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Attacker at rabbi’s home acted alone: NYPD
An assailant who stabbed five people during Hannukah celebrations at the home of a Hasidic rabbi appears to have been acting alone, New York police said on Sunday. Grafton Thomas, 37, is accused of attempted murder after bursting in to the celebration at Rockland County, about 48 km north of New York City. Police said…
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Aussie Jews slam Israeli appointment over extradition delay fears
A controversial new political appointment in Israel has raised fears that Australia’s efforts to extradite alleged child abuser Malka Leifer could be delayed. Ms Leifer is due to fight 74 counts of sexual assault in Victoria related to her time as principal of the Ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel school from 2001 to 2008. After fleeing to…
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Trump’s America ushers in a ‘new age of pogroms’
Seven nights of Hanukkah and no fewer than 10 separate attacks on orthodox Jews in New York City culminated with a knife-wielding man bursting into a rabbi’s home on Saturday night, shouting, “I will get you” before stabbing five people, two critically. New York governor Andrew Cuomo described this attack as an act of “domestic terrorism.” “The…
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‘Insulting’: Malka Leifer supporter appointed Israeli health minister
An Israeli politician under criminal investigation for trying to stop the extradition to Australia of an accused paedophile has been appointed the nation’s health minister. The elevation of Yaakov Litzman has sparked outrage in Israel and Australia. Listen to the report on the ABC AM program.
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Tehran fingerprints all over rocket attack on US base in Iraq
An American contractor was killed and four US troops were wounded when more than 30 rockets were fired at the weekend at an Iraqi military base. The attack on Saturday came two weeks after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement warning that any rocket attacks carried out by Iran or its proxies…
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US military strikes at Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
Washington: The US military has launched a series of strikes on five facilities in Iraq and Syria belonging to a militia considered to be backed by Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday, two days after an American contractor was killed in an attack on an Iraqi base. The strikes came after repeated attacks on Iraqi…
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Third woman on hunger strike in Iran jail
A third foreign national woman imprisoned in Iran is undertaking a hunger strike in support of British-Australian Kylie Moore Gilbert. Ms Moore-Gilbert, an academic who was most recently a lecturer in Islamic Studies at Melbourne University, has been in Tehran’s Evin prison for more than a year, having reportedly been given a 10-year sentence. She…
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Lights shine for religious freedom at Hanukkah
At sundown on Monday, lights will flicker in menorahs (candelabras) on windowsills, tables and mantelpieces throughout Israel and across much of the world. In Australia, the displays will be most noticeable in Jewish strongholds, such as Sydney’s eastern suburbs and Caulfield in Melbourne. The Jewish Festival of Lights or Hanukkah (from the Hebrew word for…
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Man arrested after mass stabbing at New York rabbi’s home during Hanukkah
Monsey, New York: A man stabbed five people as they gathered at a rabbi’s home north of New York City to celebrate Hanukkah on Sunday. A suspect had been taken to the Ramapo Police headquarters and will face five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary, according to Police Chief Brad Weidel. New York’s…
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Australian Jewish community slams Israel’s ‘deplorable’ appointment
The man accused of pressuring government psychiatrists to alter their reports and prevent on mental health grounds the extradition of an alleged paedophile to Australia has been promoted to Health Minister of Israel. Yaakov Litzman’s appointment was confirmed in a cabinet meeting on Friday, despite the Zionist Federation of Australia warning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…