South African-Israeli soldier captured by Hamas declared dead
March 18, 2024 by JNS
South African-Israeli dual national Daniel Perez, 22, from Yad Binyamin, was killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists, who are holding his remains in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Sunday. Read more
Israeli turns 86 in Hamas captivity in Gaza
March 18, 2024 by Amelie Botbol
Israeli hostage Shlomo Mansour, the oldest of 134 captives still being held by Hamas in Gaza, turned 86 years old on Sunday. Read more
Israel to mark Hamas massacre with annual commemorative day
March 18, 2024 by JNS
The Israeli Cabinet voted on Sunday to mark Hamas’s massacre of some 1,200 people with an annual commemoration on the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Read more
Dr Moshe Farchi received apologies for being uninvited to Gold Coast conference
March 18, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Director of the Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association has apologised to Israeli trauma specialist Dr Moshe Farchi and the Australian Jewish community for the decision to disinvite Dr Farchi from the Frontline Mental Health Conference on the Gold Coast earlier this month. Read more
Jonathan Glazer gets another serve
March 18, 2024 by George Foster
Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants could not let Jonathan Glazer’s prepared Oscar speech pass by without its comment. Read more
NZ deputy PM likens previous Ardern government to Nazis
March 18, 2024 by AAP
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has set off a frenzy for likening the previous government’s power-sharing policies with Maori to Nazi ideology. Read more
PM says Israel will not keep civilians trapped in Rafah
March 18, 2024 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a long-expected assault on the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians have taken shelter. Read more
Israeli cycling team clinches overall victory in Tour de Taiwan
March 18, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Premier—Tech cycling team, led by riders Joe Blackmore and Itamar Einhorn, has clinched both stage and overall victories in the prestigious Tour De Taiwan. Read more
Adidas says it will donate $152 million from sales of Kanye West shoes
March 17, 2024 by JNS
Adidas has already donated or plans to give some US$152 million to groups countering hate, including antisemitism after it was left with about US$1.3 billion worth of “Yeezy” shoes. Read more
Israel to attend truce talks, Gaza hunger crisis acute
March 17, 2024 by AAP
The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza says acute malnutrition is accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepares to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas. Read more
Hamas proposes hostage exchange in Gaza ceasefire plan
March 15, 2024 by AAP
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. Read more
Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks
March 15, 2024 by AAP J-Wire
Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Read more
South African foreign minister: Citizens in IDF to be arrested on return
Naledi Pandor, the foreign minister of South Africa, said at an African National Congress event earlier this week that South Africa will arrest citizens who serve in the Israel Defence Forces upon their return to South Africa. Read more
Israel engaging Palestinian Authority on aid and governing post-war Gaza
March 14, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Israel is holding talks with representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah for the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip and “semi-official” discussions on running Gaza after the war. Read more
Israeli FM to UN Secretary-General: ‘You’ve brought world body to all-time low’
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a sharply worded letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, charging him with a blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas against the Jewish people on Oct. 7. Read more
Hezbollah launches 100-rocket barrage at northern Israel
March 13, 2024 by Joshua Marks - JNS
Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets at the northern Golan Heights and the Galilee Panhandle on Tuesday morning, according to the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Half of ‘settler violence’ complaints manufactured by foreign activists, Knesset told
March 13, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
A Foreign Affairs and Defensce subcommittee convened to address allegations of foreign anarchists purporting to be human rights activists harassing Israeli security personnel in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Rebuilding the dream: Uniting hearts and rehabilitating Israel at UIA Australia’s 2024 campaign events
March 13, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia hosted over 4, 000 attendees across its 2024 Campaign events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in support of the People of Israel. Read more
Israel confirms death of soldier, 19, held captive in Gaza
March 13, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday the death of a 19-year-old soldier taken captive on October 7. Read more
AIJAC: Keep aid from UNRWA but keep aid flowing
March 13, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Israel ‘will lose war support’ if innocent deaths mount: Penny Wong
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Foreign Minister Penny Wong is backing US President Joe Biden, who says Israel’s prime minister is hurting the country more than helping it, as the death toll in Gaza mounts. Read more
Alleged Nazi salute stunt at cinema sparks police probe
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Police are investigating after Nazi salutes were allegedly performed and racial slurs yelled by a group of people during the screening of a Holocaust movie. Read more
Israel verifying killing of Hamas military leader
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Israel is checking if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike in Gaza, media said, as prospects faded of talks securing a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Man assaulted in Brisbane for wearing a pro-Israel t-shirt
March 12, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg has reported that a Jewish man wearing an “I stand with Israel” t-shirt was assaulted by two men in Brisbane last month.
UN official investigating UNRWA arrives in Israel
March 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who has been tasked with investigating the UN Relief and Works Agency’s neutrality and participation in Hamas’s October 7 attacks, arrived in Israel on Monday. Read more
The sermon by Imam Abdul Salam Zoud
March 12, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Last month, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud delivered a sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah in Sydney’s Lakemba. Read more
Oscar a bitter sweet pill for Zionist chief
March 12, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
Yaakov Hagoel has posted on X his reaction to British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s prepared acceptance speech following being awarded the Oscar for the Best International Film Zone of Interest. Read more
Dutch protest Israeli president’s presence at museum
March 11, 2024 by AAP
The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more
Tools to fight hate speech
March 11, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Courage to Care and cool.org have launched a nation-wide online education resource for teachers and students to fight against the alarming increase in hate speech in Australia. Read more
Reporting on a visit to Israel
March 11, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Four recent visitors to Israel on AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship program, three Federal MPs and one from the media, reported on their visits to AIJAC supporters at a recent Melbourne function. Read more