Iraq War a ‘disaster’, says Labor shadow minister
THE danger posed by Iran to security in the Middle East has risen because of the ongoing war in Iraq, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Robert…
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The wars & local soldiers, 2007
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Best of the blogs Tribute to ANZAC heroes New AJN blogger Mark Frank was in Israel recently for the 90th anniversary of the ANZAC Ught Horse charge at Be’er Sheva
THE service was highly respectable, emotional but restrained. But the heat was confounding and, as the ceremony dragged on, at least one of the re-enacting soldiers dressed in their…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The War of Ideasjidhadism Against Democracy Walld Pharos Palgrave MacMillan, $24.95
IN many ways, this book is a follow on from Walid Phares’ previous effort, Future Jihad, in Which he gave an account of the rise of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rosie's War: Escape From Singapore 1942 Rosalind Sharbanee Meyer Sydney Jewish Musuem, $25
A POIGNANT and emotionally charged story of one woman’s journey back into her past. The story begins with Meyer’s trip…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Covel story Tour of Duty Alexis Fishman, a Helpmann Award-nominated singer and actor, recently spent two weeks in Afghanistan and Iraq entertaining the troops. Upon her return, she ponders why we still believe in war as a valid means to a peaceful end
ON a coalition base in Afghanistan’s south, after a tour of the base’s military hardware, our group of civilian entertainers was offered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jews on Premier’s Honour Roll
TWENTY-THREE students from Sydney’s Jewish schools appeared on the Premier’s Honour Roll for distinguished all-rounders…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →4 40 Years On: commemorating tne Six-Day War victory
IN June, Jewish communities around Australia mark 40 years since Israel overcame an Egyptian blockade to defeat its Arab neighbours in lightning military victories that…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Outlook the Best of 2007 the Top 10 News Stories 10 at the Helm As the news year draws to a close, The AJN rates the stories that made us talk, laugh, cry and shake our heads. From a new government in Canberra to troubles in Adelaide, from predictions about our population to a commemoration of a landmark Middle East war, from the politics of real estate to the controversy of commitment, this was 2007 in the Australian Jewish community. New publisher for AIN
ROBERT Magid, a Sydney-based developer, becomes the new publisher of The AJN in July, purchasing the newspaper from the Shand and Dunkel families…
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