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Israel calls South Africa’s International Court of Justice complaint ‘cynical’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the government of South Africa for filing human rights abuse charges against the State of Israel with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Read more

Hostages’ families join protests calling for Netanyahu’s dismissal

Tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for early elections and the release of the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities across Israel on Saturday night in one of the country’s largest protests since the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

IDF to lift restrictions on Gaza border areas, including Nova massacre site

The Israel Defence Forces will lift restrictions on several areas along the border with the Gaza Strip, including the site of the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, where Hamas terrorists massacred over 360 people on Oct. 7. Read more

Israel’s global isolation is caused by antisemitism, not bad policies

Israel’s critics and outright foes are right about one thing: Nearly six months after the Oct. 7 massacres, its isolation is growing. Read more

ADF member recovering after Israel-Lebanon border blast

An Australian Defence Force member is recovering after being seriously injured in an explosion in southern Lebanon while on a peacekeeping mission. Read more

On the other hand

Another “only in Israel” event demonstrates the unique experience of living here. Read more

A deep-dive into online antisemitism

Jewish people are scared. A hostile environment has been created in which targeting Jews seems to be once again acceptable. Read more

Weekly rally in Christchurch about to chalk up its 25th

Following the Oct 7 massacre perpetrated, Israel’s Christchurch supporters in Christchurch have held a rally every week in the city. Read more

Awards announced for Jewish Australia writers

Sydney-based  Shalom has announced the creation of the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards to recognise excellence in contemporary Jewish Australian writing. Read more

PJ Library hits the road – first stop Canberra

PJ Library, renowned for its global reach in promoting Jewish literacy and culture, is embarking on an exciting journey across New South Wales. Read more

Henry Greener talks with ECAJ’s Lynzi Bennun

Lynzi Bennun is the Digital Advocacy Director at ECAJ, the Sydney-based Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the roof body of the Australian Jewish community. Read more

‘I raped her’: Palestinian terrorist admits sexually assaulting Israeli woman on Oct 7

The Israel Defence Forces has released footage of a Palestinian terrorist describing to his interrogator how he raped an Israeli woman during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israeli communities near the Gaza border. Read more

Israel’s Supreme Court orders stop to yeshivah funding for haredim required to enlist in IDF

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order prohibiting the government from providing stipends to some haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish men who do not serve in the Israel Defence Forces. Read more

Israel’s Orwellian nightmare

For the Jewish world, these are nightmarish, hallucinatory times. Israel is fighting a hydra-headed genocidal enemy that not only slaughtered 1,200 women, children and men and took more than 240 hostages but intends to repeat such atrocities until Israel is destroyed. Read more

Turkish group behind ‘Mavi Marmara‘ announces new flotilla

The Turkish group behind the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla presented two new vessels on Wednesday, which are intended to take aid directly to Gaza. Read more

Hebrew University of Jerusalem celebrates three Israel Prize recipients

Three faculty members of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for outstanding professional achievements. Read more

Anatomy of an antisemite

Francesca Albanese is at it again, cloaking her Jew-hatred in legalese and justifying it through denial. Read more

Free speech

In my youth, I always regarded free, reasoned, civilised speech to be one of the most important and positive features of Western societies. Read more

Note the hypocrisy

The world’s glaring hypocrisy is on full display as Ramadan terror strikes once again. Read more

‘Storm over ultra-Orthodox recruitment won’t topple Netanyahu’

The issue of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) army enlistment reached a boiling point this week as the Netanyahu government failed, despite feverish efforts, to draft legislation to address the issue before a High Court-mandated Wednesday deadline. Read more

IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents

The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the city’s civilian population, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Read more

We have ten double passes for “Golda” to give away

Thanks to Transmission Films, we have ten (10) double passes to give away to GOLDA a film starring Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin and Liev Schreiber. GOLDA opens nationally in cinemas on May 2. Read more

Special guests at Moriah Foundation Cocktail Party

The Moriah Foundation welcomed the Premier of NSW, Chris Minns and new College Principal, Mira Hasofer, at its recent annual Foundation Members’ Cocktail Party. Read more

Joe Lieberman, longtime senator and first Jewish-American VP candidate, dies at 82

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 82 after complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. Read more

99-year-old Holocaust survivor tends graves of soldiers killed on Oct 7

KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel—Walking cane in hand, the small elderly man hovers over the two fresh graves, gingerly watering the potted plants adorning them. He straightens the pictures of the young men, arranges the stones and mementos, and cleans off the tombstones. Read more

NGO Monitor to speak at UNHRC

 NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based project of the Institute for NGO Research, will send a delegation of human rights experts to this week’s United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, in response to the Council’s ongoing obsession and biased condemnation of Israel. Read more

Into the Fray: Elections: Why now is not the time

When Israeli voters next go to the polls over what led to the grim events of Oct. 7, their choices must not be driven by uninformed rumour, ill-informed speculation, and misinformed emotion. Read more

Shabbat Tzav Para: Humans First

We continue reading this week about the sacrifices. This is a controversial issue that challenges us to this day. Read more

Older Israelis show higher resilience to war stress, study finds

Bar-Ilan University researchers investigating the psychological toll of war on Israelis found older adults showed greater resilience to acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder than younger adults. Read more

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