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Adelaide woman sent back to Iran by US
A former Adelaide woman will be returned to Iran from the US after being sentenced to time already served for her role in breaching sanctions against the Gulf country, months after Tehran — which has imprisoned three Australians — suggested she could be part of a prisoner swap. Iranian national Negar Ghodskani, 40, was sentenced…
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Netanyahu chosen by Israel’s president to try forming next government
Jerusalem: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to form a new governing coalition, moving the country into the next phase of its post-election haggling. “The law gives you, Mr Prime Minister, 28 days, starting tomorrow, to form a government,” Rivlin said as the two stood together at the President’s residence.…
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Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power
Arab Israelis have been slow to realise their potential pivotal role in the nation’s politics. That’s changing. Members of the Arab List elected to the Israeli Knesset (parliament) at last week’s elections are walking a tightrope. The decision announced by the List’s leader, Ayman Odeh, on 22 September to endorse Benny Gantz, leader of the…
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Yellow-and-black Sabbath: Orthodox Jews in grand final lockdown until sun sets
When the final siren sounds on the AFL grand final on Saturday afternoon, there will be at least one group of footy fans still left wondering about the result. The diehard Tigers fans among Melbourne’s Orthodox Jewish community will be strictly observing the Sabbath, which prohibits them from attending the match or watching on TV.…
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Malka Leifer extradition delayed as Israeli court seeks psychiatric report on alleged paedophile
A court in Israel has further delayed the extradition of a former Melbourne school principal accused of sexually assaulting her pupils. The Jerusalem District Court has ordered an expert panel of psychiatrists to assess Malka Leifer to see if she is mentally fit to be extradited to Australia. Victoria Police has charged the former principal of the…
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Victims blast pedophile principal Malka Leifer’s parole bid
Victims of pedophile Jewish school principal Malka Leifer say she shouldn’t be eligible for parole in Israel in the face of fresh allegations that she groomed and possibly assaulted young women in prison. Nicole Meyer, 34, and her two sisters voiced their dismay on Tuesday after a Jerusalem judge further delayed the Australian government’s bid…
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Principal accused of prison assaults
The Jewish girls’ school principal wanted in Melbourne on dozens of child sex charges has been accused by an Israeli politician of molesting other female prisoners in jail. The bombshell allegation was levelled against Malka Leifer after an Israeli judge threw up yet another hurdle to her extradition to Australia, ordering state psychiatrists to review…
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The ‘rabid’ Tigers fans who’ll have to wait until late Saturday night to find out the Grand Final result
Most Tigers fans will have their eyes glued to the AFL Grand Final on Saturday afternoon, but some devoted Richmond fans will have to wait until late on Saturday night to find out who won the game. For Orthodox Jews who observe Shabbat, sundown Friday to sundown Saturday is a time for rest, worship and…
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Britain’s Labour announces it’s racist and communist
Dark history – anti-Jewish and Marxist – has returned. No to the Jewish state: Britain’s Labour party today called for a future government led by Jeremy Corbyn to adopt a raft of anti-Israel policies. Labour delegates overwhelmingly backed a boycott of Israeli settlement goods for the first time and vowed to reject trade agreements with…
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‘Get out of Gulf’: Iran moves closer to Russia and China
Iran will join China and Russia in naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman as a growing alliance of anti-American powers seeks to take advantage of confusion about Donald Trump’s Middle East policies. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who will address the UN general assembly in New York this week, told America and the West to…