Jewish support strong for Midsumma Pride March

Over 13 community groups and 100+ participants danced down the length of Melbourne’s Fitzroy Street St Kilda for the LGBTIQA+ Midsumma Pride March. Read more

Israeli bank freezes UNRWA’s account

The embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees was notified that its Israeli bank account was blocked over unusual activity on Monday as an expert explained to the Tazpit Press Service that “every war is ultimately reflected in the banks.” Read more

Palestinians pin hopes on Gaza truce before Rafah push

The top United States diplomat has met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler in a visit that Palestinians hope will deliver a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, the border city where about half of the population is sheltering. Read more

Israeli bank freezes accounts of Judea farmer accused of ‘settler violence’ by US

Yinon Levi, a farmer from Judea whom the United States recently sanctioned for alleged attacks against Palestinians, has had his Israeli bank accounts frozen, the Kan News public broadcaster reported on Sunday. Read more

‘Allowing Hamas to stay in Gaza is not acceptable’

An interview with Israel’s former U.N. envoy Danny Danon. Read more

Riyadh wants declaration on Palestinian state for Israel ties

Arabia would suffice with a declared Israeli commitment to the two-state solution in order to normalise ties with Jerusalem as part of a broad agreement, including a defence pact with the United States. Read more

Hamas seeks release of Oct. 7 terrorists in hostage deal

Hamas is demanding that Israel free terrorists who participated in the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre as part of any hostage deal, Hebrew media reported on Saturday. Read more

RARA needs your help

Whether out in the country on a farm or down Balaclava Road in Melbourne, Chabad of RARA is here for you. Read more

Hadassah’s pioneering 3D surgery restores soldier’s shattered knee

Hadassah doctors have successfully reconstructed a soldier’s knee surgically using a 3D printer and a bone taken from his pelvis, a complicated injury during an intense battle in Gaza, resulting in the complete shattering of the knee. Read more

Combat medics go digital: Israeli tablet app revolutionizes field medicine

The Israel Defence Forces unveiled a cutting-edge application designed to streamline the transfer of critical medical information about wounded soldiers from combat zones to hospitals on Sunday. Read more

Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Biden’s new solution?

President Biden needs to urgently answer three questions following these remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast: Read more

Groundhog Day: The Musical

A Melbourne theatre reviewed by Alex First Read more

It’s Biden who’s playing politics with the Gaza war, not Bibi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reputation as a master political schemer and a cynical seeker of power is so deeply embedded in the public consciousness that there is literally nothing he can do without being accused of acting only to seek some sort of advantage over his opponents. Read more

This is not 1938

The International Court of Justice has delivered its interim judgment on the South African government’s “genocide” charge against Israel. Read more

America and Britain cross a treacherous red line

Fears that the Biden administration’s bear hug of embattled Israel is the prelude to eating it alive were dramatically enhanced this week. Read more

Young Jewish leaders visiting Israel

The Zionist Federation of Australia, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, has organised a week-long delegation of Australian Jewish youth leaders to visit Israel. Read more

On the other hand

The call-up of reserve soldiers has disrupted the lives of countless families and also inflicted major economic stress. Read more

Eulogy for a friend

Mordell Klein (1943-2024) was my oldest friend! A brilliant, charismatic, multi-faceted man of many talents and contradictions. Read more

Reader’s letter: “Where’s the Jews?”

“Police find no evidence of anti-Semitic chant at pro-Palestine rally”. Read more

Torch Song

A Melbourne theatre review by  Alex First Read more

Demilitarisation a key to Palestine statehood: Albanese

Israel’s support for recognising a Palestinian state could hinge on Hamas-controlled Gaza destroying its weapons, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Read more

The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in his all too short life, wrote masterpiece after masterpiece…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more

Fox beaten in kayak final at Australian Open

Olympic star Jessica Fox has finished runner-up in the kayak at the Canoe Slalom Australian Open. Read more

False expectations

Justice when it applies to Israel and Jews has a completely different connotation to that applicable for the rest of the world. Read more

New Zealand makes fresh aid pledge to Palestinians

New Zealand has announced a fresh package of humanitarian support for Palestinians but is side-stepping the controversy-stricken United Nations Relief and Works Agency to deliver it. Read more

No evidence ‘gas the Jews’ was chanted at Opera House

Police have found no evidence an offensive anti-Semitic phrase was used at a widely condemned pro-Palestine rally on the steps of Sydney Opera House. Read more

Fox sisters aiming for Paris Olympic kayak double

Noemie Fox’s biggest rival might become her biggest weapon with the slalom kayaker working with her superstar big sister Jessica Fox to achieve her Olympic dream. Read more

Penny Wong highlights UNRWA’s importance noted after funding stripped

As children are pushed to starvation in Palestine, Australia must remember why previous governments have funded the United Nation’s refugee relief agency, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says. Read more

BMG dumps anti-Israel musician Roger Waters

Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, an antisemite and a harsh critic of Israel, has been dropped as a client by Berlin-based music company BMG, Variety reported on Tuesday. Read more

Dry Bones: Believe it or Not

Israel’s prime minister talks tough, but… Read more

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