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AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:39:50 +0000

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has criticised the federal government’s call for de-escalation in Lebanon, arguing the position risks misrepresenting the origins of the conflict and drawing false equivalence between Israel and Hezbollah. The comments follow recent statements by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging restraint across the Middle East, […]

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Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire

AAP — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:47:57 +0000

Lebanon must be included in a temporary truce in the Middle East, Australia says, warning motorists will pay the price at the bowser if the conflict drags on. Australia is pushing for Lebanon to be included in any Middle East peace deal, warning global oil supplies could be put at risk, prompting a rebuke from […]

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“This is not Israel’s struggle alone” – ambassador frames Iran war as global fight for democracy

Rob Klein — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:37:35 +0000

Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, has warned the war with Iran is a defining test for democracies worldwide, arguing the conflict is already reshaping global security, energy markets and economic stability far beyond the Middle East. Addressing the National Press Club in Canberra, Newman said Israel’s campaign alongside the United States was not a […]

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Death threats after Israeli flag protest at Lower Hutt restaurant

Greg Bouwer — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:47:56 +0000

The owner of a restaurant in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, has reported receiving death threats after placing Israeli and United States flags on the floor of his premises, triggering confrontation, online backlash, and a police response. Alex Aragon, owner of the Persian restaurant Banoo, said the display was intended as a political statement. The flags were […]

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Iran retaliates striking Tel Aviv with cluster warheads

Agencies — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:33:02 +0000

Iran has used cluster warheads to attack on Tel Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s killing of the Islamic Republic’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani. An elderly couple in their 70s were killed early Wednesday when cluster munitions fired from Iran struck a residential building in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on Wednesday morning. […]

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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

AAP — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:30:12 +0000

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as ‌supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners are still firmly in charge. Mojtaba Khamenei has close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards but has never held a formal government role and opposes reforms and engagement with the […]

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Azerbaijan foils alleged Iranian plots targeting Jewish sites and oil pipeline

AAP J-Wire — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:00:04 +0000

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service has announced it has thwarted multiple planned terrorist attacks and sabotage operations allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the primary targets were prominent Jewish sites: the Ashkenazi synagogue in Baku, a modern synagogue in Dilara Aliyeva Street serving the Ashkenazi and European Jewish communities. The Israeli embassy […]

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UK police arrest four men suspected of spying for Iran on Jewish community

AAP — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:17:37 +0000

British police have arrested four men suspected of spying for Iran following an investigation into alleged surveillance of Jewish sites and individuals in London. Counter-terrorism officers carried out a series of pre-planned raids shortly after 1am at addresses across north-west London and nearby Hertfordshire. Two men aged 40 and 55 were detained in Barnet, while […]

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Israel strikes Qom building as clerics meet to choose Khamenei successor

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:39:10 +0000

Israel has struck a building in Iran’s holy city of Qom where senior clerics from the Assembly of Experts were reportedly gathering to select a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Saturday in joint US-Israeli strikes. The Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body constitutionally responsible for appointing the supreme […]

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Hundreds of Aussies heading home from Middle East

AAP — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:07:23 +0000

A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai, carrying fleeing Australians, as crisis teams are sent to the Middle East to provide extra consular support. More than 200 Australians are on their way home from the Middle East, escaping the war-torn region after the US launched strikes on Iran. A flight departed Dubai about […]

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