Organisers in several capital cities are planning to highlight the ongoing devastation in the Palestinian territories, as the Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its fourth month. Support between the Aboriginal and Palestinian communities is not new, but with the conflict making international headlines, this year it has added weight
As another January 26 rolls around, communities across the continent are preparing for a day of action. Every year since 1938, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have taken to the streets on that date demanding action on the issues of Indigenous justice and sovereignty.
Those demands will take centre stage again in 2024, but this year will also see gestures of solidarity: organisers in several capital cities are planning to highlight the ongoing devastation in the Palestinian territories, as the Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its fourth month. The war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian political and military group which has governed the Gaza Strip since the most recent elections in 2006, is the latest escalation in a long-standing regional conflict. Hamas' stated aim is to establish a Palestinian state and stop the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, illegal under international law. Support between the Aboriginal and Palestinian communities is not new, but with the conflict making international headlines, this year it has added weigh
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