11 Hui-tanguru 2026
11 February 2026

Newsletter No 227

Items in this newsletter

New Items

Nationwide rallies/marches/vigils this week
Waitangi Day
Majority of American Jews are Not zionist
Phil Goff calls out Winston Peters
Music from the Motu - Eat Sand
Jews say No in Australia
Petition to the Government
zionist thuggery at Tamaki Makaurau Rally
Extricating Myself From Zionism’s Toxic Grip
A few pics from around the motu
Cartoon of the week
Quotes of the week

REGULAR ITEMS

PSNA National meeting - May 1 to May 3, 2026 - in Rotorua
Join the ICC Six Watch
MPs Complicit with Genocide
Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!
Important stories this week
Annual Palestinian Solidarity Dates
How to Donate
Palestine Solidarity Groups around Aotearoa

Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week

To view events around Aotearoa:

We have an events page on our website as well as a Facebook events page

PSNA Website events page:

You can find it here – www.PSNA.nz/Events

The QR code for the PSNA website events page is this:

It is updated on Wednesday afternoon and ongoing as events are notified to us. Please check back on Friday afternoon to see if there has been Additions or Changes.

Or go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz. Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”. Click the button. Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes

PSNA Facebook events page

Go to the PSNA Facebook events page here

There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.

Waitangi Day

Waitangi was another major success this year.

Only one single grumpy man muttering about the bible was in support of the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.

We All Know that Aotearoa stands with Palestine.

This was shown, once again, at Waitangi.

Flag waving at Kerikeri 7 February. The positive reaction from motorists was astonishing.

Palestine stall at Waitangi - fantastic response from tens of thousands who streamed past the stall going to and from the anniversary day event. Only one single grumpy man muttering about the bible was in support of the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.

Co-Chair John Minto catching up with Legends at Waitangi

Majority of American Jews are Not zionist

You can find the article here.

“Only 37% of American Jews consider themselves Zionist. 62% said they were either anti-Zionist, non-Zionist, or that neither label applied to them. If you asked any Jewish communal leader what they thought the percentage was, their answer would be 80-90%. Other related results found that less than half of Jews under age 44 said Israel made them “proud to be Jewish.”

Israel Lobby groups assume that Jews imbibe Zionism like their mother’s milk. The ideology is, according to common conception, almost inbred in Jewish DNA. This survey shows this is not so, and that Israel itself is causing Jews to peel away from Zionism.

There’s another misguided claim by anti-Semites and Zionists alike, that “95%” of Jews are Zionist. The true number, as reported above, is less than a third of that. The larger figure is based on a poorly-formulated Gallup poll that asked if the respondent had a “favourable view of Israel.” As noted here, Zionism and Israel are not the same thing. Meaning that a favourable view of Israel does not equate to being Zionist.“

That’s in the US.

We Know that a growing Majority of Jews here in Aotearoa, even given vicious zionist pressure here, are Rejecting zionism and embracing a core Judaism value of Universal Human Rights.

Phil Goff calls out Winston Peters

Oh dear.

Phil Goff was interviewed by Jack Tame on Q&A last Sunday. You can see it here.

Phil did not sugar coat it when it comes to Winston Peters. He told the truth as he sees it from observing Winston for more than 30 years.

So many Quotes. . .

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The downside of doing nothing is like doing nothing to the playground bully. You only encourage him. Silence is not neutral, it's permissive. What we need to do is stand up and say what is right in these occasions.
I think that what you do is you stand by your like-mindeds. The foreign minister had the chance to do that over the Middle East when the countries that we've normally stood beside such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the Scandinavians, Ireland, and so on. They said they would recognize a Palestinian state in the face of genocide and explicit comments by Israeli ministers that they wanted to ethnically cleanse Gaza. What did we do? We did the opposite. We broke from our standing alongside traditional friends and like-minded countries and we supported the Trump line.
When Trump said that the NATO led forces of which we were part and the United Kingdom were part were cowardly because they held back from the front line, even Starmer stood up and said that's insulting. That's not acceptable. It should be apologized for. What did we hear from our foreign minister? Did we hear even a whisper of a criticism? Not a thing. Now that's fundamental. We lost soldiers in in Afghanistan. They weren't cowards. They were on the front line. They died fighting for their country. And our foreign minister never said a word about the insult that was given to them by President Trump.
To what extent is your criticism of Winston Peters informed by the fact that he sacked you? - Oh, hardly at all. I never objected to being sacked. You know, I thought it was wrong. I thought he should have had the courage at least to ring me and say I'm going to dismiss you. No, he didn't do that.
I've worked with Winston Peters for 30 years in Parliament. Uh, I've seen the populism, the sort of talk about the Asian invasion. When I was Minister of Justice, he made accusations that the Asian population was committing a disproportionate amount of crime. Well, it was a disproportionately low amount of crime in this country.
I've seen that sort of dangerous populism directed on the basis of prejudice on race and immigration. And I'm seeing it right around the world at the moment. And that's not acceptable. That is simply not acceptable. you're playing with fire when you play that sort of low-level politics and he needs to be called out.
Winston Peters opposed the free trade with China which has been so beneficial to trade was in China's favour. Now it's in our favour and it's our largest trading partner. Never apologized for being wrong there.
(on the India Free Trade agreement) What Winston Peters is doing now is playing the race card again. Oh, it's going to we're going to have a flood of immigrants into the country. Well, the agreement doesn't allow for that.

