Trump might try reversing Obama-Biden ploy at United Nations

President-elect Donald Trump will resume locking horns with the United Nations (UN) when he returns to the White House on 20 January 2025. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  Papal Bull throughout the ages Read more

NSW pre-Chanukah celebration marks unity and light

Multicultural NSW has hosted the annual communal Pre-Chanukah Celebration at NSW Parliament House, bringing together political leaders, community members, and representatives of communal organisations to celebrate resilience, diversity, and unity. Read more

Jesus Christ Superstar

A musical review by Victor Grynberg Read more

America’s electrifying counter-revolution

America is attempting to clean up its house. Europeans are burning theirs down. Read more

IDF officer killed in Lebanon, bringing military death toll to 794

Israel Defence Forces Lt. Ivri Dickshtein, 21, was killed in action battling Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Thursday night. Read more

Venom unleashed

A vitriolic tsunami has been unleashed following the stunning election results in the USA which well and truly trumped all progressive woke commentators, Hollywood stars and their acolytes. Read more

Shabbat Vayeyra

Avraham Challenges God Read more

Study links brain stability to treatments for depression, epilepsy and Alzheimer’s

New scientific research on how the brain maintains stability amidst continuous environmental and physiological changes offers potential new approaches to treat disorders such as depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy, Israeli researchers said on Thursday. Read more

John Safran provokes and pontificates

Book review by Anne Sarzin Read more

‘I’m not afraid’: French Jews defy threats of violence ahead of Paris soccer match

Although French officials are bracing for violence as Israel’s national soccer was due to play in Paris on Thursday night, local Jews insisted they would attend the match despite the threats. Read more

Outrage as Australia backs Palestinian sovereignty in UN vote shift

The Albanese government’s decision today to support United Nations resolutions affirming Palestinian sovereignty and holding Israel accountable for environmental damage has sparked fierce criticism from Jewish leaders, opposition members, and others. Read more

Chorus!

An Opera Australia performance reviewed by Alex First Read more

Australia’s changing votes on annual Israel-related resolutions at the UN General Assembly

The following article was penned by the current co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Peter Wertheim, in April 2018. Read more

Yoni Bashan’s powerful reporting from Israel wins top journalism award

Yoni Bashan, senior reporter for The Australian, has received the prestigious Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism at the 2024 News Awards Read more

Court denies Netanyahu request to postpone testimony in corruption trial

Jerusalem District Court judges told lawyers for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they would not delay the beginning of his testimony in a corruption trial. Read more

‘I know you don’t want this war’: Netanyahu appeals to the Iranian people

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an appeal to the Iranian people in a video on Tuesday night, telling them, that “another attack on Israel would simply cripple Iran’s economy.” Read more

Teen involved in vandalism of MP Josh Burns’ office could avoid criminal record

A 17-year-old boy accused of vandalizing Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns’ Mcnamara electorate office in a politically motivated attack may avoid a criminal record. Read more

Neo-Nazi leader threatens terrorism amid escalating far-right activity

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has declared his willingness to “become a terrorist” and commit acts of violence if child protective services remove children from neo-Nazi households. Read more

Coalition backs defence export permit rules for Israel

Australia will not change its laws on the supply of weapons or ammunition to Israel if the coalition wins the next federal election, opposition foreign spokesman Simon Birmingham says. Read more

My Brilliant Career

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Trump picks Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel

US President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as the US ambassador to Israel.
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Israel’s AI sector outpaces global rivals

Israel’s AI sector is experiencing significant growth despite the ongoing war, positioning the country as a global leader in AI innovation, according to a report released on Tuesday. Read more

Israel opens new Gaza border crossing to facilitate aid deliveries

Israeli authorities have opened a new border crossing with Gaza on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries. Read more

Breakthrough in the study of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) discovered a new factor in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease, which in the future may serve as a target for developing new treatments for this terrible ailment, affecting close to 10 million people worldwide. Read more

JIFF J-Wire has double passes to give away

We have double passes for the Jewish International Film Festival for all locations. Read more

Sydney Kristallnacht anniversary highlights resurgence in antisemitism

On Sunday November 10, the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies hosted a solemn event at Moriah College to remember the infamous “Night of Broken Glass,” a violent turning point that foreshadowed the Holocaust. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Sir John Isaacs Loewenthal – a talented and remarkable military surgeon and academic Read more

Victorian hate speech laws to be expanded and strengthened

The Victorian government has been reviewing the state’s hate speech laws for several years and is about to strengthen the laws by significantly lowering the threshold for police to bring criminal charges, and expand the laws to protect people who are vilified based on disability, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation. Read more

‘No limit’ on Gaza aid as Israel says famine fears based on ‘biased data’

Israeli officials denied there were famine conditions in northern Gaza, hours ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the issue. Read more

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