Shopping centre magnate Sir Frank Lowy and prominent lawyer Mark Leibler, AC, have been awarded Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour.
Shopping centre magnate Sir Frank Lowy and prominent lawyer Mark Leibler, AC, have been awarded Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour, the first Australians to be granted the medal.
Lowy, is a Czechoslovakian-born Holocaust survivor, who went on to fight in the Arab-Israeli War in 1948 before moving to Australia and founding the Westfield retail empire.He was honoured for his philanthropy, his impact on the ties between Israel an Australia and promoting the well-being of Israeli society in the fields of health, education, and social welfare especially.
The lawyer said Israel was central to his identity as a proud Jewish Australian and supporting the relationship between the two countries was a “passion and a privilege”.expands its attacks on Hamas and Hezbollah to neighbouring countriesAbout 1200 people were killed in the October 7 attacks that sparked Israel’s deadly military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Health authorities in Gaza estimate more than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict.
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