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The wars & local soldiers, 1988

133 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 7

NEWS Democrats stand firm for War Crimes Bill as chorus of opposition grows Anti-Semitic element in letters, advertisements

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 December 1988 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN Democrats will stand firm in support of the War Crimes Amendment Bill despite urging from Melbourne’s…

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War crimes

Tribune · Wednesday 14 December 1988 · page 11

When Hitler launched his blitzkreig it meant total war. Neither man, woman or child would be spared to gain the military objective - the subjugation of Europe…

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Discord on war crimes

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 December 1988 · page 4

ECAJ CONSULTANT Alan Goldberg QC said it is no longer a “good idea” for the Jewish community to be “up front” in…

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War crimes bill to be postponed?

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 December 1988 · page 12

OPPOSITION tactics in the Senate could lead to postponement until next year of debate on the War Crimes Amendment Bill, the…

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Soldier in the frontline of a strategic battle

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 December 1988 · page 14

DINA CHALLIS is a soldier in the front line of an important battle: the battle to reach out to the hundreds of Jewish children…

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Voices: the soldiers a Burden of Sixty Days

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 December 1988 · page 10

IN THE SMALL Israeli base inside the Shati refugee camp in Gaza, the reinforced squad of reserve soldiers formed up in roughly two lines as they prepared to move out on patrol…

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NEWS War crimes prosecutions to follow narrow vote

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 3

CANBERRA: The federal government will be able.to launch prosecutions against suspected Nazi war criminals in Australia in…

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OUTLOOK Tackling World War I from another perspective

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 11

YOU WOULD not expect the dusty archives of the Public Record Office in London to make you tremble with…

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OPINIONS The ease for war crimes trials COMMENT

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 8

THE CRIMINAL justice system has never been a perfect institution. Furthermore, a high standard of proof is required to gain a conviction and this…

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Sweden alleged to be giving shelter to war criminals

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 7

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Nazi war criminals are living in Sweden, but the Swedish government is unwilling to investigate their past,…

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War Crimes Debate Anti-Jewish sentiment is rising and will rise, Hill warns

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 12

ANTI-JEWISH sentiment is rising within European ethnic communities in Australia because of the Government’s proposal to…

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Soldier jailed for killing rioter

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 3

Private Eli Yedid, an IDF forklift mechanic, was sentenced last week by the military tribunal in Jaffa to 18 months in prison for manslaughter…

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Should soldiers be left behind? Should dogs he used ia combat? Questions after Lebanon raid

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 December 1988 · page 7

Two questions of combat ethics were raised last week after the raid by an Israeli commando force on a terrorist base south of Beirut…

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