Notices by David Pope (davpope@theblower.au)

Today's #cartoon is about Gaza, and Israel's information war

Israel has been buying online ads to attack #UNRWA, the United Nation's relief agency working in #Gaza https://www.wired.com/story/israel-unrwa-usa-hamas-google-search-ads/.

I presume those ads have increased in Australia this week to coincide with the visit of one of UNRWA's directors.

They also happen to coincide with an Amnesty International investigation, which has concluded Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/12/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza/

"“I want to hold them captive all day long,” Ellison said during a financial presentation on Thursday. “I don’t want them leaving the building … I don’t want them walking down the road for a cup of coffee."

(full marks for the juxtaposition, Guardian frontpage producer)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/29/australian-billionaire-boss-coffee-breaks-office-chris-ellison-perth-mineral-resources

Here's a statement from me and Cathy Wilcox about fossil fuel sponsorship, that we are sending to the Walkleys Foundation.

We are calling on the Walkley Foundation and its Board to commit to divesting its fossil fuel sponsorship, by signing the Fossil Fuel Free Sponsorship Pledge and adopting the voluntary Code recently launched by the Climate Council, in partnership with 350.org and other environmental organisations:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/call-time-fossil-fuel-sponsorship/

#Walkleys #auspol #climate #journalism