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Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president

globalFebruary 6, 2026
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Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president
Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he deniesGet our

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies

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As opposition to the arrival of Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Australia intensifies – with mass protests planned and some Labor MPs condemning his invitation – a coalition of Australian and Palestinian legal groups has asked the Australian federal police to investigate and arrest one of his travelling party over historical war crimes allegations.

Doron Almog, a retired Israel Defense Forces major general who is expected to travel with the president in his capacity as chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, has formerly faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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