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A teacher at one of Australia’s most prominent Jewish day schools has been charged with four counts of child exploitation, the Australian Jewish News reported Wednesday. Dean Kaplan, who has worked at the Emanuel School as a fitness instructor since 2016, was charged with two counts possessing child pornographic material and one count each of…
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Fast Forward Israel Thwarted ISIS Plot To Bomb Australian Flight, IDF Says
(JTA) — The Israeli army said it provided intelligence that prevented a plot by the Islamic State to bomb an Australian flight in August. An unnamed senior army officer said Wednesday that the Military Intelligence Unit 8200 had thwarted the planned attack, according to The Times of Israel. “The unit provided exclusive intelligence that led to…
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Fast Forward Sydney Synagogue Blocked Over Terror Fears Will Try Again
SYDNEY (JTA) — A Chabad congregation whose bid for a new synagogue building was blocked out of fears that it would become a target for terrorism will resubmit plans to the local municipality. Leaders of the congregation, known as Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, or FREE, met Wednesday with Sydney’s Waverley Council to discuss…
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Fast Forward Australian Municipality: Don’t Blame Us For Banning Sydney Synagogue
A municipal council in a Sydney suburb said it shouldn't be blamed for a decision to ban a synagogue because it could become a terror target
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Fast Forward Australian City Bans New Synagogue Over Possible Terror Threats
(JTA) — An Australian court has upheld a municipal council’s decision to ban the construction of a synagogue in suburban Sydney because it could become the target of a terrorist attack. The group that wants to build the synagogue near Bondi Beach called Wednesday’s ruling by the Land and Environment Court “rewarding terrorism.” The Waverley…
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Fast Forward Sydney Jewish Museum Evacuated After Bomb Threat
SYDNEY (JTA) — The Sydney Jewish Museum was evacuated following a bomb threat. The bomb threat was received by museum staff on Tuesday. All staff at the neighboring building housing the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, Jewish Communal Appeal and United Israel Appeal also were evacuated. Police and security officials searched the buildings…
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Breaking News Australia Prime Minister Makes Suprise Synagogue Visit
SYDNEY (JTA) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid an unexpected visit to Sydney’s Central Synagogue to join its Friday night service and menorah lighting, telling the congregation that Australia stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel. Turnbull called the synagogue’s rabbi, Levi Wolff, Friday afternoon in honor of Hanukkah. During the call, Wolff, invited Turnbull to attend…
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