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Wall Street Journal
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
No, the PLO Isn't a Person
The Supreme Court last week vindicated a common-sense principle: Foreign entities that kill Americans abroad through acts of terror can be held to account in American courts. Fuld v. PLO marks a turning point in a long legal saga. In 2004 U.S. citizens sued the Palestinian Authority for its role in terror attacks that killed their family members. After a seven-week trial, a New York federal jury found the authority liable.
Int'l Business Times
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Tel Aviv Journalist Reveals Aftermath of Iranian Missile Strike on Her Home: 'I'm Deeply Disturbed'
An American journalist living in Tel Aviv revealed the destruction left behind after an Iranian missile struck her home as conflict between Israel and Iran continues. Shanna Fuld moved to Israel from New York in 2018 to found Israel Daily News, an independent outlet covering news across the country. On Friday, the journalist shared video of the debris left behind after her home, where she also runs the news outlet from, was destroyed by an Iranian missile. In a video shared to Instagram , Fuld walks across uneven debris covering her floor. Chunks of her ceiling can be seen missing and the windows are missing glass. She said her bedroom door and wall were also "blown off" in the attack. "It's devastating to see it like this," she said. "My living room is in tatters, it's in crisis. My kitchen doesn't exist." Fuld described seeing the destruction as "deeply painful." "I feel deeply disturbed. I feel frustrated. I feel angry," she continued. "It takes a lot to build a home, so when it comes crashing down all in two minutes it's really challenging." Despite the devastation, Fuld said she does not regret moving to Israel. She said she plans to continue living in Tel Aviv and vowed to rebuild. Fuld's home was one of several buildings subjected to missile strikes as war between Israel and Iran rages on. The conflict began June 13 when Israel targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites. In turn, Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at the country, the Associated Press reported. A week into the fighting, more than 600 Iranians and more than 20 Israelis are believed to have been killed. More than 2,000 people have been wounded in Iran while hundreds have been injured in Israel. As officials seek to put a diplomatic end to the conflict, President Donald Trump announced he would allow for two weeks for the countries to agree to a ceasefire before deciding whether the U.S. will aid Israel's fight. Originally published on Latin Times
Sydney Morning Herald
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Liberal Party women's network some forgot even existed
A bigger problem for the network might be its messenger. Senator Jane Hume, who co-authored the 2022 election review, is its chair. But Hume, a frontbencher during Peter Dutton's leadership, is firmly on the out, and was dumped from new opposition leader Sussan Ley's ministry. Hume had a patchy performance during the recent election campaign, where she made inflammatory comments about 'Chinese spies' helping Labor and was at the centre of the Liberals' botched 'back to the office' pitch. The Liberals didn't respond to questions about whether she'd remain as chair, and the senator didn't return our calls. But the MGN network chair is a job Hume hasn't lost. She was appointed by outgoing party president John Olsen, and told CBD from the UK that she was looking at the British Conservatives' mechanisms to successfully improve female representation in the 2010s. Joshing around Hillel Fuld, the controversial Israeli tech bro influencer, blogger, vlogger, and father of five, will not be able to speak in person at the Magen David Adom Australia medical fundraisers in Melbourne and Sydney. The pesky feds have stepped in and cancelled his visa. For those who came late, the Department of Home Affairs decided Fuld's history of Islamophobic remarks had the potential to 'incite discord' and 'would or might be a risk to the good order of the Australian community', according to a leaked copy of its decision to revoke his visa. Loading Fuld attracts sympathy among some in the Jewish community because his brother was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist. However, it's fair to say some thought he was an unusual choice for MDA Australia, fundraising for Israel's national emergency medical ambulance and blood bank service, which has about 1000 employees but nearly 30,000 volunteers and is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Fuld will appear via video link, but handily, MDA Australia has lined up additional talent, 'a great speaker and a great friend of MDA Australia', as the charity's Glynis Lipson told CBD. Step forward Josh Frydenberg, the former deputy leader of the Liberal Party and ex-federal treasurer, who these days is enjoying civilian life as chairman of Goldman Sachs' Australian business. Frydenberg told CBD he was not endorsing Fuld, but was certainly endorsing MDA and its charity work. It's bound to be quite the address. As CBD, who was present during Frydenberg's address at investor James Baillieu's rebel literary garden party during the Sorrento Writer's Festival, Josh can really turn it up to 11. Crashing in Interesting to note that Israeli MP Sharren Haskel has been weighing into the Fund visa controversy, telling The Australian newspaper: 'The banning of high-profile Israelis from Australia must stop. This is no way for an ally to act.' Haskel is the deputy foreign minister of Israel and closely attuned to Australian politics. Possibly because her senior adviser is none other than former Victorian state Liberal MP Tim Smith, whose career ended in a literal car crash when he drove his Jaguar into a suburban fence after getting on the turps a little too enthusiastically back in 2021. Ever zealous, Smith has attempted to generate interest in Haskel by reaching out to some of his old Melbourne Facebook contacts and suggesting that they like Haskel's Facebook page. Cute.
