A soldier’s new mission – fighting antisemitism

On the night of October 10, 2023, days after the massacre in Israel, crowds chanted ‘Where’s the Jews?’ at the Sydney Opera House. Watching the news the next day, Col Michael Scott turned to his wife. ‘I can’t stay silent,’ he said. It was at the moment he realised he had a responsibility to act.

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Two years of impact marking a lifelong commitment

UIA communities in both Victoria and New South Wales gathered for their AGMs and Report Back events, marking a clear post-ceasefire shift from emergency response to the long-term rebuilding of Israel both physically and emotionally. Read more

No Palestinian state, Netanyahu says, as Gaza demilitarisation takes centre stage

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply rejected renewed international discussion of Palestinian statehood. Read more

Israel identifies returned body as Meny Godard

Israeli medical examiners confirmed that the latest body returned by Hamas was Menahem “Meny” Godard, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Thursday morning. Read more

Antisemitic and abusive Uber ride

A Jewish nursing student in Melbourne was racially profiled, vilified and abused when she tried to take an Uber ride from Melbourne’s Box Hill Institute. Read more

Israeli study finds parental emotional support protects children during war, even when parents suffer trauma

A new Israeli study conducted in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attacks and the ongoing conflict has revealed that emotional support from parents plays a decisive role in protecting children’s mental health during war, even when those parents are struggling with trauma themselves.

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Kibbutz Nir Oz mourns Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar

The remains of two fallen hostages returned from Gaza have been identified as Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar on Wednesday morning, bringing closure to Kibbutz Nir Oz, where both hostages lived. Read more

Bedouin soldier and young woman who fought back: hostages’ bodies returned from Gaza

The bodies of two hostages returned from Gaza on Wednesday night were positively identified as Bedouin soldier Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash and Inbar Hayman, the last female hostage. Read more

Remains of hostages Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levy identified

The families of soldiers Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and civilian Eitan Levy announced on Wednesday morning that their bodies were among the four returned by Hamas overnight. Read more

Grieving community hopes Gaza ceasefire holds

The Jewish community in Australia is hoping that a ceasefire in Gaza will turn into a lasting peace, as Israel and Hamas prepare to swap prisoners. Read more

Israel prepares to welcome the last living hostages

The release of Israeli hostages that have been held in Gaza for two years is imminent, with 20 survivors to be released together, followed by the handover of 28 others – 26 dead and two whose fate is unknown. Read more

Israel gears up to receive hostages, release Palestinian prisoners

Israel’s health, justice, and security institutions began mobilising on Thursday for the long-awaited return of hostages held by Hamas and the parallel release of Palestinian prisoners. Read more

Australia urged to act after Israel genocide finding

Australia is being urged to take action against Israel after its war in Gaza was branded an act of genocide against Palestinians. Read more

Fighting alone: how Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented Hamas massacre

Members of Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented a massacre during Hamas’s October 7 attack while the Israel Defence Forces failed in its mission to protect the community, according to an army inquiry released on Thursday. Read more

Australian Jewish community inspired by captivity survivor Eli Sharabi as the JNF Australia’s 2025 campaign concludes

Gaza captivity survivor, Eli Sharabi, marked his inaugural visit to Australia since his release as part of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, Together, We Rise With Israel, leaving audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth inspired by his resilience and positivity for the future of Israel. Read more

‘Israel takes full responsibility’ for Qatari airstrike; fate of Hamas leaders unclear

In his first comments on the airstrikes in Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was fully responsible for the operation. Read more

Penny Wong meets released hostage

Released hostage Eli Sharabi met Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra yesterday. Read more

Parents of captive IDF soldier Nimrod Cohen release footage of abduction

The parents of Nimrod Cohen, an Israel Defence Forces soldier taken captive by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, on Monday night released for publication footage of his abduction. Read more

Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal

Amid renewed reports of Hamas’ flexibility on a phased ceasefire-hostage agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declared Saturday night that Israel will only accept a comprehensive deal that secures the release of all captives at once. Read more

Toronto Film Festival backflips on October 7 rescue film after claiming Hamas footage not cleared

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has reinstated a documentary on the Hamas October 7, 2023, attack after first saying it could not be shown because the terrorists’ own bodycam footage was not cleared for use by Hamas. Read more

Ben-Gvir calls for sovereignty over Gaza

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, where he called for sovereignty over the Gaza Strip. Read more

Four civilian guards held off dozens of terrorists at Kibbutz Sufa, army probe reveals

Against overwhelming odds and with minimal training, a four-member civilian security team at Kibbutz Sufa single-handedly prevented what could have been a massacre on October 7, according to an Israel Defence Forces investigation released on Monday. Read more

Hostage survivor: Pulitzer Prize to antisemitic Gaza poet ‘desecrates’ memory of victims

A former Israeli hostage denounced the Pulitzer Prize committee for giving an award to a Palestinian journalist who spread antisemitic content and fake news on his social media platforms and excused Hamas’ October 7 abductions. Read more

Heroism and resilience: Noam and Gali Tibon’s rescue mission amidst the Oct 7 attack

At 6:30 in the morning of October 7, 2023, Noam and Gali Tibon were enjoying a peaceful swim from a beach in Tel Aviv when the sound of sirens pierced the air. Read more

Herzog renews call for independent Oct 7 commission of inquiry

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday renewed calls for a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Read more

More than skin deep: Oct. 7 memorial tattoos

Campaigning for the release of their loved one, relatives of Liri Albag, one of 101 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza, got the word “faith” tattooed on themselves, replicating one of Liri’s tattoos. Read more

‘We have not broken’: Israel marks anniversary of October 7 attacks

Israeli leaders stressed national unity, strength and resilience as the country marked the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Sunday. Read more

Suicide a ‘delayed trauma response,’ experts warn after Oct 7 survivor takes her life

Although the first months after the October 7 attacks saw fewer suicide-related calls to Israel’s national emergency line, the number of suicide cases may increase as the war continues, Israeli researchers warned on Monday. Read more

Jewish community defiant as October 7 remembered

Australia’s Jewish community say they remain defiant and united as thousands gathered 12 months on from the October 7 attacks by Hamas. Read more

Israel marks a year since Oct. 7 with official state ceremony

The Israeli state ceremony marking one year since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack aired on television on Monday night, with pre-recorded speeches by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Read more