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Proposed Hamas policy shift sparks warning to Labor

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Jewish communal organisations have warned the ALP against weakening its Middle East policy after reports the party’s draft national...

Australia eases Israel travel warning after US-Iran peace deal

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Australia has lifted its highest travel warning for Israel, downgrading the Smartraveller advisory from "do not travel" to "reconsider...

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

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An independent investigation could be held into the detention of almost a dozen Australians taken by Israel while trying...

Australia, UK and Canada establish peace fund for Israelis and Palestinians

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Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada have announced a new International Peace Fund for Israelis and Palestinians. Each country will...

Blundering

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This past week has been characterised by a widespread outbreak of blundering among politicians and officials. In Israel, election fever...

Australia, Canada, France, Norway, U.K. sanction ‘extremist settlers’ in Judea and Samaria

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The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Norway and the United Kingdom said on Tuesday that they were taking...

Australia’s new ambassador to Israel takes up his post

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Australia’s new ambassador to Israel, Neil Hawkins, has formally taken up his post after presenting his credentials to President...

AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon

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The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has criticised the federal government’s call for de-escalation in Lebanon, arguing the position...

Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire

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Lebanon must be included in a temporary truce in the Middle East, Australia says, warning motorists will pay the...

Australia warns Israel against south Lebanon occupation

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Israel should not occupy southern Lebanon, and international law needs to be upheld, Australia's foreign minister says. Australia has warned...

Australia orders staff to leave Israel and UAE

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The federal government has told non-essential officials to get out of Israel and the UAE "due to the deteriorating...

Hundreds of Aussies heading home from Middle East

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A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai, carrying fleeing Australians, as crisis teams are sent to the...

92-year-old survivor urges action against hatred at Adelaide museum reopening

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At 92, Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner delivered a message shaped by experience and urgency: remembrance must lead to action. Steiner...

Wong defends Israeli president visit amid threats and protests

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has defended the decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog, saying the visit is intended...

Australia declines to join statement criticising Israel

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The Albanese government has declined to sign up to an international statement expressing concern about Israel demolishing an aid...

Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission

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The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, together with the Jewish roof organisations...

‘Desperately sorry’: Wong apologises to Jewish community after Bondi attack

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has apologised to Australians and the Jewish community following the Bondi Beach terror attack, conceding...

Focus turns to lasting peace as ceasefire deal hailed

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A ceasefire in the Middle East is a welcome breakthrough, Australia's prime minister says, but the next steps to...

Australia urged to act after Israel genocide finding

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Australia is being urged to take action against Israel after its war in Gaza was branded an act of...

Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, Trump ‘very unhappy’

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Donald Trump says he's "very unhappy about every aspect" of the surprise Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in the...

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