Both houses of the Australian parliament, the House of Representatives and the Senate, are meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 6 February 2024 (Update, Wednesday 9:56am: nothing said about Gaza on Tuesday). Based on past experience, if the Gaza conflict, in which, so far, nearly 27,000 Palestinian civilians are known to have been killed, is to be discussed, there has to be a Suspension of Standing orders. Should any debate occur, most of the Labor government members will just state, as fact, many of the lies from the Israeli and Corporate/Legacy newsmedia, whilst feigning concern for the plight of Palestinian civilians. The Liberal/National Opposition, for its part, will wholeheartedly support Israel's action and show almost no concern for the Palestinian civilians.

A number of cross-benchers, including Greens, will express strong opposition to Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinian population of Gaza, their residences, hospitals, schools, and places of worship. However, it seems unlikely that the Greens will challenge the lies used by Israel to justify their actions. As do many supporters of Palestine, around the world, they have apparently accepted the vilification of Hamas and the claims that their fighters killed in cold blood approximately 1,200 unarmed Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023. However, the evidence including testimony from Israeli eye-witnesses and some Israeli newsmedia, including Haaretz, is that the Israeli Defence Forces were ordered to kill all the Hamas 'terrorists' regardless of the consequences for their Israeli hostages.

Many of the Israeli civilians who died on that day were burned alive in cars by Israeli incendiary bombs, along with their Hamas captors. Others were killed by tank shells, artillery shells, and bullets. All of the claims that Hamas fighters raped their captives have been thoroughly debunked. You can find more information on a new Iranian PresssTV Exposé program, October 7 Media Lies (4/2/24).

October 7 Media Lies

Click image below to view the Exposé program, "October 7 Media Lies" on Iran's PressTV News Service.

Three days after the launch of their genocidal war against Gaza, Mark Dreyfus stands with Israel's political leaders

Mark Dreyfus is close to the right-hand side of the image below.

For more information, please see October 7 testimonies reveal Israel’s military ‘shelling’ Israeli citizens with tanks, missiles (27/10/23) | The Grayzone by Max Blumenthal, From Israel's own news services: IDF tanks, helicopters, Special Forces - not Hamas - killed 260 civilians at the Supernova Music festival (30/10/23) by James Sinnamon.