Author: Jmedia Manager

—

by

Joseph Essas is the Chief Technology Officer of OpenTable and an Orthodox Jew who only eats kosher food. Out of the 55,000 restaurants on OpenTable, Essas estimates only 30 of them are kosher. Essas told Insider that not being able to use the services of the company he works for is the story of his life – he used…

Palestinians angered by ‘war crime’ claim

—

by

in Print, The Australian

Palestinian officials have expressed “great concern” after a report by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned that Palestinian stipends to attackers and their families could constitute a war crime. Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad Malki said the prosecutor’s office’s report was “based on misleading narratives of a political nature … rather than an objective…

Angus Taylor rejects Naomi Wolf’s ‘outrageous’ claims about Oxford story

—

by

in Print, Sydney Morning Herald

Embattled Energy Minister Angus Taylor is digging in after feminist author Naomi Wolf accused him of telling a false story about her time at Oxford, saying her allegations are “deeply offensive” and “outrageous”. Dr Wolf released a half-hour-long recording of a late-night phone call (Thursday morning AEDT) with an unnamed staffer in Mr Taylor’s office, in which…

US accuses Iran of killing more than 1000 in recent protests

—

by

in Print, Sydney Morning Herald

Washington: The Trump administration on Thursday accused Iranian security forces of killing more than 1000 people in crackdowns against recent protests that have swept the country. That figure is significantly higher than previously estimated death tolls from human rights groups and others, and the administration did not present documentary evidence to back up the claim. Brian…

Angus Taylor demands Naomi Wolf apologise for accusing him of antisemitism

—

by

in Online, The Guardian

US author ‘taken aback’ as minister doubles down on claim he met her at Oxford and shrugs off her request for Hansard correction. Angus Taylor has doubled down on his assertion he saw and met the American author Naomi Wolf during his time at Oxford University, while demanding she apologise for accusing him of antisemitism. In…

US Navy warship seizes Iran missile parts

—

by

in Print, The Advertiser

A US Navy warship has seized advanced missile parts believed to be linked to Iran in the Gulf of Oman, as President Donald Trump’s administration pressures Tehran to curb its regional activities. US officials said on Wednesday the guided missile destroyer Forrest Sherman detained a small boat last week, and a detachment of Coast Guard…

At least 208 dead in Iran unrest: Amnesty

—

by

in Other Print, Print

At least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising petrol prices and a subsequent crackdown by security forces, Amnesty International says, as one government official acknowledged telling police to shoot demonstrators. Iran has yet to release any nationwide statistics over the unrest that gripped the Islamic Republic beginning November 15…

Hundreds executed during Iran’s secret deadly crackdown

—

by

in Other Print, Print

“About 10,000 have been captured and they might be demised as a group execution in the following days.” That’s what a local man in one of Iran’s busiest cities told news.com.au through broken English this week. His internet only just returned after a government-imposed tactical blackout to ensure pictures, videos and first-hand accounts of a…

Jeremy Corbyn apologises for antisemitism in the Labour party

Dec 5, 2019

—

by

in Print, The Australian

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for “everything that has happened” over antisemitism in the Labour party after criticism for his earlier failures to say sorry. The Labour leader refused four times to apologise in an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Neil, which came on the day the chief rabbi wrote in The Times that Mr Corbyn’s…

Uprooted Jews should be seen as refugees, Israel says

Dec 5, 2019

—

by