New report details South Africa’s links to Islamic terror

Pretoria serves as a “crucial base of operations” for Islamic terror groups, according to a soon-to-be-released report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Read more

Golden glimpse into the past: 2,300-year-old child’s ring found in Jerusalem

Archaeologists discovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,300-year-old child’s ring from the Hellenistic period at an excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David archaeological park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. Read more

Iranian Jew at ‘imminent risk’ of execution after appeal rejected

A Jewish man on death row in an Iranian prison for killing a man in a brawl two years ago in self-defence is at “imminent risk of execution” after Iran’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Read more

Bipartisan backing for tougher hate-speech penalties

The coalition has signalled it is willing to work alongside the government to strengthen hate-speech laws, amid rising levels of anti-Semitism. Read more

The appalling politicisation and misrepresentation of the ICJ

One has to be profoundly concerned with the ongoing politicisation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its growing association with abusive lawfare against Israel. Read more

Spain, Norway & Ireland finally swallow the Palestine poison pill

Spain, Norway and Ireland are the latest states to announce their intention to swallow the Palestine poison pill that rejects the two-state solution contemplated by the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (Mandate): One Jewish State in 23.1% of former Palestine located west of the Jordan River and one Arab state in the remaining 76.9% of former Palestine located east of the Jordan River (Mandate Solution). Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Not knowing Reich from Wrong Read more

‘Shameless’: Israelis heap scorn on The Hague’s Rafah ruling

Israelis heaped scorn on the International Court of Justice for apparently ruling on Friday that Israel must scale back or end its military operations in Rafah. Read more

Richard Marles: No place for anti-Semitism, prejudice

Anti-Semitism in Australia has reached levels not seen in his lifetime, according to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles after a Jewish school was vandalised in Melbourne.
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Cops arrive at Gaza protest as students refuse to budge

Police could begin arresting students at a pro-Palestine encampment after the protesters formed a human chain and refused to leave the Australian National University campus. Read more

Into the Fray

Today’s surging antisemitism—A perverse inversion of victim & victimizer Read more

Rockets send Tel Aviv residents to shelters for first time in four months

Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at central Israel on Sunday, sending residents of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan area scrambling for shelter. It was the first attack on Israel’s most populated region in four months. Read more

Ambiguous International Court ruling unlikely to end Rafah military operations

An ambiguously worded ruling by the International Court of Justice does not rule out continued military operations in Rafah, Israeli officials said on Sunday, with one analyst saying Israel’s refutation of claims of “genocide” should end the ICJ’s jurisdiction once and for all. Read more

‘Stop eulogising terrorists’: Israel slams Guterres for signing Raisi condolence book

Israel denounced UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for signing a condolence book at Iran’s mission to the UN over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday. Read more

Why the pro-Hamas demonstrations are different and more dangerous

Over the last eight months, Jewish communities around the world have been both intimidated and repulsed by the surge in pro-Hamas demonstrations. Read more

Peter Dutton joins Friday night service at Central Synagogue

Peter Dutton addressed the Sydney’s Central Synagogue congregation during Friday evening’s Shabbat service. Read more

Tosca

Opera at Margaret Court Arena reviewed by Alex First Read more

On the other hand

We have been invaded. Read more

Spruiking terror at tourist site

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Melbourne community in shock over Mount Scopus daubing

The president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has spoken out on the daubing of “Jew Die” on the perimeter wall of Mount Scopus College. Read more

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah on Friday. Read more

Netanyahu requests release of gruesome Oct 7 footage

In the wake of the recent release of a video showing the abduction of female soldiers from the Nahal Oz base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to release a modified version of the 43-minute video documenting the brutal events of the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7. Read more

Australia proscribes Houtis as a terror organisation

Australia has declared Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation. Read more

Students pack up after university disclosure commitment

Protesters at two Australian universities are packing up their pro-Palestine encampments, citing a shift by the institutions on demands to publicly disclose ties with weapons makers. Read more

R. Akiva Winner or Loser?

Rebbi Akiva, born in 50 CE, was one of the greatest rabbis of the Talmud. He was also one of the most controversial. Read more

The Odd Couple

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

International system infected with antisemitism driving false equivalencies

On multiple occasions this week, I’ve found myself wondering if I was living in some dystopian alternate reality…writes Andrew Wallace. Read more

Pride and Prejudice

Why, despite all its many years of miraculous achievements, is Israel fighting a seemingly losing battle for world public opinion? Read more

Israel threatens economic retaliation as Palestinians seek unilateral statehood

Moves by several European countries to recognize Palestinian statehood have emboldened Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to push for unilateral statehood at the UN, but risk an Israeli backlash that would likely bankrupt the Palestinian Authority. Read more

Global coral reefs at risk as pathogen decimates red sea urchins

Israeli researchers have identified the pathogen responsible for a deadly epidemic that has been decimating sea urchin populations in the Red Sea. Read more

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