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February 24, 2017

Australians Remember the Battle of Beersheba

A historic victory that led to the end of Ottoman rule over Palestine.

At nearly every public appearance Benjamin Netanyahu has made during his visit to Australia, someone has referred to the charge of the Australian Light Brigade at the Negev city of Beersheba in 1917—a World War I event that every Australian schoolchild has heard of. Herb Keinon writes:

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February 24, 2017

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