Israel’s genocide in Gaza is now approaching the three-year mark, with no sign of slowing down. Yet, the federal Labor government continues to side with the United States and Israel, refusing to support Palestinian self-determination, despite giving lip service to a “two-state” solution.

Labor teamed up with the Liberals and One Nation on September 17 to vote down an Independent Senator-initiated senate inquiry into the Red Lines Package to ensure Australia complies with international law.

Days later, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fronted the United Nations (UN) in a bid for Australia being given a seat on the Security Council. He bemoaned the “breakdown in international rules” and said countries must “lean in … to build peace and promote economic development and sustainability”.

Israel has murdered more than 1400 Gazans since the so-called “ceasefire” began in October last year. The genocide is still happening, albeit at a slower pace, because the United States is appeasing Israel. In August, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for nightly killings of 30-40 Gazans including those who do not “pose a danger… at that particular moment”.

Gazans are also dying because the health care system has been destroyed, economic life has been decimated and the blockade has not been lifted.

A new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said Gaza has experienced “the world’s most severe economic crisis on record”. It found that Gross........

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