First person charged over Nazi salute facing jail time

Prosecutors are pushing for Jacob Hersant to be jailed for up to a year for performing a Nazi salute outside a Victorian court. Read more

A visit to Germany and Hungary

My father had a lifelong enmity for Germany. Read more

Legends in Concert

A review by Alex First Read more

President Isaac Herzog: 100 days of war

A hundred days have passed since life was halted, the skies darkened, and we, all of us, were exposed to a boiling and horrifying cauldron of terror and deep-seated hatred unleashed upon us. Read more

South Africa strips Jewish cricketer of captaincy

South Africa’s Under-19 team on Friday stripped Jewish cricketer David Teeger of his captaincy, citing “concerns for his safety” following pro-Israel comments he made ahead of the kickoff of the World Cup. Read more

Dry Bones: The ICJ farce

Germany speaks up … Read more

‘My heart is split in two’: Families of hostages mark 100 days of captivity

“My heart is split in two,” says Zvika Mor, whose 23-year-old son remains captive in Gaza. Read more

Hamas to reveal hostages’ fate as China urges talks

China has called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war in Gaza, while the terrorist group Hamas has aired video of three Israeli hostages and says their fate will be disclosed soon. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Hague Hoax Read more

Q. Do Jews take astrology seriously?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Penny Wong: decision not to visit the Oct 7 sites ” insulting and deeply concerning”

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong is visiting Israel and will not be inspecting the kibbutzim, targets of the October 7 massacre. Read more

‘Allah will curse them’: Gaza civilians call for Israel to overthrow Hamas

Palestinian civilians living in Gaza who have been in contact with the Israeli military are piling scorn on Hamas and encouraging the Israeli military to remove the terror group from power, in audio recordings released by the Israel Defence Forces on Sunday. Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for release of hostages

Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to join the families of those held captive by Hamas in Gaza for a 24-hour vigil to mark 100 days since they were abducted and demand their return. Read more

Gaza offensive continues as Israel marks 100th day of hostages in captivity

As Israelis prepared to mark 100 days of captivity for the hostages abducted by Hamas on Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces said soldiers destroyed launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets at Israel. Read more

A global cycle

Today marks the 100th day the remaining hostages have been held by Hamas in Gaza following the horrific incursion into Israel on October 7. Read more

On the other hand

The main topic on Israelis’ minds at the moment is all about “the day after.” Read more

UN, PLO & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine bury South Africa at ICJ

South Africa must substantiate that the “Palestinian people” constitute a national, ethnical, racial or religious group under Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) – if its case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to get over its first hurdle. Read more

The Interpretation of Cakes

A book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen Read more

War in Gaza between Israel and Hamas reaches 100 days

The war in Gaza has continued for 100 days since gunmen from the terrorist group Hamas ran amok in southern Israel, prompting a fierce military campaign in which almost 24,000 Palestinians are reported to have been killed. Read more

Beth Weizmann targeted again

Melbourne’s Jewish Community Centre Beth Weitzmann has been once again the target of antisemitism. Read more

Israeli intelligence: Hamas spent ‘tens of millions’ on Gaza terror tunnels

Hamas spent tens of millions of dollars, which was intended for the Gaza Strip, building underground terrorist infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said, citing intelligence findings. Read more

Israel accuses Hamas of bid to attack embassy in Sweden

Israel has accused Hamas of planning to attack its embassy in Sweden as part of an expansion by the Palestinian terrorist group into Europe, where authorities announced the arrests of several suspects last month. Read more

Israel rejects genocide accusations at World Court

Israel has rejected as “a grossly distorted story” accusations brought by South Africa at the United Nations’ top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign aimed at wiping out the Palestinian population. Read more

The ICJ and the crime of genocide

The definition of genocide was coined in 1944 by Jewish Lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who promoted the establishment of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, in the aftermath of the Holocaust committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people during WWII. Read more

The post-Oct 7 era of official antisemitism begins

It’s easy to think of the opening of the International Court of Justice’s trial of Israel that began this week in The Hague as just more of the same from the international community. Read more

The Beekeeper

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Festival of hate

A Queensland folk festival turned into a shopfront for pro-Palestine supporters, creating a toxic environment for Jewish stallholders and patrons. Read more

Mourning

Most of us are in a state of mourning at this moment. If not for our personal losses, then for the nation’s deaths, wounded and abused. Read more

New Year – Old Realities

As predicted, all the unsolved challenges from the old year have reappeared with a vengeance in the new year. Read more

Gaza’s “fake journalists”

After the killing of two Al Jazeera journalists last Sunday in Gaza as the result of an Israeli airstrike, fingers were immediately pointed at Israel, accusing the Jewish state of deliberately targeting journalists. It’s not a new accusation and one that has been levelled at Israel in the past. Read more

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