Burger shop fire arrests, police rule out hate crime

Two men have been arrested over a burger shop fire in Melbourne that sparked a violent clash between supporters of Palestine and Israel. Read more

Israel demands UNRWA be stripped of authority in Gaza over terror ties

After recent revelations of UNRWA’s support for terrorism and participation by some of its members in the Oct. 7 attack on the northwestern Negev, Israel has demanded the U.N. agency be stripped of its authority in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Hamas receives new proposal for three-stage Gaza truce

Hamas says it has received a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza, presented by mediators after talks with Israel, in what appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months. Read more

Shabbat Yitro: Belief

“I am Ad’nai, your God, who took you out of Egypt” (Exodus 20:2).  Read more

Mozart opera has its Sydney premiere

Opera Australia and Victorian Opera’s exciting new co-production by Lindy Hume of Mozart’s Idomeneo will have its Sydney Premiere at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, opening on 20 February and running to 15 March. Read more

Jeremy Leibler zooms the Knesset

ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Read more

Prahran school protest called off

A pro-Hamas Prahran High School teacher made controversial statements at a pro-Palestine rally, which threatened to draw rival protest groups to demonstrate outside Prahran High School on the day they started school. Read more

Dry Bones: Friendly Tribes

They recognise Jews as the original inhabitants of the Land of Israel who have maintained an unbroken connection here over millennia. Read more

UNRWA exists to help fight the war to eradicate Israel

Let’s not get caught up in the details of the controversy that made headlines this past weekend about the fact that 12 employees of UNRWA—the U.N. refugee agency dedicated to assisting the Palestinians—took part in the Hamas pogroms in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Read more

Terrorists planning imminent attack killed hiding inside Jenin hospital

Members of a Palestinian terror cell planning an imminent attack were killed while hiding inside a Jenin hospital on Monday night. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Marcus Brasch – founder of the famous Brashs music stores

Marcus Brasch, brother of Lena and Woolf, was born in Germany and emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1848. Read more

UIA 2024 Campaign Gala Events: rebuilding the dream – uniting hearts, rehabilitating Israel

UIA Australia will host Maj Gen (ret) Doron Almog and Michal Uziyahu as the guests of honour for its 2024 Campaign Gala Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in March. Read more

NZ turns off the UNRWA money tap

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told the media that there will be no more money for UNRWA until Foreign Minister Winston Peters gives it the green light. Read more

Beware the Political Generals

Compounding the hostage tragedy in Israel today are the thousands of Leftist citizens actively participating in demonstrations, agitating for the political purpose of bringing down Prime Minister Netanyahu. Read more

Iran executes men over alleged Mossad sabotage plot

Iran has executed four men convicted of planning sabotage and alleged links with Israel’s Mossad secret service, state media reports. Read more

White power, Nazi salutes to be outlawed in NSW

Bans on Nazi symbolism will extend to white power salutes in NSW after a group of “ridiculous” racists mounted a series of demonstrations in Sydney. Read more

NZ Indigenous organisation leads opening of Indigenous Embassy in Jerusalem 

The Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem will open its doors on Thursday. Read more

Want to learn how to write an op-ed?

Kicking off 2024, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia is offering 12 Australian women an opportunity to learn how to write an opinion editorial piece fit for a newspaper. Read more

Eytan meets the donor whose blood saved his life

Eytan Tesler, an IDF fighter, was critically wounded by an RPG missile while fighting in Beit Hanoun. Eitan lost a large volume of blood and suffered serious and life-threatening injuries. Read more

New Zealand backs probe into United Nations agency

New Zealand is yet to follow allies by withholding funding for the United Nations agency accused of involvement in the Hamas-led massacre in Israel. Read more

ICJ: blanket media coverage – Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Nil

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel has rightly received blanket media coverage – whilst the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) continues to receive virtually no media attention – notwithstanding its implementation could have avoided: Read more

Anatomy of a Fall

A movie review by Alex First
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Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…CasaUNRWA. Read more

New Zealand must stop funding hate

Like-minded democracies have said they will freeze funding to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) after evidence that UNRWA employees participated in the October 07 Hamas-led massacre of Israelis. Read more

UN chief calls on countries to resume funding Gaza aid

The secretary-general of the United Nations has called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four months ago. Read more

A hollow Holocaust Remembrance Day

It’s an important date on the international community’s calendar. Every year, the United Nations and many other institutions and organisations hold ceremonies on Jan. 27 commemorating the Holocaust. Read more

Jews again ‘being told that their lives do not matter,’ Israeli envoy says

Meirav Eilon Shahar, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva, issued the statement below about International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

Dry Bones: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority share the same goal

Today’s cartoon from Dry Bones. Read more

On the other hand

When was the last time you received an unsolicited gift from a stranger on public transport? Read more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

A message from the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton. Read more

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