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UK, Germany, Italy join Australia in rejecting Macron’s ‘Palestine’ statehood plan

UK, Germany, Italy join Australia in rejecting Macron’s ‘Palestine’ statehood plan

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:46 pm

The governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia announced over the weekend that they are not planning on backing France’s initiative to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Read more

Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat

Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:00 pm

Israel’s military has announced daily tactical pauses in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian aid, marking the first such arrangement in over a year of war. Read more

Jewish texts saved from destruction at New Zealand’s National Library

Jewish texts saved from destruction at New Zealand’s National Library

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 4:39 pm

Following concerns raised over reports that the National Library of New Zealand planned to destroy a large number of books, including religious texts, the Jewish community is welcoming a positive resolution. Read more

Huckabee: France’s ‘Palestinian’ state will be called ‘Franc-en-Stine’

Huckabee: France’s ‘Palestinian’ state will be called ‘Franc-en-Stine’

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday mocked Paris’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, suggesting that this new entity be located in southern France and named after a fictional monster. Read more

Rubenstein takes issue with Albanese Gaza statement

Rubenstein takes issue with Albanese Gaza statement

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 5:48 pm

The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears…says Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more

Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students

Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 4:48 pm

Ten and eleven-year-old Jewish students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College were targeted with antisemitic chanting during a school excursion to the Melbourne Museum on Thursday. Read more

Israel, US decry French move to recognise Palestine

Israel, US decry French move to recognise Palestine

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 3:11 pm

France’s move to recognise a Palestinian state has drawn angry rebukes from Israel and the US, while pushing other countries to make strong expressions of support for a two-state solution. Read more

US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home

US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 10:52 am

The US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar, after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,” Donald Trump’s envoy says. Read more

New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care

New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 10:17 am

Sabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc. Read more

52 Jewish kids said taken off flight in Spain for singing in Hebrew

52 Jewish kids said taken off flight in Spain for singing in Hebrew

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 5:45 pm

More than 50 French Jewish youths were removed from a Vueling flight in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, allegedly for singing in Hebrew and following anti-Israel rhetoric directed at them by staff of the low-cost airline, according to Israel’s minister for combating antisemitism. Read more

Israeli security forces foil attempt on Netanyahu’s life

Israeli security forces foil attempt on Netanyahu’s life

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 5:34 pm

An anti-government activist from Tel Aviv was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of conspiring to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday. Read more

‘Wrong side of history’: senator hits out at sanction

‘Wrong side of history’: senator hits out at sanction

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 5:15 pm

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has lashed Labor and the coalition for being on the “wrong side of history” over the war in Gaza as the parliament sanctioned her. Read more

Parents of teen slain in Sbarro pizzeria bombing meet with US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro

Parents of teen slain in Sbarro pizzeria bombing meet with US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:23 pm

The parents of Australian/U.S./Israeli teen Malki Roth, murdered in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem in August 2021, met with Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, in a July 17 video conference to discuss the extradition of their daughter’s killer from Jordan. Read more

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Fox fired up for canoe world titles after rough results

Fox fired up for canoe world titles after rough results

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 3:44 pm

Jessica Fox has had mixed results since her stunning double Olympic triumph, but the canoe great expects to again deliver at the world championships in Penrith. Read more

In a class of her own: Aussie paddling GOAT wins again

In a class of her own: Aussie paddling GOAT wins again

Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 6:14 pm

Three days after turning 31, Jessica Fox has landed yet another World Cup canoeing gold in France to take her unmatched tally to 35. Read more

Highs and lows as Fox takes gold from World Cup opener

Highs and lows as Fox takes gold from World Cup opener

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:29 pm

Olympic champion paddlers Jessica and Noemie Fox have experienced mixed fortunes at the first World Cup round in Spain. Read more

Israeli soccer star strikes to seal crown for England’s Leeds United

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

Features and Articles

On the other hand

On the other hand

The negative and often fake news propagated by the international media about Israel on a daily basis is contributing to the torrent of toxic hate affecting Jews worldwide. Read more

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Transparently disgraceful

Transparently disgraceful

There are times when a situation is so clearly disgraceful that silence is no longer an honest option. Read more

Sir Thomas More

Sir Thomas More

I was always interested in history. Having been brought up in England, I have a particular interest in its history. Read more

“Spark an Intifada”? A dangerous and hypocritical poster on Auckland campus

“Spark an Intifada”? A dangerous and hypocritical poster on Auckland campus

A new poster recently appeared on the University of Auckland campus under the banner of the Palestine Student Action Committee. Read more

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Shabbat Mattot & Massei

Shabbat Mattot & Massei

Should we settle in Israel Read more

Gaza fundraising restrictions: not discrimination — just common sense

Gaza fundraising restrictions: not discrimination — just common sense

Recent reports in New Zealand media have highlighted that PayPal and Givealittle have restricted donations to Gaza, sparking outrage from some activists and donors. Read more

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Lion cub rescued from Palestinian village near Jerusalem

Lion cub rescued from Palestinian village near Jerusalem

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:57 pm

A lion cub was found on Saturday tied to a tree in the yard of a home in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said. Read more

Emanuel Synagogue and Emanuel Woollahra Preschool reunify

Emanuel Synagogue and Emanuel Woollahra Preschool reunify

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 3:22 pm

Sydney’s Emanuel Woollahra Preschool (EWP) and Emanuel Synagogue (ES) have officially reintegrated after a unanimous vote by EWP members on June 12, transitioning the preschool to a Company Limited by Guarantee with ES as its sole member.

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Notre Dame University and The Great Synagogue unite for Jewish philosophy study

Notre Dame University and The Great Synagogue unite for Jewish philosophy study

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:24 pm

The University of Notre Dame Australia has joined with The Great Synagogue Sydney in a new partnership aimed at deepening understanding of Jewish philosophy and its history in Australia.

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First scientific evidence of auditory interaction between plants and animals

First scientific evidence of auditory interaction between plants and animals

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:21 pm

An amazing scientific breakthrough at Tel Aviv University: A world-first study shows an acoustic interaction between plants and insects. Read more

Stand with Israel by being there this September

Stand with Israel by being there this September

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 5:55 pm

UIA says for so many of us, Israel isn’t just a destination – it’s a longing. Our homeland. A place we’ve dreamed of standing in, not just for ourselves, but for something greater. Read more

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Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program ignites innovation and visit to Israel

Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program ignites innovation and visit to Israel

The Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program is uniquely designed to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation among our Year 11 students. Read more

Moriah College students excel in HSC 

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

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

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

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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