Sky News AU
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
'Ridiculous excuse': Hillel Fuld speaks out after Labor cancels visa for Israeli influencer, citing risk of importing 'hatred'
Israeli influencer Hillel Fuld has broken his silence after having his visa cancelled by the Albanese government, hitting out at the "ridiculous excuse" Labor used to deny him entry to Australia. Mr Fuld's visa was quietly cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs last week, shortly before he was due to arrive in the country to take part in fundraising events hosted by Magen David Adom Australia - an offshoot of Israel's national emergency medical and blood service. In a letter outlining it's reasoning for the decision, the department noted multiple posts made by the Israeli influencer denying "documented atrocities in Gaza", as well as his repeated use of "Islamophobia rhetoric". Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke later confirmed the government had cancelled Mr Fuld's visa because: "Australians have a strong view that we don't want hatred from overseas brought here". However, in an exclusive interview with Sky News' Sharri Markson, the Israeli influencer, who also holds United States citizenship, hit back at the government's reasoning, describing the decision as "a whole different level of crazy". "Anybody who follows me online knows that my tweets are never violent or discriminatory," he said. "In fact, the tweet that they quoted first in this document was me denying that there was a massacre in Gaza last week, which we now know there wasn't. So again, it was accurate and something that I'm very, very careful about in terms of my reporting is to be accurate. "There's no Islamophobia in my tweets, there's not incitement, there is no racism of any kind. It really is just a ridiculous excuse to ban someone who has pro-Israel views." One of the posts cited by the department in its decision came after widespread reports emerged in March of Israeli soldiers in Gaza opening fire on starving Palestinians looking to access aid, leading to the deaths of more than 100 people. Mr Fuld dismissed the reports as "propaganda". "There was no massacre of Palestinians in Gaza today. Palestinians trampled each other as they fought for the aid that the IDF sent in," he said in a video posted to social media. Israel has denied accusations of a massacre and has claimed some troops fired shots into the air in order to control and disperse a crowd advancing toward them. Critics of the decision to ban Mr Fuld have argued his stance on the war in Gaza is irrelevant, highlighting his trip to Australia was to support a humanitarian cause. Warning the decision to ban anyone with pro-Israel views was a "dangerous, slippery slope", Mr Fuld defended his planned visit by explaining he had only planned to discuss Israeli technological innovation. "The topic of my of my talk wasn't even politics or anything to do with Gaza or anything like that," he said. "I was there to talk about how Israel and Israeli innovation is changing the world and making the world a better place. What's inflammatory about that?" Mr Fuld also noted his visa application was made using his US passport, which he suggested made the decision to deny him entry to the country even stranger. "This is an important point that not many people reported on, which is that I applied for my visa on my American passport. It's really absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I'm Israeli," he said. "So what they're doing is banning an American citizen from entering Australia, which is a whole different level of crazy." The Israeli influencer went on to say he had wanted to keep the incident private so it could be resolved behind the scenes, adding he did not want to "throw anyone under the bus as long as it's solved". However, he revealed discussions with the government had taken a shock turn, with an unnamed official demanding he limit his speech in Australia should the decision be overturned. "Now is the time to let the world know that this is pure anti-Semitism," he said. "If you need evidence to that effect, I'll just mention that, again, not something that many people have reported, but I did receive through a channel, not directly from an official in Australia who said to me: 'If we can reverse this, and I can't promise that we can, but if we can reverse this I need you to commit to not discussing your dead brother'. "Literally, that's what they told me: 'You could come, but you can't mention your brother who was murdered by an Arab kid', and I was like, are you kidding me right now?" Mr Fuld claimed the exchange was further evidence Australia was "jumping on the bandwagon of all the Jew hatred across the world", before warning the government it's reputation in Israel had been all but destroyed.
