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The wars & local soldiers, 1990

110 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 6

Bring the Frigates Home! Australians are being sent again to die in someone else’s war

Tharunka · Monday 27 August 1990 · page 5

We are heading towards war. Australia has sent naval ships to he gulf on the most debased of pretexts. Australians again could die in somebody else’s war. As the conflict develops there is less and…

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National 'No Gulf War' coalitions form

Tribune · Wednesday 29 August 1990 · page 12

Formation of coalitions to oppose the sending of Australian frigates to the Gulf and Western intervention there has not been easy. 'Victory for Iraq' sloganising at recent demonstrations by some…

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Bring the Frigates Home! No Gulf War!

Tribune · Wednesday 29 August 1990 · page 1

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New twist in war crimes case

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 August 1990 · page 4

LAWYERS defending Ivan Polyukhovich against war crimes charges will challenge a prosecution move to have his…

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NEWS High Court judges question War Crimes Act

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 September 1990 · page 3

JUDGES OF the High Court have expressed concern about some parts of the War Crimes Act passed last year to allow the…

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"When the war came to Australia"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 10 September 1990 · page 13

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War crimes law ‘not international concern’

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 September 1990 · page 3

CONCERN BY “international Jewry” that war criminals should be dealt with could not be seen as a proper indication of…

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War Crimes Act may be invalid

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 September 1990 · page 3

HIGH COURT Justice Mary Gaudron appears to believe the War Crimes Act aimed at prosecuting alleged Nazi war…

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‘War tax’ on flights to Israel

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 September 1990 · page 4

AIRLINES flying to the Middle East have imposed a “war risk surcharge” on passengers — in some cases $120 per ticket…

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Against the rush to a Gulf war

Tribune · Wednesday 26 September 1990 · page 3

Almost 1,000 people joined in a march in Sydney last Saturday calling for the return of Australian naval ships from the Gulf and a halt in the dangerous slide to war in the Arabian peninsula. The contingent held a 20 minute…

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Brutal murder of soldier in Gaza poses challenge for Arens policy

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 September 1990 · page 41

JERUSALEM: The savage murder of an Israel Defence Force reservist in the Gaza Strip last Thursday has shocked Israelis…

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IDF soldier killed by mine

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 September 1990 · page 16

AN ISRAEL Defence Force soldier was killed and an officer was slightly wounded earlier this month when their jeep struck a mine in the Golan Heights as they were rushing to the aid of a severly injured Druse shepherd. The dead soldier, 1st Sgt. Avshalom Mahfud of…

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Life Righteous among nations Dutch Australian Righteous Gentiles Lydia and Daniel Huygens have just visited Israel and made their first visit back to Holland since the war. Yehonatan Tommer spoke to them in Israel and Penelope Toltz caught up with them on their return

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 September 1990 · page 27

AUSTRALIA’S DUTCH-born Righteous Gentiles Daniel Johannes and Lydia Huygens came to Israel without any…

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More war crimes cases

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 October 1990 · page 3

BERNARD FREEDMAN DETAILS of three more war crimes cases being pursued by Australian investigators have…

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IDF soldiers guilty of brutality

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 12 October 1990 · page 13

A MILITARY court convicted four Israel Defence Force soldiers last week for the brutal beatings more than two years ago of two…

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Reviews Father’s War

Tharunka · Monday 15 October 1990 · page 32

Produced by Sydney University’s Greek Theatrical Workshop, this production will feature students from Sydney, NSW and Macquarie Universities. With a cast and crew of 45, there is original music and satire and proceeds will be donated to the Greek Departments of the three universities…

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Countdown for War Gulf사태 긴장감 고조

Hanho Tʻaimzŭ = Hanho Times · Wednesday 31 October 1990 · page 1

평화적 해결율 위한 소련의 중재자 싣 페로 돌이감에 따라 데뺨만 사태는 최근 들어 최고의 위기갑이 조성되고 있나 미국방성은 30일 세세도 이세 인내의…

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War Stakes Rise

Tribune · Wednesday 7 November 1990 · page 1

With another 100,000 US troops on their way to the Persian Gulf and with proposals from Pentagon brass to send another 100,000 if war breaks out, US forces there may soon reach the…

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NEWS Israel “alone” if war comes

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 November 1990 · page 3

THE UNITED States would not be able to assist or supply Israel in the event of a war between Israel and Iraq, world-renowned…

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Soldiers from Iraq trained in Germany

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 November 1990 · page 16

IRAQI soldiers and police reportedly were trained in Germany in recent years, according to German parliamentary reports. But the government, responding to questions from Parliament in Bonn, declined to give precise details and denied that members…

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