The Media Line: Australia Expels Iran’s Ambassador Over Antisemitic Attacks on Café, Synagogue  

Audio By Carbonatix Australia Expels Iran’s Ambassador Over Antisemitic Attacks on Café, Synagogue By The Media Line Staff Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday after determining Tehran was behind two antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney...

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Australia expels Iranian envoy over anti-Semitic attacks

Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two anti-Semitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran’s ambassador seven days to leave the country, its first such expulsion since World War Two. Since the Israel-Gaza...

Australian Jewish groups applaud expulsion of Iranian diplomats but say community faces renewed fears

Australian Jewish groups have applauded the government’s “entirely appropriate” move to expel the Iranian ambassador in light of Iran’s alleged connections to antisemitic attacks in Australia – but say the “horrendous” news has renewed fears among...

Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks

Home Australia Australia Expels Iranian Envoy After Accusing Tehran Of Antisemitic Arson Attacks "These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil," Albanese told a press briefing. "They...

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Australia accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks

Australian rime Minister Anthony Albanese/SCREENGRAB Australia has given Iran's ambassador seven days to leave the country after alleging the country's government directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Intelligence services linked...

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A manhunt is underway in Australia after a gunman shot and killed two police officers and injured a third. Photo by Simon Dallinger/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia are searching for a gunman after two police officers were shot and...

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Australian Chef Sarah Todd Savours Mumbai’s Pani Puri In 30-Second Street Food Challenge

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Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Anti-Semitic Attacks

The Australian government announced on Tuesday that it has expelled the Iranian ambassador, declared him persona non grata, and recalled its own ambassador from Tehran, temporarily suspending embassy operations there. The move comes after...

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Australia Expels Iran Ambassador over Series of Antisemitic Arson Attacks

Australia gave Iran’s ambassador seven days notice to leave the country on Tuesday, accusing the diplomatic envoy of directing two antisemitic arson attacks in the state capitals of Sydney and Melbourne. It is the first such expulsion issued by...