Israel and Islamic Jihad agree to truce in Gaza
A truce between Israel and the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has officially come into effect, with an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement meant to end the worst episode of cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021. Read more
Five killed in gun attack near Tunisia island synagogue
May 11, 2023 by AAP
The death toll from a synagogue gun attack on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five, Tunisia’s TAP news agency says. Read more
Former US television host Jerry Springer dies at 79
April 28, 2023 by AAP
Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all – sometimes literally – as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, has died. Read more
Pre-sentence hearing set for ultra-Orthodox sex abuser
April 26, 2023 by AAP
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal and now convicted sex offender Malka Leifer will face a pre-sentence hearing in June. Read more
UN warns on Sudan escalation, Israel proposes talks
April 25, 2023 by AAP
Israel has proposed hosting rival Sudanese leaders for ceasefire talks after “very promising” progress in mediation efforts led by a senior Israeli official. Read more
Manny Waks’ alleged abuser arrested in New York
April 21, 2023 by AAP
Long-time victims’ advocate Manny Waks says his alleged abuser is set to be extradited to Melbourne. Read more
Men plead not guilty over alleged soccer Nazi salutes
April 19, 2023 by AAP
Three men have pleaded not guilty to hate crimes after allegedly giving Nazi salutes at last year’s Australia Cup soccer final in Sydney’s west. Read more
Julian Leeser quits front bench to back voice referendum
Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser has quit the front bench after his party room decided to oppose a constitutionally enshrined voice to advise parliament and executive government. Read more
Israel hits Syria, rockets fired towards Golan Heights
April 10, 2023 by AAP
Israeli jets have hit Syrian military targets in response to rockets launched towards Israeli-controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said, as violence flared again following cross-border exchanges of fire during the week. Read more
Israel hits Gaza as Netanyahu vows enemies will pay
April 7, 2023 by AAP
Israeli jets have hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza in retaliation for rocket attacks it blames on the Islamist group Hamas as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this week threaten to spiral out of control.
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Leifer sexual abuse verdicts bittersweet for sisters
April 3, 2023 by AAP
“Malka Leifer is guilty.” The sisters talk to media. Read more
Leifer guilty of abusing vulnerable, isolated students
April 3, 2023 by AAP
In an isolated ultra-Orthodox community, Malka Leifer was revered in a way three Melbourne sisters had never witnessed in a woman. Read more
Malka Leifer found guilty of school abuse charges
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been found guilty of 18 sexual abuse offences against two former students. Read more
Leifer trial jury still out and heading for ninth day
March 31, 2023 by AAP
Jurors in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will return to court on Monday to continue deliberations for a ninth day after being sent home. Read more
Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations
March 29, 2023 by AAP
Jurors considering verdicts in ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer’s sexual abuse trial have been sent home after another day of deliberations and urged to relax. Read more
Those showing Nazi symbols in Qld, Tasmania face jail
March 29, 2023 by AAP
People showing Nazi symbols will face jail time or fines under proposed laws in Queensland and Tasmania amid intense concern about a recent neo-Nazi protest in Melbourne.
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Heat grows on state Liberal leader over trans-furore MP
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto is under fire for suspending rather than expelling Moira Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal party. Read more
Malka Leifer abuse jury push on for verdicts
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Jurors deliberating in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer have revealed they’ve reached a unanimous decision on some charges against her. Read more
Israel judicial overhaul suspended after day of turmoil
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paused his signature plan to overhaul Israel’s judiciary after a day of nationwide turmoil when workers joined a general strike against the proposal, and hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets. Read more
Nazi symbol ban goes under the spotlight in new inquiry
March 27, 2023 by AAP
A proposed ban on Nazi symbols will go under the spotlight after attention on the hateful ideology was thrust back into the public arena following a protest in Victoria. Read more
Protests increase as Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. Read more
Senior politicians break with Netanyahu on Judicial Reform
March 26, 2023 by AAP
Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, a former IDF general, has broken with his own party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, and said that he cannot support the government’s judicial reform program. Read more
Emotions run high during Nazi symbol ban debate
March 24, 2023 by AAP
A parliamentarian has broken down during a debate on Nazi symbolism as tensions ran high in the Senate. Read more
Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for ousting PM
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Israel has ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced by a government jurist that it might be meant to shield the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout from his corruption trials. Read more
Senator restrained by police as LGBTQI protests clash
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been physically held back by police as she attempted to storm the lectern of an anti-transgender rights protest. Read more
Dutton calls for criminal ban on Nazi symbol display
March 22, 2023 by AAP
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called on the federal government to urgently change criminal laws to prohibit the display of Nazi symbols. Read more
Jurors retire to consider Malka Leifer abuse verdict
March 22, 2023 by AAP
Jurors have begun deliberating over allegations former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer sexually abused three vulnerable students. Read more
Tasmania follows Victoria in pushing to ban Nazi salute
March 21, 2023 by AAP
Tasmania’s government plans to introduce laws to ban the Nazi salute, after outrage following an anti-transgender rights rally in Melbourne.
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Egypt hosts Israeli-Palestinian talks ahead of Ramadan
March 19, 2023 by AAP
Egypt is hosting Israeli and Palestinian officials in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a United States and Jordanian-backed effort to calm a surge of violence in the West Bank ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Nazis not welcome in Victoria, premier says after clash
Nazis are not welcome in Victoria after white supremacists taunted transgender rights protesters outside state parliament, Daniel Andrews says. Read more
