{"id":1480611,"date":"2024-02-04T06:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T06:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=96632"},"modified":"2024-02-04T06:02:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T06:02:10","slug":"pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-rally-against-israels-war-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/04\/pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-rally-against-israels-war-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel\u2019s war on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/\"><em>Asia Pacific Report<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel&#8217;s genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today.<\/p>\n<p>Flags of Fiji, Tonga and West Papua were featured alongside the sea of Palestinian banners and at least one group declared themselves as &#8220;Tongans for Palestine &#8211; Long live the intifada&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The rally in Auckland&#8217;s Te Komititanga &#8212; also known as Britomart Square, an urban transport hub &#8212; drew a large crowd in the heart of New Zealand&#8217;s largest city shopping precinct.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/opinion\/what-to-know-about-the-icjs-historic-ruling-about-israels-conduct-in-gaza-16783605\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> What to know about the ICJ&#8217;s historic ruling about Israel&#8217;s conduct in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2024\/2\/4\/israels-war-on-gaza-live-us-says-yemen-strikes-send-message-to-houthis\">Israel\u2019s war on Gaza live: Children killed as Israel attacks kindergarten<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/2024\/01\/29\/ceasefire-now-protesters-march-on-nz-naval-base-demand-luxon-upholds-israel-genocide-order\/\">\u2018Ceasefire now\u2019 protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?s=Palestine\">Other Palestine solidarity protests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thousands of people have been taking part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?s=Palestine\">weekly protest rallies<\/a> and marches across New Zealand since the war on Gaza began after a deadly attack on Israel last October 7 following 75 years of repression and occupation since the Nakba &#8212; the &#8220;catastrophe&#8221; &#8212; in 1948.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2024\/02\/01\/south-africa-says-israel-is-already-ignoring-un-court-ruling-ordering-it-to-prevent-deaths\/\">South Africa has warned that Israel<\/a> is ignoring the World Court&#8217;s &#8220;on notice&#8221; genocidal orders about its war on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll is now more than 27,000 &#8212; and more than 900 Palestinians have been killed since the ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruled that Israel must take steps to prevent civilian deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers in Auckland today drew parallels between the Zionist settler colonial project in Palestine and NZ&#8217;s colonial history, saying the Waitangi Treaty was now under threat from NZ&#8217;s most rightwing government in history.<\/p>\n<p>The protest came just two days before <a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/2024\/02\/03\/waitangi-day-2024-5-myths-and-misconceptions-that-confuse-nzs-1840-treaty-debate\/\">Waitangi Day<\/a> &#8212; 6 February 1840 &#8212; the national holiday marking the signing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/int\/feature\/treaty-of-waitangi\/\">foundational Treaty of Waitangi<\/a> between the British Crown and 500 traditional M\u0101ori chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are many things we can do in Aotearoa to stand on the right side of history,&#8221; said one of the organisers, Josie Sims of Solidarity Action Network Aotearoa (SANA).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re calling on the NZ Defence Force to refuse their orders to go to Yemen. We&#8217;re asking for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador, and we&#8217;re asking that this government takes a clear position on an immediate ceasefire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96652\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96652 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WPapua-flag-DR-680wide.jpg\" alt=\"The West Papuan Morning Star flag \" width=\"680\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WPapua-flag-DR-680wide.jpg 680w, https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WPapua-flag-DR-680wide-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The West Papuan Morning Star flag (red, white and blue) of independence &#8211; banned by Indonesia &#8211; along with the flags of Tino Rangatiratanga and Palestine fly high in Auckland today. Image: David Robie\/APR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96655\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96655 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pal-bodies-DR-680wide.jpg\" alt=\"Mock corpses in Britomart Square today \" width=\"680\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pal-bodies-DR-680wide.jpg 680w, https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pal-bodies-DR-680wide-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mock corpses in Britomart Square (Te Komititanga) today representing the 27,000 Palestinians killed &#8211; mostly women and chIldren &#8211; since the start of Israel&#8217;s war on Gaza on October 7. Image: David Robie\/APR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96657\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jews4Palestine-Dr-680wide.jpg\" alt=\"Three &quot;Jews for Free Palestine&quot;\" width=\"680\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jews4Palestine-Dr-680wide.jpg 680w, https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jews4Palestine-Dr-680wide-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jews4Palestine-Dr-680wide-664x420.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three &#8220;Jews for a Free Palestine&#8221; among the protesters at Britomart Square (Te Komititanga) today demanding a ceasefire in the war on Gaza. Image: David Robie\/APR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/2024\/02\/04\/pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-demo-against-israels-war-on-gaza\/\">Asia Pacific Report<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia Pacific Report Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today. 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