South African-Israeli soldier captured by Hamas declared dead 

March 18, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

March 14, 2024 by  

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  

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’

March 13, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Australian government to stand firm and avoid making the recent mistakes of Sweden and Canada in their resumption of funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA, given the mounting evidence that its Gazan operations are complicit in Hamas’ massacre on southern Israel on October 7.

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Israel ‘will lose war support’ if innocent deaths mount: Penny Wong

March 12, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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.

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UN official investigating UNRWA arrives in Israel

March 12, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

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