Palestinians celebrate murder of Ronen Hanania

After learning that a Jew had died in a terrorist attack in Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Saturday night, local Palestinians celebrated in Ibn Rushd Square, according to a video circulated on social media. Read more

UK chief rabbi to stay with King Charles to be able to attend coronation on Shabbat

Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis will be an overnight guest of the royal family in May in order to attend King Charles’ coronation which will take place on Shabbat. Read more

Assistant Foreign Minister addresses Zionist Federation of Australia conference

Assistant Foreign Minister  Tim Watts MP spoke at the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Biennial Conference today. Read more

US sanctions Iranian organisation that placed bounty on Salman Rushdie

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned an Iranian organization that it says encouraged the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie on Friday. Read more

What the Kanye West scandal can teach the UN

The Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, offered a telling quip during a debate last week at the international body concerning the latest report of its Commission of Inquiry into Israel and its apparently irredeemable offences against international law. Read more

Australia is one of UN states coming to Israel’s defence in face of latest Commission of Inquiry report

A number of United Nations member states came to Israel’s defence on Thursday as a controversial U.N. Commission of Inquiry presented its second report to the body. Read more

DanceX Part III, at Arts Centre Melbourne: reviewed by Alex First

A proud, potent and poignant piece of artistry that combines dance, song, monologue and athleticism with projections is the highlight of DanceX Part III. Read more

Rabble Rousers

The conflict in the Middle East over the Mandate Territories has festered now for a hundred years. Read more

‘Pinot Chamot’ provide warm welcome, respite for IDF soldiers

In the middle of the night, a group of commandoes from the IDF’s elite Duvdevan Unit arrived at the community of Mitzpeh Yericho, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. They were hungry and tired after a long day of service. Read more

On the other hand

If you haven’t visited Israel recently, you will be amazed at the enormous infrastructure work which is taking place, especially with highways and train transportation. Read more

Netanyahu launches new government: ‘I promise to stop Iran, expand circle of peace’

Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the Knesset on Thursday to launch his new government, announcing it would focus on three main goals. Read more

Parliamentary Friends of IHRA

The Parliamentary Friends of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was officially launched yesterday in Parliament House. Read more

IDF adopts all-female tank crews for border defence

The Israel Defence Forces will permanently adopt the model of all-female tank crews for border defence missions. Read more

Tortured logic: Analysts dismiss Ukraine’s attempt to blame Israel for Russia-Iran alliance

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday accused Israel of bringing about an alliance between Russia and Iran, a claim experts JNS spoke with termed “bizarre.” Read more

Judge rules University of Sydney academic who added a swastika to Israeli flag cannot be fired

A controversial Sydney academic who superimposed a swastika over an Israeli flag did so under intellectual freedom and could not be fired as a result, a judge has said. Read more

Israel and the importance of COP 27 to the Middle East and the Pacific

2022 is the year when it became clear to us all that we are in the midst of a powerful climate crisis that is only getting worse. Read more

Girls & Boys: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

A sharp and witty British woman unpicks her life before our eyes and what a life it has been. Read more

Netanyahu gives nod to Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

Israel’s Leader of the Opposition Benjamin Netanyahu has finally broken his silence – giving his nod of approval to adopting the Saudi-proposed Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution). Read more

Ballot box blues

If anecdotal feedback and surveys are anything to go by, an increasing number of potential voters are feeling tuned out as Election Day approaches on 1 November. Read more

Abbas deputy admits PA security personnel work with terrorists

Israeli security forces launched an anti-terror raid against the “Lion’s Den” terror cell, including a bomb-making factory, early Tuesday. The cell was responsible for several terrorist attacks. Read more

Leifer trial swansong for Manny Waks

VoiCSA (voice against child sexual abuse) founder and CEO, Manny Waks, has announced that he plans to step down from his role as a public advocate in the context of child sexual abuse, including as CEO of VoiCSA. Read more

Ryvchin to represent Australia at Global Coalition

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s  Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has been invited to represent the Australian Jewish community at the Global Coalition for Israel in Jerusalem early next year. Read more

Presidents meet in the White House

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has completed his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office in Washington. Read more

US sanctions, designates 14 Iranian entities and officials for role in cracking down on protests

The U.S. on Wednesday announced sanctions and other designations on 14 Iranian entities and officials, in an effort to hold Iran accountable for its crackdown on the ongoing protests against the regime nationwide. Read more

UNHRC report condemned

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia have condemned the latest biased report by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) unprecedented permanent “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.” Read more

Will cancelling Kanye West turn the tide on anti-Semitism?

The saga of Kanye West’s anti-Semitism is not without irony. Even after he had engendered controversy by engaging in anti-Jewish rants, West, who now calls himself “Ye,” boasted that his status as a rap music star and fashion mogul rendered him exempt from facing any real financial consequences for spreading hatred. Read more

Shadow Attorney General slams Jerusalem reversal

Federal Shadow Treasurer Julian Leeser has addressed the federal parliament on the government’s reversal of the 2018 Liberal decision recognising West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Read more

Shabbat Noah: Tower of Babel

The Biblical narrative about the Tower of Babel was based on or inspired by the Mesopotamian Ziggurats, huge, step-like pyramids built initially some four thousand years ago. It seems that they were temples of some sort. But, as always, I look for the message behind the text and try to see the context. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: Peter Wertheim

Maurice Klein talks with Peter Wertheim, Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about the recent National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) virulently anti-Israel, anti-Semitic resolution, along with the Albanese Labor Government, not recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  PODCAST Read more

Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023

Queensland’s first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane’s central business district, the premier says. Read more

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