Bacterial immune system discovery may transform understanding of human viral defence

July 19, 2024 by  

Israeli researchers unveiled a novel bacterial immune system that may transform science’s understanding of human immunity how to combat viral infections. Read more

‘We will not reward terrorism with statehood’: Knesset rejects two-state solution

July 19, 2024 by  

The Knesset on Thursday passed a resolution repudiating Palestinian statehood, even as part of a negotiated peace settlement. Read more

Lessons of October 7: Israel boosts fleet of armoured ambulances

July 19, 2024 by  

As Hamas attacked Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7, the lack of armoured ambulances placed emergency responders at great risk trying to reach and evacuate victims. Read more

Peter Lerner: “I believe the IDF failed on three different levels”

July 19, 2024 by  

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, currently director general of the international division of Israel’s General Federation of Labor and a former IDF spokesman (2015-2019) – who returned to the role for several months after October 7 – addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media briefing this week on the leadup to and conduct of the current war.

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Meta to restore images of hostages after claiming ‘dangerous’ content

July 18, 2024 by  

Meta has agreed to restore a post removed from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Instagram account featuring previously unseen images of five female hostages abducted from the Israel Defence Forces’ Nahal Oz base on Oct. 7. Read more

Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage talks

July 18, 2024 by  

An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to continue indirect ceasefire talks with the Hamas terror group, Egyptian sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. Read more

Pro-Israel protesters interrupt UN Security Council meeting, call for freeing hostages

As the United Nations Security Council met about the Israeli-Palestinian file on Wednesday, two women interrupted the proceedings calling for the hostages to be freed from Gaza. Read more

Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal gets down to work

July 18, 2024 by  

In Argentina, to mark the 30th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish centre bombing, Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is meeting up with leaders of worldwide Jewish communities, including the US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt. Read more

‘I thought it was a rusty bolt’: 13-year-old boy stumbles upon Roman-era ring

July 18, 2024 by  

A 13-year-old Israeli boy hiking with his father on Mount Carmel has stumbled across an 1,800-year-old bronze ring engraved with the image of the mythological Roman goddess Minerva. Read more

New hope for paralysed patients as Israeli researchers achieve thought-driven speech

July 17, 2024 by  

An Israeli breakthrough to enable speech through the power of thought offers new hope for those paralyzed by conditions such as ALS, strokes, or brain injuries, to express themselves. Read more

14,000 Hamas terrorists killed or apprehended while airstrikes erode leadership

July 17, 2024 by  

Nine months into the ground operation in Gaza, half of Hamas’s military leadership has been eliminated along with approximately 14,000 terrorists killed or apprehended, the Israel Defence Forces said in figures released on Tuesday. Read more

Kibbutz Be’eri to receive US$100 million for reconstruction

July 16, 2024 by  

Kibbutz Be’eri is set to receive nearly $100 million for rebuilding efforts, the largest sum to date allocated to any of the Gaza border communities invaded by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, Ynet reported on Monday. Read more

Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment into Gaza

July 16, 2024 by  

The United Nations says it will start bringing in more armoured vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. Read more

Israeli innovation in step length monitoring offers hope for patients with neurological disorders

July 16, 2024 by  

In an advance for medical monitoring, Israeli researchers have developed an innovative method for more accurate and continuous tracking of step length as a marker for neurological diseases and age-related conditions. Read more

Hostage families call to maintain pressure on Hamas

July 15, 2024 by  

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning to demand that the government keep up the military pressure on Hamas. Read more

Netanyahu to meet Biden at the White House on July 22

July 15, 2024 by  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday. Read more

UNRWA head claims key allegation of Hamas collaboration lawsuit is false

The head of UNRWA, the United Nations’ embattled Palestinian-only aid and social services agency, told JNS it disputes a key section of a civil lawsuit filed against the agency by victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

Israel strikes terrorists hiding in UN school

July 15, 2024 by  

Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Sunday. Read more

Israeli findings on a hidden brain hub open path for new ADHD treatment

July 15, 2024 by  

Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons. Read more

Israel extends mandatory military service over attorney general’s objections

July 15, 2024 by  

The Israeli government approved a law on Sunday extending mandatory military service from 32 months to 36 months, raising tensions over the contentious issue of army deferrals for yeshiva students. Read more

Four injured, two critically, in Palestinian car-ramming attack

July 14, 2024 by  

Four people were injured, two critically, in a Palestinian car-ramming attack at a traffic junction near the central Israeli city of Lod on Sunday. Read more

Mohammed Sinwar poised to become top Hamas military commander

July 14, 2024 by  

Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, is poised to become leader of Hamas’s military forces if it turns out that Mohammed Deif was indeed killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, according to an Arab media report. Read more

The Great Synagogue vandalised

July 14, 2024 by  

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has reported that Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has been vandalised. Read more

An hour before Biden comments, Netanyahu says praying for Trump

July 14, 2024 by  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he and his wife, Sara, are “shocked by the apparent attack on President Trump” and are praying “for his safety and speedy recovery.” Read more

UN finally says it paid for Albanese’s anti-Israel lobbying trip

July 14, 2024 by  

After months of refusing to state publicly who paid for an anti-Israel United Nations official’s politically-centred visit to Australia and New Zealand, the U.N. Human Rights Office told JNS on Friday that the global body paid for the trip in November. Read more

ZFA lodging a complaint against Mary Kostakidis

July 14, 2024 by  

Alon Cassuto, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, is to lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Mary Kostakidis, former top SBS newsreader for more than 20 years. Read more

Netanyahu reiterates ‘red lines’ for hostage deal with Hamas

July 12, 2024 by  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reiterated Jerusalem’s “red lines” for the hostage-for-ceasefire deal being negotiated with the Hamas terror group. Read more

The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity

July 12, 2024 by  

Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more

Internal IDF probe: ‘Serious’ errors let Hamas infiltrate kibbutz on Oct. 7

Nearly 350 Hamas terrorists, including 100 members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba Force, managed to infiltrate Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel on Oct. 7 due to catastrophic failures by the Israel Defence Forces in their readiness and response, according to the first part of the IDF’s internal probe of the attacks. Read more

Trio appeal convictions for Nazi salute at soccer game

July 12, 2024 by  

Three men convicted of hate crimes after making the Nazi salute at a soccer match in Sydney will appeal the court ruling. Read more

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