‘A dark day for justice’: Israelis react to Netanyahu, Gallant arrest warrants

Israel officials across the political spectrum reacted with anger and outrage after the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued unprecedented arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday. Read more

Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws

Two men accused of displaying Nazi salutes at the 2022 Australia Cup final have been found not guilty on appeal, while a third remains convicted over the crime. Read more

Avril Alba appointed Head of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney

The University of Sydney has appointed Avril Alba as the new Head of the School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) and Professor in Holocaust Studies and Jewish Civilisation, effective 7 January 2025. Read more

Israeli researcher Ze’ev Erlich, 71, killed in battle in ancient fortress in Lebanon

Ze’ev (Jabo) Hanoch Erlich, a 71-year-old renowned Israeli researcher, was killed on Wednesday while accompanying IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. Read more

Wicked Part 1

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Shabbat Chayey Sarah

Pay attention to the words! Read more

168 Gaza aid trucks looted as criminal gangs challenge Hamas, 20 executed

Gaza’s Hamas-run Interior Ministry executed at least 20 Palestinians for looting trucks with humanitarian aid in recent clashes with criminal gangs, The Press Service of Israel has learned. Read more

El Al reports 260% rise in 3rd quarter profits amid war

El Al, Israel’s national carrier, reported a 260% increase in third-quarter profits on Wednesday as most international airlines suspended flights because of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Read more

Court orders Palestinian Authority to pay millions to victims of suicide bombing attack

In a precedent-setting ruling, an Israeli court on Tuesday ordered the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to pay tens of millions of shekels in compensation to victims of a 2001 suicide bombing and their families. Read more

Car torched, anti-Israel graffiti defaces vehicles in Woollahra

A wave of anti-Israel vandalism in Woollahra in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, on Thursday, Nov. 21, has sparked outrage from authorities and the Jewish community. Read more

Doxxing investigation leads to first arrest

Victorian Police have made a significant breakthrough in their investigation into the mass doxxing of Jewish creatives in February, arresting a Melbourne woman accused of making threats against one of the victims. Read more

Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’

Maybe he isn’t Hitler after all. That’s the upshot of the announcement by political talk-show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough after they journeyed to Mar-a-Lago this past weekend for a chat with President-elect Donald Trump. Read more

The harrowing tale of a former Hamas hostage

“There are always noises or smells that take you back there. I just wait until it passes,” Ofir Engel told JNS on Wednesday. Read more

Seven-year-old Zachary’s mission to support the wounded

Seven-year-old Zachary Berman, a Year 1 student at Mount Sinai College in Maroubra, Australia, is turning personal challenges into a mission of compassion. Read more

Israel calls on UN Security Council to take action against Iraqi militias

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against militias launching missiles and drones from Iraqi territory. Read more

Elise Stefanik’s UN debut can’t come soon enough

Whether the Biden administration is planning a last hurrah for the Jewish state at the United Nations—a lame-duck good riddance, à la Barack Obama, in the form of an abstention in a hostile Security Council vote—remains to be seen. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Rachel Holzer – one of the greatest internationally acclaimed Yiddish Actors of the Twentieth Century Read more

Food trucks looted in Gaza

Nearly 100 trucks carrying food for Palestinians were violently looted on November 16 after entering the Gaza Strip, two United Nations agencies told Reuters on Monday. Read more

Paddling’s Fox sisters share Hall of Fame’s Don Award

The Paris paddling feats of Jessica and Noemie Fox have been celebrated, with the pair winning The Don Award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame gala dinner. Read more

UIA NSW AGM 2024 and Report Back event

UIA NSW held its annual AGM and Report Back event with special guest Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, chairperson of the Fund for Victims of Terror, who provided an overview of how UIA-donor support assists the People of Israel. Read more

Unravelling the mysteries of Indian-Jewish food

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

On the other hand

One of the unique features of living in Israel is the overwhelming number of “chesed” organizations which exist to provide assistance in a multitude of areas. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Malicious malign Macron

Could France under the Macron government be on a head-on collision course with the newly elected Trump administration following his sweeping victory earlier this month? Read more

Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal

Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal. Read more

Nephew of former IDF chief of staff killed in Gaza

The nephew of Gadi Eizenkot, former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces and former member of Israel’s War Cabinet, was one of two soldiers killed on Sunday fighting Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more

Hamas leadership leaves Doha for Turkey

Hamas’s senior leadership has relocated from Qatar to Turkey, Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster reported on Sunday evening. Read more

Huckabee: ‘Sovereignty over Judea and Samaria is Israel’s decision to make’

The decision to extend Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria is one “for Israel to make,” according to Mike Huckabee, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump last week for the post of U.S. ambassador to Israel. Read more

Israeli breakthrough could halve radiation sessions for prostate cancer patients

An Israeli medical breakthrough could cut in half the number of radiation treatments needed for prostate cancer patients. Read more

Israeli opposition slams justice minister over calls to resume judicial overhaul

Israel’s National Unity party leader MK Benny Gantz denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s call for the government to resume its contentious judicial overhaul program, tweeting on Sunday morning that the initiative “brought disaster to the State of Israel, tore us apart from the inside and was a large part of how we reached October 7.” Read more

Showstoppers: A night of musical perfection

A music review by Victor Grynberg Read more

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