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The wars & local soldiers, 1986

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MEDITERRANEAN Reagan plays war games with Libya

Tribune · Wednesday 2 April 1986 · page 6

The clash between Libyan and US forces in the Gulf of Sidra last Tuesday was almost certainly a calculated…

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War with Syria ‘possible in ’86’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 April 1986 · page 2

TEL AVIV. - The Israel Defence Forces general command believes that relations with Syria could deteriorate to such an extent that there…

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Battlelines drawn on Melbourne doorsteps No war threat to Israel threatens UIA pledges

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 April 1986 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The absence of an identifiable threat to Israel’s immediate existence has lulled the community into a false sense of security. This could have a…

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FASCISTS Support in Australia for war criminals

Tribune · Wednesday 16 April 1986 · page 12

The ABC radio program Background Briefing this week began a five-part series on Nazis in Australia, including members…

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ANZAC Day

Tribune · Wednesday 23 April 1986 · page 13

Every year at ANZAC Day we are treated to the sorry spectacle of the deaths of Australian soldiers being misused to prop up the mystiques of…

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Disarmament Nuclear War?

Tribune · Wednesday 23 April 1986 · page 3

The short-sightedness of politicians on the nuclear issue is again being shown by the right-wing Liberal-ALP alliance in the Sydney City Council. They are attempting to repeal Sydney's Nuclear Free Zone and in response this poster has…

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THEATRE Scientific "objectivity"and nuclear war The Genius by Howard Brenton, playing at New Theatre, 542 King Street, Newtown, Fri and. Sat at 8.15pm, Sun at 5.30pm till May 31

Tribune · Wednesday 23 April 1986 · page 11

This play couldn't be more timely, with many a scientist around the world jumping on, and others…

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WWI veterans miss Najex's Anzac Day

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 April 1986 · page 1

For the first time In 61 years, no World War I veteran attended the annual NSW Jewish…

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Anzac Day - What’s Rape Got to Do with It?

Tharunka · Monday 28 April 1986 · page 3

For the last five years women have gathered at Anzac Day marches, in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra to highlight the issue of rape and its place in war. This year in Sydney 130 women assembled in Macquarie Place at 7.30 am ready to walk slowly and silently towards the War Memorial in Hyde Park…

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Onward Christian Soldiers?

Tharunka · Monday 28 April 1986 · page 32

Dear Editor, I am writing a letter of protest about the Gay Conference at UNSW which will be held on the Anzac long weekend. I…

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South Africa People's war building against apartheid

Tribune · Wednesday 30 April 1986 · page 6

The African National Congress (ANC) representative in Australia, Eddie Funde, spoke to Rod Shaw about recent…

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Anzac Day in Israel

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 May 1986 · page 14

JERUSALEM: The traditional Anzac memorial serice at the Mount Scopus War Cemetery was held on…

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War time art ART

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 May 1986 · page 17

A priceless record of life — and death — under German rule is on public show for the first time in…

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A war of ideas Asher Maniv on what is sacred to 'secular' Israelis

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 May 1986 · page 17

LET ME say frankly to my religious friends, as well as to all those well-meaning but naive people, who keep preaching to us on “national unity”…

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Four are held in 1984 murder of soldier

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 May 1986 · page 6

HAIFA (Itim). - Four Israeli Arabs are being held on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering Israeli soldier Moshe Tamam in August 1984,…

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Children wage assault on war

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 May 1986 · page 4

TEL AVIV. - More than 5,000 children aged three to 10 smashed[?] their war toys with hammers in Kikar Malchei Yisrael (Municipality…

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[?]srael pays [?]tribute to its fallen war

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 May 1986 · page 19

A children's playground deep in the Jerusalem Forest. A symposium on the subject of cotton growing. A Torah scroll in a southern synagogue. An annual prize for fostering Arab-Jewish relations…

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Christians lead Anzac Day in Israel

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 May 1986 · page 5

JERUSALEM: Christian clergy led the prayers, Australian Embassy staff and members of the Israeli Armed Forces provided a…

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Syria war not imminent ANALYSIS

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 May 1986 · page 1

The public hysteria beginning to develop around the Syrian question is being viewed with a mixture of incredulousness and concern by some…

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War of Independence ‘Burma Road’ reopened

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 May 1986 · page 6

The “Burma Road,” the rough path that was bulldozed into a military lifeline crucial in lifting the siege of Jerusalem during the 1948 War of…

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