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How Australia normalised the Nazi
Yesterday, CFMEU secretary John Setka faced the media and claimed that there was a Nazi element present during the demonstrations in Melbourne. Sadly, it wasn’t hyperbole, as this image appeared on social media late yesterday. In February, the swastika appeared in the aisles of fruit and vegetable market in the same city, as an unnamed man wore…
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How COVID has shone a light on the ugly face of Australian antisemitism
The increased prominence of anti-Semitic incidents may have you wondering: has anti-Semitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are we facing a newer, more sinister trend? The increased prominence of anti-Semitic incidents during the COVID pandemic may leave you wondering: has anti-Semitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are…
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US gives $1.4b to Israel’s Iron Dome upgrades
The US gives $1.4 billion in annual funding for Israel to upgrade its Iron Dome defence mechanism, despite political strife following the Gaza conflict Nearly 4000 rockets were sent from the Iron Dome during the conflict with Hamas in Gaza during May this year Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia does not recognise a…
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Malka Leifer ordered to stand trial
Former ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer has been ordered to stand trial on 70 child sexual abuse charges. Leifer, 55, pleaded not guilty to all charges at the end of a committal hearing in Melbourne on Thursday. The allegations relate to sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper over incidents during Leifer’s time at…
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Former school principal Malka Leifer ordered to stand trial
Former school principal Malka Leifer has been committed to stand trial over alleged sex offences. Ms Leifer, 55, is accused of sexually abusing three of her students between 2004 and 2008. In the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, she entered a plea of not guilty and was committed to stand trial on 70 charges. Four…
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‘Outrageous’ for US Democrats to scrap funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
Sky News host Rowan Dean says it is “outrageous” the United States Democrats have scrapped funding for Israel’s Iron Dome. “The Israeli Iron Dome, which was only developed a few years ago is the most extraordinary piece of infrastructure technology and it is a purely defensive piece of military hardware,” Mr Dean told Sky News…
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Anger as US progressives object to Israeli Iron Dome funds
A group of leftist US Democrats have come under heavy fire after vowing to nix a short-term spending bill over a $US1bn ($1.4bn) allocation for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system. The party leadership vowed there would be no interruption in funding, with the cash being sourced elsewhere – but not before being berated by…
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Meghan Markle set to return to work after Lilibet’s birth, Kate Middleton dresses down for action
Meghan Markle is preparing to mark her return to work since the birth of Lilibet, as Kate Middleton showed off her sporty side. She was joined by two of the “Windermere Children”, a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors who started new lives in the Lake District in 1945. They disembarked at the Windermere Jetty…
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‘Vile’ graffiti condemned
Scullin MP Andrew Giles fears racism is on the rise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as police investigate the spread of “Nazi propaganda” in the northern suburbs. Mr Giles has launched a petition calling on the community to “reject this hate”. He told Star Weekly he has received several reports about anti-Semitic graffiti…
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Israeli drama Your Honor tests the theory that the origin show is best
Is the original always the best? That’s an increasingly common question in television, where the hunger of competing platforms for new material means that a niche show which inspired a prominent remake may eventually start to air alongside its successor. These broadcast doppelgangers, haunting each other with similarities while weighing up discrepancies, are a litmus…