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Australians have been warned not to import the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Down Under after a Sydney woman was arrested for allegedly burning the Israeli flag during protests - as the United Nations warns the violence in the Middle East could explode into a full-scale war.
At least 200 protestors gathered in Lakemba, Sydney s Muslim heartland, on Tuesday night for an unauthorised anti-Israel rally at the reserve on The Boulevarde.
The ugly scenes on the streets of the city s south-west saw Prime Minister Scott Morrison caution Australians not to bring the war over here. Of course we are all very concerned about what is happening there, he told Ben Fordham on 2GB.
Ethnic violence rocks Israel, as Arabs cite deep grievances
Jacob Simona stands by his burning car during confrontations between Israeli Arabs and police in the Israeli mixed city of Lod, Israel, on May 11.
(Heidi Levine / Associated Press)
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As rockets from the Gaza Strip streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant and a synagogue in one of the worst spasms of communal violence Israel has seen in years.
The mayor of the mixed town of Lod, which saw the worst of the violence Tuesday, compared it to a civil war or a Palestinian uprising. Arab experts and activists say the violence was fueled by unrest in Jerusalem that has brought Israel to the brink of another Gaza war, but is rooted in deeper grievances that go back to the founding of the state.
Barrages since Monday have killed top commanders, including intelligence chief and head of rocket-making
Hamas requested ceasefire last night on a mutual basis after launching 1,000 rockets - leaving 7 Israelis dead
But Israel has vowed to press on with its military campaign despite outcry from the international community
UN has warned of full-scale war as the number of Palestinians killed in airstrikes reached 67 on Thursday The campaign is still far from over, Israeli cabinet minister said last night. Whatever we don t do now, we will have to do in six months or a year from now . Israel will not stop and has no interest in stopping.
Biden also called out indiscriminate rocket attacks into civilian areas
Israel called up 9,000 reservists to bolster its forces today as it deployed troops to the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion
Barrages since Monday have killed Hamas commanders, including Gaza City terror boss, top rocket designer
Hamas requested ceasefire last night on mutual basis after launching 1,600 rockets - leaving 7 Israelis dead
But Israel has vowed to press on with its military campaign despite outcry from the international community
UN has warned of full-scale war as the number of Palestinians killed in airstrikes reached 83 on Thursday
Plans for a ground invasion were being drafted for the IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi later today