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Israeli ambasador Amir Maimon said Israel was trying to “uproot the cancer” of Hamas.

‘Don’t point fingers at us’: Israeli ambassador’s message to Australians

In a rare interview, the Israeli ambassador said he believed many Australians fail to grasp the seriousness of the security threats his nation faces.

  • Matthew Knott

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A proposed new rule is causing division at Sydney University

The radical proposal that could end Sydney Uni’s proud history of rebellion

A new rule to enforce a more civil discourse on campus has been backed by the university. It’s caused alarm within.

  • Daniella White

In defence of the middle ground on Gaza

Rodger Shanahan perfectly sums up the disturbing nature of Middle East commentary, where “advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday.

Israel to close embassy in Ireland, citing ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’

The announcement comes after Israel’s ambassador to Dublin was recalled in May following Ireland’s decision to support a Palestinian state.

  • Wafaa Shurafa
The Pro-Palestine march through the streets of Melbourne on Sunday.

Protests to go on ‘until liberation’, say pro-Palestinian rally organisers

Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.

  • Michael Bachelard and Carla Jaeger

Adding fuel to fire of intolerance, extremism

Readers discuss the attack on a Melbourne synagogue and its international fall-out.

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The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney.

Sydney Uni’s ‘enforced civility’ is an assault on free speech – and likely unlawful

It could become one of the most restrictive campuses in the country for peaceful protest, intellectual freedom and critical debate.

  • Sarah Schwartz
Nasser Mashni, president of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network.

‘The two-state solution is absolutely dead,’ leading Palestinian advocate says

The head of the Palestinian lobby in Australia said the two-state solution was akin to partitioning apartheid South Africa into separate black and white nations.

  • Matthew Knott
Former Israeli minister Ayelet Shaked was refused an Australian visa on character grounds.

Israel and Palestine lobby groups help no one by inviting divisive speakers to Australia

The federal government has every right to push back against event organisers who bring people with objectionable views to this country.

  • Rodger Shanahan
Displaced residents react as they return to find the rubble of their destroyed house in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, on Thursday.

Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire

It also said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon because they were violating the truce.

  • Kareen Chehayeb and Julia Frankel

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