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The wars & local soldiers, 1986

103 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 6

Women soldiers get mace sprays for protection

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 January 1986 · page 7

Women soldiers are being issued with mace sprays for self-defence. The aerosol sprays, about the size of a regular can of deodorant are…

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Soldiers argue about merits of seeing anti-war play

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 January 1986 · page 9

Post Defence Reporter A half-dozen uniformed generals and scores of colonels - and their spouses - crowd the theatre. They…

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Reconsider Wallenberg honor—plea to Hayden The Australian Government has been asked again to confer honorary citizenship on Swedish war hero, Raoul Wallenberg, last week, just as Israel granted its first honorary citizenship in his name

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 January 1986 · page 1

In a letter last week to Foreign Minister, Bill Hayden, Sydney Raoul Wallenberg Committee…

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FILM War film premiere for NCJW

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 January 1986 · page 13

War and Love, like all films about the Holocaust, cannot be described or…

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Temple Mount dispute spurs Arabs to call for ‘holy war’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 January 1986 · page 3

Jerusalem Post Staff Arab delegates meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, have called for all Islamic countries to “wage jihad…

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Two soldiers killed in Jordan Rift ambush

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 February 1986 · page 4

Two IDF soldiers were Killed and two others injured near Moshav Mehola in the Jordan Valley early on January 29 by a Jordanian…

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Suez Soldiers

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 February 1986 · page 23

To the Editor of The Jerusalem Post Sir, - The BBC wishes to contact soldiers of the British/Egyptian/ French/Israeli Forces who fought at…

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South Yemen -- after civil war questions remain

Tribune · Wednesday 12 February 1986 · page 8

On the morning of January 13, widespread fighting broke out in the People's Democratic Republic of South Yemen (PDRY). The result has been not…

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Seizure of jet a failure, but war on terror will continue

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 February 1986 · page 1

Compiled from reports by Benny Morris, Hirsh Goodman, Joshua Brilliant, and agencies. Israeli leaders last week admitted…

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Theatre a tale of war and romance

Tribune · Wednesday 19 February 1986 · page 11

And a Nightingale Sang... by C P Taylor, playing at New Theatre, 542 King St, Newtown, Fridays and Saturdays at…

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The absurd savings war

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 February 1986 · page 21

The banks are at it again, with their blaring announcements of bonuses and urgent extras, all intended to boost deposits in the latest…

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Remains of missing soldier found

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 March 1986 · page 9

TEL AVIV. - The remains of Corporal Ya’akov Ruina, one of the soldiers missing in Sinai since the War of Attrition, have been found in…

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Cabinet approves funding for education of ex-soldiers

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 March 1986 · page 9

The cabinet last week allocated the equivalent of $1.5 million to fund the - Demobilized Soldiers Law, which will give supplementary…

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FORUM Its never too late to try Nazi war criminals in Israel

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 March 1986 · page 14

A TRIAL in Israel for Treblinka death-camp guard John Demjanjuk would not in itself show an Israeli resolve to bring other…

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War veteran wins order on citizenship

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1986 · page 7

Russian-born Mordechai Koch last week won an order nisi from the High Court of Justice ordering the Interior Ministry and the Tel Aviv…

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The war against terror in the north

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1986 · page 4

(Rubinger) We’ve chosen the latter. There is no alternative.” In order to stop the terrorists in…

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Israel plays down Syrian statements ‘No immediate danger of war’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1986 · page 1

Despite the mutual warnings from Damascus and Jerusalem, Israeli experts believe that there is no immediate danger of war on…

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Newspaper war in Negev

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 March 1986 · page 10

OVER A decade ago, a Beersheba schoolteacher had a flash of inspiration and decided to put together a newspaper for the local market. It…

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News Report Assad still hopes to win war against Israel - Peres

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 March 1986 · page 2

KIRYAT SHMONA. - Prime Minister Peres said last week that in the long run, Syrian President Hafez Assad “has not given up the idea of…

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Remains of missing soldier found in cave

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 March 1986 · page 4

TEL AVIV. - The remains of Samal (Sergeant) David Manos, who had been missing for nearly a year and a half, were found last week following…

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