A government-assisted Qantas flight has brought about 200 Australians and their family members home from Israel.
October 19, 2023 by AAP
About 200 Australians and their family members are back in the country after leaving Israel and arriving on a government-assisted flight. Read more
Biden and Netanyahu: Video
October 19, 2023 by J-Wire
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the media follwing their meeting in Israel yesterday. Read more
Flake
October 19, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Do you have a vacant home in Israel?
October 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Zionist Organization has appealed to the Jewish communities in the Diaspora to request Jews who own empty apartments in Israel put them up for the benefit of the residents of the south and the surrounding area, especially those who lost their homes. Read more
Biden in Israel: ‘Your courage and commitment is stunning’
October 19, 2023 by TPS
U.S. President Joe Biden praised the Israeli people’s wartime posture upon his arrival to the Jewish state on Wednesday. Read more
Biden meets Netanyahu amid Gaza hospital blast outrage
A massive blast at a Gaza hospital killed huge numbers of Palestinians, wrecking an emergency diplomatic mission by US President Joe Biden, who backed Israel’s account that the explosion was caused by militants, not by Israel. Read more
Half-million Israelis displaced by war
October 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Almost 500,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war, an Israel Defence Forces spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read more
More security for religious locations
October 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Government is providing $50 million in 177 grants to keep Australians practising their religion safe across the country. Read more
Intercepted communications: hospital blast caused by misfired Islamic Jihad rocket
October 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Briefing reporters on Wednesday morning, Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that intercepted communications among the Gaza terror groups proved that Tuesday night’s devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital was caused by a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket. Read more
IDF paves way for a ground offensive, but could Hamas escape with civilians?
October 18, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
As the Israel Defence Forces continue to wait for the security cabinet’s decision to move into Gaza to destroy the Hamas terrorist army, the Israeli military is likely gathering further intelligence on the enemy and preparing its ground forces for entry in increasingly better ways. Read more
Dry Bones: It’s a strange time
October 18, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
We saw a flow of images of unspeakable atrocities that rivalled the Holocaust’s worst. Read more
Death, destruction, debris mark borderline kibbutz communities near Gaza
October 18, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Southern Israel—The stench of death fills the air. The signs of carnage and destruction are all around. Read more
Waverley Council deputy mayor votes against the condemnation of Hamas
October 18, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
The deputy mayor of Sydney’s Waverley Council has voted against a motion condemning the Hamas October 7 attack. Read more
Safe home
October 18, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Australians who have left Israel have been reunited with family members at Sydney airport in emotional scenes. Read more
United Nations: Australia and New Zealand agree
October 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The J7 heartened by solidarity
October 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As leaders of seven of the largest Jewish communities in the Diaspora, the J7 are heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with Israel from our governments in the aftermath of the barbarous Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Read more
Ron Weiser reflects….
October 18, 2023 by Ron Weiser
Ten observations – some very obvious, but not necessarily to everyone and some which need to be continually repeated. Read more
Victoria latest Australian state to ban Nazi salute
October 18, 2023 by AAP
Victoria will become the latest Australian jurisdiction to ban the Nazi salute after a series of high-profile anti-Semitic incidents. Read more
Hundreds killed at Gaza hospital amid disputed claims
About 500 Palestinians have been killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital that Palestinian health authorities say was caused by an Israeli air strike but the Israeli military blamed on a failed rocket launch by a Palestinian militant group. Read more
Security Council shoots down Russian resolution on Gaza
October 17, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The UN Security Council rejected a draft Russian resolution on the Gaza war that failed to mention Hamas on Monday night. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Percy Joseph Marks
October 17, 2023 by Features Desk
A leading light in Sydney’s Jewish community, and one of Australian Judaism’s great historians. Read more
“Heartwarming and moving” Israel motion once again opposed by the Greens
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Victorian Parliament passed a motion this afternoon expressing solidarity with Israel and condemning the recent atrocities committed by Hamas. Read more
Hamas weaponizes sympathy for civilians they help kill
October 17, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s a difficult balancing act, but most of the talking heads and pundits are managing to pull it off. Read more
Dry Bones visits Sydney: Hate fests
October 17, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Protesters calling supporters of the Jewish state “pigs” is a feature of “Free Palestine” rallies worldwide in the wake of Hamas’s massacre of 1,300 Israelis. Read more
‘A disgrace’: minister bristles over protest grilling
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire
NSW’s embattled police minister has labelled a predecessor a disgrace and promised to outlast the state’s opposition leader amid intense scrutiny over anti-Israel protesters. Read more
UNRWA says fuel and humanitarian aid stolen from Gaza compound
October 17, 2023 by TPS
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the UN agency which supports Palestinian refugees, said on Monday that equipment had been taken from its facility in Gaza, where security cameras covering the entrance and exit “were damaged further to blasts from the conflict in previous days and ceased to operate.” Read more
Anti-Israel protestors black out Auckland Museum blue and white illuminated support
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Auckland Museum has apologised to pro-Palestinian supporters for lighting up its building blue and white as a token of support to Israel. Read more
Mount Scopus to welcome Australians fleeing Israel
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Mount Scopus community is ready to welcome families returning to Australia from Israel. Read more
Pro-Palestine protestor charged in Sydney
A man has been charged after allegedly making offensive comments at a pro-Palestinian rally over the weekend.
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NZ contributes NZ$5m for humanitarian needs
October 17, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The New Zealand Government is providing NZ$5 million in funding following appeals to address urgent humanitarian needs in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Read more
