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Israel looks at heart flare ups after jab
Israel’s health department is examining a small number of cases of heart inflammation in people who had received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, although it has not yet drawn any conclusions. Pfizer said it has not observed a higher rate of the condition than would normally be expected in the general population. Israel’s pandemic response coordinator Nachman…
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Israel, Palestinians clash on Gaza border
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired dozens of rockets into Israel, which have drawn retaliatory air strikes, after nightly Ramadan clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police had resumed in Jerusalem. The pre-dawn exchange of fire on Saturday broke months of relative quiet on the Israel-Gaza frontier, though it did not appear to signal…
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Israel’s Netanyahu calls for ‘calm’ in Jerusalem amid fresh violence
Fresh clashes broke out later Saturday between Palestinians and police after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “calm on all sides” after several nights of unrest in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. But the premier also warned that Israel remains “prepared for all scenarios” after dozens of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel,…
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Israeli police arrest dozens in night of chaos in Jerusalem
Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian militants firing at least 30 rockets and Israel striking back at targets operated by the militant group Hamas in Gaza. Skirmishes have spiked in recent days in Jerusalem, which has long been a…
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Israel stands with your Anzacs to honour the fallen
Israel and Australia share a historic and enduring commitment to honour the sacrifice of those brave few who risked their lives in the defence of — and freedom for — their fellow citizens. Every year on April 25, Australia commemorates and honours its servicemen and women on Anzac Day. Similarly, every year in April-May, Israel…
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Robyn Nevin plays Brunhilde Pomsel in Christopher Hampton’s A German Life
Because of coronavirus, 2021 was not the busiest year for many actors. But Robyn Nevin had a major project: she was working on the Australian premiere of Christopher Hampton’s A German Life. “I spent most of the year learning the 10,000 lines for this particular play,” she says. Nevin, 78, gave up theatre acting several years…
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‘The UN is a hopelessly corrupt clown operation’
Sky News host Rita Panahi says this is further evidence “the UN is a hopelessly corrupt clown operation” after Iran was elected to the United Nations’ peak body on the status of women. “As we all know, women in Iran are treated like second-class citizens… they do not enjoy equal rights under the law and…
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Israel’s new web hosting rankings could boost online security worldwide
Platinum, gold and silver ranks could offer web hosting customers greater clarity over data security measures Israel’s National Cyber Directorate is trialling a new safety benchmark system for web hosting security which, if successful, could have implications worldwide. The program demands website hosting services showcase the measures in place to keep their customers’ sensitive data secure. As…
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Former Nazi’s name removed from Mt Hutt ski attractions
New Zealand ski field Mt Hutt has reportedly removed references to a former Nazi military officer from its attractions. Management at the Canterbury ski field Mt Hutt have removed the name of Willi Huber from a ski run and restaurant following an online protest and complaints from the New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust…
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In 1938 a member of the Gestapo joined other Germans at a picnic at Deep Creek
In May 1938, a man believed to be a member of the German Secret State Police – the dreaded Gestapo – attended a picnic at Deep Creek on the northern side of Narrabeen Lagoon. In May 1938, a man believed to be a member of the German Secret State Police – the dreaded Gestapo –…