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Netanyahu’s dreams came true with the Iran war. Will it propel him to victory?

A decisive victory over Iran would be the achievement of a lifetime for the Israeli prime minister. His hardline stance on the conflict has bolstered his position inside Israel where opposition parties are splintered.

  • Matthew Knott

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CCTV footage shows the unexpected moment that sparked chaos at the Town Hall protest against the visit of Isaac Herzog.

The moment that sparked a ‘riot’: CCTV reveals true start of Town Hall protest chaos

A protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog started peacefully. Previously unseen footage shows the moment a shaken up Coca-Cola bottle turns the crowd from angry to chaotic.

  • Jessica McSweeney

I covered the Middle East when Saddam was America’s friend. The bloodletting hasn’t stopped

Iranians deserve better than the ayatollahs – and they deserve better than an illegal war waged by a felonious, feckless president with no plan for what follows.

  • Geraldine Brooks
Jace Turner has been accused of biting a police officer at the rally against Israel President Isaac Herzog.

Man beaten by police at Town Hall protest slammed by magistrate

Video footage of Jace Turner, 28, shows him being punched repeatedly by a police officer at the violent anti-Herzog rally.

  • Amber Schultz
Fallout from the protest at Town Hall has put the Premier under pressure.

Protests and power: How violence in Sydney streets put a premier under pressure

Chris Minns presents as the Mr Nice Guy of NSW politics, but fractures among Labor ranks have some party faithfuls questioning who he wants to keep onside.

  • Alexandra Smith and Jessica McSweeney
Muslim protesters were forcibly moved on after the rally.

Revealed: Police commissioner’s apologetic letter to Muslim leaders

Mal Lanyon has also promised an “active presence” for Ramadan events, after concerns over the way police dispersed Muslim worshippers protests last week.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Jessica McSweeney
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Malki Roth was killed in a terror attack in Jerusalem aged 15.

Arnold’s daughter died in an intifada. He says calls to globalise it are ‘madness’

The father of a Melbourne-born girl who died at 15 in a Jerusalem suicide bombing says Grace Tame’s calls to “globalise the intifada” have grim consequences.

  • Matthew Knott
A Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog.

Protest marches can return to city, eastern suburbs, police declare

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon will not extend a controversial restriction on protests, opening the door for pro-Palestine marches to continue.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Protesters and police clash near Town Hall.

Anger, division, violence: Why is Sydney being torn apart?

New protest laws – designed to foster unity – failed miserably this week as the city was gripped by violent clashes between police and protesters.

  • Jordan Baker
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Attack on Muslim prayer protest ‘demands full explanation’: Albanese

In an interview on this masthead’s Inside Politics podcast, the PM also condemned far-left protesters involved in violent demonstrations in Sydney.

  • Paul Sakkal and Jacqueline Maley