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U.S. warship drills with israel in Red Sea as Iran tensions continue

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:33 pm

Amid rising tensions with Iran and active U.S.–Iran diplomatic engagement, a U.S. Navy destroyer participated in a joint exercise with Israeli Navy vessels in the Red Sea, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more

Mortars found in Gaza hidden in UN Relief Agency’s aid bags

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:26 pm

During an operation by the IDF’s 7th Armoured Brigade to clear the Yellow Line ceasefire area in southern Gaza, approximately 110 mortar shells hidden in UNRWA (UN Relief Works Agency) humanitarian aid bags were located. Read more

Tree Planting in Melbourne in honour of Bondi victims

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:21 pm

Trees were planted on Tuesday at the Beth Weizmann Community Centre for the Jewish festival of Tu B’Shvat in honour of the 15 victims of the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach on 14 December. Read more

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit ‘riot’

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5:13 pm

NSW Police have extended restrictions on public protests ahead of the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, citing community safety concerns and the risk of unrest in Sydney.

Bar-Ilan University to award the Jonathan Sacks Institute Prize to distinguished historian Prof. Deborah Lipstadt

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:54 pm

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University announced today that Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, one of the world’s leading authorities on Holocaust history and antisemitism, will receive the Jonathan Sacks Institute Prize for Outstanding Achievement as a Public Intellectual for 2026. Read more

Neo-Nazi told off as magistrate denounces brazen racism

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:05 pm

Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant, who was convicted of performing a sieg heil outside court, is facing fresh charges after allegedly dressing as a Ku Klux Klan member. Read more

Former Sydney Uni staffer banned from campus after court appearance

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 1:55 pm

A former staff member of the University of Sydney has faced court charged with multiple offences after allegedly launching an unprovoked antisemitic tirade at Jewish students during a religious gathering on campus last year.

Protest curb to stop ‘riot’ over Israel president visit

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 1:17 pm

Extraordinary protest bans are slated to be prolonged as Israeli president Isaac Herzog visits Australia following the Bondi terror attack. Read more

NSW mayors urged to turn grief into action for Bondi community

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:45 am

NSW councils that lined up to mourn December’s Bondi terror attack are now being asked to put their money where their sympathies lie.

KKL-JNF distributes over 550K saplings to mark Tu B’Shevat

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:39 pm

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is holding events in forests, parks, and communities across Israel to mark Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, which falls on Monday. Read more

UK lawyers say Britannica erased Israel from content

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:30 pm

A British legal group has accused Encyclopaedia Britannica of erasing Israel from its children’s educational materials, alleging that entries on the Britannica Kids website misrepresent Middle Eastern history and geography. Read more

Israel moves to end Médecins Sans Frontières operations in Gaza

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:16 pm

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry announced it is moving to terminate the activities of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, MSF) in the Gaza Strip, citing what it described as a serious and ongoing violation of registration and transparency requirements for international humanitarian organisations. Read more

Apple buys Israeli startup in its second-largest deal

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:07 pm

Apple Inc. announced on Thursday that it has acquired Israeli startup Q.ai, a software company that implements AI technology for audio, among other applications. Read more

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First ever Israeli bobsleigh team qualifies for Winter Olympics

Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 6:01 pm

Israel’s bobsleigh team has qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, to be held next month at venues across Lombardy and northeastern Italy. Read more

Our Guy: Israeli wheelchair tennis star aims for Grand Slam sweep

Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 5:36 pm

Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson is on the cusp of one of Israel’s greatest sporting milestones. Read more

Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:20 pm

Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. Read more

Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:45 pm

2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Read more

Features and Articles

Trump shouldn’t fall into the Iran negotiations trap

President Donald Trump was re-elected to the presidency to drain the swamp in Washington, push back the tide of illegal immigration and roll back the dead hand of toxic woke leftism in American government and society. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Sir Peter Emil Herbert Abeles, AC – entrepreneur, businessman, transportation magnate, and benefactor Read more

Guterres chooses to prolong the Jewish-Arab conflict than end it

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the United Nations still continue to believe that the creation of a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan – located in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem – is the only solution that can lead to the end of the 130-year-old Jewish-Arab conflict (two-state solution). Read more

The Watchmaker’s War

Nazis—and their nemesis—surface in 1950s Melbourne Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Stop chasing after the Saudis to join the Abraham Accords

The 12-day air campaign against Iran carried out by Israel last June, and then eventually joined by the United States, changed the strategic equation in the Middle East. Read more

On the other hand

The nonprofit organization Matnat Chaim (gift of life) is set to enter the Guinness World Records after successfully gathering more than 1,000 kidney donors in a single photograph on Sunday. Read more

The emergence of Holocaust erasure

International Holocaust Memorial Day has become a spur to write the Jews out of their own history. Read more

New Year for Trees

The fifteenth of Shvat in Hebrew is Tu B’Shvat. This year it is on Monday the 2nd of February. Read more

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HAVE YOU HEARD? / READERS SAY...

Whose Land?

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:46 am

Douglas Murray recommends it, Richard Kemp hosts it, Hugh Kitson directed it, and anyone who wants to defend Israel should watch it. Read more

Choosing optimism: Eddie Jaku’s story comes to the Sydney Opera House

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 5:02 pm

The extraordinary life and outlook of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku will be brought to the Sydney Opera House stage in May 2026 with the Australian premiere of The Happiest Man on Earth, a one-man play starring and produced by Anton Berezin.

Brighton Shule welcomes new rabbi

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:16 pm

Brighton Hebrew Congregation has appointed Rabbi Gershom Baraza as its Congregational Rabbi, starting today. Read more

SHIR to perform at ‘Australia Day Live’ in historic first for Jewish music

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 5:40 pm

SHIR will take to the stage at ‘Australia Day Live’ this Monday night on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, marking a first for the national event and a moment of deep significance for the Jewish community.

Unique Holocaust education programme “In My Pocket” expands to Lithuania

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2:26 pm

The “In My Pocket” initiative, an innovative Holocaust education programme developed in Australia, has now extended to Lithuania.

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Young-Gen

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’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

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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