Israel PM says no end to Gaza war until Hamas destroyed
June 2, 2024 by AAP
Israel says there will be no formal end to the Gaza war as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions of timing and interpretation over a truce offer advanced by US President Joe Biden and provisionally welcomed by the Palestinian faction. Read more
Fox wins canoe World Cup round in build-up to Olympics
June 2, 2024 by AAP
Overcoming nerves and scratchy form, Jessica Fox has shown her Paris Olympics campaign is on target with a World Cup canoe win in Germany. Read more
MOTL gets a new CEO
May 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gary Samowitz has been appointed chief executive officer of March of the Living Australia. Read more
Hakoah terminates building contract
May 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Hakoah Club has terminated its contract with its current builder. Read more
Attacks on US Consulate, MP offices branded
May 31, 2024 by AAP
Pro-Palestine supporters who vandalised a United States Consulate building and the offices of several Labor MPs have been warned not to bring the Middle East conflict to the streets of Australia. Read more
Israel competes in road cycling for the first time in 64 years
May 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Itamar Einhorn, an Israel Premier-Tech professional cycling team member, has been officially selected by the Israeli Cycling Federation to represent Israel at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Read more
UNRWA ordered to vacate Jerusalem offices over lease violations
May 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been ordered to vacate its Jerusalem offices within 30 days over violations of its lease. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut celebrated in Melbourne and Sydney
May 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week. the Victorian and NSW Jewish communities held cocktail functions to celebrate Israeli Independence Day. Read more
Two soldiers killed in Palestinian car-ramming attack
May 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Two Israeli soldiers critically injured in a Wednesday night Palestinian car-ramming attack died of their injuries, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
The University of Sydney updates its position
May 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Sydney has responded to the Zionist Federation of Australia’s call for the resignation of Vice Chancellor Mark Scott. Read more
Israeli military takes full control of Gaza-Egypt border
May 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday it was in full “operational control” of the entire Gaza-Egypt border and has so far located 20 tunnels leading into the Egyptian Sinai. Read more
Knesset advances legislation labeling UNRWA as ‘terror organization’
May 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Knesset plenum approved a preliminary reading of legislation designating the UN Relief and Works Agency as a “terror organization” on Wednesday. Read more
Three Israeli soldiers killed in booby-trapped building
May 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Three soldiers were killed when a booby-trapped building in Rafah blew up on Wednesday, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more
‘Damaged’ Gaza pier to be removed for at least a week for repairs, Pentagon says
May 29, 2024 by JNS
The U.S. Department of Defence announced that it will remove a temporary pier off the Gazan coast for at least a week for repairs, after the top of the T-shaped pier separated and drifted into the coast on Tuesday. Read more
Attempt for Palestine recognition fails parliament
May 29, 2024 by AAP
An attempt for federal parliament to formally recognise a Palestinian state has failed. Read more
ZFA to Mark Scott: Resign
May 29, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia calls for the University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott to resign. Read more
Israel: Civilians killed by fire that broke out after Rafah strike
May 28, 2024 by JNS
Noncombatants were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Sunday night due to a fire that broke out after the attack, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday. Read more
Coalition will cancel anti-semitic overseas students’ visas
May 28, 2024 by J-Wire
A Coalition Government will use provisions of the Migration Act to cancel the visas of any student protestors found to be involved in spreading anti-Semitism or supporting terrorism. Read more
UIA Yom Ha’atzmaut mission strengthens participants and the People of Israel
May 28, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Despite the ongoing turbulent and stressful situation that Israel is currently facing, UIA and its supporters felt compelled, more than ever before, to show their unwavering support for our brothers and sisters in Israel at a time that they need it most. Read more
Robert Goot to establish an antisemitism task force
May 28, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has asked Sydney-based Robert Goot to establish a WJC task force on responses to antisemitism. Read more
Nikki Haley denounces UN and Hamas at Nova massacre site
May 28, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Nikki Haley, former US presidential candidate and Ambassador to the UN visited southern Israel on Monday, touring the sites of Hamas massacres, meeting with the families of hostages, and briefings in northern Israel about the Hezbollah threat. Read more
Nova massacre survivor wins gold at European jujitsu championship
Israeli jujitsu fighter Yarin Shriki won a gold medal at the European Championship in Germany over the weekend, seven months after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival near Gaza. Read more
New report details South Africa’s links to Islamic terror
May 27, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Pretoria serves as a “crucial base of operations” for Islamic terror groups, according to a soon-to-be-released report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Read more
Golden glimpse into the past: 2,300-year-old child’s ring found in Jerusalem
May 27, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Archaeologists discovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,300-year-old child’s ring from the Hellenistic period at an excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David archaeological park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. Read more
Iranian Jew at ‘imminent risk’ of execution after appeal rejected
A Jewish man on death row in an Iranian prison for killing a man in a brawl two years ago in self-defence is at “imminent risk of execution” after Iran’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Read more
Bipartisan backing for tougher hate-speech penalties
The coalition has signalled it is willing to work alongside the government to strengthen hate-speech laws, amid rising levels of anti-Semitism. Read more
‘Shameless’: Israelis heap scorn on The Hague’s Rafah ruling
May 27, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israelis heaped scorn on the International Court of Justice for apparently ruling on Friday that Israel must scale back or end its military operations in Rafah. Read more
Richard Marles: No place for anti-Semitism, prejudice
Anti-Semitism in Australia has reached levels not seen in his lifetime, according to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles after a Jewish school was vandalised in Melbourne.
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Cops arrive at Gaza protest as students refuse to budge
Police could begin arresting students at a pro-Palestine encampment after the protesters formed a human chain and refused to leave the Australian National University campus. Read more
Rockets send Tel Aviv residents to shelters for first time in four months
May 26, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at central Israel on Sunday, sending residents of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan area scrambling for shelter. It was the first attack on Israel’s most populated region in four months. Read more
