Allegra Spender calls for welcoming university campuses
April 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Independent MP Allegra Spender has asked Education Minister Jason Clare to make it clear he does not support pro-Palestinian encampments in universities. Read more
Blinken heading to Israel to press for Gaza ceasefire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to accept Israel’s “extraordinarily generous” truce offer, speaking from Saudi Arabia ahead of his visit to the Jewish state. Read more
Decision on Rafah op expected within 72 hours
April 30, 2024 by JNS
The Israeli government will decide within the next 72 hours whether to launch a military operation to eliminate Hamas’s terror battalions in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Alan Philip Frankel – a World War I Veteran’s Journey
April 30, 2024 by Features Desk
The last story before Pesach was written about Philip Louis Frankel. Read more
ECAJ calls for leadership from universities and government
April 28, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry is monitoring the deteriorating situation on US campuses and events at Australian universities, particularly the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. Read more
Now is the time for choosing
April 28, 2024 by Caroline Glick - JNS
On Wednesday, hikers around the southern Israeli city of Arad discovered the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile from the April 13 overnight assault. Read more
Tony Abbott tells JNS: Talk of Palestinian state does not represent country
April 28, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was not representing most of her country’s citizens when she said that recognizing a Palestinian state would not constitute a reward for Israel’s enemies, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott told JNS. Read more
On the other hand
April 28, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
What time did you finish? Read more
RBG: Of Many, One
April 28, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
UN lobbies to recognize fictitious State of Palestine
April 28, 2024 by David Singer
The United Nations has become actively involved in lobbying its member states to recognize a fictitious State of Palestine that does not meet the legal requirements for statehood laid down in the 1933 Montevideo Convention. Read more
Offended by fellow councillor wearing keffiyeh at dawn service
April 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Randwick Greens councillor Rafaela Pandolfini attended the council’s dawn service on ANZAC Day wearing a keffiyeh. Read more
‘Pro-Palestine’ campus mobs think Jew-hatred is progressive
April 26, 2024 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Ideas that reduce complex problems into simple mantras are always popular. Read more
Dry Bones: War assessment
April 26, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
War assessment Read more
Flotilla challenging Gaza blockade due to leave Turkey as Israel braces for confrontation
April 26, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A provocative flotilla of ships destined for Gaza received permission from Turkish authorities to depart from Istanbul today (Friday) under the leadership of an Islamist aid organization with ties to Hamas. Read more
Shamefully disconnected
April 26, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
Our annual Seder commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt has concluded for another year. Read more
Israel applauds EU decision to further sanction Iran
April 26, 2024 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has applauded the vote of the European Parliament to condemn Iran and impose sanctions on the regime, calling the move a “milestone.”
The Holocaust and Euro 2024 in Germany
April 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress, with the German NGO WhatMatters, will pioneer initiatives aimed at leveraging the power of sports to combat antisemitism and honour the memory of the Holocaust ahead of EUFA EURO 2024. Read more
Israeli aircraft strike more than 30 Hamas targets
April 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft have struck more than 30 Hamas targets across Gaza over the last 24 hours, including terror squads, weapons storage facilities, military structures, and other terror infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
An ANZAC Day lesson on Surafend
April 25, 2024 by Barbara Miller
“While Surafend is a little-known part of our ANZAC history, I went there twice in 2010 and 2017, met locals and researched the history,” said author, historian and pastor Barbara Miller. Read more
99 million-year-old amber yields fossil surprise
April 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In a discovery akin to stepping back into the ancient world, Israeli scientists uncovered a new species of flea preserved in amber. Read more
Things I Know To Be True
April 25, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Israeli minister calls on UN envoy to deliver matzah to hostages in Gaza
April 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Ahead of the Passover holiday, an Israeli cabinet minister formally asked the UN’s Middle East envoy to ensure the delivery of matzah and wine to hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Thursday. Read more
Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
April 22, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
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
The perils of a ‘revitalized’ Palestinian Authority
April 22, 2024 by Danny Danon
The world is now contemplating the future governance of Gaza in the aftermath of the horrific Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing war. Read more
Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria
April 22, 2024 by JNS
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria and has instructed various ministries to prepare to provide them with public services. Read more
Palestine – let the UN farce end
April 22, 2024 by David Singer
The latest attempt by the Security Council to admit “the State of Palestine” to membership of the United Nations has been vetoed by America – whilst the Security Council refuses to even discuss an alternative solution – the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – which calls for the merger of Jordan, Gaza and part of the West Bank into one territorial entity. Read more
Chag Sameach from Peter Dutton
April 22, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton sends a Pesach message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Jemima Montag to compete for two gold medals in Paris
April 22, 2024 by AAP
Australia’s best race walker Jemima Montag will challenge for two medals at the Paris Olympics after the national squad had a big day out at the world team championships in Turkey. Read more
Chag Sameach from Anthony Albanese
April 22, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sends a Pesach message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Feintooner
April 22, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: It’s all baked in the birthday cake. Read more
