Palestine Solidarity
This is a working group of IPAN aimed at assisting the current people's movements around Australia in support of the Palestinian people. Contact palestinewg.ipan@gmail.com. Please consider joining IPAN!
This is the time to observe international law, to cooperate and unify for future generations to survive.
SANCTION ISRAEL NOW!
Our Position
Since UNGA Resolution 181 of 29 November 1947 established the partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel, the Palestinian people have been subject to ethnic cleansing, discrimination and apartheid policies by Israel. Since the events of 7 October 2023, they have been subject to overt genocide in Gaza and slow(er) genocide in the West Bank. Lebanon has been subject to attacks due to their support for the Palestinians, with an invasion of southern Lebanon and thousands killed.
We support:
- An end to the occupation of Palestinian territories
- Recognition of Palestinian rights under international law
- Accountability for war crimes, genocide and violations of human rights
- A just and lasting peace based on equality and dignity
- Australian government action to support Palestinian rights
What We're Calling For
- Sanctions on people or companies complicit in the Israeli occupation and human rights violations
- An immediate end to all military cooperation with Israel
- Support for UN resolutions on Palestinian rights
- Urgent massive humanitarian aid for Gaza and other Palestinian communities
Coming Events and Actions
Click here to see the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) page for current events and actions for Palestine around Australia.
Melbourne Friends of Palestine events
Brisbane — Around 20 people were arrested at the rallies on 18th and 19th April against the repressive laws in QLD which have outlawed the slogans of 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' and 'Globalise the intifada'. Support the legal fund for this campaign here.
Take Action
- Contact your MP to demand support for Palestinian rights
- Participate in solidarity rallies and events
- Support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement
- Educate others about the Palestinian struggle
- Join IPAN and other solidarity organisations
- Write a letter to your NSW MPs demanding their opposition to the Premier's proposed protest restrictions — coordinated by Palestinian Justice Movement Sydney
Key Resources and Organisations
- Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) — events and actions
- Melbourne Friends of Palestine
- Hind Rajab Foundation — legal action against Israeli war crimes
- Jewish Council of Australia — Royal Commission on anti-semitism
- BDS Movement — Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
- Palestine Justice Movement Sydney — podcast
- Palestine Justice Movement Sydney — radio show
- Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiya — Amnesty petition
- Justice for Palestine Legal Defence Fund (Brisbane)
- Speech of Randa Abdel-Fattah accepting the Jerusalem Peace Prize in Melbourne, 10 April 2026
- Watch: 'Settler colonialism' — event with UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, Lana Tatour, Henry Reynolds and Chris Sidoti
- Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler on the cost of speaking out in a time of division (Adelaide Town Hall, 1 March 2026)
- Palestine Action Ban Unlawful, rules UK court
- NSW anti-protest laws were rushed through to keep the peace. They've failed — Ben Saul, SMH, 10 February 2026
- Gaza: the urgent need for rigour over rhetoric — Lancet correspondence, January 2026
- Blame, Grief and Responsibility after Bondi — George Browning, Pearls and Irritations, December 2025
- Hind Rajab film receives standing ovation at Venice Film Festival 2025
