We are one. With one fate

We have been through turbulent times before and each period for those who experienced it themselves, has left deep imprints. Read more

Australia to steer its own course on Palestine: Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken with world leaders who are preparing to recognise a Palestinian state but says Australia won’t be hurried. Read more

‘We can manage without America’: bereaved families demand defeat of Hamas

Families of fallen Israeli soldiers demonstrated in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening for a decisive victory over Hamas, saying that the deaths of their loved ones should not be in vain. Read more

Pro-Palestine encampment to end at Melbourne university

Pro-Palestine encampments at a Melbourne university will be packed up as protest organisers claim they have won a key concession. Read more

Shabbat Behar: Why Homeland Matters

“God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and told him to tell the Children of Israel that when they come to the Land of Israel, they should give the land a rest (a Sabbatical)…every seventh year.” Read more

Israel criticises Ireland, Spain, Norway Palestine move

Ireland, Spain and Norway say they will recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, prompting an angry response from Israel which said this amounted to a “reward for terrorism” and recalled its ambassadors from the three countries’ capitals. Read more

They are the ones who can get pregnant’: hostage video shocks Israel

Israelis reacted with shock to a video released by The Hostages Families Forum showing Hamas terrorists threatening to sexually assault five women abducted on October 7. Read more

Norway recognises a Palestian State

In response to the decision made by the governments of Ireland and Norway to recognize an independent Palestinian State, Israel’s Foreign Minister ordered the recall of his country’s ambassadors to those countries. Read more

Israel and the world after Oct. 7—an interview with Bernard-Henri Lévy

Few men feel the pain of distant upheavals as acutely as Bernard-Henri Lévy, 75, a French philosopher, filmmaker and public intellectual. Read more

Dutton threatens to pull Australia from criminal court

The opposition leader has floated withdrawing Australia from the world’s top criminal court after taking issue with prosecutors pursuing Israeli leaders. Read more

Richard Kemp attempts to communicate with Sydney Uni pro-Palestinian protestors

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‘I will reopen the South African embassy in Israel . . . in Jerusalem’ says presidential candidate

Rev. Kenneth Meshoe, a candidate in South Africa’s May 29 parliamentary elections, stands out in the political arena for his staunch support of Israel. Read more

Shavuot unveiled

Moishe House community members from across Australia and New Zealand united in Sydney last weekend to connect, deepen their knowledge of Jewish community building, and celebrate Shavuot in a new way. Read more

Reading halls dedicated in the name of Frank Lowy’s parents

The centrepiece of the new  National Library of Israel’s building is The Hugo and Ilona Lowy Main Reading Halls, dedicated on May 16 at a private ceremony attended by Sir Frank Lowy, the Lowy family and invited guests in the presence of the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog. Read more

Meet Orit Elkayam Cohen

Orit Elkayam Cohen is the representative for The Jewish Agency of Israel for Australia and New Zealand. She talks with Henry Greener. Read more

An explanation of ICC’s role in calling for arrest warrants issued to Israeli leaders

Many people may be wondering how the International Criminal Court (ICC) can have jurisdiction over Israeli political leaders when Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty under which the ICC is constituted…writes Peter Wertheim. Read more

Mendelssohn’s Elijah: a music review by Shirley Politzer

The Wedding March, which so many happy couples have walked down the aisle to, was composed by Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, who Queen Victoria described as ‘the greatest musical genius since Mozart’ and ‘the most amiable man.’ Read more

The ‘Butcher of Tehran and corrupt bureaucrat’: Raisi’s death changes nothing, says analyst

As Israel denounced international officials for paying tribute to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, one analyst described him as a “corrupt bureaucrat” and “a nobody” best known for executing thousands of political dissidents in 1988, and whose death will not change Iran. Read more

Jake Girdwood-Reich: players’ pick

Still 19 years old and playing the season out of his preferred midfield position at centre back, Sydney FC’s Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected in the Australian Professional Footballers Association (PFA) A-League men’s players team of the 2023/24 season. Read more

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Jun-15 5:35pm SBS-TV: Cheating Hitler – Surviving The Holocaust

Three Canadian Holocaust survivors journey to hometowns, killing sites, archives and hiding places in search of clues to unanswered questions from their pasts. Read more

‘Positive engagement’ with Israel over aid worker death

The Australian government has welcomed “positive engagements” with Israel over an investigation into the killing of an aid worker as questions are raised about the prime minister’s response to alleged war crimes. Read more

Report: Israel opts for limited Rafah action with Biden’s blessing

Israel will not engage in a full-scale military offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah. Instead, it will continue its limited operation in the last Hamas bastion, with the blessing of the Biden administration, according to Washington Post analyst David Ignatius. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Sally Morris MBE – Never-ending enthusiasm, amazing energy and ideas and exceptional power of leadership
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Albanese ducks questions over Israel war crime warrant

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ducked questions about an international arrest warrant issued to the Israeli prime minister over allegations of war crimes in Gaza. Read more

What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide: Biden

US President Joe Biden has strongly defended Israel, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters. Read more

Israeli joke taken seriously by Hamas morphs into fake news

An Israeli joke about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s plane crash morphed into fake news after the Hamas terror group’s social media took it seriously. Read more

‘It’s a political court’: legal expert slams expected warrants for Israeli leaders

Israeli officials responded with anger to International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement that he will seek arrest warrants for both Hamas and Israeli leaders for war crimes in Gaza on Monday. Read more

Vic premier ‘fed up’ with university encampments

“Fed up” Victorian premier Jacinta Allan is calling for pro-Palestine protesters occupying universities to leave, as the state’s police union warns moving in on the encampments is a no-win situation. Read more

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Read more

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