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‘Plucky little Israel’ cracks apart as Netanyahu pulls a Trump
“Witness, as well, the attempts by the pro-Zionist leaders of diaspora Jewish community groups to deny that the threat to their communities comes from the hard right, with their renewed enthusiasm for old-school pre-WWII anti-Semitism. This wilful occlusion produces its own absurdities, such as Peter Kurti and the Centre for Independent Studies’ (CIS) recent bizarre…
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Jeremy Corbyn struggles over anti-semitism charge
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has struggled to defuse harsh criticism about anti-semitism levelled at both himself and the party by Britain’s chief rabbi. In what was arguably his most difficult day in the general election campaign so far, Mr Corbyn on Tuesday faced a multitude of questions over Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’ damaging remarks…
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Netanyahu not required to resign: A-G
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following his indictment on corruption charges. Israel’s Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit said in a statement on Monday Netanyahu can remain interim prime minister, giving a small boost to the embattled leader. Mandelblit’s comments come days after serving him with charges of fraud, breach of trust…
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Netanyahu’s party to hold leadership vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party will hold a leadership vote, a Likud challenger says, as pressure mounts on the veteran leader to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges. Israeli media reported the Likud primary would be held in six weeks. A party spokesman was not reachable to confirm the timeline. Gideon…
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Led by high tech, Israeli exports to hit record of US$114 billion in 2019
Israel’s exports, a key economic growth driver, are expected to grow to a record US$114 billion in 2019 from US$109 billion last year, government data showed on Sunday. According to the Central Bureau and Statistics and Economy Ministry, Israeli goods and services exports stood at US$84 billion over the first nine months of the year,…
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Israeli MK Tamar Zandberg takes us to fantasy land
On the ABC Q&A program we heard visiting Israeli MK give us her take on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. If you like you can watch the whole program that was devoted to the subject of ‘International Power’ on the iView website. Watch this couple of minutes of video from the show (below) where Zandberg shows her…
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Israel expels HRW’s Omar Shakir over alleged boycott support
The country director of global organisation Human Rights Watch has been forced to leave Israel after being accused of supporting boycotts of the country. The Israeli Government revoked Omar Shakir’s work permit after he and other human rights groups urged accommodation booking websites not to list properties in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.…
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As internet returns, online Iran protest videos show chaos
Dubai: Machine gun fire answers rock-throwing protesters. Motorcycle-riding Revolutionary Guard volunteers chase after demonstrators. Plainclothes security forces grab, beat and drag a man off the street to an uncertain fate. As Iran restores the internet after a weeklong government-imposed shutdown, new videos purport to show the demonstrations over gasoline prices rising and the security-force crackdown that…
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Netanyahu fights for his political survival after indictment
Benjamin Netanyahu’s battle to hold on to power is getting more complicated. Israel’s Prime Minister – famous for getting out of the tightest political corners – was indicted last week on bribery and fraud charges. Now, the state prosecutor’s office is reportedly reviewing whether to let him form a new government. To make matters worse, he’s facing…
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A “marked increase” in seriousness of anti-Semitic incidence in Australia this year – report
There was a “marked increase” in the seriousness of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Australia this year, according to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. The latest annual ECAJ report into incidents of anti-Semitism found that there were 225 attacks and 143 threats – a total of 368 incidents – logged during the year to the end of…