Following rally hate material, Victorian government must follow through on IHRA and stop the spread of Antisemitism
June 24, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Premier Jacinta Allan was today urged to crack down on the manufacture and display of virulently antisemitic material that were both on show and on sale at yesterday’s pro-Palestinian protest in Melbourne. Read more
At least 15 dead in attacks on Dagestan synagogues, churches
June 24, 2024 by JNS
More than 15 police officers and several civilians were killed by terrorists in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, authorities said early Monday.
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Israel strikes UNRWA facility taken over by Hamas
June 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli military struck buildings used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that previously served as headquarters for the UN Relief and Works Agency in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more
Hero policeman’s name tag returned to family amid emotional ceremony
June 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In a poignant ceremony, the name tag of a hero police officer was returned to his grieving family after it was recently discovered on the body of a Hamas terrorist killed on October 7. Read more
Surviving Nova creates new objectives for Millet
June 23, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
Millet Ben Haim hid in bushes after escaping a barrage of terrorists who were chasing her while she was trying to escape from the October 7 attack on the Nova Peace Festival. Read more
Famine in Gaza
June 23, 2024 by J-Wire photo story
Bustling street markets filled with produce in Deir al-Balah Camp, central Gaza Strip, June 21, 2024. Read more
Sydney University deal removes encampment and riles the community
June 23, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
Community response to a proposal accepted by Sydney University pro-Palestine students to remove encampments ahead of the upcoming semester has blasted the university’s administrators. Read more
Israel presses UN to ‘scale up’ efforts as undelivered aid piles up at crossings
June 21, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel called on the United Nations to “scale up” its efforts to distribute humanitarian aid on Thursday as goods continued piling up at Gaza’s border crossings. Read more
Daniel Andrews and Nova Peris to become patrons of the national Labor Friends of Israel Australia
June 21, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Labor Friends of Israel Australia co-convenors Dr Mike Kelly, Eric Roozendaal and Dr Nick Dyrenfurth have announced that former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ALP Senator Nova Peris have agreed to serve as the inaugural patrons of the national body. Read more
US officials to meet Israeli PM’s advisers over Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top advisers are set to meet White House adviser Jake Sullivan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington DC amid tensions between the two allies over Israel’s war in Gaza, officials say. Read more
Australian government called on to proscribe IRGC as a terrorist organisation
June 20, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Federal Government to emulate its Canadian counterpart and list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. Read more
Trades Hall vandals slammed for ‘performative stunt’
June 20, 2024 by AAP
Vandals have targeted the heart of Victoria’s union movement by spray-painting anti-police and pro-Palestine slogans on the building, demanding the police union be kicked out. Read more
Orthodox parties threaten to topple government over ‘Rabbis Bill,’ yeshiva deferments
June 20, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Two Orthodox parties on Wednesday threatened to topple the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew a controversial “Rabbis Bill” from the Knesset agenda the previous day. The governing coalition is already strained by the contentious legislation to grant deferments to yeshiva students. Read more
Two boys accused of raping 12-year-old Jewish girl in France
June 20, 2024 by AAP
Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities say. Read more
IDF green-lights ‘operational plans’ for Lebanon
June 19, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces’ Northern Command has approved operational plans for a war against the Hezbollah terrorist group in Southern Lebanon, the army announced on Tuesday. Read more
Bret Stephens tells AIJAC that we may be reliving the days of Theodore Herzl
June 19, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
The Jews have unfortunately re-entered history after October 7, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens told a large crowd at the Central Synagogue this week during an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) event. Read more
JCCV shocked by level of anti-Jewish hate
June 19, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) remains shocked and appalled at the level of anti-Jewish hate in the local community. Read more
Canoe superstar Fox riding emotions en route to Paris
June 19, 2024 by AAP
Like the rapids she regularly conquers, Paris Olympics triple gold-medal threat Jessica Fox has recently faced some turbulent times. Read more
Josh Burns’ office smashed and set on fire
June 19, 2024 by AAP J-Wire
Vandals have smashed windows and set fire to the front of federal Labor MP Josh Burns’ Melbourne electoral office in what he has branded a “politically motivated attack”. Read more
After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Read more
Seinfeld roasts anti-Israel heckler at Sydney comedy show
June 18, 2024 by J-Wire
A Sydney audience on Sunday cheered comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s response to a heckler who interrupted his stand-up show with shouts of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Read more
IDF has destroyed half of Hamas’s fighting forces in Rafah
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Around half of Hamas’s battalions in its last bastion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza have been dismantled during the current military operation there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
Israel: Dozens of hostages held in Gaza remain alive
June 18, 2024 by JNS
Many of the 120 hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip are believed to be alive, a senior Israeli official involved in ongoing negotiations with the terrorist organization said on Tuesday. Read more
UN: ‘No supporting evidence’ of famine in northern Gaza
June 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A UN committee of experts said in a recently released report that there is “no supporting evidence” to conclude that there is a famine in Gaza. Read more
IDF: Hezbollah ‘jeopardising future of Lebanon’
June 17, 2024 by JNS
Intensifying aggression by Iran-backed Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border is driving the Middle East towards a wider escalation that could have catastrophic consequences for Lebanon and the region, Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. Read more
Jerusalem will not commit to ending war until hostages released
June 17, 2024 by Joshua Marks - JNS
Jerusalem will not commit to ending the war in Gaza until Hamas releases all of the hostages held by the terrorist group, according to a senior Israeli official. Read more
Activists launch ‘Week of Disruption’ in bid to bring down Netanyahu
June 17, 2024 by JNS
Israeli opposition groups kicked off a “Week of Disruption” on Sunday aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and forcing an election within four months. Read more
Israeli excavation reveals first evidence of little-known Gallus revolt against Rome
June 17, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The discovery of a large, 1,650-year-old public building and a hoard of coins at an excavation in Lod provides the first compelling evidence of the little-known Gallus Revolt against Rome, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Sunday. Read more
‘Nazi hunter’ would support Le Pen’s party in France
June 17, 2024 by AAP
Serge Klarsfeld, a lawyer who became known as a Nazi hunter, has caused a stir in France with his comments on Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. Read more
Fox is poles apart with gold medal spree ahead of Games
June 17, 2024 by AAP
Australia’s Jessica Fox won three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland, to take her World Cup gold medal tally past 50 in a perfect warm-up for next month’s Olympic Games. Read more