Author: Jmedia Manager
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APAN responds to attacks on UNRWA
APAN has noted with significant concern the public attacks on UNRWA – who provide basic services to Palestinian refugees. An Opinion Piece published in The Australian newspaper on the 18/9 however was full of so many misrepresentations, unsubstantiated allegations and factual errors that we felt a need to respond! Below is both our infographic shared on…
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A surprise winner in Israel’s election
After voting in the second parliamentary election in half a year, Israelis are facing an uncertain picture of who will emerge as prime minister. It is impossible to predict what weeks of coalition negotiations and manoeuvering might bring. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the centrist Blue and White party of former army chief Benny Gantz…
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Exclusive: Australian man wins court battle to reinstate place of birth on his passport
Eberhard Frank, 79, has successfully sued the Australian government for the right to have ‘Palestine’ officially recorded as his place of birth after it was removed on his application last year. Eberhard Frank is surrounded by the history books that line the walls of his living room at his home in the Adelaide Hills. He…
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Bishop offers to help free Aussies held in Iran
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has offered to help the government secure the release of Australians detained in Iran, citing a “constructive’’ relationship with the Iranian Foreign Minister. Ms Bishop, who retired at the May federal election and stood down as foreign minister after Malcolm Turnbull was dumped as prime minister last year, said she…
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Julie Bishop offers to help secure release of Australians detained in Iran
Julie Bishop has offered to help the Morrison government as it lobbies for the release of two travel bloggers and a university lecturer locked up in Iran. Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has offered to assist with negotiations over the Australian citizens detained in Iran. The Morrison government is lobbying for the release of two…
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Dutch Resistance fighter risked her life to save Jews, shelter fugitives
It took decades for her to write of her exploits in the Dutch Resistance, rescuing pilots, sheltering fugitives and enduring capture. For 50 years after her fiance was seized by the Gestapo and she became a fugitive, Diet Eman remained largely silent about her role in the Dutch Resistance during World War II. After the…
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Is there a neo-Nazi network on campus?
An investigation into the presence, actions and recruiting of neo-Nazis on campus Overt racism, misogyny and anti-Semitism are not especially new to campus, nor within the Inner West. But for some reason, the idea that people who believe in the disgusting ideology of Nazism may have a covert presence on campus is uniquely sobering. Back…
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“30 years is too long”: Israel election a reckoning for Netanyahu
Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is fighting for his political survival today as the country votes in its second national election in a year. Mr Netanyahu sent voters back to the polls when he failed to form a coalition government after an election in April. The subsequent campaign has been described as the nastiest…
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Israel approves new settlement two days before polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has approved a new settlement in the occupied West Bank, two days ahead of a closely fought election as he seeks to boost turnout among his right-wing base. The approval came as Mr Netanyahu and his main opponent, Benny Gantz, vied to mobilise supporters. Mr Netanyahu has made a…
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Israeli cabinet approves Jewish settlement
The Israeli cabinet has legalised a settlement in the Jordan Valley, in the West Bank. The move to legalise the Mevo’ot Yericho outpost comes days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex the Jordan Valley if he wins the general elections, which will be held on Tuesday. “The final approval will of course…