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The foreign affairs minister’s meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sourcesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a private meeting with Israel’s ambassador to Australia, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, criticised Israel’s conduct in Gaza and called for it to urgently comply with international law and increase the supply of food to Palestinians.Wong’s Thursday meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sources, and took place inside Wong’s office at Parliament House in Canberra. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/penny-wong-criticised-israel-conduct-in-gaza-private-meeting-ambassador-amir-maimon Author

Palestine Action Group claims up to 50,000 people will take part in the march which is scheduled to take place on SundayPro-Palestinian protesters will be legally protected while marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday after a New South Wales supreme court decision.In her judgment, Justice Belinda Rigg said “the march at this location is motivated by the belief that the horror and urgency of the situation in Gaza demands an urgent and extraordinary response from the people of the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/nsw-supreme-court-ruling-pro-palestine-march-sydney-harbour-bridge Author : Henry Belot Publish date : 2025-08-02 00:38:00 Copyright for syndicated

Demonstrators were banging pots and pans at one of several gatherings that took place across major US citiesDozens of Pro-Palestine protesters gathered at US senator Chuck Schumer’s New York City office on Friday, leading to mass arrests as elected officials joined activists from Jewish Voice for Peace outside the Midtown office.Tiffany Caban, a New York City council member, and Claire Valdez, a state representative, were among those arrested. Demonstrators were seen banging together pots and pans, a form of noise protest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/pro-palestine-protest-chuck-schumer Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2025-08-01 22:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content

US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarferUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump ordered the firing of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is “firing the messenger”.The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in a bid to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-fires-erika-mcentarfer-labor-statistics Author : Callum Jones in New York and Michael Sainato Publish