Al-Quds Day at a Sydney Mosque

The website of the Shi’ite mosque and commemoration hall known as the Hussaineyat Ale Yassin in Sydney contains articles about Islam; for example, explaining why it is a religion of peace. Yet, all pretence of peace disappears when it comes to Israel.
Australian pro-ISIS propagandist: “Allah! Destroy Israel!”

Sydney resident Wisam Haddad, also known by the name Abu Ousayd al-Mashaqlli, is a fundamentalist Islamist and self-declared ISIS supporter with a long record of ties to people who later allegedly engaged in terrorism.
Australian Extremists: “Nuke Israel!”

Below is some material from our ongoing coverage of extremist voices within the largely law-abiding and peaceful fabric of Australian society.
More Arabic antisemitism and conspiracy theories in Australia

Australian Arabic-language commentators are spreading conspiracy theories about Australia’s summer bushfire emergency and the coronavirus outbreak.
The “Elders of Zion” are making a comeback in Australia’s Arabic media

In 2019, classic antisemitism is alive and kicking in some pockets of Australia, including locally published Arabic media.
Israel is increasingly part of a regional cold war against an Iran-Russia-China axis

On August, 9, at the beginning of the latest round of fighting in Gaza, as Israel was attacking the Islamist terrorists of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), who in turn were shooting rockets at Israeli civilians, the Russian embassy in Egypt issued a somewhat peculiar statement.
UNIFIL must be reformed or replaced

The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was renewed on August 31 for yet another year by the UN Security Council (Resolution 2650). However, serious questions must be asked about whether this UN peacekeeping force is able to fulfil its mission
Israel will continue to act in self-defence against Palestinian terror

The city of Jenin has long been considered ‘the capital’ of Palestinian terror, since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. In recent months, the area of northern Samaria in the West Bank, from Jenin to Nablus has become almost lawless as the Palestinian Authority (PA), which is supposed to assert its authority there, is corrupt, and too weak to even enter the refugee camp.
Israel, the Palestinians, and the question of governability – days of unrest ahead

The situation between Israel and the Palestinians has not been calm for decades. Now there are signs that a new wave of terror and violence is expected in the coming weeks.
War in Gaza: Another round of violence with no end in sight

In the early hours of Tuesday, 9 May, about 40 Israeli military aircraft took to the sky. They were targeting three senior commanders of Gaza’s Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organisation.