US launches strikes against Yemen
Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen bombarded Ships and fighter jets of the US Central Command have bombarded more than a dozen sites in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the port of Hodeidah. The Houthis are a Shia group styling themselves as the Yemeni government and who control the northwest of the country. […]
No, anti-Islamophobia envoy can’t ‘prosecute’ people for insulting Islam
What was claimed The new anti-Islamophobia envoy can prosecute anyone who insults Islam on social media. Our verdict False. The role doesn’t have the legal power to initiate criminal proceedings. The new anti-Islamophobia envoy can prosecute Australians who insult Islam online, social media users claim. This is false. The role is advisory and doesn’t have the […]
Tim Walz makes direct appeal to conflicted Muslim voters
Tim Walz Engages Muslim Voter Group Amid Concerns Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz addressed a Democratic Muslim voter group Thursday night as the Harris campaign works to engage a group of voters who threaten to defect in large numbers over the Biden administration’s handling of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. The virtual event, […]
Tim Walz to Muslim voters in push before election: ‘Our hearts are broken’
In a final push to engage Muslim voters ahead of the election, Tim Walz called for the end of the war in Gaza and pledged that, if elected, the Harris administration would work “side by side” with Muslim Americans. Muslim advocacy group Emgage Action’s Million Muslim Votes The Democratic vice-presidential candidate joined Muslim advocacy group […]
What is Israel’s Iron Dome? Its air defence system, explained
The Iron Dome air defense system The Iron Dome air defense system is one of several systems the country has developed to protect itself from missiles since the Gulf War in 1991. Then, Iraq fired Scud missiles aimed at Tel Aviv and Haifa. Israel has experienced missile attacks in the years since as part of […]
IDF acknowledges airbases were damaged by Iranian missiles, says IAF operations continued unharmed
Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israel An aerial view shows the Nevatim Airbase before Iran’s mass drone and missile attack, in Israel, August 3, 2024. 2024 (Photo: Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS) Several airbases in southern Israel suffered light damage in the missile assault launched by the Iranian regime on Tuesday evening, according […]
Hamas claims Tel Aviv shooting attack that killed seven
Hamas’s armed wing claimed responsibility Hamas’s armed wing claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the killing of seven people in a shooting and stabbing attack in Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv the previous day. The attack — one of the deadliest in the country since the October 7 Hamas onslaught — came as Iran fired about […]
Albanese stood beside antisemitism envoy. Journalists weren’t even invited to Islamophobia envoy launch
Concerns Over Unequal Attention to Envoys Advocates from anti-Islamophobia and Palestinian groups have questioned why the announcement of Labor’s envoy to combat Islamophobia was so subdued compared to the “spectacle of attention” paid to it envoy to combat antisemitism a few months ago. Media were not invited to an event at the Sheraton Grand hotel […]
Israel struck with hypersonic missiles – Iran
Iran Utilizes Hypersonic Missiles in Strikes on Israel The Revolutionary Guard claims to have used cutting-edge Fattah-2 rockets to bypass Israeli air defenses Iran used hypersonic missiles for the first time during its strikes on Israel on Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced. Iran launched several salvos of missiles in what the […]
Iran Launches Largest Ballistic Missile Attack in History on Israel
Update: October 1, 2024, 1:00 pm: Earlier today, a suspected terrorist attack in Tel Aviv left eight people dead and at least nine others wounded, with four in critical condition, according to Jewish News Syndicate. Initial reports indicated that two gunmen opened fire at people waiting for a train at a light rail station on Jaffa’s […]
