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Thursday is the national day of Israel, Independence Day , commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.
The original Hebrew date corresponded to May 14, 1948.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin Photo: Mark Neiman
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Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer
While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more
Dec-29 11:20pm SBS-TV: Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures
Uri Geller, the man who bends spoons, reads minds, and can stop your watch. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
Well said Prime Minister. What about following words with action ! Consider the leading of President Trump – officially recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel and move our embassy. Actions speak louder than words however good and sincere the words are. Shalom to you, your family and parliament. A Christian so very in debt to the Jewish nation.