4 Whiringa‑ā‑rangi 2026
4 November 2026

Newsletter No 265

Four steps for Palestinian solidarity this week

1) Share this poster on your social media pages to counter the vote suppression campaign of National, ACT and New Zealand First. More information about the Dormant Roll is here

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2) Share the All out for Gaza election ranking meme below on your social media pages:

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3) Share this poster on your social media pages over the next few days.

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4) Go to the PSNA website at https://www.psna.nz/social-media, and spend five minutes liking, sharing and following our social media accounts.

Items in this newsletter

Nationwide rallies/marches/flagwavings this week
S’bu Zikode and Hāhona Ormsby – two tours in November
UN Experts Sound Alarm over Continuing Devastation in Gaza and the West Bank
A pic from Tamaki Makaurau this week
Free Palestine Party update
Important stories this week

Films, books, performances, Palestinian culture

Palestine Day in Tamaki Makaurau
“Gaza: Anatomy of a genocide” new book by

Regular items

Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!
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 "Events" image on the banner line. 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.

PSNA November tours – S’bu Zikode and Hāhona Ormsby

For details of both tours – dates and meetings – go to the PSNA website here for details or use the QR code:

https://www.psna.nz/tours

UN Experts Sound Alarm over Continuing Devastation in Gaza and the West Bank

New York, 29 October 2026 – The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held its 431st meeting, with the theme “Human Dignity under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, on 29 October 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with briefings by Ms. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Ms. Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Mr. Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; and Mr. Srinivasan Muralidhara, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.

The briefings examined the immediate humanitarian and human rights consequences of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, one year after the ceasefire entered into force, as well as the escalating violence linked to Israel’s unlawful occupation. Briefers underscored the grave situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, warning that “genocide continues in Gaza”, while “crimes against humanity and war crimes” are being committed in the West Bank. They further cautioned that the destruction of truth has become part of the destruction of a people and that Palestinians are being deprived of hope and dreams for the future.

The Special Rapporteurs and the Chair of the Commission of Inquiry further focused on the cumulative and intergenerational impact of Israeli policies and practices, including settlement expansion, violence and forced displacement, on the rights, livelihoods and living conditions of the Palestinian people. They reflected on the devastating harm to children and youth, and on how the prolonged illegal occupation deepens patterns of dispossession, undermining the Palestinian people's prospects for sustainable development.

The discussion highlighted the responsibilities of all parties and Member States under international law, emphasised the need for concrete measures to protect civilians and uphold human dignity, support recovery and reconstruction efforts with the active, free and meaningful participation of Palestinians, strengthen accountability and advance the realisation of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

A pic from Tamaki Makaurau this week

**On Tuesday afternoon at Britomart Square, we were pleasantly surprised when a group of Malaysians stopped by to show their support for Marika and what she was doing.**

Free Palestine Party leaflets

And you can watch the great 15 second TV ad for the Free Palestine Party at these times:

Important stories this week

Editor’s picks

Al Shabaka podcast: A Return to Revolutionary Principles with Tareq Baconi here
Eisenkot or Netanyahu: No matter who forms government, democracy is dead here
Israel Elections: More Arab Votes, Same Zionist Consensus here
Former Kiribati president says Pacific Islands Forum-Israel partnership not ‘morally defensible’ here
Pacific Elders’ Voice calls for reversal of Forum partnership with Israel here
Israel’s “opposition” offers genocide with better PR here
Israel kills 8-year-old who survived bombing that wiped out her family here
Israel’s election shows its democracy is a sham, but the West can’t stop buying the lie here

Films, books, performances, Palestinian culture:

Palestine Day event in Tamaki Makaurau

https://events.humanitix.com/palestine-cultural-day-2xltp8hk

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“Gaza – Anatomy of a Genocide” by Peter Macky

Book Launch in Tamaki Makaurau

The book examines the events in Gaza over the past three years and the circumstances surrounding them.

Emeritus Professor Michael Neill, of the University of Auckland, says

"I admire this book enormously — its energy, its intelligence, its meticulous research, and its careful concern for history. I know of nothing like it."

Regular items:

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

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