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Zionist NGO Regavim to countersue Canada, EU over sanctions, denies claims of violence - interview

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, France, New Zealand, and Australia announced new sanctions against several individuals and organizations in the West Bank.

 Jewish settlers look on during a march near Hebron in the West Bank, June 21, 2021
Leonie Gittani, instructing solicitor for alleged Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram, speaks to the media as she leaves Downing Centre Local and District Court with Senior Public Defender for New South Wales Richard Wilson SC, in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2026.

Nineteen new charges brought against Bondi Beach massacre terrorist, bringing total to 78

Palestinian demonstrators burn an Israeli flag during a protest against US position on Israeli settlements, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 26, 2019.

UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia, NZ sanction West Bank settler individuals, entities

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed Al Ahmed, 43, at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, on December 15, 2025.

Bondi Beach mass shooting hero Ahmed al-Ahmed charged with domestic violence, stalking, assault


Australia says Islamic State-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said any returnee suspected of criminal activity would "face the full force of the law without exception," though he did not specify potential charges.

Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026.

Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

"My family and I no longer want to live in Australia. We don't feel safe here. We don't feel welcome," one witness told the Royal Commission on antisemitism.

A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.

The digital shift changing poker culture in Australia

Poker players around live table.

Australia to hold first antisemitism commission hearing after Bondi Beach interim report

The Commission, which will first focus on tasks involving the definition of antisemitism, will hold the block of hearings until next Friday.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks on the Royal Commission on last year's mass shooting incident in Sydney on April 30, 2026.

Australian choir denies that antisemitism influenced canceling Bondi victims benefit concert

The June 28 Concert for Hope and Unity collaborative event with the Hellenic Choir and the Sydney Jewish Choral Society was reported to have been canceled on Monday by The Australian.

GENERAL VIEW of the memorial at Bondi Pavilion on December 21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

Australian Prime Minister Albanese assured his government would adopt all the initial recommendations made by the Royal Commission, established in January following pressure from Jewish groups.

Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, grieve at the floral memorial to honour the victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Concert to benefit Bondi Beach victims canceled after Greek choir refuses to sing with Jews

Australian Jews have faced mass anti-Israel protests, exclusion from arts and other communities, and spasms of violence since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the resulting war in Gaza.

Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach, Sydney, following the deadly shooting on a Hanukkah party, Dec. 15, 2025.

Iranian embassies openly recruit for ‘sacrificing life’ campaign in the West

Iranian embassies in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Sri Lanka have openly sought recruits for a martyrdom campaign amid ongoing conflict with the US and Israel.

Iran's Ambassador to Germany Majid Nili Ahmadabadi speaks from the embassy in Berlin, March 19, 2026.

Norway to follow Australia, plans to ban social media use by children under 16

Norway will introduce its bill in parliament by the end of 2026, though has yet to note which applications would be targeted.

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.

Philippines, US launch drills near Taiwan, test readiness under real-world conditions

Launching the exercises, Philippine armed forces chief Romeo Brawner said their purpose was to reaffirm the strength of their alliance and their responsibility to secure the region.

The Philippines and the United States hold the opening ceremony of their Balikatan joint military exercises at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on April 20, 2026.