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There is an ‘anti-Israeli wave’ based on ‘disinformation’: Acting Israeli Ambassador to Australia
The acting Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Jonathan Peled, says there is an "obsession" and an "anti-Israeli wave" which is based on a lot of disinformation.
"People who are really ignorant and don't know the facts obviously like to side with the weaker side," Mr Peled told Sky News.
He said those people are "not getting the story true".
Me Peled spoke of various aspects of the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict.
"I hope very much that we can bring this to a very speedy end within the next couple of days".
Gaza’s Deadliest Day, Israel Rejects Global Calls for Cease-fire
Israeli airstrikes on a Gaza apartment complex killed more than 42 people as Hamas fired rockets at Israel on Sunday. Despite global calls for a cease-fire, Israel’s prime minister said the country would do whatever it takes to restore order. Photo: Mohammed Saber/Shutterstock
Former Israeli ambassador ‘disturbed’ by ‘silence’ from Arab leadership
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer says he is disturbed by silence from the Arab leadership about the violence unfolding in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
“There is a fundamental difference between what you’re hearing from the Jewish leadership in the country and the Arab leadership of the country,” he told Fox News.
“That is very disturbing.
“All the Jewish leadership in the country, the religious leadership and the political leadership across the political spectrum, has not only not supported these attacks of Jews against Arabs but have condemned them in the most forceful terms.
“Most of the Arab political leaders, or virtually all of them, have been silent on this – you have had a few religious leaders in the Arab sector that have come out, and it’s very important to hear their voice because we have to have leaders speaking clearly and forcefully condemning this act.”
Mr Dermer said Israel could easily “conquer” Gaza but has “no desire” to attack.
He suggested that as Israel “valued life” it didn’t need to be stopped but needed support for the right to defend itself from around the world.
Since the violence began about a week ago, more than 190 people have reportedly been killed in Gaza and 10 in Israel.
On Monday morning the Israel Defense Forces said Hamas had fired 3,100 rockets from Gaza in a week – the “highest daily rate of rocket fire that Israel has faced in the history of the country”.
Palestine ambassador calls on Australia to put pressure on Israel
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Palestinian Ambassador to Australia Izzat Abdulhadi has told Sky News, Australia should put pressure on Israel to cease the “assault on Gaza” and immediately recognise the state of Palestine.
The most recent Palestinian-Israeli conflict has moved into its second week with more than 190 deaths recorded in Gaza compared to 10 in Israel.
Israel engaged in another round of fierce air bombings through Gaza city which killed more than 40 in a single day over the weekend, while Hamas fired over two thousand missiles into Israel.
The ongoing conflict has attracted protests across the globe as multiple human rights organisations have condemned the Israeli treatment of Palestinians as apartheid.
Jewish Israeli human rights NGO B'Tselem along with Human Rights Watch had declared an “apartheid” in the state of Israel against the Palestinian people.
Mr Abdulhadi said Australia must recognise the state of Palestine and should pressure the Israeli government to accept “international protection of the Palestinian people”.
“Israel is now an apartheid system, and I think Australia should have more actions to respect international law,” he said.
“The root cause of the problem is the Israeli occupation. We need to end the Israeli occupation and Israel should recognise the self-determination for the Palestinian people in statehood.”
Journalists Rush to Evacuate Building Housing Press Offices Before It’s Destroyed by Israeli Airstrikes
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Media crews rushed to evacuate a Gaza tower housing press offices and civilians, moments before it was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes on May 15. In a video posted to Facebook by Palestinian photojournalist Atia Darwish, camera crews and journalists can be seen moving broadcast equipment into an elevator as they try to leave the building. Executive editor of the Associated Press Sally Buzbee called for an independent investigation into the destruction of the tower, while media watchdog Reporters Without Borders asked the International Criminal Court to determine whether the strike constituted war crimes. The Israel Defense Forces said the tower contained “Hamas military intelligence assets” and that it had given advance warning to civilians to evacuate the building before destroying it using a military fighter jet. Credit: Atia Darwish via Storyful
‘Time to boycott the state of Israel’: Palestine-Australia advocate
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A senior Palestine-Australia advocate has called for nations across the world to start “boycotting the state of Israel” over an apparent “apartheid regime”.
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network Vice President Nasser Mashni told Sky News it’s time for Australia and other nation to implement boycotts of Israel in the same vein as those against South Africa in the 1980s.
Mr Mashni pointed to the Jewish Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem which declared an “apartheid” in the state of Israel against the Palestinian people.
“There’s an apartheid regime within Israel and the way it treats Palestinians,” Mr Mashni said.
“Boycotts worked in South Africa, it’s time for us to start boycotting the state of Israel.
“We need to sanction it (Israel), and hold it to account.”
US must give Israel time to degrade rocket threat
As the latest war between Hamas and Israel enters its second week, the narrative is following a familiar script. Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities, Israel retaliates by bombing the source of the rockets in Gaza, Hamas plays up the civilian casualties, and the world leans on Israel to stop defending itself.
More Israeli raids Gaza as bombing enters second week: Live
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Nearly 200 Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli bombardment enters its second week.