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 2023
and 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's
speech was largely boycotted by most delegates who walked out. He said what
you expect him to say: doubling down on his rhetoric and threatening the
whole 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).  Donald
Trump spoke, rambling boisterous, dismissive of the world, self centered,
and lying as usual. He said to his stunned silent audience: "I am really
good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell... It is true I have
been right about everything."  But this was all expected. Also expected
that other western countries, knowing a western-suppored genocide is going
on, try to wiggle out of it by declaring support for a Palestinian state
without Palestinian rights. For example France and England want the state
to lie about history in school textbooks, to deny indigenous people rights
(especially right of return), and most importantly to delegitimize
resistance to colonialism. Mahmoud Abbas whose term expired 15 years ago
gave a UN speech by video after being denied a visa by the US. Instead of
rallying against the US/Israeli dictats, he tried to reassure them that he
will disarm the resistance etc. In short they all want to support apartheid
but differ on best way forward! The recognition of the "state of Palestine"
is conditional on acceptance of a racist apartheid genocidal regime in the
same was as recognition in apartheid South Africa of the fake Zululand
bantustan! But the situation here is far worse than apartheid in South
Africa. There it was settler colonialism and here it is DISPLACEMNT and
ETHNIC CLEANSING and GENOCIDE in a scale not seen in the past 100 years.
8.5 million Palestinians are refugees or displaced people. Hardly anyone
making speeches at the UN mentioned this or came close to making the right
diagnosis of what ails us.  But there were notable exceptions such as
Venezuela (hence Trump is bombing it). The reality is that the most
shocking thing at the UN theater of the absurd is the discord between
talking about Israel being isolated while taking no practical steps to stop
this genocidal regime which still exterminating civilians, attacking ships
in International waters, bombing nearby countries, torturing political
prisoners, and starving our people. No UN speech saves a single child. What
is 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 here

Stratos 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 Secretary
Samanthi Gunawardna 
Stephen Clandinnen - Nillumbik 4 Palestine

Song - DRMNGNOW - Pray 

NT Report II here

The 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 here

Comrade Kevin bring us his satirical reports from The week That Was. 

Don Sutherland II here

Political 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