Author: Jmedia Manager
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A Middle Eastern Chess Game: US-Iran Tensions and the Implications for India
Iran is culturally, economically and strategically very important in India’s calculus, although the progress in the relationship has been slowed by Delhi’s links with the United States and Israel. A major direct US-Iran confrontation in the Persian Gulf will threaten India’s economic growth by adding to the current account deficit, pushing up consumer prices and…
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Josh Frydenberg alarmed by rise in anti-Semitic bullies
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants Australians to learn more about the Holocaust to stop the rise of anti-Semitism. Mr Frydenberg is deeply concerned Jewish children as young as five are being bullied because of their faith. “If they (bullies) understood and comprehend the atrocities of the Holocaust, they would be as insulted as anybody, including me,…
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Daniel Andrews pleads with Benjamin Netanyahu for Malka Leifer to face justice
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has made a direct plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure an ex-Melbourne principal and accused paedophile is returned to Australia to face justice. Mr Andrews’ intervention follows widespread community anger on Thursday after Malka Leifer – who fled for Israel in 2008 after being accused of abusing students…
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Netanyahu lawyers pushing for corruption charges to be softened
Lawyers for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are trying to convince the country’s Attorney-General to soften corruption charges against him, as he fights to form a new government. Mr Netanyahu has been struggling to form a governing coalition at the same time as the Israel’s Attorney-General holds a pre-indictment hearing to consider three separate corruption…
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Ted Baillieu urges Scott Morrison to protest Israeli court ‘farce’ as Malka Leifer granted bail
Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu has called on the Federal Government to publicly denounce an Israeli court’s decision to grant bail to former Melbourne principal and alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer. An Israeli court yesterday granted bail to Ms Leifer as she continues to fight against her extradition to Australia where she faces 74 charges…
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Jewish boys taunted in shocking cases of anti-Semitic bullying at Melbourne schools
A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a “Jewish cockroach” and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates. The two incidents this year – the first involving a year 7 boy at Cheltenham Secondary College…
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Israel – Necessity is the mother of invention
Recently I toured Israel with Koda Capital Partner Will Douglas and Ibex Investors to gain insights into the Ibex Israel investment fund. On the four day tour we visited a range of investee companies and spent time with economists, industry representatives, start-up incubators, academics and other investors in the fund. In this episode, we discuss…
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Andrews assured that Israel is serious about Malka Leifer extradition case
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been assured the case of alleged paedophile school principal Malka Leifer is being taken seriously by Israel. It comes as Israeli Ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer made clear that prosecutors found a judge’s decision to release Ms Leifer under house arrest “incomprehensible” and believe she should be immediately extradited. “While…
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Israel court delays release of former Melbourne school principal as premier weighs in
A former Melbourne school principal accused of sexually abusing students will remain behind bars in Israel as a judge considers her move to house arrest. Malka Leifer faces extradition to Australia on 74 charges of sexually assaulting female students during her time at Melbourne’s ultra-orthodox Adass Israel school. The 52-year-old fled to Israel in 2008…
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Speak up on three Australian detainees, Iranian activist tells Morrison
A leading Iranian dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner has labelled Scott Morrison’s decision not to comment publicly about three Australians detained in Iran a “big mistake.” Shirin Ebadi was Iran’s first female judge and won the 2003 Nobel prize for fighting for women’s rights in her home country, but was forced into exile in…