Biden relents on Israel bombs
Decision is partial end to a hold the US President had ordered over concerns about civilian deaths in Gaza
Israel
Why appeasing Iran will lead to broader Mid-East war
Neutralising the Hezbollah threat in the longer term requires policies that weaken – not appease – the Iranian regime.
PM slams ‘appalling’ Greens stance
Anthony Albanese has singled out Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi for being unable to articulate her stance on Israel.
US, Israeli spy chiefs due in Doha for ceasefire talks
The CIA’s William Burns and Mossad head David Barnea will travel to Doha on Wednesday.
Residents flee as Israeli troops renew Gaza attacks
New incursions show how conflict with Hamas could become protracted war of attrition.
Criticism of Israel can be anti-Semitic: Dreyfus
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says calling out Israel but not holding other countries to the same standard can be a form of anti-Semitism.
Israel is at a crossroad … It must act now or risk being bled to death by its enemies
The strategic advantage remains with Iran and its proxies. This is because through long years of complacency, Israel allowed Iran to build up two Islamist armies on its borders.
‘The Australia I love is the land of the fair go, not of anti-Semitism’
From his home in Tel Aviv, Sir Frank Lowy cannot reconcile the Australia he knew with the Australia he has read about since October 7. As the nation is blighted by unprecedented levels of anti-Semitism, he reflects on the past 60 years.
Kibbutz survivor joins march in honour of hostages
In Ralph Lewinsohn’s kibbutz of about 800 people, 63 were killed and 18 taken hostage by Hamas, with five hostages still unaccounted for in Gaza nine months later.
Jewish community calls for ‘freedom’
Melbourne’s Jewish community has rallied to mark the nine months since Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Deadly Israeli strikes hit Gaza
Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its 10th month on Sunday.
Gaza battlefield changes spur ceasefire talks revival
Military shift by Israel creates an opening, but significant disagreements remain.
Lebanese ambassador escapes lambasting
Why has our Foreign Minister not called in the Lebanese ambassador to effect control over the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants as they rain down rockets on Israel?
Payman, ‘Muslim vote’ unlikely to have much effect
Fatima Payman’s defection from Labor will have no effect on the Middle East – where Israel is fighting for its very existence and Hamas will neither surrender nor return its Israeli hostages.
DDP slams ‘hypocrite’ Adesanya for Whittaker sledge
Things are heating up between UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya, after the South African hit back at “Stylebender’s” ‘colonial mindset’ jab.
Hezbollah ‘revenge’ rocket blitz
Muhammad Neamah Naser, a senior commander, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Lebanese city of Tyre.
Mid-East threat to Labor is bigger than just Payman
Senator’s emotional appeal is naive to international power politics
Labor ‘guilty of outrageous abandonment’ over Israel
Revelations that Israel’s ambassador was told it could not expect Australia’s support in a war in Southern Lebanon has sparked outrage.
Adesanya slams champion Dricus du Plessis for ‘colonial mindset’
Israel Adesayna has called out middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis for his ‘colonial mindset,’ threatening their upcoming UFC 305 main event in Perth.
Israel evaluating new Hamas ‘ideas’ on truce
With the death toll mounting and conditions worsening daily for Gazans, both sides are under increased international pressure to agree to a truce.
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