Fox cruises through heats in Olympic C1 title defence
July 31, 2024 by AAP
Superstar paddler Jessica Fox has another gold medal in sight after she breezed through the heats as she defends her C1 Olympic title in Paris. Read more
Walker Montag aims to inspire Australian athletics team
July 31, 2024 by AAP
Australian walker Jemima Montag would love to get the Australian athletics team off to a flying start in Paris. Read more
The Abraham Alliance
July 31, 2024 by Ron Weiser
Nobody gives a speech like Prime Minister Netanyahu. His address to the US Joint Houses was exceptional. Read more
Honouring Raoul Wallenberg: A hero’s legacy
Not many in Sydney’s Jewish community would know that on a small traffic island on the corner of Queen St and Edgecliff Road in Woollahra there is a memorial dedicated to Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who during 1944 and 1945 saved thousands of Jewish lives in Hungary. Read more
AIJAC to make an official submission to the ICC
July 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council will join three Australian academics to make a submission to the International Criminal Court opposing the issue of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
July 31, 2024 by Reuters
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed by an air strike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group say, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the regional conflict on multiple fronts.
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Peter Dutton visits Yad Vashem
July 31, 2024 by Simmy Allen
Australia’s Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, has been given a guided tour of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
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Israel kills Hezbollah mastermind behind Majdal Shams attack, 1983 Beirut bombing
July 31, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
An airstrike by the Israeli Air Force in Beirut on Tuesday night killed a top Hezbollah commander responsible for Saturday’s rocket barrage that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights, as well as a 1983 bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the Israeli military confirmed. Read more
Sixteen Druze children remain hospitalised after Hezbollah rocket strike
July 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Sixteen children injured in Hezbollah’s deadly rocket attack on Saturday remain hospitalized, including seven in serious condition, hospital officials said on Monday morning. Read more
Peter Dutton visits Israel on the AIJAC Rambam study program
July 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has organised Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s visit to Israel as part of its Rambam study visit program. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past
July 30, 2024 by Features Desk
Philip Masel OBE – businessman, writer, army officer Read more
Israeli wants to hit Hezbollah but avoid war: officials
July 30, 2024 by Reuters
Amid fears hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah could spiral into a broader war, officials say Israel is seeking “limited but significant” retaliation. Read more
Northern Israel residents call on lawmakers for urgent protection amid security gaps
July 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A joint meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Security Committee and the State Audit Committee exposed gaps in protection for residents of northern Israel on Monday. Officials prioritized the immediate safety of communities near the Lebanese border that were not evacuated. Read more
Michael Easson’s address to the NSW ALP Conference
First principles. Read more
Feintooner
July 30, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Silence of the Lambs Read more
Israel’s Security Cabinet authorizes response to Hezbollah attack
July 29, 2024 by Joshua Marks - JNS
Israel’s Security Cabinet on Sunday night authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to retaliate against Hezbollah for Saturday’s deadly strike on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights.
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Dry Bones: Druze victims
July 29, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
We mourn our brothers and sisters … Read more
Druze in Israel outraged at Hezbollah massacre of children
July 29, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovitz - JNS
Leaders and members of the Druze community in Israel on Sunday demanded that the government carry out a swift and fierce military response against Hezbollah after it killed 12 children and wounded around 40 others as they played soccer. Read more
Jessica takes a piece of Paris home in K1 victory
July 29, 2024 by AAP
Victory in Paris is extra sweet for Australia’s French-born paddler Jessica Fox with the Olympic medals containing fragments of iron from the Eiffel Tower. Read more
Dutton Israel-bound
July 29, 2024 by J-Wire
Peter Dutton to visit Israel from 29 July to 1 August 2024. Read more
Biden & Security Council ploy sinks two-state solution
July 29, 2024 by David Singer
The attempt by President Biden and the UN Security Council to adopt a specific two-state solution (Biden/Security Council Solution) to end more than 100 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs has turned out to be a political disaster – virtually ensuring any future plan to create an independent state between Jordan and Israel is dead and buried. Read more
Majdal Shams in mourning: A day after the deadly terror attack
July 29, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
One day after a devastating rocket attack killed 12 children at a soccer field, the Druze village of Majdal Shams is reeling with grief and shock. Read more
Fox lands dream K1 gold as she chases Olympic treble
Australian paddler Jessica Fox has claimed the first leg of what could be a historic triple triumph in Paris by winning K1 gold. Read more
US says Israel has a right to defence, but wary of war
July 29, 2024 by AAP
Israel has a right to defend itself after the Golan Heights attack, but it must be wary of letting the situation escalate into a wider war, says Washington. Read more
Israeli army raises readiness for war with Hezbollah as Druze prepare to bury dead
July 28, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli military raised its level of readiness for war in Lebanon as the Druze community prepared to bury its dead on Sunday following a Hezbollah rocket strike on a soccer field in Majdal Shams. Read more
On the other hand
July 28, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
The most popular Jewish baby names in Israel for 2023 have been revealed. Read more
Fox in fine form as Olympic gold medal treble beckons
July 28, 2024 by AAP
Australian ace Jessica Fox has moved into the K1 semi-final with the fastest time as the superstar paddler looks to win the first of three gold medals in Paris. Read more
No change in 2024 NSW ALP resolution on Israel/Palestinian state
July 28, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
The hour of Israeli leadership has arrived
July 28, 2024 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his address before the Joint Houses of Congress, Kuwait’s Al-Jarida newspaper reported that Iran has provided Hezbollah with electromagnetic pulse weapons. Read more
‘Precisely what I was thinking,’ UN’s Albanese says of Hitler-Netanyahu comparison
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights with a long history of anti-Israel comments, shared and agreed with a post on social media that likens Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Read more
