In a fierce message to the Albanese government and the international community, Peter Dutton says ‘there is much that will weigh heavily on the minds of Jewish people’ this Hanukkah.
Israel’s defence minister warns Houthi commanders they can expect the same fate as the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, who were assassinated in Tehran and Beirut earlier this year.
A military probe finds that IDF ‘ground activities’ led to the deaths of six hostages in August; PM reports ‘progress’ in ceasefire negotiations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged what he described as the steadfast support of Christians worldwide.
That spirit is alive in Bethlehem, where an enterprise of traditional handmade glass decorations – ‘handblown by Muslims, painted by Christians, shipped by Israel’ – is thriving. Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach and happy holidays to all.
Greens leader Adam Bandt declares Labor is edging towards the minor party’s hard-left position on the conflict in the Middle East, insisting the Albanese government has been ‘forced to admit that we were right all along’.
‘Power isn’t about missiles, it’s the will to win’: Benjamin Netanyahu details the key decision points in the war against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.
Senior Israeli defence officials are reportedly pushing for a direct strike on Iran rather than only the Houthis as the Ayatollah ali Khamenei appears to try to distance Tehran from the Yemen rebel group.
In Ireland, secular progressivism has become the prevailing orthodoxy, as it goes through its second generation of anti-Catholicism. Israel has fallen foul of it. The deeply entwined roots of Irish and Jewish nationalism have been ripped out by a new political class.
Israel’s military says it failed to intercept a missile launched from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying 16 people were lightly wounded.
Israel is on the cusp of stamping its authority across the Middle East like never before.
Israel has pounded the Yemeni capital and ports, with Benjamin Netanyahu claiming the strikes were to protect ‘the entire world’ and threatening Houthis with the same fate as Hamas and Hezbollah.
Few groups in this country have the resilience of Australia’s Jewish community. After centuries of anti-Semitism it has developed a fighting spirit virtually unseen in our modern world.
Penny Wong is facing harsh criticism after a terse call with her Israeli counterpart amid claims the relationship has hit rock bottom.
Donald Trump’s threats of ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by the time he takes office pushed Hamas to agree to Israeli forces in Gaza and to release a list of hostages to be freed, the Biden administration admits.
Whatever the underlying reason for their lack of action in the face of rising anti-Semitism, those in positions of authority should hang their heads in shame.
The only question about why Israel’s Foreign Minister has taken Penny Wong to task is what took Gideon Sa’ar so long.
Penny Wong’s whistlestop tour of Europe has seen her arrive in Ukraine to warn of Russia’s help to North Korea.
Israel’s Foreign Minister has reportedly lashed Penny Wong in a fiery phone call where Australia’s allegiance was called into question.
Amid rising hopes of an imminent ceasefire, Penny Wong says Australia will step up and provide financial and other assistance to Gaza once a truce between Israel and Hamas is finalised.
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