Britain is suspending a fraction of its arms export licenses with Israel, hoping to appease, or silence, critics of its pro-Israel policy. Binoy Kampmark reports.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
War and peace have become important issues in the City of Newcastle Council elections, as Newcastle is slated to become a major weapons manufacturing hub. Steve O'Brien reports.
More than 200 Palestine solidarity campaigners joined a community picket against Electromold in Thomastown. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Labor denies sending weapons to Israel. By focusing on the word 鈥渨eapons鈥, it ignores exports of 鈥渁mmunition/munitions鈥 and 鈥減arts and components鈥 which are covered by a 2014 arms treaty聽Australia has ratified. Michelle Fahy reports.
A 12-week community picket outside聽Heat Treatment Australia has led to a partial victory: the company has denied it helps supply parts for Israel鈥檚 genocide. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Stop the War on Palestine Group organised a well-attended protest outside Quickstep Holdings, which manufactures parts for F-35 joint strike fighters. Khaled Ghannam reports.
Pro-Palestine groups say Heat Treatment Australia, which makes essential parts聽for聽F-35 fighter jets for the Israeli military,聽must shut down聽operations.聽Janet Hawkes reports.