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Police presence at Australian Special Envoy Jillian Segal's presentation to the Bondi Royal Commission into Antisemitism hearing last week
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Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown
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Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room
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Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert
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Israel’s rampant ethnic cleansing of West Bank Palestinian communities

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Sam Neill: NZ’s biggest but modest movie star dies at 78

July 13, 2026
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Antisemitism envoy Segal slams ABC, SBS ‘Israel bias’, wants to vet...

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