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New ceasefire proposal presented to Hamas in Cairo talks
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:20 pm
Qatari and Egyptian mediators have presented a new ceasefire framework to Hamas, including a multi-year truce, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners and a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, according to a report on Monday. Read more
66,250 Holocaust survivors will remain in 2035, Claims Conference predicts
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:19 pm
A report that the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany published yesterday about aging Holocaust survivors suggests “sobering insights into the future of this incredible community,” per the nearly 75-year-old nonprofit, which estimates that it will distribute about US$530 million in compensation this year to Holocaust survivors worldwide, and $960 million for welfare needs of survivors. Read more
ECAJ president urges dignity and respect at the polls
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:12 pm
As pre-polling opens across Australia today, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Daniel Aghion KC has called on the Jewish community to uphold dignity and civility during the federal election campaign.
Neighbours ‘shame’ TV star after Nazi salute charge
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 5:10 pm
A former actor and political candidate, who starred in Neighbours and McLeod’s Daughters, has faced court charged with performing a Nazi salute. Read more
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog receives U.S. ambassador’s diplomatic credentials
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 4:29 pm
Mike Huckabee is now officially the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, having presented his credentials to President Herzog. Read more
Pope Francis: a legacy of Jewish outreach and Israel dialogue
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 9:10 am
Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade, died today at the age of 88. Read more
Jewish leaders condemn Dreyfus for preferencing Greens in Isaacs
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 9:08 am
Australia’s peak Jewish representative body has written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC MP expressing “deep disappointment” over Labor’s decision to recommend preferences to the Greens in the federal seat of Isaacs, which Dreyfus currently holds.
In a strongly worded letter sent yesterday, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) said the decision was especially troubling given the radical positions of the Greens and the conduct of their candidate in Isaacs, Alex Breskin.
Smear campaign: illegal pamphlets target Allegra
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:17 pm
The election watchdog has launched a probe into unauthorised pamphlets, which an independent MP has decried as ‘negative’ and ‘unlawful’.
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SmartAID’s AI mapping brings hope to Ukraine’s landmine struggle
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:02 pm
Hamas says fate of Israeli-US hostage unknown
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 3:37 pm
A Hamas guard who was holding Israeli-US citizen Edan Alexander has been killed, the militant group’s armed wing says, making the fate of the hostage unclear. Read more
Britain’s Board of Deputies members says Israel’s soul is being ripped out
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 5:58 pm
Members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews have publicly criticised Israel’s government in an open letter published Thursday in the Financial Times saying “they can no longer “turn a blind eye” to the war in Gaza, Read more
Former hostage Noa Argamani one of TIME’s 100 most influential people
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 5:21 pm
It’s been less than a year since Noa Argamani was pulled from the chaos of captivity, freed in a high-risk operation by Israeli forces after eight months in the clutches of Hamas. Read more
Soccer star Haaland video chats with freed Israeli hostage
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 5:07 pm
Omer Shem Tov, a former hostage of Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on Wednesday posted online a video of him speaking on the phone with Norwegian football star Erling Haaland. Read more
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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
Fox sisters back to work after basking in Olympic glow
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Champion paddlers Jessica and Noemie Fox admit some uncertainty about returning to racing for the first time since winning gold medals at the Paris Olympics. Read more
Features and Articles
Macron’s Middle East ‘grandstanding’ will backfire
This week, Israel revoked the entry visas of 27 French lawmakers and local officials. Read more
Eva Bacon – dress designer, political activist, and feminist Read more
Pope Francis was, without question, the most important and most influential religious and theological figure of the 21st century, not just for Roman Catholics, not just for Christians, but for Jews as well. Read more
St Matthew Passion – Mendelssohn’s 1841 version
A music review by Shirley Politzer Read more
This week’s cartoon: The 3.67% delusion Read more
Huckabee arrives in Israel to represent Trump’s views – not his
Mike Huckabee – America’s first-ever evangelical Christian Ambassador to Israel – has – on his first day in office – visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem – the most sacred place in Judaism – a remnant of the Second Temple – destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Read more
The real lesson of the attack on Josh Shapiro
The attack on the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro carries a number of lessons, none sharper and more urgent than the wake-up call for those who are least likely to want to acknowledge it. Read more
I don’t usually send out the ideas of others. But this is an exception. Read more
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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
Rapid-fire yeast study offers clues to rare diseases, cancer, and other disorders
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 12:07 pm
In a breakthrough that could shed light on the inner workings of human cells and advance the understanding of rare genetic diseases, Israeli and German scientists have discovered the functions of hundreds of previously mysterious proteins — by triggering them to go “on strike.” Read more
AI outperforms physicians in telemedicine, Israeli researchers say
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 3:21 pm
Artificial intelligence-based diagnostic and treatment recommendations outperformed human physicians in an Israeli study released on Tuesday, suggesting that AI could serve as a valuable decision-support tool in medical practice, particularly in virtual urgent care settings. Read more
Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Illuminated wonder at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne reviewed by Alex First 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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