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Israeli soccer star strikes to seal crown for England’s Leeds United
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Israeli international Manor Solomon fired Leeds United to the English Championship title on Saturday with a stoppage-time winner in a 2–1 victory over Plymouth Argyle. Read more
Israel green lights plan to expand attacks on Gaza
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:34 pm
The Israeli government has approved an expansion of the war in Gaza and also agreed to resume aid deliveries into the besieged enclave.
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Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Ed Avner is a fervent Jewish Australian who runs an eponymous Jewish-themed bakery in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Read more
Antisemitism up 52% in Victoria
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 4:04 pm
The 2024 Victorian Antisemitism Report has reported a surge in antisemitic incidents in 2024, with a total of 552 recorded cases, marking the highest annual total ever documented. Read more
Scientists triple survival rates in severe blood loss breakthrough
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:09 am
A groundbreaking discovery could dramatically change the way severe blood loss is treated in emergencies, Israeli scientists announced on Monday. Read more
Israel moving to replace U.S. aid with ‘win-win’ investment model
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:17 am
Israeli officials are preparing to phase out a longstanding U.S. foreign aid model and establish a new framework based on joint investments, innovation, and equal partnership. Read more
Missile falls in Ben-Gurion airport complex for first time
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 5:29 pm
A Houthi missile landed in a grove near a Ben-Gurion International Airport access road on Sunday morning, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed. Read more
Israel calls up thousands of reservists for Gaza war
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 4:47 pm
Israel’s security cabinet is poised to discuss an expansion of the Gaza war as tens of thousands of Israeli reservists receive call-up notices. Read more
Leaders congratulate Labor on election victory
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 8:57 am
‘Our children need food and water’: Gaza workers protest for salaries withheld by Hamas
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:39 pm
In a rare protest against Hamas, Palestinian employees of the Gaza City municipality demonstrated to receive salaries withheld by the terror group. Read more
Israel strikes near Syrian presidential compound amid Druze-Sunni clashes
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Israel confirmed fresh airstrikes on Damascus in the area of the Syrian presidential compound on Friday morning in a warning to President Ahmed al-Sharaa as sectarian violence between Druze and Sunnis continued. Read more
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 4:44 pm
Magen David Adom teams are currently assisting in the evacuation of nursing home patients in the Shoresh area in the Jerusalem Hills, following a fire in the region. Read more
JNF Australia mobilise emergency campaign to help save what has taken generations to grow
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 4:31 pm
Within hours of the outbreak of the wildfires in Israel, JNF Australia has mobilised and launched an emergency wildfire appeal, which will directly support the firefighting efforts, replace and upgrade critical equipment, rehabilitate forests, and provide long-term ecological restoration to damaged areas. Read more
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Israeli soccer star strikes to seal crown for England’s Leeds United
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Israeli international Manor Solomon fired Leeds United to the English Championship title on Saturday with a stoppage-time winner in a 2–1 victory over Plymouth Argyle. Read more
Silver lining as Fox wins second medal at kayak titles
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Olympic champ Noemie Fox has claimed her second medal in two days, clinching silver in the kayak championship at the Canoe Slalom Australian Open in Penrith. Read more
Jessica outfoxes rivals to claim Oceania championship
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 11:48 am
Olympic canoe great Jessica Fox has shaken off the competition cobwebs to win the Oceania title in the K1 event, with her sister Noemie in fourth. Read more
Defending cycling Tour champion hurt in race crash
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:43 pm
British cyclist Stevie Williams, the defending Tour Down Under champion and the No.1 rider for the Israel Premier Tech team, is nursing cuts on an elbow and knee after crashing during the pivotal third stage of this year’s race. Read more
Features and Articles
Rabbi Smuley Boteach says Australia is a sewer of antisemitism
This past week, I was attacked three times. Not for anything I said, or anything I did—but simply for being Jewish…Rabbi Shmuley Boteach tells the Jewish world. Read more
HKOPS still the world’s best kept secret
I was privileged to attend the inaugural Jewish News Syndicate International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on 27/28 April (JNS Conference) – but shocked to find that none of the well- credentialled international and Israeli speakers I approached had ever heard of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS). Read more
Yuval Raphael’s emotional journey from Supernova to Eurovision
One morning, when Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Supernova music festival massacre, was a 6-year-old girl, her father gathered her and her younger brother to announce they were relocating to Switzerland. Read more
A Melbourne theatre reviewed by Alex First Read more
This week’s cartoon: Broken Broker Read more
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi urges ‘reset’ in Israel ties
In an address at the Israeli Embassy’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Pretoria on April 29, South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein called for “a reset of the relationship” between Israel and South Africa. Read more
The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about spectacle as well as sound. When it comes to popular music, the more controversy there is, the greater the spectacle becomes. Read more
A movie review by Alex First Read more
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Quentin Tarantino buys Tel Aviv property for $13.8 million
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:02 pm
Renowned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his spouse, Israeli singer Daniella Pick, recently bought property in Tel Aviv for an estimated 50 million shekels (~$13.8 million), Hebrew media reported on Sunday. Read more
Listen to the lost voices of Mizrachi and Sephardi Jewry in Sydney
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:16 pm
Coinciding with this year’s Vivid Sydney festival will be a powerful and moving “Recollections”, a new immersive exhibition by internationally acclaimed Israeli multimedia artist Dor Zlekha Levy.
Great-grandson killed in Gaza as Shoah survivor visits Bergen-Belsen
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 6:01 pm
As Magda Baratz, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, was visiting the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, where she was held during World War II, her great-grandson was killed in action in Gaza. Read more
Maldives bans Israeli passport holders amid Gaza conflict
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:58 pm
The Maldives has officially barred Israeli passport holders from entering the country, citing solidarity with Palestinians amid the Jewish state’s war against Hamas in Gaza initiated by the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, murder-and-kidnapping spree. Read more
New discoveries in quantum physics will further efficiency in medicine, space exploration and more
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:08 am
Scientists have discovered how to ensure further efficiency in quantum technology, meaning advanced computers used across various sectors will now run better than ever. Read more
Young-Gen
Moriah College students excel in HSC
Moriah College’s Class of 2024 has delivered exceptional results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), underscoring the school’s academic rigour and commitment to holistic student development. Read more
Emanuel School celebrates exceptional 2024 HSC results
Sydney’s Emanuel School is celebrating the outstanding achievements of its Class of 2024 in the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Read more
Two Mount Scopus students achieve ATAR score of 99.90
Mount Scopus graduating class’s efforts have gained praise from principal Dan Sztrajt. Read more
Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards
Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
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Seven-year-old Zachary’s mission to support the wounded
Seven-year-old Zachary Berman, a Year 1 student at Mount Sinai College in Maroubra, Australia, is turning personal challenges into a mission of compassion. Read more
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