Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.

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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation violated labor law when it took Antoinette Lattouf off the air after she posted on Instagram about Gaza, the court ruled.

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The Salvation Army’s “Flying Padres” cross the Australian outback by air, dropping in on ranches and small communities — sometimes, just to lend an ear.

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