Israelis desperately search for missing loved ones feared abducted
October 8, 2023 by David Isaac
Families and friends of people caught in the Hamas offensive in Israel’s South have posted pictures and phone numbers online in a bid to get in touch with loved ones. Read more
Iran’s fingerprints behind Hamas’s murderous rampage, analysts say
October 8, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Current and former Israeli defence officials suspect Iranian influence played an important role in Hamas’s decision to stage a series of mass murder and kidnap raids on the South on Saturday. Read more
Israel’s embassy in Canberra releases statement
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Embassy of Israel in Canberra says the residents of Gaza are not Israel’s enemies, and their battle is with Hamas. Read more
New Zealand condemns Hamas attacks
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has expressed grave concern at the escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza. Read more
Hamas attacks against Israel ‘abhorrent’: Albanese
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned attacks by Hamas against Israel, describing the conflict as a “very dark 24 hours”. Read more
Assault planned to spread to West Bank and Jerusalem
October 8, 2023 by AAP
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the assault that had begun in Gaza would spread to the West Bank and Jerusalem. Read more
Iran: “Death to Israel”
October 8, 2023 by J-Wire
World leaders condems the Hamas attack on Israel, with one notable exception. Read more
Israel: Australia responds, Israel appeals for blood donors,support from Europe, woman talks from Kibbutz Nirim
October 7, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Leaders of the Jewish Australian community have responded to the breakout of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. Read more
Israel: 9:20pm report
October 7, 2023 by AAP
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has launched the biggest attack on Israel in years, killing more than 20 people in a surprise assault that combined gunmen penetrating into Israeli towns with a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Read more
Israel: Latest news
October 7, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Hamas launches major rocket strike against Israel
The elusive leader of the military wing of Hamas says the armed group has launched a new military operation against Israel. Read more
Benjamin Disraeli and Sucot
October 6, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
I have always admired Rabbi Marc Angel. He is the Emeritus Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Yisrael, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in New York a position he has held since 1969. Read more
Spitting in God’s eye
October 6, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Earlier this week, ultra-Orthodox Jews parading through Jerusalem’s Old City passed a group of Christians bearing a large wooden cross. Some of the Jews spat on the ground in the Christians’ direction. Read more
In historic first, Israeli minister delivers speech in Riyadh
October 6, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi has spoken at a conference in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Wednesday, marking the first speech by an Israeli minister in the country. Read more
Israel in the dock (again): UN court sits in judgment on Israeli ‘occupation’
October 6, 2023 by David Isaac
Two pro-Israel NGOs are defending Israel against the United Nation’s latest attack as the world body’s International Court of Justice considers a case that could have serious ramifications for the Jewish state, the groups say. Read more
Songs from the Book of Life
October 6, 2023 by Alex First
A concert review by Alex First Read more
Climate Change
October 6, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
One of the “hottest” topics gaining increasing attention these days is the phenomenon of climate change. Read more
The Voice: Albanese addresses faith leaders
October 5, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the Faith Leaders Roundtable in Glebe on the upcoming The Voice referendum. Read more
Hamas rocked by Israeli spy penetrating its highest ranks
October 5, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
An Israeli intelligence agent successfully infiltrated the upper echelons of Hamas in Lebanon, sending shockwaves through the terror organization and causing significant embarrassment. Read more
Rabbinical heads meet the Premier
October 5, 2023 by J-Wire photo story
NSW Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig has introduced two leading members of Sydney’s rabbinical community to Premier Chris Minns. Read more
‘People want to kill me’: Thorpe hits out at Nazi video
October 5, 2023 by AAP
A defiant Senator Lidia Thorpe says she is not scared and has vowed to keep speaking out as she responded to a disturbing video by far-right extremists. Read more
Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians
October 5, 2023 by TPS
Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five Orthodox Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more
Neo-nazis and extremists a concern ahead of voice vote
October 5, 2023 by AAP
Far-right extremism, neo-Nazis and racist hatred have become a growing concern as the Indigenous voice referendum looms. Read more
David Litinov and the heavy lifting of Israeli-Saudi peace
October 4, 2023 by Sveta Listratov
As Israel and Saudi Arabia continue inching their way towards peace, a member of an Israeli weightlifting team that was the first to compete in athletic tournament inside the desert kingdom shared with the Tazpit Press Service his experience and hopes for the future. Read more
Israel-Saudi normalization has nothing to do with Biden
October 4, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
During its first years in office, the Biden administration had difficulty saying the words “Abraham Accords,” let alone taking actions to follow up and expand upon the Trump administration’s foreign-policy triumph. Read more
UK Conservative Party candidate says London mayor ‘frightens’ Jews
October 4, 2023 by JNS
Susan Hall, a Conservative Party candidate in the United Kingdom running to be mayor of London, has drawn criticism after saying that the city’s Muslim mayor scares British Jews. Read more
Recipe for disaster
October 4, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
After hours of watching TV coverage of massive public demonstrations both in Israel and abroad, including interviews with the “Let’s wash our laundry in public crowd,” I’d had enough! Read more
Faith NSW launched in Sydney
October 4, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Premier Chris Minns, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper, and Lakemba MP Jihad Dib came together with over 200 faith leaders and community members at a gala dinner held yesterday to celebrate the launch of Faith NSW, a coalition of various faith groups in the state. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Ernest Samuel Marks CBE – sportsman, Sydney’s first Jewish Lord Mayor; wool buyer, politician, and community identity
October 3, 2023 by Features Desk
Ernest was born on 7 May 1871 in West Maitland, New South Wales. Read more
Ben Franklin tours the Sydney Jewish Museum
October 3, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
