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Israeli supporters showed up in force when news broke of a planned pro-Palestine protest outside the Synagogue in Melbourne.

The cancellation of the opening event angered Victorian Premier who accused the protest group of ‘choosing to politicise Christmas.’

ASIO highlighted increase in uncivil discourse and violent protests, spurred initially by COVID-19 restrictions and then by the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged the Israeli government to rescind it’s ban on aid agency UNRWA, saying humanitarian work must continue.

It appears New Zealand is caught up in the investigation of a leak of classified documents that contain the US’s assessment of Israeli plans to attack Iran.

Australia lists Hamas as an official terrorist organisation.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was heckled and ended up leaving the stage as she gave an address on international relations.

Peter Khalil, the son of Egyptian migrants, is the latest MP to have their office vandalised by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Jayson Gillham claims he was ‘silenced for speaking the truth’ over events in Gaza and alleges the Melbourne Symphony cancelled his concert to silence him.

Pro-Palestinian protesters waved Hezbollah flags and carried framed pictures of dead terrorist chief Hassan Nasrallah.

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned Russia’s ‘delinquency’ while blaming both Israel and Hamas for the Gaza war.

Penny Wong has repeated warnings to Australians to get out of Lebanon, saying it was beyond the government’s capacity to evacuate every citizen.

Spurred by a plea from the family of Zomi Frankcom, killed in an Israeli airstrike, Australia will work toward getting a UN declaration to protect aid workers.

Shadow Foreign Minister Birmingham said, ‘none of us wish to see a situation where the war broadens out into a regional conflict.’

Australia has held back its vote at the UN urging Israel to pull back from The West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.