On the other hand

Living in Israel, one is generally unaware that the calendar is about to flip to 2024. Read more

What can we learn so far from the war on Hamas?

The war on Hamas is not over, but certain lessons already seem very clear. Read more

Dream Scenario

A movie review by Alex First

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South Africa seeks ICJ genocide order against Israel

Israel has rejected South Africa’s launch of a genocide case against it at the International Court of Justice as a “blood libel” with no legal merit. Read more

You’re not antisemitic? Sure?

Amid the current debate over whether a new front will open up in Israel’s war against Hamas and its regional allies, it might be observed that this is already happening. Read more

Hamas squad in Gaza school fires on soldiers as civilians sheltered there

Hamas terrorists fired on Israeli soldiers from a Gaza school where civilians were sheltering, the Israel Defence Forces said on Saturday night. Read more

There was more to Leonard Bernstein than his sex life or his nose

It turns out the least of the sins of Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro” is the size of the prosthetic nose the actor wore to portray Leonard Bernstein. Read more

Netanyahu confirms Israel engaged in new talks on releasing hostages

During a meeting on Thursday with representatives of captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government was engaged in negotiations to return “everyone.” Read more

Mia Shem opens up about Gaza captivity: ‘Everyone there is a terrorist’

In her first television interview since being released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip four weeks ago, Israeli Mia Shem opens up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Palestinian residents of the coastal enclave. Read more

Family of Hamas captive holds airport rally

Family and friends of 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 from the Supernova Music Festival near Kibbutz Re’im, converged on Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday to raise further awareness of his plight. Read more

Unfinished tasks

As the world switches over to the year 2024 in the civil calendar, those who are still sober will be aware that major pitfalls lie ahead. Read more

Why The Bible Began?

I pick up any academic book on the Bible with trepidation. First of all, because the very term needs clarification. Are we talking about the Old Testament or the New? For Jews, there is only one Bible. Read more

Israel destroys tunnel network under Gaza hospital and girls’ school

Israeli soldiers destroyed a network of tunnels underneath and around a hospital and adjacent girls’ school in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday night. Read more

Israeli forces battle Hamas’s Daraj Tuffah Battalion in Gaza City

Israeli ground, aerial and naval forces continued operations across the Gaza Strip as the war against the Hamas terror group entered its 83rd day on Thursday. Read more

Israel’s population poised to pass 10 million in 2024

Israel’s population grew 1.9% in 2023 and will pass 10 million in 2024, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, ahead of the new year. Read more

American-Israeli missing since Hamas attack declared dead

A 70-year-old American-Israeli teacher who was shot by Hamas terrorists when out for a walk with her husband at their kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7 has been declared dead, her community announced Thursday. Read more

Next Goal Wins

A film review by Alex First         –        and Alex’s top twelve movies for 2023…and the worst Read more

Let’s come together for Israel – a pre-Shabbat service in Sydney

We invite you to join us for an uplifting, outdoor pre-Shabbat service where we will recite prayers for Israel with IDF soldiers, sing songs of solidarity with singer Ilan Kidron and send a strong message of support to Israel and to all Jews around the world. Read more

Anyone But You

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Shabbat Vayehi – Fear not

As we complete the book of Bereishit, Genesis, this week, Jacob has died, and the brothers now turn to Joseph and say, “Our father asked us to beg you to forgive us for what we did to you”( Genesis 50:15-21 ). Read more

Red Cross finds little sympathy among Israelis amid accusations of ineptitude, bias

“Humanitarianism,” “compassion,” “neutrality”—these are the words the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like linked to its name. Read more

Hezbollah fights a war of attrition on Israel’s terms

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon are exacting a heavy price on Hezbollah for its rocket fire, forcing the terror group into a war of attrition being fought on Israel’s terms. Read more

Druze restaurant goes Kosher to unite with soldiers

The aroma of spices and the sound of rattling pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant, nestled in the Galilee Druze village of Julis, was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the town. Read more

Poor Things

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Israel: Gaza war to last ‘for many months’

Israeli actions have intensified around Christmas, particularly in a central area just south of the seasonal waterway that bisects the Gaza Strip. Read more

‘NY Times’ op-ed page gives voice to Hamas-appointed Gaza mayor

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the news, not a keyboard was clanking, except in New York to target the Jews. Read more

New evidence links Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital to hostages and massacre

Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza uncovered evidence tying the Indonesian Hospital to Hamas and its October 7 attacks, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Monday night. Read more

Israel hits over 100 Hamas targets in Gaza

Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck over 100 Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip during the previous 24 hours as Israel’s combined ground, naval and aerial offensive continued across the coastal enclave. Read more

Papua New Guinea plans consulate in Israel’s biblical heartland

Papua New Guinea is set to become the first nation to open an honorary consulate in the biblical heartland after inaugurating an embassy in Jerusalem earlier this year. Read more

Intel investing $25 billion in Israeli manufacturing facility

Intel Israel and Israeli government authorities announced on Tuesday morning plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat with a $25 billion investment. Read more

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