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The wars & local soldiers, 2002

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‘War on Terror’ in Oz

Tharunka · Tuesday 7 May 2002 · page 22

In the wake of September 11, the Federal Liberal government announced that it would introduce a spate of new “security measures” to deal more comprehensively…

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Truth War, and the American Way [?]ff forrest

Tharunka · Tuesday 7 May 2002 · page 21

There was a certain symmetry to the age [?] 500 [?] ago [?] Europe began [?]…

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out & about 600 at Najex Anzac Ceremony

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 10 May 2002 · page 29

ABOUT 600 people attended the Najex Anzac ceremony at the Great Synagogue. It was addressed by Turkish Ambassador Tansu Okandan, with NSW Governor Marie Bashir a guest of honour…

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community Your Guide to Community Events? Anzac spirit at Montefiore

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 10 May 2002 · page 22

THE spirit of Anzac Day was alive and well at Montefiore Home on the 87th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. Montefiore junior volunteer Nick Baistow…

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Vox Populi Continuing the war on terror

The Chaser · Friday 10 May 2002 · page 6

"How come they haven't attacked me yet? I'm a terrorist too." Colonel Gadaffi, Libya "America must defend its right to be…

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Nederlanders en ANZAC

Dutch Weekly · Monday 13 May 2002 · page 23

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Six soldiers court-martialled for looting

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 May 2002 · page 15

JERUSALEM — The Central Command Military Court has begun court-martial proceedings against at least six soldiers suspected of…

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Hart's War

The Chaser · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 17

Be careful what you wish for. When Bruce Willis [?] pumping out bland, action thrillers and cringe-making screwball comedies like Sony pumps out videos we [?] prayed that he'd stop. Cut forward four years and we [?]…

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We Will Remember: the Last Anzac Government mourns loss of last ANZAC: "That's one less old person we can screw over"

The Chaser · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Treasurer Peter Costello has lamented the death of Alec Campbell, the last surviving…

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Belgium to rule on war crimes

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 May 2002 · page 15

JERUSALEM — A Belgian appeals court will hand down its ruling on June 26 regarding whether Belgium has the right to try Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on charges of…

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War of words is almost as lethal VIEWPOINT

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 May 2002 · page 21

THE vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians aspire to live in security, dignity and peace. The human devastation of the…

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Le Jour D'anzac 2002 Au Queensland

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 1 June 2002 · page 18

strat Le 25 avril 2002, comme d'habitude, les Anciens Combatta pour (Section Queensland)faisaient rendez-vous avec leurs camarade…

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War onstage, peace off

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 June 2002 · page 20

AT the recent International Council of Jewish Women’s Conference in Sydney, conference goers were given a special performance of a one-act play called War…

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Pakistan avoids war, settles for nuclear tests on India

The Chaser · Friday 7 June 2002 · page 6

ISLAMABAD, Monday: Pakistan has today launched a program designed to test India's ability to survive an unprovoked…

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Feature The Six-Day War: how Canberra was caught off guard On the 35th anniversary of the Six-Day War, Rodney Gouttman trawls through the archives to discover that Canberra, caught up in the war in Vietnam, was totally unprepared when the war erupted in the Middle East

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 June 2002 · page 17

AT the height of the Israel Defence Forces’ recent Operation Defensive Shield, 1100 journalists “parachuted” into Jerusalem…

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Picking up the pieces They may not be in the army, but as Elaine Berkowitz reports, some Charedim play a part in the war on terror

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 June 2002 · page 25

LONG after the sirens have faded and the victims carted away, one group remains at the scene of a terror attack in Israel. Bearded men in neon yellow vests sort through the rubble,…

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Jewish soldiers in Hiller’s army, claims book A new book claims that more than 100,000 soldiers with Jewish roots served in the German Army during World War II. Peter Ephross reports

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 June 2002 · page 5

NEW YORK — In 1992 Bryan Mark Rigg, a student at Yale, was in Germany researching his family history when he saw Europa, Europa. The film is about Shlomo Perel, who…

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Jewish soldiers in Hitler’s army, claims book A new book claims that more than 100,000 soldiers with Jewish roots served in the German Army during World War II. Peter Ephross reports

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 June 2002 · page 4

NEW YORK — In 1992 Bryan Mark Rigg, a`student at Yale, was in Germany researching his family history when he saw Europa, Europa. The film is about Shlomo Perel, who…

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Memories of love and war War Story Gwen Edelman Allen & Unwin, $19.95

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 June 2002 · page 24

I CAN just see a film version, preferably French, of this first book, a novella, about the year-long love affair between a 60-year-old renowned…

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War on terror the new cold war, says Sheridan

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 July 2002 · page 6

THE war on terror is likely to last as long as the Cold War did. This bleak picture was painted by The Australian foreign editor Greg Sheridan at the…

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