our correspondent shahana bott reports from sydney. hundreds of muslim families have gathered in sydney for two-day conference organized by the islamic forum for australian muslims. the primary focus of the convention. is to build up muslim's unity for the cause of palestine. fhashabri attended the convention to rally support for her newly launched organization called muslim vote matters. she believes that it is time for muslims to initiate grassroot movements in support of palestine. for the last 51 weeks every sunday people are turning up to the palestine rally, regardless of rain, hill or shine. i have hoped that "the world believes in the cause and the world believes in justice. like fariha, larisa dulot also has a reason for attending this convention. she is here to encourage fellow muslims to sign petition to stop the genocide in gaza, with plans to send it to law makers on october 7, which marks one year of ongoing conflict in the beseged gaza strip. this is the time when all muslims, regardless of what background they are, they

our correspondent shahana butt reports from sydney. amen heightened security, many australians stuk to the... greets to express their solidarity with the people of palestine and lebanon. for the past 52 weeks, these demonstrators have consistently joined the global outcry against what they describe as israel's genocide in gaza and lebanon. the streets echoed with chance for palestine and lebanon as demonstrators marched raising their voice in unison. protesters demanded regime's accountability, calling for an end to the violence and urging the international community. unity to act the sham of western democracy has been exposed um and it think a lot of it has to do with the fact that um war is profit and us and western australian interests are being protected so um at the end of the day if they wanted to change things and they could sanction israel and do what they've done to russia with the ukraine it's a double standard the pro- palestine demonstrations over the past year have become the largest in australia's history with numbers gro

shahana butt, press tv, sydney.n israel's genocide, their hopes and dreams shattered, their laughter silence forever. sometimes sending message is more powerful through silence, and this one here in london a symbolic funeral procession, a stark act of protest over israel's genocidal campaign. in gaza, they may be silent, but the numerous passers by capturing the moment on their phones demonstrates their being seen. on the anniversary of the gaza genocide, the morers here say they want the palestinians to know they're here for them. so definitely it's showing people that we haven't forgotten, we're not going to forget anytime soon. we are here stronger than ever from the first day when this happened last year till today we have not stopped. 'and we will continue to give just as much for as long as we need to, and inshallah that's not too much longer. for british palestinian maher hajjaj, a grandchild of the nakba of 1948, this is also personal, seeing what's happening in gaza evokes bitter memories, but he says the f

shahana but, press tv, sydney. that is it for this edition of world news. we'll see you soon. bye-bye. this is about people who got silenced but kept fighting. supervision and controlling of freedom of speech only comes up when you're criticizing israel. 45% journalists behind israeli bars at the moment. they've warned students that if they remain here, they will be arrested. this is about the voices of palestine. in today's program, we'll be asking, is the zinust entity on the brink of collapse? the way in which they have lied and lied and lied, and people i see that as the kind of cats trays, they lie and they lie and they why, has been uh staggering, uh, surprising to many uh... and it it's only become revealed and certainly the mainstream media have tried to keep it out of of it's only become revealed gradually, there were people writing about this very early on in in october, but but it didn't get beyond the alternative media until much much later, but now everybody sees that these were lies. the status quo post october the 7th, we're seeing airlines cancelling flights, h

we also have shahana butt now, uh press tv corresponds joining us out of sydney, australia, hello shohana uh good evening to you author in sydney, hope you're safe and doing well, we know that uh sydney and other cities in australia have been scenes especially sydney just this last weekend, pro palesty and protest, just uh a day before the one-year anniversary of operation alax the flood, what could you tell us about the sentiments there in? supported palestinians in australia, it's surprising for australian itself, what they're saying on the streets, after a long time they have seen such sentiments on and long-term sentiments on the streets, 52 weeks relentlessly, tirelessly every sunday on the streets and with each passing sunday the number keeps on swelling when it comes to demonstrators and supporters for people of palestine, so for australia it is something surprising that this moment is is gaining momentum, this this uh this this idea of palestine, the things that are happening in palestine, the resistance in palestine and one-sided war what people of australia call genocide and app