Frantz Fanon

As a student I was a fan of Frantz Fanon, a black Frenchman born in Martinique. He was a psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer whose work was and remains influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and Marxism. Read more

Daniel Andrews and Nova Peris to become patrons of the national Labor Friends of Israel Australia

Labor Friends of Israel Australia co-convenors Dr Mike Kelly, Eric Roozendaal and Dr Nick Dyrenfurth have announced that former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ALP Senator Nova Peris have agreed to serve as the inaugural patrons of the national body. Read more

Senseless Silence

There comes a time when in the face of unremitting enmity, silence is no longer a viable option. Read more

US officials to meet Israeli PM’s advisers over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top advisers are set to meet White House adviser Jake Sullivan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington DC amid tensions between the two allies over Israel’s war in Gaza, officials say. Read more

Australian government called on to proscribe IRGC as a terrorist organisation

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Federal Government to emulate its Canadian counterpart and list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. Read more

The Choir by ABBA The Museum

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Despicable Me 4

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Trades Hall vandals slammed for ‘performative stunt’

Vandals have targeted the heart of Victoria’s union movement by spray-painting anti-police and pro-Palestine slogans on the building, demanding the police union be kicked out. Read more

Orthodox parties threaten to topple government over ‘Rabbis Bill,’ yeshiva deferments

Two Orthodox parties on Wednesday threatened to topple the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew a controversial “Rabbis Bill” from the Knesset agenda the previous day. The governing coalition is already strained by the contentious legislation to grant deferments to yeshiva students. Read more

Two boys accused of raping 12-year-old Jewish girl in France

Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities say. Read more

Shabbat Beha’alotecha – A Just War

Amongst the many topics in this week’s Torah reading is the seemingly incidental one of the two silver trumpets. Read more

IDF green-lights ‘operational plans’ for Lebanon

The Israel Defence Forces’ Northern Command has approved operational plans for a war against the Hezbollah terrorist group in Southern Lebanon, the army announced on Tuesday. Read more

Terezin Memorial director’s connection to Holocaust is deeply personal

The two teenage Jewish girls from the former Czechoslovakia lived just 60 miles apart in 1942, but in totally different worlds, the one speaking German and the other Czech. Read more

Bret Stephens tells AIJAC that we may be reliving the days of Theodore Herzl

The Jews have unfortunately re-entered history after October 7, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens told a large crowd at the Central Synagogue this week during an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) event. Read more

JCCV shocked by level of anti-Jewish hate

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) remains shocked and appalled at the level of anti-Jewish hate in the local community. Read more

Canoe superstar Fox riding emotions en route to Paris

Like the rapids she regularly conquers, Paris Olympics triple gold-medal threat Jessica Fox has recently faced some turbulent times. Read more

Josh Burns’ office smashed and set on fire

Vandals have smashed windows and set fire to the front of federal Labor MP Josh Burns’ Melbourne electoral office in what he has branded a “politically motivated attack”. Read more

After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Read more

Seinfeld roasts anti-Israel heckler at Sydney comedy show

A Sydney audience on Sunday cheered comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s response to a heckler who interrupted his stand-up show with shouts of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Read more

IDF has destroyed half of Hamas’s fighting forces in Rafah

Around half of Hamas’s battalions in its last bastion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza have been dismantled during the current military operation there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more

Time to unmask the pro-Hamas thugs

Americans have seen this movie before. Politically motivated masked thugs who gather to intimidate, silence and sometimes inflict violence on the objects of their hate are nothing new in this country. Read more

Israel: Dozens of hostages held in Gaza remain alive

Many of the 120 hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip are believed to be alive, a senior Israeli official involved in ongoing negotiations with the terrorist organization said on Tuesday. Read more

UN: ‘No supporting evidence’ of famine in northern Gaza

A UN committee of experts said in a recently released report that there is “no supporting evidence” to conclude that there is a famine in Gaza. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Rabbi Lazarus Morris Goldman – his whole soul was dedicated to life in Australia – an achiever and most dedicated human being Read more

IDF: Hezbollah ‘jeopardising future of Lebanon’

Intensifying aggression by Iran-backed Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border is driving the Middle East towards a wider escalation that could have catastrophic consequences for Lebanon and the region, Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. Read more

Jerusalem will not commit to ending war until hostages released

Jerusalem will not commit to ending the war in Gaza until Hamas releases all of the hostages held by the terrorist group, according to a senior Israeli official. Read more

Iran’s fingerprints on Oct. 7 massacre ‘well-documented’

When thousands of Hamas-led terrorists murdered some 1,200 Israeli men, women and children on Oct. 7 and kidnapped hundreds of others, it further exposed how Iran supported and funded Hamas and continues to foment regional unrest. Read more

The UN’s bankrupt persecution of Israel

The U.N.’s persecution of Israel continues apace. Last week, a U.N. commission endorsed the usual slanders about supposed Israeli “crimes against humanity” and genocide. Read more

Activists launch ‘Week of Disruption’ in bid to bring down Netanyahu

Israeli opposition groups kicked off a “Week of Disruption” on Sunday aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and forcing an election within four months. Read more

Israeli excavation reveals first evidence of little-known Gallus revolt against Rome

The discovery of a large, 1,650-year-old public building and a hoard of coins at an excavation in Lod provides the first compelling evidence of the little-known Gallus Revolt against Rome, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Sunday. Read more

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