Last Monday night I was part of a panel discussion on the future of Palestine with a fascinating group.

They were: Mussa Hijazi, a Palestinian community leader and lawyer; Jack Waterford, former editor of The Canberra Times and P&I columnist: Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi, and ALP MP for Chifley, Ed Husic.

I emphasised the importance of free and independent media and of a robust protest movement and talked about the shift from tiny demonstrations in late 2023 and early 2024 to mass global protests that we are seeing now to stop the Israeli genocide.

Despite overwhelming public opinion, the full-scale occupation of Gaza seems unstoppable as does the killing. Next week, many of us will return to the streets for a........

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