Author: Jmedia Manager
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The US and Iran are hostages of history
During the recent flare-up between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was prepared to bomb ‘52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago)’. Some of these targets, he added, would be ‘important to Iran and the Iranian culture’, suggesting that he was willing to strike…
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Hungary observes liberation of Jewish ghetto
Hungary’s Jewish community has commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish ghetto in Budapest, the capital, amid concerns that history will repeat itself. Tens of thousands of Jewish men, women, and children had lived in fear in the ghetto. Hungarian fascists and German Nazis murdered many during World War II. Some, “70,000…
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Beulah Nazi flag incident prompts Victorian MP to call for statewide Swastika ban
A VICTORIAN MP has called for a state-wide ban of Nazi symbolism after a flag featuring Swastikas was flown outside a Beulah house last week. Member for Caulfield David Southwick and two former Beulah residents have started a petition calling on the Legislative Assembly of Victoria to take action against anti-Semitism. “We, the undersigned citizens of…
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Siri called Israel the ‘Zionist occupation state’ when users asked about President Reuven Rivlin, according to videos shared to social media
Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, appeared to call Israel the “Zionist occupation state” when users asked about the president of the country, according to posts made to social media. The edit likely came from Wikipedia, though Apple has not confirmed the source of the error. While the issue appears to have been resolved, it is not the first…
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Trump brags his strike on Soleimani killed ‘2 for the price of 1’ while giving a behind-the-scenes account of the assassination to GOP donors at his Florida resort
President Donald Trump recounted the minutes leading up to the deadly US strike on top Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani during remarks to GOP donors at his Florida resort on Friday night, according to CNN. The president recalled how US military officials counted down the seconds leading up to the strike, which also killed a top…
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Israel Start-up Nation’s Rory Sutherland eyes Tour de France after broken leg
It was a horror start. Rory Sutherland didn’t even make it to his new team’s launch. Let alone far enough to know whether he’d be riding the Tour Down Under. The Canberra cyclist was already going under the knife as Israel Start-up Nation was officially launched, after a one in a thousand crash left him…
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Victorian town rally in opposition to anti-Semitism
Residents of a small Victorian town, blighted by a couple raising a Nazi flag outside their home, have rallied in opposition to anti-semitism. Watch this excerpt from Channel Nine TV News.
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Launceston Jewish community hurt by synagogue vandalism
The Launceston Jewish community is reeling from an act of vandalism on the city’s 1844 synagogue, with the city’s Rabbi calling the act a “disgrace” and “a crime against everyone”. LAUNCESTON’S Jewish community is reeling after an act of vandalism on the city’s synagogue. A Star of David on the gate of the 1844 heritage-listed…
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The law against racial hatred that can’t be used to stop the advocacy of Nazism
Imagine what would happen if you were to raise the black flag of ISIS high over your house. Chances are you’d be arrested and charged for a terrorism-related offence. Imagine, then, if you were to display Nazi symbols. Say, you were to raise a swastika-emblazoned flag. Would you be arrested and charged for an offence?…
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Nazi memorabilia for sale at Melbourne trash and treasure market
Swastika badges and rings being sold as war memorabilia at a Melbourne trash and treasure market has angered the Jewish community and reignited debate about banning the items. It comes as residents of the small Victorian town of Beulah, where a couple had been flying a Nazi flag over their home this week, sparking outrage…