Sky News AU
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
US ambassador to Israel steps in after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke banned Jewish-American speaker Hillel Fuld from Australia
The US ambassador to Israel has stepped in after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke barred Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld from Australia, sparking an international diplomacy test for the Albanese government. The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has confronted Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revoked the visa of Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld from Australia, sparking an international diplomacy test for the Albanese government. In a decision statement, Mr Burke cited 'islamophobia rhetoric' which risked inciting discord against Australia's Muslim population. The appeal to have the decision overturned came hours after the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) called on the Trump administration to intervene in what it called an 'attack' on Jewish Australians. Mr Fuld, who was set to speak at fundraising events in Sydney and Melbourne hosted by Magen David Adom, an Israeli national emergency service, confirmed he had been barred from Australia 'because of my tweets'. The Jewish American entrepreneur has more than 176,000 followers on X where he has posted extensively on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In an email sent directly to the Home Affairs Minister, and obtained by The Australian, Mr Huckabee called Mr Fuld a 'highly respected' US-Israeli who was not a 'threat of any kind' to the nation that barred him. 'Mr Fuld is highly respected member in his community and well known in Israel. While he holds strong views against terrorism and the kind of massacre that occurred on October 7, he would pose no threat to the people of Australia by his actions or words,' Mr Huckabee wrote. 'I fully respect the decision to grant the visa is solely in your hands and you have a sovereign right to make the decision to deny entry to someone you consider a threat to national security (but) I do not feel Mr Fuld poses any threat of any kind. 'I would respectfully request … you would be willing to review his visa application and grant the opportunity to make his brief visit for the sake of the very important charity event for the humanitarian emergency medical service organisation.' — Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) June 8, 2025 In the report on the decision, the Home Affairs Minister said Mr Fuld had used social media to deny 'documented atrocities' and had the potential to use the speaking events to make more 'inflammatory statements'. Mr Burke seemed to stand by his decision and said he did not want to import 'hatred'. In a statement to the outlet, the Home Affairs Minister said Australians 'have a strong view that we don't want hatred from overseas brought here'. 'This power has been used repeatedly over many years by ministers. It is currently being tested in the High Court in the Candace Owens matter. Last term, there was bipartisan support for the use of this power. If that is no longer the case, Mr Hastie should say so,' he said. It came after shadow home affairs minister Andrew Hastie put out a statement on Sunday morning calling for Mr Burke to explain the cancellation of Mr Fuld's visa. "If there is a new political precedent in the standard for issuing entry visas to Australia, the Australian people should be informed as soon as possible," Mr Hastie said. Mr Fuld wrote on X on Monday morning and said there was a 'very low chance' the Albanese government would reverse the decision. 'Despite my appeal and diplomatic efforts at the highest possible levels, I have not heard anything back from the Australian government about them banning me from their country for three years,' Mr Fuld wrote. In a separate post, Mr Fuld said with the coverage continuing to ramp up, it was less likely Mr Burke and the Australian government would reconsider the decision. 'They don't want to seem like they're giving in to the pressure,' Mr Fuld wrote. On Sunday, Mr Fuld joked about whether he should add 'persona non grata' to his list of labels. On Monday, he added "Banned from Australia" to his X bio.
