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Travel warning for Jewish visitors to Australia after synagogue attack
Anthony Albanese announced a new taskforce to tackle antisemitism, but a US-based Jewish human rights organisation still issued a warning.
- by Chip Le Grand, Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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Wong defends criticism of Israel, rebukes Dutton
Penny Wong says Australia expects Israel to comply with international law in the same way it expects authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China to do so.
- by Matthew Knott, Josefine Ganko and Nick Bonyhady
‘Lost his voice’: Dutton criticises Jewish MP over government’s antisemitism response
Labor’s Josh Burns said he “couldn’t care less” about Peter Dutton’s remarks, and they would not stop him standing up for the Jewish community.
- by James Massola and Josefine Ganko
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Middle East tensions
Netanyahu’s rebuke of Albanese is weak and unprovable but serves his purposes
Israel’s prime minister sees himself as the ultimate defender of Israel against an international left that he portrays as hostile and complicit in antisemitism.
- by Dan Perry
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Antisemitism
More than one community, this was an attack on Melbourne’s multicultural fabric
If the attackers hoped to deter us from practising our faith and culture, it simply will not work. On this past Sabbath, I held my Jewish identity closer.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Protests to go on ‘until liberation’, say pro-Palestinian rally organisers
Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.
- by Michael Bachelard and Carla Jaeger
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Antisemitism
‘I fear the next attack will be worse’: former Labor minister’s warning on antisemitism
PM Anthony Albanese said he personally believed the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue was a terrorist attack, as he hit back at claims he had failed to tackle antisemitism.
- by Matthew Knott
Mystery over rusty bullet found outside burnt-out synagogue
Police are investigating a rusty bullet that was found directly outside the scene of Friday’s arson attack.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Brittany Busch
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Albanese, Wong defend Australia’s stance on Israel following criticism from Netanyahu
Foreign Minister slams opponents blaming the government for rising antisemitism after Benjamin Netanyahu tied Labor’s position on Israel to the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue.
- by Paul Sakkal
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The friendship between Australia and Israel is on life support. There is a lot of blame to go around
Some self-reflection would not go astray from Israel’s leaders and advocates about why the nation has become so isolated on the international stage.
- by Matthew Knott
Netanyahu claims Melbourne synagogue attack linked to Labor’s ‘anti-Israel sentiment’
The Israeli leader cited Canberra’s decision to vote for a UN resolution demanding the end of Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
- by Rob Harris, Ashleigh McMillan and Brittany Busch