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Netanyahu: ‘National security needs’ to dictate response to Iran

Netanyahu: ‘National security needs’ to dictate response to Iran

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:40 pm

The decision to respond to Iran’s missile attack against Israel will be “based on Israel’s national security needs,” according to a statement released by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight Monday. Read more

Plan to name Jo’burg street after terrorist illegal, SA Zionist Federation says

Plan to name Jo’burg street after terrorist illegal, SA Zionist Federation says

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:34 pm

The South African Zionist Federation has submitted a complaint to Pretoria’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, arguing that the plan to name a Johannesburg street after Palestinian plane hijacker Leila Khaled violates both domestic and international law. Read more

Australia sanctions more Iranians over missile strikes

Australia sanctions more Iranians over missile strikes

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:17 pm

Australia has called Iran’s missile strike on Israel a ‘dangerous escalation’ of the Middle East conflict, announcing sanctions on Iranian military figures. Read more

New round of polio vaccinations underway in Gaza

New round of polio vaccinations underway in Gaza

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:02 pm

A 12-day polio vaccination campaign began yesterday in Gaza, targeting hundreds of thousands of children across the Strip under the age of 10. Coordinated by international aid organizations and the Israeli army, this is a second round of vaccinations. Read more

Two Israelis arrested in Iranian assassination plot

Two Israelis arrested in Iranian assassination plot

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:11 pm

Two Israelis were arrested for their involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate a high-profile Israeli figure, it was cleared for publication on Monday. Read more

Another Sydney restauranteur faces backlash for antisemitic posts

Another Sydney restauranteur faces backlash for antisemitic posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:41 am

Nick Stone, owner of Bistro St Jacques in Redfern, Sydney, is under fire after posting antisemitic content on his Instagram account. Read more

Israel identifies the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack

Israel identifies the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:33 pm

The Israel Defence Forces released the names on Monday morning of the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah’s drone attack. Read more

Australian peacekeepers safe as security reviewed

Australian peacekeepers safe as security reviewed

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:22 pm

All Australian defence personnel including peacekeepers are secure in the Middle East, amid a call to withdraw them. Read more

Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate

Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:11 pm

A young man accused of taking part in a neo-Nazi march in Brisbane’s CBD has denied a charge that he incited others to engage in racial vilification. Read more

Hamas earned at least $500,000 on humanitarian aid’: why Israeli forces returned to Jabaliya

Hamas earned at least $500,000 on humanitarian aid’: why Israeli forces returned to Jabaliya

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 1:01 pm

As Israeli forces continue pressing a new offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, experts said the fighting was the only way to ensure Hamas does not re-establish itself in northern Gaza. Read more

Nomad owner’s antisemitic history revealed

Nomad owner’s antisemitic history revealed

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:53 pm

Al Yazbek, the founder of the upscale Nomad restaurant group, recently apologized for carrying a flag with a swastika superimposed over an Israeli flag at a pro-Palestine protest, but media reports that this was not an isolated incident.
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Antisemitic attack on popular Sydney bakery

Antisemitic attack on popular Sydney bakery

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:41 pm

Avner’s Bakery in Sydney’s Surry Hills was defaced with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend, with upside-down red triangles painted on the window—a symbol used by Nazis to mark individuals in concentration camps and by Hamas to identify Jewish targets. Read more

Alcohol use at Nova Festival massacre intensified survivors’ PTSD risks, researchers say

Alcohol use at Nova Festival massacre intensified survivors’ PTSD risks, researchers say

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:02 pm

Survivors of the massacre at the Nova music festival who consumed alcohol during the all-night rave experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, suggesting it impairs the brain’s ability to cope with trauma, Israeli researchers said on Sunday. Read more

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Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year

Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year

Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 3:08 pm

Paris Olympics star Jessica Fox has won again, taking out the overall World Cup canoe title by winning the final round in Spain. Read more

‘This medal was bigger than me’

‘This medal was bigger than me’

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm

“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more

With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader

With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:34 pm

Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. Read more

Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends

Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 9:03 am

Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Read more

Features and Articles

Regime change only solution for Iran, observers say

Regime change only solution for Iran, observers say

Tehran’s ballistic-missile bombardment of Israel on Oct. 1, the hot topic has been which Iranian assets to hit in Israel’s expected retaliatory strike. Some observers say the target should be regime change. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Dr Ernst Leslie Fuchs – a key advocate of the International Modern Movement in Australian architecture Read more

Lessons learnt after October 7        

Lessons learnt after October 7        

A year after the October 7 massacre of Israelis in 2023, what have we learnt? For Jews in the diaspora, there have been several lessons. Read more

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This week’s cartoon: UNIFIL  Follies

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Jew-hatred at United Nations could have been avoided

Jew-hatred at United Nations could have been avoided

The beginnings of the Jew-hatred endemic in the United Nations today can be traced to President Obama and Vice President Biden failing to veto Security Council Resolution 2334 (Resolution 2334) – adopted on 23 December 2016 – as both were in the very act of preparing to vacate the White House to make way for Donald Trump. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: November: Persian preferences

INTO THE FRAY: November: Persian preferences

Translated into Persian, the search for peace and regional stability—the oft-aired aspiration of the Biden-Harris administration—means giving Tehran the bomb. Read more

War fatigue settles among Palestinians

War fatigue settles among Palestinians

One year after the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel ignited a multi-front war between the Jewish state and Iran’s regional proxies, a discernible trend is emerging among many Palestinians, especially those in Gaza. They are getting tired of the war. Read more

On the other hand

On the other hand

This year’s celebrations of Sukkot will be rather surreal in Israel. Read more

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Moira hones actors’ skills

Moira hones actors’ skills

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:54 pm

Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Players have fine-tuned their acting skills under the tutorage of well-respected producer/director Moira Blumenthal. Read more

New Head of Senior School at Masada

New Head of Senior School at Masada

Friday, September 27, 2024 at 3:57 pm

Lucy Benjamin has been appointed as Sydney’s Masada College’s new Head of Senior School.  Read more

Haifa Day Dinner in Melbourne

Haifa Day Dinner in Melbourne

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:02 pm

Over 150 leaders and volunteers from the Indian and Jewish communities joined together for dinner on Monday night to commemorate Haifa Day. Read more

A heartbreaking story: love and loss during the Holocaust in Greece

A heartbreaking story: love and loss during the Holocaust in Greece

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 4:11 pm

Sydney luminary Vic Alhadeff is the playwright behind “Torn Apart by War”, inspired by true events and the subject of a play-reading at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue this weekend. Read more

Benjamin Zipser appointed judge

Benjamin Zipser appointed judge

Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:17 pm

Benjamin Zipser has been appointed as a Judge to the Parramatta Registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2). Read more

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Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices

Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices

Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more

Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC

Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC

Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more

Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”

Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”

The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more

An Aussie in Chicago

An Aussie in Chicago

Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more

Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’

Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’

A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more

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