What’s missing from some of the discussions about the likely electoral impact of a Muslim party or a Muslim Vote political movement turns on a full understanding of preferential voting in the Australian federal voting system. The Australian electoral system is unusual in two circumstances. First, voting is compulsory – even if Australians vote out […]
Read MoreHOW NEW YORK TIMES SPRUNG AN ANTI-SEMITIC LEAK
Early this year, the contents of a WhatsApp group for Jewish creative professionals and academics, set up in Australia after the October 7 attacks in Israel, leaked and fell into the hands of pro-Palestinian activists. The activists posted snippets on social media, along with the names, photos and social media page links of many of […]
Read MoreBaillieu library graffitied with Palestinian militants’ name
Vandals who attacked the University of Melbourne’s main library tagged it with the name of a militant Palestinian group that has claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on the West Bank, in what terrorism experts and Jewish community leaders say is a worrying step-up in protest activity. Balaclava-clad activists this month broke into the Baillieu Library […]
Read More‘Give us the tools’: Netanyahu claims the US is withholding arms from Israel
‘Give us the tools’: Netanyahu claims the US is withholding arms from Israel The Age/Alisa Odenheimer/19.6.2024 New York: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the US must keep supplying weapons for its war against Hamas, accusing President Joe Biden of withholding arms as the country is “fighting for its life”. In an English-language video statement […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: Freed hostage says terror group tortured him as Hamas leader defends October 7
A Hamas leader has explained why they had no choice but to unleash a reign of terror on October 7 as a freed Israeli hostage speaks of his torture. Emily Macdonald New Hamas torture methods revealed by rescued hostage’s family The family of rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov, 27, have revealed new details of Hamas […]
Read MoreBattles rage in Rafah as Biden blames Hamas for truce delay
Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the “biggest hang-up” to another truce. Tensions were also soaring on Israel’s northern border, with more attacks by Hamas ally Hezbollah targeting military positions and a civilian reported killed in […]
Read MoreRelatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds.
Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs department cancels visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in a displaced persons’ camp, without warning. A 68-year-old Palestinian woman with ill health has had her temporary visa cancelled on the grounds that she poses a risk to Australia’s national security. Fatma Almassri, whose 27 children […]
Read MorePro Palestine camps spread to 40 US campuses, with hundreds arrested
At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month. While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce […]
Read MoreProtests loom as Australian aid worker shot at in Gaza
Protesters are set to take to the streets in support of Palestine after a fraught week in Australian politics. Rallies are scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra on Saturday as concerns grow over the plight of civilians in Gaza. Former journalist turned UNICEF worker Tess Ingram was shot at on Tuesday while attempting to deliver […]
Read MoreIranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden
Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.” “We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters on Friday. Earlier the White House national […]
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