Albanese government commits $31.2m for rebuilding Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue
March 18, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Albanese government has announced a $31.2 million funding package to help rebuild Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue, firebombed in a suspected antisemitic arson attack in December. Read more
Feintooner
March 18, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Today’s historical appropriation is tomorrow’s inversion Read more
Israeli medical delegation heads to North Macedonia following deadly club fire
March 18, 2025 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli medical delegation is preparing to leave for North Macedonia to help support overwhelmed local hospitals following a devastating fire at a nightclub in Kochani. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
March 18, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Theodora Esther (Theo) Cowan – renowned female sculptor Read more
Elon Musk’s Grok 3 backs Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
March 18, 2025 by David Singer
Elon Musk’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) company – xAI -released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3, on 17 February. Read more
Christian leaders denounce anti-Israel sanctions bill
March 18, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
A proposed Members Bill aimed at sanctioning Israel has sparked outrage among Christian leaders in New Zealand, who argue that it is biased, historically inaccurate, and promotes a dangerous anti-Israel agenda. Read more
Journalist arrested in Israel over social media posts praising Hamas and terrorists
March 18, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli authorities arrested a journalist accused of inciting and supporting terror, the Israeli Police announced on Monday. Read more
Coalition pledges $35 million to rebuild Adass Israel Synagogue
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged $35 million toward the rebuilding of Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue, which was firebombed in December 2024 in what police have described as a likely act of terrorism.
Three Sisters
March 17, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
The Safekeep
March 17, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
The Safekeep: a new voice articulates Jewish pain – a book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Fundraiser for freed Hamas hostage Yarden Bibas reaches over $1.2 million within hours
March 17, 2025 by Kostis Konstantinou
A fundraising campaign for Hamas captivity survivor Yarden Bibas has raised over US$1.2 million in less than 24 hours. Read more
On the other hand
March 17, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
It is not necessary to travel to Italy in order to sample world class pizzas. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: The alliance that alarms the Ayatollahs
March 17, 2025 by Martin Sherman
As the Iranian regime inches closer to its desired doomsday weapon, the rationale for a countervailing triaxial alliance between the US, Israel and Azerbaijan has never been more compelling. Read more
Israeli teenage-designed space satellites may help enable Mars travel
March 17, 2025 by Crystal Jones
The largest ever Israeli group satellite constellation – created in Israel by high school students – was launched into space today – and may help humans travel to nearby planet Mars in the future. Read more
Waverley Council announces groundbreaking antisemitism strategy
March 17, 2025 by Rob Klein
Waverley Council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is set to make history by endorsing and adopting Australia’s first Local Government Strategy to Combat Antisemitism tomorrow, Tuesday. Read more
Alleged mastermind of caravan hoax has a deep-rooted antisemitic past
March 17, 2025 by Rob Klein
Sayit Erhan Akca, the fugitive alleged to be the mastermind behind the “terror caravan plot,” has a long history of posting vile antisemitic slurs. Read more
Sydney Writers’ Festival faces backlash over Israel-Palestine programming
March 17, 2025 by Rob Klein
Despite festival organisers insisting that their programming is not politically motivated, the programme for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) is overwhelmingly dominated by anti-Israel speakers. Read more
Air force strike kills six terrorists in Gaza
March 17, 2025 by Crystal Jones
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) eliminated six terrorists in a strike in Northern Gaza on Saturday, including one who took part in the October 7 attacks in Israel and another two posing as journalists. Read more
US launches broad airstrikes on Yemen
March 16, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The White House announced the US launched broad airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday night. Read more
The West is facing an Islamic holy war
March 14, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A documentary film released this weekend in more than 100 movie theatres across America explores the processes by which antisemitism exploded across university campuses, in street demonstrations and on social media following the Hamas-led atrocities in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Read more
‘Unverifiable testimonies’: Experts say UN report ‘doesn’t serve justice’
March 14, 2025 by Sveta Listratov
A report published by a committee of United Nations experts on Thursday accused Israeli forces in Gaza of sexual and gender-based violence. Read more
Is Purim Violent?
March 14, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
For hundreds of years, the very idea of Jews rejoicing publicly was deemed offensive to Christians. Read more
Zachor – Remembrance
March 14, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Without remembering past events, we are doomed to repeat the same fatal mistakes. Read more
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies supports NSW government on hate speech laws
March 13, 2025 by Rob Klein
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has today strongly endorsed the Minns government’s decision to uphold the state’s new hate speech laws, rejecting calls for their repeal as a dangerous step backward.
A united Israel
March 13, 2025 by Ron Weiser
We are in a very strange period of time. Read more
Australian broadcaster ‘deeply ashamed’ when thanked for being non-Jewish Israel ally
March 13, 2025 by Dave Gordon - JNS
On a recent visit to Israel, Australian broadcaster Erin Molan saw two Israeli soldiers stop outside a mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more
On Purim, celebrate Jewish self-defence, not self-loathing
March 13, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
This is not the first time in history in which some Jews have internalized the hate that has been directed at them. Read more
No g’day for actor Guy ‘Free Palestine’ Pearce
March 13, 2025 by Bruce S. Ticker
PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax
The prime minister and opposition leader have traded barbs over when they knew an explosives-laden caravan was a hoax and not an antisemitic terror plot. Read more
Yossi Dagan meets with U.S. leaders to advance sovereignty agenda in Judea and Samaria
March 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Samaria Council Chairman Yossi Dagan concluded a four-day series of bipartisan meetings in Washington on Wednesday to secure support for applying Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. Read more
