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France, Germany, Britain trigger Iran dispute mechanism
France, Britain and Germany confirmed on Tuesday that they had triggered the dispute mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal given Tehran’s ongoing violations, but said they were not joining the United States campaign to exert maximum pressure on Tehran. “We do not accept the argument that Iran is entitled to reduce compliance with the JCPoA,”…
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Iran says arrests made over plane downing
Iran says it has arrested an undisclosed number of suspects accused of a role in shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, as anti-government demonstrations triggered by the disaster entered a fourth day. Wednesday’s shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, killing all 176 people on board, has led to one of the greatest public…
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Malka Leifer, former Melbourne principal and accused child abuser, granted further delays in extradition process
The alleged victims of an Israeli teacher accused of sexually abusing girls at a Melbourne school said they were distressed and angry about further delays to her extradition case. The Jerusalem District Court has granted lawyers for the former principal of the Adass Israel girls school, Malka Leifer, time to cross-examine members of a psychiatric…
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Sex-case principal Malka Leifer fit for extradition hearing in Israel
Alleged sex predator Malka Leifer has been declared fit to face extradition proceedings in Israel, delighting her accusers in Melbourne who had despaired that she would ever appear before an Australian court. The former principal of the Adass Israel ultra-Orthodox Jewish school has fought for nearly six years to avoid being put on a plane…
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Malka Leifer extradition case delayed by judge
Accused Australian paedophile Malka Leifer has bought more time after an Israeli court delayed a decision on whether to start an extradition case against her until March. The former Melbourne-based school principal, who remains in custody in a jail outside Tel Aviv, is wanted in Australia on 74 charges of child sex abuse during her…
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Accused pedophile Malka Leifer’s ‘narrow shoulders bearing all the strain’
Accused child-sex offender Malka Leifer bore on her “narrow shoulders” the strain that the marathon extradition case had put on diplomatic relations between Israel and Australia, a Jerusalem court has been told. The claim, by lawyers for the wanted former principal of Melbourne’s Adass Israel ultra-Orthodox Jewish school, underlines the political sensitivity of the case…
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Fund boost for Aiia Maasarwe anniversary
One year after international student Aiia Maasarwe was murdered in Melbourne, her memory lives on through a university scholarship. The Aiaa Maasarwe Memorial Medical Fellowship Program, which provides financial support to Palestinian physicians training in Israeli hospitals, has received a $50,000 boost towards its fundraising target. The program was launched in October by Australian institution…
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Producers of “Jeopardy!” explain Bethlehem-Palestine mix-up
“Jeopardy!” producers claim that post-production “human error” is to blame for the controversial Church of the Nativity question in an episode that aired last Friday. Friday’s episode incited social media uproar after a contestant’s answer to the clue “Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity” was ruled incorrect on the popular game…
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‘Prolonged injustice’: Israel looks to speed up Malka Leifer extradition
A former Melbourne school principal accused of 74 counts of sexual assault may face an extradition hearing sooner than anticipated after she was caught lying about suffering from mental illness. An Israeli psychiatric panel has “unanimously and unequivocally” concluded that Malka Leifer faked mental illness in order to avoid extradition, the Justice Ministry announced. Marking a major breakthrough in a five-year-long…
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Israel looks to speed up Malka Leifer extradition
Jerusalem: Israeli officials are seeking to expedite an extradition hearing for a woman facing dozens of sexual abuse charges in Australia after a psychiatric panel concluded she had lied about suffering from mental illness, the Justice Ministry announced on Monday. The panel’s decision last week that found Malka Leifer fit to stand trial marked a major breakthrough in…