3 million tourists visited Israel in 2023 before Hamas war

Three million tourists visited Israel last year, with the first nine months before the outbreak of the war with Hamas setting a record for tourism from the United States, the Israeli Tourism Ministry announced on Monday. Read more

Israel takes control of massive weapons complex below densely populated Gaza area

Israeli soldiers have taken control of Hamas’s Bureij Battalion headquarters, which included a massive underground weapons manufacturing facility. Read more

Meet the controversial judge representing Israel at the International Court of Justice

Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, 87, a former president of the Israeli Supreme Court, to sit as its representative on the judges’ panel at the International Court of Justice in the Hague to hear proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel. Read more

Israel strikes terror targets overnight in Gaza, Lebanon

Israel struck Hamas and Hezbollah terror facilities in Khan Yunis and Lebanon in overnight strikes, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. Read more

What Romi saw last before she was kidnapped

Survivors and the families of victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre converged on Friday at the site of the Supernova music festival to call for the release of hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Dry Bones: Hamas’s heroes

These “Robin Hoods” keep Hamas resupplied to terrorise another day. Read more

Former Israeli FM: Peace with Saudi Arabia is still possible

The year 2023 began with the hope that a normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia would soon be reached. It ended with the atrocities of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing war. Read more

The morality of IDF manoeuvres in Gaza

Other than hardened anti-Israel zealots and supporters of Hamas, few have questioned the need for Israel to take military action to defend its citizens after the depredations of Oct. 7. Read more

Israel finds evidence of Iranian effort to help hamas build precision missiles

Israel Defence Forces troops operating in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah districts discovered components used by Hamas to produce precision-guided missiles and other strategic weapons with direct assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the military announced on Sunday. Read more

Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a match

Q. Why is a matchmaker called a “shadchan”?   Ask the rabbi. Read more

UN silence on HKOPS helped Israel-Gaza War happen

The United Nations (UN) failure to mention the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) once in the 16 months after its publication on 8 June 2022 could have contributed to the Israel-Gaza War happening. Read more

Blinken in talks with Arab leaders on Gaza crisis

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken, who’s on a five-day mission to the Middle East, is warning of the Gaza conflict ‘metastisising’ across the region without concerted peace efforts. Read more

Stop “repeated hate-mongering against Jews”

Islamic clerics accused of preaching hate and inciting violence could be hit with legal action as Jewish leaders claim anti-Semitic remarks are not being prosecuted. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: The ABCs of Kids Ed: Then and Now Read more

Nazi salute and swastika bans target ‘evil ideology’

Performing the Nazi salute in public or displaying symbols such as the swastika are now illegal. Read more

Soldiers with disabilities contribute to Israel’s war effort

At the heart of the Emergency Logistics Warehouses in the Israel Defence Forces Home Front Command base in Ramla, an extraordinary scene unfolds daily. Read more

Netanyahu: put differences aside until victory over Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the country and its political establishment to put all differences aside in order to achieve total victory against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more

On the other hand

It’s official. I can now legally go to the front of the line. Read more

‘I hope they shoot her, I hope it’s quick’

“When her phone died, I said, ‘I hope they shoot her, I hope it’s quick.’ Shani Yerushalmi, 25, from Tel Aviv, told JNS. “I never thought they’d kidnap her.” Read more

The Choir of Man

A Melbourne musical reviewed by Alex First Read more

Israeli forces find weapons and inciting games for children

Weapons and games designed to incite children to violence were discovered in a Hamas commander’s home in the outskirts of Khan Yunis as Israeli forces battled a Hamas terror squad holed up in a nearby school, the Israel Defence Forces said on Saturday. Read more

Israel Institute of New Zealand: 2023 and 2024

As I reflect on the events that marked the end of 2023, it’s clear that IINZ needs to continue its work. The October 07 attacks are a significant turning point in the Middle East and the Western world. Read more

Pro-Palestine protesters rally at road cycling titles

Pro-Palestine protesters were ushered off the course before the start of the men’s road race at the Australian road cycling championships. Read more

Thousands of extremists posts removed from social media

More than 2500 violent or extremist social media posts have been removed from online platforms following requests by the federal government in the past six months. Read more

Wounded soldier ended up being treated at his father’s hospital

Dr Roni Eichel, the head of neurology at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, has two sons serving in elite combat units in the Israel Defence Forces. Read more

Weaponising the crime of genocide

All too often, the murder of people begins with the murder of language… writes Daniel Taub. Read more

Rebellion

Why is it that Ireland is probably the most antisemitic country in Europe? The answer lies in its history. Read more

Red Flags

Warning flags on Australian and New Zealand beaches are intended to prevent individuals from endangering their lives. Read more

Kindertransport survivor, celebrates 100th birthday

Kindertransport survivor Walter Bingham celebrates his 100th birthday in Jerusalem. Read more

The six top Hamas leaders In Israel’s sights

While the assassination of Hamas deputy leader Salah Arouri in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday was the highest-profile attack on the terror group, it is by no means the last. Read more

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