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Harris pushes Netanyahu to ease suffering in Gaza
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 5:30 pm
US Vice President Kamala Harris has pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden. Read more
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Two teens charged with vandalising Josh Burns’ office
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 4:30 pm
Police have charged two people after the offices of a federal Labor MP were daubed with red graffiti and windows smashed. Read more
Six Australian Jewish Olympians ready for the Games
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Six Jewish Aussies are ready to take on the world as Paris Olympics begin. Read more
Martin Indyk, diplomat who sought Mideast peace, dies
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 1:59 pm
Martin Indyk, an author, think tank leader and diplomat who worked toward peace in the Middle East, has died aged 73. Read more
Key Israeli minister backs proposal for ex-Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad run post-war Gaza
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:20 am
Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza. Read more
Tiberias water park closed amid fears of brain-eating amoeba
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:05 am
A popular water park was closed, and dozens of Israelis recently there streamed to emergency rooms amid fears of a rare brain-eating amoeba as another patient was being treated for suspected Naegleria Fowleri.
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Anti-Israel agitators burn US flags, clash with police in protest of Netanyahu
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:59 pm
Anti-Israel protesters violently confronted Capitol Hill police and burned the American flag in front of Union Station on Wednesday afternoon during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hour-long address to Congress. Read more
Israeli officials hail Netanyahu’s ‘important,’ ‘historic’ speech to Congress
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:45 pm
Israeli government officials praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday following his address to the U.S. Congress. Read more
‘Our victory will be your victory,’ Netanyahu tells US Congress
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:38 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received bursts of applause and frequent standing ovations—often from both sides of the aisle—as he delivered an address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday afternoon. Read more
Israel’s national anthem jeered at Olympic soccer match
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Israel’s national anthem has been loudly jeered ahead of the team’s opening Olympic soccer match against Mali in Paris. Read more
Albanese – ‘Right thing’: Australia acts against Israeli settlers
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:08 pm
Israeli settlers linked to beatings, sexual assaults and the torture of Palestinians in the West Bank have been sanctioned by Australia. Read more
Israel issues travel warning to nationals attending Paris Olympics
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 3:54 pm
Israel’s National Security Council issued a travel warning to citizens planning to attend the Paris Olympics, which are due to open on Friday, labelling France as a “level 2 threat.” Read more
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Six Australian Jewish Olympians ready for the Games
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Six Jewish Aussies are ready to take on the world as Paris Olympics begin. Read more
Israel’s national anthem jeered at Olympic soccer match
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Israel’s national anthem has been loudly jeered ahead of the team’s opening Olympic soccer match against Mali in Paris. Read more
Fox, Ockenden to carry Australian flag at Games opening
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:20 pm
Canoeing gold medallist Jessica Fox and hockey great Eddie Ockenden will be the Australian flag bearers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Read more
Israel Premier Tech 2024 Tour de France: best performance yet
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 2:35 pm
Features and Articles
For the better part of an hour on Wednesday, it was possible to believe that the Western world had not lost its mind. Read more
Last Shabbat’s Torah Parsha (portion) of Balak is a stark reminder of how relevant that episode in Jewish history is for all of us today. Read more
Why are we having difficulty coming to terms with this reality, the realization of how much we are hated ? Read more
Were Americans listening to Netanyahu’s message?
What Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his address to a joint meeting of Congress was important. Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: Kibbutz Be’eri slowly rises from the ashes of Oct. 7
As we approached the devastated villages of southern Israel, including Kibbutz Be’eri, the GPS navigation system insisted we “continue straight on Road 232,” commonly dubbed “The Road of Death” by survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
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New Head of High School at Moriah
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:01 pm
Ryan Gill has been appointed as Moriah College’s Head of High School. Read more
The Great’s Bat Mitzvah program spreads its wings
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 2:54 pm
The Great Synagogue is offering its Embracing Bat Mitzvah: Sisterhood and Tradition program to non-members and women across the wider Sydney Jewish community. Read more
The Great Synagogue’s WOW ‘Women of Worth’ is back
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 3:25 pm
The day-long event at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue promises inspiring speakers, a variety of interactive discussions, and fun activities. Read more
Painting a portrait of Rabbi Paul Lewin
Friday, July 12, 2024 at 11:14 am
Renowned local artist Ann Milch has completed a portrait of Rabbi Paul Lewin, marking his twenty years of dedicated service to Sydney’s The North Shore Synagogue’s congregation. Read more
Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards
Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 5:56 pm
Sydney-based Shalom has announced the creation of a new prize under the banner of the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards to recognise excellence in contemporary Australian fiction and non-fiction and to inspire and support current and future Jewish Australian authors. Read more
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Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more
Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”
The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more
Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
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Aug-4 Sydney: JNF Mezuzahs and Mimosas
A women’s event to raise funds to help traumatised Israeli children. Read more
Aug-8 Sydney: JNF Business Forum
Enjoy breakfast listening to David Shein. Read more
Aug-8 Sydney: Identifying bone fragments after Oct 7
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