Music from the Motu – “Eat Sand”

This song was sent to us from a supporter of Palestine here in Aotearoa - Barry Grehan

You can find in on Bandcamp here.

It was Released on February 4, 2026
Fiddle - Caoilfhionn Ní Choileáin
Flute - Mary Affleck
Guitar & singing- Barry Gerald Grehan

I urge you to have a listen. It is a great song.

Jews say No to War Criminal Herzog in Australia

Petition to the Government

PSNA is launching a petition to Parliament calling on Severing Relations with the State of Israel.

The wording of the petition is still held up within the Parliamentary petition system but we seem to be a couple of days away from being able to sign it.

The Petition:

Severing Relations with the State of Israel

Our Request
That the House of Representatives requests the NZ government to sever all relations with the State of Israel until Israel implements: 1) UNGA resolution 194 (III) – the right of return 2)The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 25 2 – right to vote, & 3)The House is satisfied Israel has implemented both 1&2

The Reason
1) In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly directed Israel to allow more than 750,000 Palestinians, it had just expelled through terror actions, to return to their homes in Palestine. NZ votes to reiterate the importance of this resolution in the UN every year. 2) Israel allows some Palestinians, inside all the land Israel controls, to vote in Israeli elections. But Israel refuses to allow most other Palestinians that right to vote – just like discrimination was in Apartheid South Africa

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There is a QR code that takes people to the PSNA page which explains the petition.

We will let you know when the petition is approved and then It will be time to spread the word.

Zionist thuggery at Tamaki Makaurau Rally

At last Saturdays Rally, Three Israeli soldiers came towards the rally at Te Komititanga Square.

They boasted to the Kaiawhina, who spoke to them, that they were in the Israeli Military and that they had been in Gaza.

When the Kaiawhina took out a phone to take pictures, one of them assaulted her trying to rip the phone out of her hands.

Seems as if the violent and abusive attitude they have towards the Palestinian population in Palestine has come to Aotearoa.

Police were called as they hid out in McDonalds.

When they saw police being briefed, they tried to slither away out of Britomart onto Customs Street East. But police were quick to talk to them. I understand that they were told to keep on walking and Not to return to the rally.

Remember, these are the Israeli Soldiers that Winston Peters, Erica Stanford, David Seymnour, Christopher Luxon want to come to Aotearoa to “Rest and relax” after implementing Apartheid or committing Genocide in Palestine. What ever were they thinking. . .

If you have Any incidents where Israeli soldiers, or other violent Israel supporters, choose to threaten or intimidate you, please call police on 111 immediately, take photos of the criminals and then provide a report to police on the 105 page here.

Aotearoa is Our Home and we do not want these people breaking the law without consequences.

Extricating Myself From Zionism’s Toxic Grip

You can read the story of a journey here.

We know that ideological zionism is forced down the throats of many young Jews as they are growing up. It would be from the cradle to the Grave if some zionists could control all Jews.

Zionism’s Racist, Supremacist Ideology with its Core of Land Theft, Ethnic Cleansing, Apartheid and now Genocide is to create a “Jewish” state in Palestine. With as few Non Jews as possible.. Through expulsion or Genocide.

Then to create a greater Israel by attacking and stealing land in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Saudia Arabia.

It is only when Jews start to grow up and can see their way to researching the truth about zionism and its actions in Palestine that young people can start to make clear eyed decisions on zionism.

It can be a decade long journey to finally understand ideological zionism’s true nature.

Even then, some zionists use threats to silence the voice of Jews who stand with Human Rights. One told me that NZ zionist had threatened to “Rip his Family Apart” if he spoke at a Palestinian Human Rights rally. Threats to cold shoulder him and his family at Synagogue. They would organise to have his children shunned in school. Desperate to stop the move towards empathy and humanity.

You can also read the abuse outlined in Marylin Garsons book “Jewish, not zionist”.

When you meet one of our Jewish community who has rejected zionism, shake his or her hand. They have endued a lot taking this decision.

A few pics from around the motu

PSNA Hawke's Bay tent at Ngati Kahungunu Family Day for Waitangi Day

Tamaki Makaurau Protest Singers in action

John Minto in full stride in Tamaki Makaurau

Cartoon of the week

Quotes of the week

Why should these Palestinians, who have lived in Jerusalem for hundreds of years, be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can live in them?

