New initiative: defibrillators on Israel’s trains
April 8, 2025 by J-Wire
Magen David Adom (MDA) and Israel Railways have begun installing defibrillators, for the first time, on more than 150 passenger trains, extending a successful partnership that has already equipped all 67 active train stations across the country with the lifesaving devices. Read more
Tel Aviv twins with Berlin
April 8, 2025 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv and Berlin mayors will sign a twinning agreement in the German city next month. Read more
Social media, travel ban for nurse in anti-Israel video
February 26, 2025 by J-Wire
A nurse at the centre of a widely condemned anti-Israel video has been bailed on charges of making violent threats amid a “very complex” investigation. Read more
Nurses cop national ban over anti-Israel ‘kill’ rant
February 13, 2025 by J-Wire
Two nurses will be barred from working anywhere in Australia after allegedly threatening to kill Israeli patients in a video. Read more
Jordan’s king resists Trump pressure over Gaza plan
Jordan’s King Abdullah has restated his country’s opposition to Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over the Gaza Strip, as the president pressed him to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced. Read more
Hostage’s mother breaks down on TV describing son’s condition in captivity
February 11, 2025 by J-Wire
Idit Ohel, mother of Hamas hostage Alon Ohel, 24, gave an emotional interview to Israel’s Channel 12 News on Sunday after learning details of her son’s captivity, including that he is practically starved and in chains. Read more
If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded
February 10, 2025 by J-Wire
It’s been more than 16 months since Israel was invaded and its citizens, including men, women and children, were subjected to mass murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. Read more
New cantor for NSTE
February 10, 2025 by J-Wire
Melbourne-born Toby Glaser has been appointed as cantor at Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel. Read more
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
February 7, 2025 by J-Wire
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to sanction the International Criminal Court for actions against the US and its allies such as Israel. Read more
HKOPS & Trump
February 7, 2025 by J-Wire
President Donald Trump has raised universal hackles by his Gaza proposal. First he dared to suggest that both Egypt and Jordan should, whether temporarily or otherwise, take in Gaza refugees. And then he added that he wanted to recast the hell hole that Hamas has turned Gaza into, to the Singapore of the Mediterranean. Read more
Inquiry into caravan briefings a waste of resources: Albanese
February 6, 2025 by J-Wire
The prime minister has rejected calls from the opposition to hold an inquiry into when he was briefed on the discovery of a caravan laden with explosives. Read more
Allegra calls on toughening hate laws
February 3, 2025 by J-Wire
Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender is to call for amendments to existing hate crime laws as federal parliament sits for the first time this year. Read more
Holocaust survivor Marianne Miller addresses UN General Assembly
January 29, 2025 by J-Wire
Marianne Miller, a well-known Holocaust survivor and educator, addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Monday to mark the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Read more
Dayenu
January 29, 2025 by J-Wire
Jewish LGBT+ group Dayenu will mark its 25th year next week and invites the entire Jewish community to attend. Read more
2025 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2025 by J-Wire
The AC is the highest honour that Australia can bestow upon a citizen and we congratulate James Edelman on being awarded it.
Albanese hopeful of Middle East ceasefire holding
January 19, 2025 by J-Wire
The prime minister says communities around the world want a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to stay in place, as states look to strengthen hate speech laws. Read more
Names of 425,000 Dutch WWII collaborators published
The names of some 425,000 suspected collaborators with the Nazi occupiers of the Netherlands during World War II have been controversially published by the Dutch authorities. Read more
SmartAid events: Photogallery
December 23, 2024 by J-Wire
SmartAid’s Shachar Zahavi visited Sydney recently and attended events hosted by Jackie Vidor, Simone Abel and Alethea Gold. Were you there? Read more
Israeli FM: Irish prime minister is an antisemite
December 17, 2024 by J-Wire
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday denounced Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris as an antisemite, speaking a day after Jerusalem announced the closure of its embassy due to Dublin’s hostile stances. Read more
Saving lives, building bridges: coexistence in the Galilee
December 17, 2024 by J-Wire
Israeli-Arab volunteers are working with the army’s Home Front Command to improve emergency preparedness in the Galilee in a new sign of coexistence with the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Plans for Montefiore to buy Masada oval
December 10, 2024 by J-Wire
A Heads of Agreement for the sale of the Masada College oval to Montefiore has been signed in Sydney. Read more
Dec-29 11:20pm SBS-TV: Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures
December 9, 2024 by J-Wire
Uri Geller, the man who bends spoons, reads minds, and can stop your watch. Read more
The International Criminal Courts of Injustice
It came as no surprise to me at all that the so-called International Criminal Court ( AKA Idiotic Corrupt Crazies ) would issue genocide-based arrest warrants against Galant and Netanyahu. Read more
Mysterious listener thanks Ray Hadley with a $36,000 gift to charity
December 3, 2024 by J-Wire
Sydney shock jock Ray Hadley received a shock himself when a listener donated $36,000 from the Jewish community to a charity named as one needing Christmas funds. Read more
IDF: Officer believed to be alive in Gaza was killed on Oct 7
December 3, 2024 by J-Wire
An Israeli soldier previously believed to be among the living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken by the terrorists, the Israel Defence Forces revealed on Monday. 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
Hamas leadership leaves Doha for Turkey
November 18, 2024 by J-Wire
Hamas’s senior leadership has relocated from Qatar to Turkey, Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster reported on Sunday evening. Read more
Jesus Christ Superstar
November 15, 2024 by J-Wire
A musical review by Victor Grynberg Read more
America’s electrifying counter-revolution
November 15, 2024 by J-Wire
America is attempting to clean up its house. Europeans are burning theirs down. Read more
Nov-17 4:00pm SBS Word Movies: The Great Dictator
November 8, 2024 by J-Wire
A Jewish barber loses his memory after a plane crash. Read more
