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Into the Fray: Iran – Why the war must be won

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:48:07 +0000

“How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing!” —Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, BBC Broadcast, September 27, 1938 ” You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and […]

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Sapiro v. Ford, or how to cut an antisemite down to size

Menachem Rosensaft — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:47:28 +0000

Every once in a while, part of a film’s or a book’s importance lies in what it does not tell us explicitly. This is the case with Gaylen Ross’s outstanding new documentary, Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford. The film chronicles the landmark defamation lawsuit brought in 1924 by Aaron Sapiro, a […]

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MP’s populism threat warning as cops crack down on hate

AAP — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:43:00 +0000

A Labor MP has warned Australia’s social cohesion is under threat from extreme right and left-wing ideologies, arguing for so-called progressive patriotism. A crackdown on hate-fuelled violence has coincided with a stark political warning that rising support for populist politicians shows Australia cannot take social cohesion for granted. Assistant Multicultural Affairs Minister Julian Hill used […]

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Words stopped being enough a long time ago — consequences are long overdue

Michael Gencher — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:24:13 +0000

Across Australia, for more than two years, we’ve witnessed a dangerous decline — not just in rhetoric, but in leadership, accountability, and moral courage. The result is a nation increasingly failing to protect its Jewish community — and, by extension, the values that define us all. This past weekend laid that failure bare. Neo-Nazis from […]

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Former Neighbours star found guilty over Nazi gesture

AAP — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:38:46 +0000

A man who once starred on the television soap Neighbours has been found guilty of making a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute. Damien Richardson, 56, was charged with performing a Nazi salute at a restaurant in Melbourne’s southeast in September 2024, while he was delivering a speech. Video of the gesture was played to […]

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Geraldine Museum’s WWII display rekindles debate over portrayal of Nazis

Greg Bouwer — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:26:19 +0000

A Canterbury military museum is under scrutiny after unveiling a World War II display featuring Nazi symbols and Waffen-SS uniforms, sparking renewed debate about how New Zealand institutions should present the history of Nazism. The Geraldine Military Museum’s exhibit, created by a local re-enactment group, includes mannequins dressed in the uniforms of the 1st SS […]

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Tear gas used as ‘March for Australia’ protest turns violent

Rob Klein — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:09:24 +0000

Riot police deployed pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets as violent clashes erupted between anti-immigration protesters and counter-demonstrators in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday. The confrontation took place during the March for Australia rally, an anti-immigration protest linked to far-right groups including the National Socialist Network. Supporters gathered on the steps of Parliament House, demanding […]

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Dutch masterpiece is returned to Jewish family after over 80 years

David Marlow — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:11:18 +0000

After a twenty-year battle with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), the painting ‘Lady with a Fan’ has been returned to the Jewish family, forced to sell it to the Nazis in the 1930s. The painting is an oil on canvas artwork dated to between 1660-1663 and painted by the 17th century Dutch master Gerard […]

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Honouring Phil Lamason: a New Zealand memorial with a Jewish resonance

Greg Bouwer — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:52:59 +0000

The small New Zealand town of Dannevirke is preparing to honour one of its most remarkable sons, Squadron Leader Phil Lamason, whose forgotten wartime heroism saved the lives of 167 Allied airmen in 1944. Lamason and his men were betrayed to the Gestapo after being shot down over France. Instead of being sent to POW […]

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Nazi crime cases near end as few perpetrators remain

Agencies — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:50:14 +0000

German war crimes investigators are reaching “the final stages of Nazi persecution” with the youngest potential perpetrators now 97 years old. “We are still finding suspects, but we are proceeding cautiously and have now reached the final stages of Nazi persecution,” head of the German government office tasked with investigating Nazi-era crimes Thomas Will said. […]

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