-- Norman Finkelstein

It is highly probable that the bulk of the Jew's ancestors 'never' lived in Palestine 'at all,' which witnesses the power of historical assertion over fact.

-- H. G. Wells

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

-- Darrell Issa

The heart and mind of every Muslim is affected by whether or not the Israel-Palestine issue is dealt with fairly.

-- Jimmy Carter

“Zionist colonization must either be terminated or carried out against the wishes of the native population. This colonization can, therefore, be continued and make progress only under the protection of a power independent of the native population – an iron wall, which will be in a position to resist the pressure to the native population. This is, in toto, our policy towards the Arabs…”

-- Vladimir Jabotinsky, The Iron Wall, 1923.

Regular items

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PSNA National meeting - May 1 to May 3, 2026 - in Rotorua

Our 2026 national meeting will be held in Rotorua from 5pm Friday May 1 to 2pm Sunday 3 May in Rotorua.

This will be a critically important event for people from around the country to come and evaluate what we have done over the past year and most importantly to plan for the future.

We are fighting the most important human rights issue of the 21st century and we need your help to shape, plan and organize for the future.

More details in coming newsletters.

Regular items

Join the ICC Six Watch

Share the poster on social media – keep alert – email ICC6@PSNA.nz if you find where any of these six genocide deniers are due to show up.

Designate Israel as a terrorist state and the IDF as a terrorist group

Petition link: https://petitions.parliament.nz/5e5def5b-0658-4431-5edd-08ddfd8ffce6?lang=en

Petition title: Designate Israel as a terrorist state and the IDF as a terrorist group

You can share this petition via this QR code

Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!

Remember possible action for local groups

For groups affiliated to PSNA we suggest the following actions could be taken at any time in support of this campaign

Asking your local backpacker accommodation to display the poster and draw it to the attention of any Israeli soldiers here on “rest and recreation” from the genocide.
Pasting the hotline poster (use the version in this newsletter which includes a contact email) around the vicinity of backpacker venues in your local area. This is already happening in some areas.
Hand out flyers to people in the vicinity of your local backpackers
Contact us on the hotline if you come across Israeli soldiers

Important stories from last week

(Sub) Editor’s picks

Peter Lalor, pepper-sprayed, debunks the Herzog propaganda - here
Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer treatment to boy, 5, over Gaza address - here
Israeli strikes kill 5 in Gaza as countries condemn Israeli move on West Bank - here
De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life - here
Why the Palestinian Right of Return is still the issue - here
Why is a moderate Democrat’s primary loss being called an AIPAC backfire? - here
PSNA calls on govt to condemn Israeli desecration of New Zealand war graves in Gaza - here
Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide - here
Epstein trained as an Israeli spy, FBI document says - here
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, health officials say - here

Merchandise for sale - please check with your local branch and/or contact us Merchandise@PSNA.nz

**Recent new material – leaflets and stickers are free the bucket hats and caps are $25**

If your local branch does not have what you are after we are ready to mail to you any of our t-shirts, long ($35) and short ($30) sleeved, hoodies ($45) bumper stickers ($3), Tino/Palestine pins ($3) flags large & medium ($10 or $7) and other items plus postage.

The watermelon and the fist stickers will be back in stock early next week.

See more on the PSNA website here.

Reminder: Annual Dates for Palestine Solidarity

28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week

30 Mar Land Day Palestine

5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day

9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred

17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day

11 May World Kufiya Day

15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948

5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967

20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)

16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres

28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005

2 Nov Balfour Declaration

29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

8 Dec "First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993

Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?

We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.

You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)

Our account details are:

Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00

We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)

Nationwide Rally list

To view events around Aotearoa:

Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz. Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”. Click the button. Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or events are on the PSNA Facebook events page here
Or Scroll down to the bottom of this Newsletter for the detailed list of events for this week.
We have added a page to the PSNA website where we now post the Events list. You can find it here – www.PSNA.nz/Events

The QR code for this is:

It is updated on Wednesday afternoon and ongoing as events are notified to us. Please check back on Friday afternoon to see if there has been Additions or Changes.

More ways you can get involved

Forward this Newsletter – If you know people who may be interested in this movement, please forward this Newsletter to them.
Join in local activities in your area - Contact Secretary@PSNA.nz if you would like to know where and how to get Flags and Banners
Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
Keep in touch with the campaign on social media

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network website: https://www.PSNA.nz

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/671376706283605/

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network email: Secretary@PSNA.nz

The Palestine Human Rights Campaign produces the In Occupied Palestine newsletter. It is a regular daily newsletter on the daily situation in Palestine, compiled by Leslie Bravery and emailed to subscribers. If you would also like to become a subscriber, please contact Leslie at “lesliebravery @ icloud .com” (remove the spaces to use as an email address) for further information.
Keep Updated on our Facebook pages and websites (listed below)
Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community