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Nurses cop national ban over anti-Israel ‘kill’ rant
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:56 pm
Two nurses will be barred from working anywhere in Australia after allegedly threatening to kill Israeli patients in a video. Read more
ABC partners MHM in new Holocaust resource for students and teachers
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:01 pm
ABC Education and the Melbourne Holocaust Museum have partnered together to develop and launch a great new Holocaust education resource for all Australian students and teachers: Journeys of Hope. Read more
Dutton wants citizenship debate after anti-Israel video
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:13 pm
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called for a “conversation” on citizenship rules after a video surfaced of nurses bragging they would kill Israeli patients. Read more
Ita Buttrose tried to expedite ABC host’s dismissal
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:08 pm
Ita Buttrose asked if a casual ABC radio host who shared a post on the Israel-Gaza war could be kicked off air despite a decision to keep her for all shifts. Read more
Nurses’ Israeli kill comments ‘a hate crime’: top cop
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:01 pm
Two nurses’ suggestions that Israeli patients would be killed or refused care is being viewed as a hate crime as investigators weigh up laying charges. Read more
Pro-Palestine rallies in Melbourne now a monthly event
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 5:33 pm
With crowd numbers levelling off at the weekly pro-Palestine rallies in Melbourne, the organisers are switching to monthly protests. Read more
Nurses devastated, Jews fearful after ‘vile’ video
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 5:19 pm
Emotional nurses have rallied against hate speech as Jewish leaders say some are wondering whether they need to hide their religion to get equitable healthcare. Read more
Jewish Board of Deputies president visits Bankstown Hospital
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 1:01 pm
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies president, David Ossip, has visited Sydney’s Bankstown Hospital, from which two nurses participated in a social media video threatening an Israeli. Read more
Israel calls up reservists as Gaza ceasefire fears rise
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 10:48 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns “intense fighting” will resume in Gaza if Hamas does not return hostages by noon on Saturday. Read more
Grillings end in salvo by ABC host fired over Gaza post
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:29 pm
The ABC has been put under the spotlight with various bosses grilled over why a fill-in radio host was dismissed after sharing a post on the Israel-Gaza war. Read more
Universities ‘toxic’ for Jewish students, inquiry finds
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:15 pm
Universities have become toxic for Jewish students and staff, a parliamentary inquiry has found, releasing its findings early ahead of the the first semester. Read more
Oldest Israeli hostage declared dead
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:03 pm
The family of Shlomo Mansour, the oldest hostage in Gaza, has been notified that the 86-year-old had died in captivity. Read more
Israeli lawmakers push to restore ‘Judea and Samaria’ in government documents
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 5:53 pm
Legislation to identify the “West Bank” as “Judea and Samaria” in Israeli government documents faces its first vote in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday. Read more
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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
Israeli tennis player defiantly wears yellow ribbon at Australian Open
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Israeli tennis player Lina Glushko wore a yellow ribbon in her hair to an international match in Australia after organizers forbade her from wearing a pin, which organizers considered a political statement, during the competition, Israel’s Channel 14 reported on Tuesday. Read more
Features and Articles
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Father-in-Law Read more
When Trump and Hamas refuse to leave the tough talk in Vegas
Samuel Berkowitz – a master craftsman with a wonderful legacy Read more
From Auschwitz to Gaza: The unfolding horror and its implications
In late February 1945, among the first reports on the horrors of Auschwitz was one by a Polish officer, Lt. Wacław Lipiński, who wrote in the Polpress Bulletin, “Those who have survived don’t look like human beings, they are mere shadows.” Read more
If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded
It’s been more than 16 months since Israel was invaded and its citizens, including men, women and children, were subjected to mass murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. Read more
Trump buries Biden-UN two-state solution in Gaza’s rubble
President Trump’s decision to takeover – and makeover – Gaza – has seen the Biden-United Nations two-state solution: Unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority – buried in the rubble of Gaza. Read more
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
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Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Melbourne-born Toby Glaser has been appointed as cantor at Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel. Read more
Food that brings us together: The Jewish Food Festival returns!
Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 4:21 pm
The Jewish Food Festival, created by Sydney’s Shalom Collective, returns for its third year with an exciting milestone: the official launch of the Shalom Collective brand. Read more
Australia’s delegation at the 80th Auschwitz commemoration
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 5:20 pm
The Australian delegation which recently visited Auschwitz to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. Read more
Educators in Cairns, Brisbane and Perth combine to develop national teaching units on antisemitism
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 4:22 pm
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