Australian Journalist Erin Molan Refuses to Flee Israel Amid Iran War, Will Stay to ‘Report the Truth From the Ground’

Australian broadcaster and journalist Erin Molan is in Israel during the country’s war against Iran and said she will remain in the Jewish state “to report the truth about what is happening here on the ground.”

“Let me make it very clear – despite media reports – I have not asked the Australian government – or ANYONE to on my behalf – to come to my rescue or evacuate me,” the former television presenter wrote in a social media post on Monday.

“There are a million other priorities for all involved in this conflict right now,” she added in part. “I desperately want to get home to my daughter – BUT – unlike so many people here — she is SAFE — 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.”

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’s attack on nuclear and military targets in Iran, 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 videos of destruction in Israel caused by Iranian missiles launched at the Jewish state in retaliation for Israel’s airstrikes. During her extended stay in Israel, she has also interviewed Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Israel’s President Isaac Herzog.

On Friday morning, Molan filmed a video from Tel Aviv in which she expressed solidarity with Israel and the Israel Defense Forces amid its war against the regime in the Islamic Republic.

“A lot has changed in the Middle East over the past few hours,” she said. “Pray for the people of Israel, pray for the people of Iran – 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’s Islamic regime is not just Israel, it is the entire Western world.”

In a video posted on Instagram on Monday, Molan called the Islamic regime in Iran a “satanic, murderous regime who hate peace and democracy.”

Molan is the daughter of the late Major General Jim Molan, an Australian senator who was an avid supporter of Israel and a strong 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’s military actions targeting the Iran-backed terrorist organization that orchestrated the deadly massacre.

On Thursday, Israel’s national airline El Al will start operating one-way flights to Tel Aviv to help bring home thousands of Israelis who are stranded abroad since the start of Israel’s war with Iran.

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.

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