
herePolitical correspondent Don Sutherland stops in to talk about
climate, Labors climtae targets and why these targets have been
widely recieved as inefficient by enviromental groups. Song -
Marlon Williams - Rere Mai Ngā Rau