Neo-Nazi leaders admit hiker attack but claim innocence
October 27, 2023 by AAP
A neo-Nazi group leader who admitted attacking a group of hikers in a Victorian state park now claims he’s innocent of the charges and that he was the real victim. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria – supporting the community locally during the crisis in Israel
October 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The current devastating situation in Israel continues to impact the Melbourne Jewish community locally. Read more
Empty strollers at Parliament House a painful tribute to the 30 children held hostage by Hamas
October 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Families of hostages gather in Jerusalem for global prayer service
October 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the fate of their loved ones remaining uncertain as Israel recorded 20 days since the onset of the war with Hamas, over 70 family members of hostages being held in Gaza gathered at the Aish World Center overlooking the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a Global Day of Unity and Prayer. Read more
Image is nothing, moral clarity is everything
October 27, 2023 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
It is the most natural human reaction after someone experiences trauma, loss, and heartache to reach out, to want love, sympathy, warmth, and comfort from friends, family – even strangers. We all need people to reassure us that they feel our pain and that they care about us. Read more
Woollahra mayor visits Israel’s ambassador
October 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The mayor of the Sydney municipality of Woollahra visited Canberra yesterday with a personal message to Israel’s ambassador to Australia. Read more
Israeli hospitals go underground as war looms
October 27, 2023 by Roy Fridlender
With a ground war in Gaza and escalation of rocket fire imminent, Israeli hospitals are going underground. Read more
True colours
It is at times like these when one can discover who is genuine and who is “missing in action”. Read more
Universalism and Tribalism
October 27, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
‘Preparing the Battlefield’: Israel conducts targeted raid inside Gaza
October 26, 2023 by TPS
Israeli tanks rolled into the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday night in a pinpoint raid “as part of preparations for the next stages of combat” the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
Dry Bones: The modern dilemma
October 26, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Hamas’s war against Israel is Iran’s war against the modern world. Read more
Sydney greengrocer donates sale proceeds to UIA’s Victims of Terror Fund
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Steven Zhang, a local resident of St Ives and owner of the St Ives Greengrocer, has supported the local Jewish community in St Ives by donating sale proceeds to victims of terror in Israel through UIA. Read more
Responses to Gutteres
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan responded to remarks made by UN Secretary General António Guterres during this week’s the UN Security Council session. Read more
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
October 26, 2023 by Alex First
A musical comedy reviewed by Alex First Read more
Manifesto
October 26, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne dance review by Alex First Read more
Henry Greener hears current news from Joel Burnie
October 26, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Joel Burnie discusses the Israel/Gaza situation. As Executive Manager at The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, he knows so much more than most…!! Read more
Aid for Gaza boosted amid calls for safe corridor
October 26, 2023 by AAP
Australia is continuing its efforts to try and safely evacuate citizens from Gaza as the humanitarian situation worsens and the Palestinian death toll climbs. Read more
L’Chaim to Life – a podcast: Shay Klein – The A-Team feeding the IDF in the South
October 26, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with his cousin Shay Klein in Israel, who with hundreds of volunteers and donors, has joined Tzachi Kafri and “The A-Team” setting up a temporary food station to feed and provide some comforts for the IDF soldiers preparing for the incursion into Gaza. Read more
Netanyahu: “we are preparing for a ground incursion”
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broadcast to the nation that the timing of the planned incursion into Gaza will not happen until all safeguards are in place to protect of the country’s soldiers. Read more
Federal government cops legal threat for Israel support
A solicitor has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, warning him his government’s support of Israel could make them complicit in genocide. Read more
Israel’s ‘Iron Parrot’ awaits reunion with owner
October 26, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The rescue workers of Magen David Adom’s Ashdod station refer to their feathered friend as the Iron Parrot. Read more
Shabbat Lech Lecha: Bad people and good
October 26, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
We are living under conditions that remind us of how much we Jews can be hated and to what extremes our enemies can go in order to express such hatred. Read more
‘Return my daughters’: A mother’s appeal for her captive children
October 26, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
Mayan Zin hasn’t seen her two daughters since they were kidnapped on Oct. 7. Read more
Iran is helping Hamas with intelligence and incitement
October 26, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Iran is assisting Hamas by supplying it with intelligence and is also boosting anti-Israel incitement worldwide, Israel Defence Forces Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated on Wednesday morning, day 19 of Israel’s war against the terror organization. Read more
New Zealand Jewish Community denounces escalating antisemitism as political leaders remain silent
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the New Zealand Jewish community experiences unprecedented levels of antisemitic abuse, the New Zealand Jewish Council calls on political leaders, religious leaders and all of civil society to condemn antisemitism unequivocally. Read more
Israeli requests for gun permits soar
October 26, 2023 by Roy Fridlender
In the 18 days since the Oct. 7 terror attacks in southern Israel, more than 100,000 Israelis have filed requests for gun licenses, according to the National Security Ministry. Read more
U.S. foreign relations expert talks to AIJAC
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
“The events of October 7, in a way, changed everything.” This was how Elliot Abrams, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former point man for Iran and Venezuela during the Trump administration, opened his address to an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) function. Read more
AIJAC adds its voice to the monitoring of aid to Gaza
October 26, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has joined international Jewish organisations in calling on the European Commission to monitor the allocation of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians – ensuring that funds are not diverted to Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Read more
UN chief tries to walk back remarks justifying Hamas massacre
October 25, 2023 by Joshua Marks
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday attempted to walk back remarks made a day earlier that appeared to justify Hamas’s Oct. 7 murder rampage in the western Negev. Read more
Israel denying visas to UN officials as furore over Guterres’ remarks escalates
October 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Anger over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres escalated as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday morning that Israel would no longer issue visas to U.N. officials. Read more
