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The ANZACs who freed Palestine

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Ewen McQueen

It was 9th December 1917. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah had just begun. It commemorated the liberation of Jerusalem from foreign occupiers in 165 BC. And now, over 2,000 years later, the Holy City was once again being liberated. Ottoman … Continue reading →

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