Author: Jmedia Manager
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Israeli soldiers tricked into installing malware by Hamas
Dozens of Israeli soldiers have fallen victim to a hacking scheme orchestrated by the Hamas militant group which infected their smartphones with malware. A spokesperson for Israel’s military revealed that the soldiers were sent fake photos of young women in an effort to lure them to download an app that could access their devices without their…
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Nazi swastika spotted flying from light tower at Robertson Oval in Wagga
A swastika was spotted flying from a Wagga Wagga light tower on Monday. Veteran Tony Mason was exercising at the gym next to Robertson Oval early that afternoon when he spotted the offensive flag from a distance. He said he initially thought it looked suspicious and after looking closer, realised the flag was sporting the…
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Date for Netanyahu trial clouds last days of election campaign
Jerusalem: The criminal trial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin on March 17, court officials said on Tuesday, shaking up the final stretch of a contentious election campaign and hurting the longtime Israeli leader’s hopes of forming a new government after the vote. The announcement means that Netanyahu will appear in the Jerusalem court as…
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Police probe hate mail in anti-Semitic attacks
Victoria Police are investigating the sending of threatening anti-Semitic packages to a Jewish businessman and a Jewish community organisation. The packages were received in Melbourne early last week and contained a note stating “Death of the Jews Secret Masterplan” and a CD with swastikas circled and the words “The Aryans”. A police spokesman said an…
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First flight as Israel clears the air with Sudan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli aircraft has made a historic flight over Sudan just two weeks after he met the Arab state’s leader in Uganda. Mr Netanyahu met the head of Sudan’s transitional government, Lieutenant General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, in a major step towards improving ties with an Arab state that has long…
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US talks? You’re dreaming, says Iran
Iran will refuse to negotiate with the US as long as Washington maintains its campaign of “maximum pressure” — even if President Donald Trump is re-elected, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says. Mr Rouhani’s defiant remarks solidify Iran’s hard line in a face-off with the Trump administration that only weeks ago brought Washington and Tehran to…
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Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian investigation
Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians. The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in January there was enough evidence for an investigation into reports of more than 200 killings and thousands of injuries.…
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You probably haven’t heard the most important hip hop song of the decade
The Story Of O.J.’ by Jay-Z is quite possibly the most important hip hop song of the decade, and relatively speaking, not many people have heard it. Featuring lyrics that reference the controversial statement by O.J. Simpson: “I’m not black, I’m O.J.” where O.J. claims society defines him by his wealth and success not his race, Jay-Z…
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Adam Bandt’s beverage leverage for Middle East peace
Hours after Adam Bandt was elected (or, depending on who you ask, installed in a putsch) as Greens leader, Strewth’s spies spotted him throwing back a few celebratory bevvies at Public Bar in Manuka and wearing what appeared to be a Taybeh Beer hoodie. What’s Taybeh? It’s the only beer brewed in Palestine. Both kosher…
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Rockets hit US coalition base in Baghdad
Rockets have hit a US-led military coalition’s Baghdad headquarters but caused no casualties, a coalition spokesman says, in the latest attack to target US facilities in Iraq. Washington has blamed Iran-backed paramilitary groups for increasingly regular rocketing and shelling of bases hosting US forces in Iraq and of the area around the US Embassy in…