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Topic: Australia

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February 22, 2013
2:32 pm

Fired gay day school principal settles out of court

Jewish school in Australia issues letter saying no ‘misconduct’ by administrator who sued for millions

February 22, 2013
2:27 pm

Aussie rabbi denies he knew of sex abuse at school

Allegations the latest in a wave of sex-abuse scandals in Sydney and Melbourne

February 21, 2013
1:21 am

Ben Zygier's Australian passport (photo credit: screen capture Channel 10)

Zygier case raises concerns of dual loyalty for Aussies

Prisoner X prompts some to ask whether Jews are loyal to Israel at the expense of their home country

By Dan Goldberg

February 20, 2013
5:45 pm

Tombstone of Ben Zygier at Chevra Kadisha Jewish Cemetery in Melbourne, Australia (photo credit: AP/Andrew Brownbill)

Being away from his growing family ‘may have been factor in Zygier’s suicide’

Australian reporter who spoke several times with Mossad man says Zygier told him nothing that could have justified his arrest

By David Horovitz

February 18, 2013
10:34 am

Ben Zygier. (Screenshot ABC TV via Youtube)

Zygier revealed Mossad secrets to Australians — report

ABC TV says ‘Prisoner X’ was jailed after talking to ASIO intel agency about Israel’s spy methods and major upcoming operation

By Joshua Davidovich

February 18, 2013
8:17 am

Australians protesting government activities in Melbourne last year. (photo credit: CC BY-SA takver, Flickr)

Spy agencies to be left out of Canberra probe into Zygier affair

Australian attorney general says Foreign Ministry investigation into Mossad agent’s jailing and death should also stay clear of his office

By Joshua Davidovich

February 18, 2013
6:17 am

Aussie AG rules out review of Ben Zygier case

From the Web Brisbane Times: No need to investigate Australian spy agencies’ knowledge of the man known as ‘Prisoner X,’ says Mark Dreyfus

February 16, 2013
6:53 am

Melbourne sex abuse probes spread to Sydney Jewish community

Police investigating two individuals suspected of sexually molesting children decades ago

February 15, 2013
10:03 pm

A screenshot from the Australian television program on Zygier. (Screenshot: ABC news via YouTube)

The two glaring questions at the heart of the Zygier affair

What was the alleged crime that justified the Mossad agent’s arrest and incarceration in solitary confinement, and how did he manage to kill himself in Israel’s most secure jail cell?

By Mitch Ginsburg

February 15, 2013
8:38 pm

Ben Zygier at his wedding (photo credit: screen capture Channel 10)

Israel denies it agreed to pay Zygier’s family millions

Senior Israeli source tells Australian paper that Canberra government was deeply familiar with Mossad agent’s activity

By Ron Friedman and Michal Shmulovich

February 15, 2013
5:00 pm

Prisoner X was from my shtetl

From the web Tablet: Melbourne’s Jewish community confronts the mysterious death of one of its own, Ben Zygier, in an Israeli prison

February 15, 2013
10:15 am

Israel reportedly to pay Zygier’s family millions

Compensation deal said struck 6 weeks ago, after investigation concluded Australian-born agent committed suicide in jail; ex-Mossad official says there may be other Prisoner X’s