ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

War and appeasement

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Original article by Rosie Lewis, Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 3-Oct-24

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government is very concerned about Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel and condemns the action. Albanese adds that Israel has a right to defend itself, but he has urged a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the Middle East rather than an escalation of the conflict. He has also called for an immediate ceasefire in both Gaza and Lebanon. The government has ‘directly’ raised its concerns about Iran’s missile attack with the nation’s ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition "will not waver" in supporting both Israel and Jewish Australians.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

October 7 rally organisers to push ahead with grotesque gathering

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Original article by Jade Gailberger, Carly Douglas, Mitch Clarke, Clare Armstrong
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 3-Oct-24

The organisers of a pro-Palestine rally to be held in Melbourne on Monday have refused to back down and reschedule the event. Victoria Police have warned that they lack the power to stop the rally from proceeding on the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, given that the state has no permit system for protests. NSW police are continuing to seek a court order preventing similar rallies being staged in Sydney on the same day. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is not an appropriate date to hold a rally in support of Palestine, while Opposition leader Peter Dutton says the government should do it all can at both state and federal level to stop the rallies from going ahead.

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White-flag Albanese

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Original article by Joe Kelly, Noah Yim
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 2-Oct-24

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has backed Israel’s limited invasion of southern Lebanon that has targeted key Hezbollah sites. Austin discussed the issue with Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, and says they agreed with the necessity of the ground operation in Lebanon. However, the federal government is under scrutiny for declining to publicly support the move; a spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, contending that the nation’s civilians should not have to pay the price of defeating Hezbollah. Opposition leader Peter Dutton in turn has stated that Labor’s abandonment of Israel is the "worst foreign affairs call in our generation".

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Wong urges Australians to flee Lebanon

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 25-Sep-24

It is estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 Australian citizens are in Lebanon at any given time. The federal government has urged Australians to leave Lebanon while commercial flights are still available, amid fears that the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah will escalate. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned that the government lacks the capacity to evacuate every Australian who is currently in Lebanon, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised Australians for continuing to travel to Lebanon in recent months despite growing tensions in the region.

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Australians warned not to travel to Lebanon as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah rise

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Original article by Maddy Morwood
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 30-Jul-24

The Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade’s Smartraveller service has advised Australians not to travel to Lebanon, following increasing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in the wake of an attack by Hezbollah on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed a dozen children. Smartraveller also advised Australians in Lebanon to leave immediately while commercial flights are still available, with a number of airlines having cancelled or suspended flights to Lebanon because of the increased tensions. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has commenced an official visit to Israel, where he will meet with senior government officials and travel to the sites of the Hamas terrorist attacks on 7 October.

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Not Labor they elected as people reel from Gaza war

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The New Daily – Page: Online : 9-Jul-24

Fatima Payman says people who voted for a Labor government have told her that it is now not serving their interests, when being asked why the now independent senator was not quitting her seat. Payman quit the Labor Party last week after crossing the floor on the issue of Palestinian statehood, claiming the government was not moving quickly enough on the matter. She claims that it is not just Australia’s Muslim and Palestinian communities that are being affected by the war in Gaza, saying it has "been impacting each and every person with a conscience and a heart out there".

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Exiled Payman defiant after PM tells her to consider her position as senator

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Original article by Paul Sakkal, James Massola
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 2-Jul-24

Senator Fatima Payman claims she has been "exiled" by her federal Labor colleagues as a result of her defying party convention and crossing the floor over the conflict in Gaza, and that their actions appear to be aimed at intimidating her into resigning from the Senate. Her comments come a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese summoned Payman to The Lodge to advise that she was suspended indefinitely from the Labor caucus, while it has been confirmed that Albanese told Payman that she should consider her position as a parliamentarian.

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University of Melbourne pro-Palestine protesters endorse Israel should not exist social media post

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Original article by Suzan Delibasic
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 28-May-24

The University of Melbourne’s chancellor Jane Hansen has received a formal complaint about an Instagram post that was re-shared by pro-Palestine activists who occupied a campus building for more than a week. Palestinian-American blogger Mariam Barghouti was responsible for the original post, which stated that "Israel cannot, will not, and should not exist". This post was subsequently re-shared by the UniMelb for Palestine Instagram page. A member of the Jewish community wrote to Hansen expressing concern about the post and urging her to take immediate action, stating that the post effectively calls for the wholesale murder of nine million people in Israel.

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PM equivalates on ICC’s Hamas-Israel equivalence

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Original article by Ben Packham, Janet Albrechtsen
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 22-May-24

The federal government is under scrutiny over its response to the International Criminal Court’s move to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially responded by stating that "I don’t comment on court proceedings". In contrast, US President Joe Biden has labelled the push to charge Netanyahu with war crimes as "outrageous"; he also stated that there is "no equivalence between Israel and Hamas", whose leaders in Gaza may also face war crime allegations. Foreign Minister Penny Wong subsequently issued a statement in which she said the decision on arrest warrants is a matter for the ICC.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza

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Original article by Ivana Kottasova, Madalena Araujo
CNN – Page: Online : 21-May-24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described a move to seek an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as "a political outrage". The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan will also apply for arrest warrants for Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three senior leaders of terrorist group Hamas; they include Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza. The charges relate to the 7 October terrorist attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. Netanyahu says the push to charge him with war crimes will not deter Israel, and the war will continue until the remaining hostages are released and Hamas is destroyed. A panel of ICC judges will consider Khan’s application for the arrest warrants.

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