“Too much disinformation to rebut in one letter”

Canberra Times  Letter to the Editor, October 17, 2025 As usual when Jack Waterford indulges his obsession with demonising Israel, there’s far too much disinformation in his October 11 column to rebut in one letter. Israel’s war was against Hamas, not civilians. Hamas are proscribed terrorists, not a “political group”. Protecting civilians by evacuating them…

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A peace deal of hopes and fears

For the first time, the full weight of the Oval Office is behind a deal. And also for the first time, many Muslim and Arab nations, including countries with long-standing ties to Hamas such as Qatar and Turkey, have welcomed and supported the agreement. That’s no small thing.

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AIJAC welcomes news of agreement on first phase of Israel-Hamas peace plan

AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “The Australian Jewish community welcomes the signed agreement by Israel and Hamas to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners very soon and for the withdrawal of Israeli troops to an agreed line. Hopefully the next phases – the end of any Hamas role in Gaza, and the commitment by the international community that Hamas and other terrorist groups are disarmed – will also be agreed upon very soon.”

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