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Wangerriburrah and Birri Gubba filmmaker and activist Sam Woripa Watson is among 11 Australians reportedly detained after Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian flotilla in international waters.
According to Black Witness, Israeli forces intercepted the 38-boat Global Sumud Flotilla west of Cyprus on Monday morning Turkey time, about 400 kilometres from Gaza.
The flotilla was carrying international activists and aid intended for Gaza, with 10 boats still reportedly en route.
There has been no confirmation regarding the safety of those detained or where they have been taken.
Mr Watson comes from a Brisbane Blacks legacy in Magandjin, where activists have long stood in solidarity with Palestine and other Indigenous peoples.
(Pearl shell divers in the Torres Strait, Northern Australia.)
From the culturally rich Mabuyag Island in the Torres Strait is Cygnet Repu, a respected elder and cultural pillar. His community revolves around singing and dancing, forming the vibrant Tribe of Wagadagam, with clan groups each having its own totem.
As an elder, Cygnet preserves and shares cultural traditions and knowledge. He is dedicated to language preservation, particularly the Mabuyag dialect of Kala Lagaw Ya, creating apps to maintain traditional languages. His leadership in the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and involvement in initiatives like Voices of Country highlight his commitment to cultural preservation and education.
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U.S. sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, finding that the Trump administration likely violated her free-speech rights by imposing the measures after she criticized U.S. ally Israel’s war in Gaza.
It seemed to me that the IHRA definition could, in that public exchange, hardly be defended, because to do so would have been to directly and blatantly deny Palestinian history and identity to an absurd degree.
Yet inevitably, it will continue to be advocated for by many Jewish representative groups.
More than $207 million over five years, followed by $8.1 million per year thereafter, had been allocated to combat antisemitism and respond to recommendations made in a plan developed by Australia's special envoy to tackle the issue.
"We're working very closely with the Jewish Board of Deputies and others to make sure that the victims and the survivors — particularly the families of those who lost loved ones — are cared for, for the rest of their lives,"
“The definition of antisemitism is distorted and weaponised in attempts to silence those who criticise Israel,”
The less than representative Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the self-proclaimed national peak body, will receive $124m for extra (private?) security.
Projects run by Jewish community organisations will receive $131m.
And the Royal Commission into Anti-semitism hasn't even presented it's report yet.
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has already indicated (sotto voce) that data presented to the RC as evidence may be deeply flawed.
But the government does not need evidence, the outcome of this Royal Commission was determined long before it began.
Sudanese singer, oud player and composer Sulaf draws on the rich musical heritage of Sudan — from Nubian-rooted rhythms to devotional and folk traditions — shaping it into a deeply personal, emotionally charged style.