Palestinians plan UN resolution on Israel’s occupation

The Palestinians want to introduce a UN General Assembly resolution enshrining a recent ruling by the UN’s top court declaring Israel’s occupation unlawful. Read more

The Yellow Piano – You Are Not Alone

In Sydney tomorrow – Friday 23 August from 10:00am – 5:00pm StandWithUs and Together with Israel  bring the The Yellow Piano and its message of “You Are Not Alone” to our community, inviting the public to engage with the piano. Read more

Bring Bibas Home! A new initiative

The Redhead Days Festival in the Netherlands has been held for nearly 20 years and is entirely dedicated to those with red hair. Read more

Shabbat Eykev Do as you would be done by

The weekly reading of Eykev follows the pattern of the previous three weeks. Read more

‘This medal was bigger than me’

“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more

IDF: Almost 300,000 polio vaccines sent to Gaza since Oct. 7

The Israeli government has facilitated the transfer of close to 300,000 doses of polio vaccine into the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s Oct. 7 invasion of the western Negev, an Israel Defence Forces spokesperson announced this week. Read more

Israel releases dozens of Palestinian detainees back to Gaza

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday that approximately 40 Palestinian detainees have been released and returned to the Gaza Strip. Read more

MDA tends to injured by Hezbollah rocket attack

Magen David Adom 101 emergency call centre in the Yarden region received reports of multiple rocket strikes targeting the Golan Heights. Read more

PwC under fire: senior executive leaves after posting extreme anti-Israel content on social media

A PwC’s senior banking manager, Jim Christodouleas, has left the firm following a controversy sparked by his extreme anti-Israel posts on social media. Read more

Tragic loss of young sports journalist

Sports fans and the Melbourne Jewish community were rocked by the loss of popular young Herald Sun sports journalist Sam Landsberger, who died in a traffic accident in Richmond on Tuesday morning. Read more

As Erdan leaves UN post, he urges creation of world body with ‘noble values’

Gilad Erdan, the outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, has called out the United Nations for a new display that fails to include Israeli victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. Read more

Israeli nanoparticles revitalize exhausted immune cells in the fight against cancer

Israeli researchers unveiled a technique using nanoparticles to rejuvenate certain white blood cells, an innovation that could revolutionize cancer treatment. Read more

Petition to fire UN special rapporteur surpasses 40,000 signatures

UN Watch published a petition urging for the removal of Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, that so far has received more than 40,000 signatures towards a goal of 51,200. Read more

Justice for American terror victims

On Sunday evening, a Palestinian Arab male blew himself up in central Tel Aviv with enough explosives to murder hundreds of Israelis but managed only to end his own life…write Frimet and Arnold Roth. Read more

German court upholds conviction of former Nazi camp secretary

A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Irmgard Furchner, 99, who was convicted in 2022 for complicity in the murder of over 10,000 people during the Holocaust. Read more

‘A big miracle happened here’: Eyewitness recounts Tel Aviv bombing

In the aftermath of Sunday night’s Tel Aviv terror attack, one of the worshippers in the Rashbi Synagogue that was apparently targeted recounted the scene. Read more

Six hostages killed in captivity recovered from Gaza

The bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas and killed in captivity were recovered from a tunnel in Khan Yunis and brought back to Israel, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Tuesday morning. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Trevor George Rapke – a Queen’s Counsel – colourful, strong, fair, and fearless Read more

Foxtel CEO apologises to Jewish leaders after Nazi salute backlash

Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany today met with David Ossip, President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, and issued a “full and unreserved apology” after a photo surfaced showing Delany performing a Nazi salute. Read more

On the other hand

Israel’s Olympians made the country proud. Read more

Blinken says Israel accepts Gaza ‘bridging proposal’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a “bridging proposal” presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.
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Israeli machine learning contest breaks new ground in Parkinson’s Disease research

A machine-learning contest initiated by Israeli researchers produced remarkable results with wearable sensors that could significantly advance the monitoring and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Read more

Hakoah tender process continues as CFMEU intervenes in project

The CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union) has threatened to disrupt construction of Sydney’s long-delayed Hakoah Jewish community hub in White City, escalating tensions in an already complex dispute between the Hakoah Club and builder Parkview Constructions. Read more

Now ‘maybe the last’ chance for Gaza ceasefire deal

The latest push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza is probably the best and perhaps the last opportunity for a deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Read more

The final nail in the Biden-UN two-state coffin

President Biden was told by Israel’s Knesset on 17 July and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 4 August that Israel would not agree to the creation of another Arab State between Israel and Jordan (“two-state solution”). Read more

Israel-Palestine: NIF Explores Solutions

On Tuesday, 27 August at 7:30 pm, the New Israel Fund Australia will host an online event titled “One State, Two States or a Land for All?” Read more

Dutton pouring kerosene on domestic tensions: minister

Immigration Minister Tony Burke has accused the opposition leader of stoking divisions at home following calls to ban Palestinians from being granted visas. Read more

NSW Premier Chris Minns pays tribute to Olga Horak

NSW Premier Chris Minns joins her family and the Sydney Jewish Museum in paying tribute to Olga Horak, a Holocaust survivor and passionate educator, who has passed away at the age of 98. Read more

Discord in Tehran: Iranian proxies resist calls for delayed attacks on Israel

In a surprising turn of events, Iran is exerting significant pressure on Hamas and Hezbollah to delay any planned attacks on Israel. Read more

Spy chiefs attend Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Intelligence officials from Israel, Egypt and the United States are meeting with Qatar’s prime minister in negotiations to reach a Gaza Strip ceasefire deal. Read more

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