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Israel activists infiltrate Labor to hit Greens

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11.03.2025

Zionist social media influencers and Labor members Ofir Birenbaum and Sophie Calland are gearing up for the federal election.

Calland is a key organiser of Better Australia, a third-party group registering to attack the Greens and Teals for threatening “Australia’s economic and social stability”.

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A draft document leaked to the Guardian states Better Australia will be an “authentic and diverse community ‘ground force’ to create a social movement”.

It’s a strategy designed to hide its far-right connections.

NSW Labor recruited Calland in October 2023, where she is active in Alexandria branch. She also joined Labor Friends of Israel.

Calland’s husband Ofir Birenbaum is a “close friend of the Australian Jewish Association” (AJA), which is a strident critic of the Anthony Albanese government.

AJA President David Adler is a founder member and advisor of astroturfing lobby group Advance, which has amassed $14 million to target Greens and Teals in the election.

Birenbaum is also a Labor party member, joining the Rosebery Branch last November.

Birenbaum recently teamed up with the Daily Telegraph to document alleged antisemitic experiences in Gadigal Country/Sydney. The plan

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