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timesofisrael. com > australia-bans-neo-nazi-organization-under-new-law-criminalizing-hate-groups

Australia bans neo-Nazi organization under new law criminalizing hate groups

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (524+ words) The group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network and sometimes called White Australia, said it would disband after the government in January passed the law allowing certain organizations to be banned. The law was in response to the antisemitic…...

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timesofisrael. com > australian-teen-assaulted-at-scouts-camp-while-wearing-yarmulke-israeli-flag

Australian teen assaulted at Scouts camp while wearing yarmulke, Israeli flag

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (602+ words) An 18-year-old Australian wearing a yarmulke and Israeli flag was allegedly assaulted at a Scouts camp on Saturday by a teen who accused Israel of "murdering children." Around 2 p. m. on Saturday, Joshua Levy was walking in the park at the event…...

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timesofisrael. com > protests-planned-as-herzogs-upcoming-visit-to-australia-prompts-anti-israel-outcry

Protests planned as Herzog's upcoming visit to Australia prompts anti-Israel outcry

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) JTA " President Isaac Herzog's planned visit to Australia this weekend, which was scheduled in the wake of the Bondi massacre in December, has drawn widespread opposition and organized protests, including from some Jews. Following Herzog's invitation to visit the country…...

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timesofisrael. com > high-court-strikes-down-police-racial-profiling-procedure

High Court strikes down police "racial profiling" procedure

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (605+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 801 The High Court of Justice on Sunday struck down two clauses of the police code of regulations that allowed officers to demand to see identity documents of an individual without cause. The decision is the culmination…...

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timesofisrael. com > son-of-chabad-rabbi-in-australia-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse-in-long-running-scandal

Son of Chabad rabbi in Australia convicted of child sex abuse in long-running scandal

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (535+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 The son of a prominent Chabad rabbi in Australia was convicted on charges of child sexual abuse Friday, capping off a long-running scandal that rocked the country's Jewish community when it first broke. Velvel Serebryanski, 61, was…...

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timesofisrael. com > judge-rules-mental-illness-not-antisemitism-drove-melbourne-synagogue-arsonist

Judge rules mental illness, not antisemitism, drove Melbourne synagogue arsonist

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (505+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 780 MELBOURNE, Australia " A man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism, an Australian magistrate said on Monday. Angelo Loras, 35, had pleaded guilty to arson…...

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timesofisrael. com > australia-upholds-visa-ban-on-antisemitic-far-right-us-influencer-candace-owens

Australia upholds visa ban on antisemitic far-right US influencer Candace Owens

7+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (589+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 740 SYDNEY " Far-right US influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country's highest court on Wednesday backed the government's decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could "incite discord" in…...

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timesofisrael. com > uk-synagogue-terror-attack-victims-known-for-their-kindness-praised-for-their-bravery

UK synagogue terror attack victims known for their kindness, praised for their bravery

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (608+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 728 Friends and family of the two men killed in a terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester, northwest England, were in mourning on Friday and paid tribute to kind and caring neighbors. Armed police inadvertently shot…...

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timesofisrael. com > manchester-synagogue-attack-victims-named-as-adrian-daulby-53-and-melvin-cravitz-66

Manchester synagogue attack victims named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (515+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 728 Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were named Friday morning as the two men killed in a terror attack outside Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said in a statement that their families were…...

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timesofisrael. com > manchester-attacker-named-starmer-suspect-attacked-jews-because-they-are-jews

Manchester attacker named; Starmer: Suspect "attacked Jews because they are Jews

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (941+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 728 British police named the suspect in a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack and vowed to "defeat" antisemitism in his country. The stabbing and…...