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The wars & local soldiers, 1989

155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 8

Consensus needed on War Crimes Bill

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 January 1989 · page 3

THE NEED to generate consensus in favor of the War Crimes Amendment Bill is greater now than it was six months ago, The…

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‘Israel cannot afford cuts in military in the post-Gulf war era’ Defence has lost its priority

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 January 1989 · page 4

Post Defence Reporter A FALSE SENSE of security and the rise of materialism and permissiveness have led to a dangerous decline…

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War reporter AUJS scholar

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 January 1989 · page 7

EMMANUEL Rosen, chief military correspondent for Israel’s prestigious Maariv newspaper, will be the Australasian Union…

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Losing the Propaganda War and More

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 January 1989 · page 23

Sir, - The last thing Israelis need is instant experts on a brief visit from overseas offering advice and easy solutions. There are no easy…

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War Crimes Trials Bill is now law

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 January 1989 · page 3

THE WAY is now open for the trials of alleged Nazi war criminals in Australia to begin. The Bill allowing the federal…

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War Crimes Amendment Bill a victory for Australian democracy

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 January 1989 · page 8

The War Crimes Amendment Bill this week finally becomes part of Australia’s body of criminal law. After lengthy parliamentary debates, after long delays when the legislation…

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Soldiers rapped for remarks to Shamir

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 January 1989 · page 2

Post Defence Reporter A dramatic televised confrontation last week between reservists and Prime Minister Shamir has…

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Unholy war among sages

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 February 1989 · page 27

ISRAEL IS full or surprises, though nothing surprised me more during the recent election campaign than the second coming of Rabbi Ovadia Yossef…

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Prosecute all war criminals

Tribune · Wednesday 8 February 1989 · page 11

I was surprised at one of the statements in the letter from W Hutton in the Tribune of December 14 1988. While I admire the call for…

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Exciting Video on Israel’s Six Dat War

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 February 1989 · page 22

You can now sit back in your living room and be part of one of the greatest spectacles of this century, the SIX DAY…

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"ANZAC Frigates? No thanks", say Kiwis

Tribune · Wednesday 22 February 1989 · page 5

Seven NZ peace activists recently unfurled a banner on the roof of the Australian High Commission in…

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Holland, Japan, Israel and War Criminals

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 24 February 1989 · page 23

Sir, - It seems strange to me that the same Israeli government which sends its president to the funeral of one of the greatest war criminals…

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Exciting Video on Israel’s Six Day War

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 24 February 1989 · page 4

You can now sit back in your living room and be part of one of the greatest spectacles of this century, the SIX DAY…

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MAGAZINE Negros - focus for Aquino's total war'

Tribune · Wednesday 1 March 1989 · page 11

Systematic repression has been underway in the Philippines sugar island of Negros since mid-1987. That is what our…

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Yes, Israeli soldiers do look like ‘schlumpers,’ ex-army chief agrees

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 March 1989 · page 6

In the absence of an official IDF comment to the New York Times charge that Israeli soldiers’ slovenly appearance has affected their…

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Soldier jailed for playing fatal game

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 March 1989 · page 19

A sergeant who- killed another member of his elite unit while playing a game with his gun was sentenced last week to five years in…

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OUTLOOK Slow battle to bring local war criminals to justice

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 March 1989 · page 11

As the Special Investigation Unit readies its first submissions on Nazi…

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Mystery callers offer deals for missing IDF soldier

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 March 1989 · page 2

Police investigating the disappearance of Sergeant Avi Saspoitas appear to be giving some credibility to a telephoned claim that he was…

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Renewed attack on war crimes bill

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 March 1989 · page 5

RETURNED SERVICE League national president Brigadier Alf Garland has renewed his attack on: the law to prosecute suspected…

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Royal commission better wav for war crimes prosecutions Baume warns rules of evidence may lead to criminals going free

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 March 1989 · page 10

THE REALITIES of the Australian legal system could see “guilty” war criminals found innocent, Liberal Senator Peter…

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