OCTOBER 7 HAMAS ATTACK

Labor in knots as Hamas rearms

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Original article by Rosie Lewis, Richard Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 5 : 7-Oct-26

The Israel Security Agency’s director David Zini recently warned that Hamas is rearming and considering another major terrorist attack or the kidnapping of soldiers on the nation’s borders. Zini has told Israel’s Security & Diplomatic Council that Hamas is preparing to stage such an attack during or after the nation’s upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has marked the third anniversary of the 7 October attack on Israel by stating that the nation is "unequivocal" in its condemnation of Hamas and its ongoing acts of terror. Th the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s co-CEO Alex Ryvchin in turn says Labor’s recognition of Palestinian statehood had been a "windfall" for Hamas.

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ISRAEL SECURITY AGENCY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY

Jewish leaders: put Greens last

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Original article by Joe Kelly, David Tanner
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 9-Oct-24

The Executive Council of Australian of Jewry and the Zionist Federation of Australia have joined forces to urge Labor and the Coalition to preference the Greens last on their how-to-vote cards at the upcoming federal election. The two Jewish groups argued in their letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton that the two major political parties should preference each other ahead of the Greens, citing the minor party’s "shameful and cynical behaviour" in the 12 months since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. They also urged Albanese and Dutton to rule out any deal with the Greens to form a minority government.

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY, ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Bitterness set in motion: House fails on bipartisanship

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Original article by Ben Packham, Rosie Lewis, Rhiannon Down
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 9-Oct-24

A condolence motion for victims of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel was passed by the lower house on Tuesday, with the support of crossbenchers; the Greens abstained from voting. The Coalition also voted against the motion, because Opposition leader Peter Dutton had wanted it to focus solely on October 7. Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had agreed to a joint motion, but the latter wanted it to include clauses in support of a two-state solution and an end to the Middle East’s "cycle of violence". Albanese ultimately put his version of the motion to parliament, and Dutton accused him of rejecting the Coalition’s "more than reasonable position" for his own "domestic political advancement".

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