{"id":121987,"date":"2025-06-19T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=121987"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:39:30","slug":"19-00-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=121987","title":{"rendered":"Australian Journalist Erin Molan Refuses to Flee Israel Amid Iran War, Will Stay to \u2018Report the Truth From the Ground\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/17\/australian-journalist-erin-molan-refuses-flee-israel-amid-iran-war-will-stay-report-truth-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Journalist Erin Molan Refuses to Flee Israel Amid Iran War, Will Stay to \u2018Report the Truth From the Ground\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2021-12-07T225233Z_1296150457_MT1AAP000R3KGD1_RTRMADP_3_SCOTT-MORRISON-SYDNEY-VISIT-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Television presenter Erin Molan at a press conference during a visit to Penshurst Girls School in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Photo: AAPIMAGE via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Australian broadcaster and journalist Erin Molan is in Israel during the country\u2019s war against Iran and said she will remain in the Jewish state \u201cto report the truth about what is happening here on the ground.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cLet me make it very clear \u2013 despite media reports \u2013 I have not asked the Australian government \u2013 or ANYONE to on my behalf \u2013 to come to my rescue or evacuate me,\u201d the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/12\/13\/pro-israel-news-anchor-fired-sky-news-australia-vows-be-loudest-member-silent-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former television presenter<\/a>\u00a0wrote in a social media\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK86U7YtTqR\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>\u00a0on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThere are a million other priorities for all involved in this conflict right now,\u201d she added in part. \u201cI desperately want to get home to my daughter \u2013 BUT \u2013 unlike so many people here \u2014 she is SAFE \u2014 many other children in Israel\/Iran\/Gaza are not. I am patiently waiting and thinking of all those who are in a far worse position than I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Molan was scheduled to fly home to Australia on Friday but has been stranded in Israel since all airspace was closed following the start of Israel\u2019s<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/12\/israel-strikes-irans-nuclear-sites-military-leadership-us-denies-involvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0attack on nuclear and military targets in Iran<\/a>, which started overnight on Friday. Since then, she has been reporting live from Israel about the war against Iran, sharing commentary on social media as well as\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK41VFhNqIi\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos<\/a>\u00a0of destruction in Israel caused by Iranian missiles launched at the Jewish state in retaliation for Israel\u2019s airstrikes. During her extended stay in Israel, she has also\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zFKJwxzwJXk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interviewed<\/a> Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DK41VFhNqIi\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com&amp;rp=%2F2025%2F06%2F17%2Faustralian-journalist-erin-molan-refuses-flee-israel-amid-iran-war-will-stay-report-truth-ground%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A934%2C%22ls%22%3A177.10000000009313%2C%22le%22%3A484.39999999990687%7D\" width=\"650\" height=\"989\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Friday morning, Molan filmed\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK0_Z1dNKa_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a video<\/a>\u00a0from Tel Aviv in which she expressed solidarity with Israel and the Israel Defense Forces amid its war against the regime in the Islamic Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cA lot has changed in the Middle East over the past few hours,\u201d she said. \u201cPray for the people of Israel, pray for the people of Iran \u2013 the vast majority of whom despise the regime in charge. I think the entire world should be incredibly grateful to Israel for carrying out these attacks on behalf of us all, because the enemy of terrorism and Iran\u2019s Islamic regime is not just Israel, it is the entire Western world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a video posted on Instagram on Monday, Molan called the Islamic regime in Iran a \u201csatanic, murderous regime who hate peace and democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Molan is the daughter of the late Major General Jim<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0Molan, an Australian senator who was an avid supporter of Israel and a<\/span>\u00a0strong advocate for Australia-Israel ties. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that began after the deadly terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, Molan publicly expressed strong support for Israel\u2019s military actions targeting the Iran-backed terrorist organization that orchestrated the deadly massacre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Thursday, Israel\u2019s national airline El Al will start operating\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/16\/israel-launch-rescue-flights-nationals-stranded-abroad-amid-iran-war-over-60000-register-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-way flights to Tel Aviv<\/a>\u00a0to help bring home thousands of Israelis who are stranded abroad since the start of Israel\u2019s war with Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Former reality television star and transgender Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner was also in Israel when Israel launched its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and military infrastructure but managed to escape by land to Jordan on Sunday. Jenner, 75, was in Israel as the guest of honor for the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, which was scheduled to take place on Friday but was canceled after Israel began a series of airstrikes on Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Journalist Erin Molan Refuses to Flee Israel Amid Iran War, Will Stay to \u2018Report the Truth From the Ground\u2019 Shiryn Ghermezian Television presenter Erin Molan at a press conference during a visit to Penshurst Girls School in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. 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