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Dec 25, 2025, 11:03 AM

Australian PM fails to confront Anti-Semitism

Trieste Italy post war recognises Dr Giovanni Pesante and his daughter Angelica for their valour in saving Jewish friend Hemda Sassover (standing in centre of photo.)

Photo published with permission of her daughter Rivka Sassover Peled.

Rivka Sassover Peled told me about what happened to her mother in Trieste when the Nazis invaded Italy. Her mother, Hemda Sassover, was a young Jewish woman living on her own, so her best friend Angelica offered her refuge...

Sep 26, 2025, 9:01 AM

‘Disappearing’ Hamas

We are witnessing a new type of war. One where victory is not measured by the military defeat of the enemy or territory captured. But one where victory is sought and measured in the realm of international public opinion. This is...

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Former Senior Producer for CNN in the Israel bureau and foreign correspondent in Israel for The Age Melbourne Australia.