Israel begins construction of new Gaza border crossing, accuses UN of undercounting aid deliveries
April 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli authorities approved on Wednesday night several measures to streamline humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, including the construction of a new border crossing. Israeli officials also accused the UN of undercounting the number of trucks entering the Strip. Read more
‘Matter of when, not if’: Iranian attack on Israel reportedly imminent
April 11, 2024 by JNS
Washington and its allies believe that a major attack on Israel by Iran is imminent and may be launched in the coming days, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing officials familiar with the intelligence. Read more
IAF strike kills sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh
April 11, 2024 by JNS
An Israeli Air Force strike in the Al-Shati Camp on the northern Gaza coast killed six relatives of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Wednesday night. Read more
Outrage following Jerusalem hospital’s admission of Hamas terrorist
April 11, 2024 by JNS
Dozens of protesters swarmed the halls of Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning after news got out that the hospital was treating a member of Hamas’s “Nukhba force.” Read more
BDS threats to cancel Israeli cycling team an ‘obtuse moral inversion’
April 11, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
Threats to disrupt the two biggest cycling races in the world over Israeli participation are an “obtuse moral inversion” by haters of the Jewish state, the Israel–Premier Tech team’s co-owner said on Wednesday. Read more
Lucky Stiff
April 11, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre production reviewed by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Tazria: Naaman
April 11, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
The Torah this week goes into detail about what is called Leprosy, but it can be understood to mean any infectious skin disease. Read more
Nahal Oz residents receive permission to return to their kibbutz
April 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces notified residents of Nahal Oz, one of the Gaza-border communities devastated by Hamas’s attack, that they may return to the kibbutz. Read more
Sunset Vigil, marking six months since October 7th
April 11, 2024 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Alon Cassuto, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, speaks at the Sunset Vigil, marking six months since October 7th
Podcast: L’Chaim to Life
April 11, 2024 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Ron Elisha, renowned and prolific playwright about “Rootless Cosmopolitans”, the most recent of his plays to be produced in Australia. Read more
Record number of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza
April 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The highest number of humanitarian aid trucks since October 7 entered Gaza on Tuesday, Israeli officials said on Wednesday. Read more
Labor enabled spread of antisemitism: Dutton
April 10, 2024 by AAP
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Anthony Albanese of enabling antisemitism to fester, blaming the prime minister for what he labelled a “national moral fog”. Read more
Israeli students’ AI model rescues lost words of antiquity
April 10, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In a groundbreaking development for historical researchers, students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to restore illegible letters and words in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions. Read more
PM backs two-state solution after statehood debate
April 10, 2024 by AAP
Anthony Albanese has reiterated calls for a two-state solution in the Middle East, following comments from Foreign Minister Penny Wong suggesting the government could recognise Palestinian statehood. Read more
Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza a ‘mistake’: Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” US President Joe Biden says in a new interview, offering further criticism of Israel’s handling of the conflict. Read more
Israeli woman conquers Everest and Mount Kosciusko
April 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gaza divisions hurt Australia’s soft power: minister
Australia’s multiculturalism is one of its greatest sources of soft power but this is being challenged as violence in Gaza fuels impassioned debates and protests, an assistant minister says. Read more
WE ARE HERE spreading its message
April 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Corpus Delicti!
April 10, 2024 by Alex First
A part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and reviewed by Alex First. Read more
Iron Dome’s naval brother makes its first operational intercept
April 10, 2024 by Pesach Benson
C-Dome, the naval version of Israel’s better-known Iron Dome defence system, made its first operational intercept on Monday night, shooting down a hostile drone over the Gulf of Aqaba, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday. Read more
Australia calls for two-solution to end Gaza violence
April 9, 2024 by AAP J-Wire
Recognising Palestinian statehood could be the only way to end the cycle of violence in the Middle East and build momentum toward a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.
Amazon pulls book by Hamas leader Sinwar
April 9, 2024 by J-Wire
Amazon has stopped selling The Thorn and the Carnation, a book written by Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar, following a complaint filed with the e-commerce giant by Israeli NGO B’Tzalmo. Read more
Soccer fans ‘mimicked Hitler’ at final, court told
April 9, 2024 by AAP
A court has been urged to convict three men for inciting hatred and bigotry at an Australia Cup final through “tainted” one-handed Nazi salutes made during the soccer game. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Abraham Isaac Rabinovitch
April 9, 2024 by Features Desk
Abraham Isaac Rabinovitch – businessman, property investor, and well-respected pioneer of the Sydney Modern Orthodox Jewish Community Read more
JCA fills the Opera House
April 9, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
Six months ago, pro-Palestinian supporters caused NSW authorities to block Sydney’s Jewish community from attending the area where the Opera House’s sails were a giant blue and white banner following the Oct 7 incursion into Israel by blood-thirsty Hamas terrorists. Read more
No progress at Cairo ceasefire talks: Hamas official
April 8, 2024 by Reuters
Talks on a truce in the Gaza conflict are making progress in Cairo and all parties have agreed on basic points, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News state-affiliated TV channel says, citing a senior Egyptian source. Read more
Court probes Nazi links to soccer ‘Hitler salute’
April 8, 2024 by AAP
“Hitler salutes” made by three individuals separately during the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final might not have had links to Nazi Germany, a magistrate has heard. Read more
Israel special adviser named after aid worker death
April 8, 2024 by AAP
A former chief of the Australian Defence Force has been named as a special adviser to the federal government on Israel. Read more
Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine trashes UN & Arab failed policies
April 8, 2024 by David Singer
The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS): The merger of Jordan, Gaza, and part of the West Bank into one territorial entity – trashes many failed United Nations and Arab policies identified by HKOPS author – Ali Shihabi – an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Read more
After six months of war, how have Arab perceptions of Israel changed?
April 8, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Six months into war with Hamas, Israel is both on the brink of either a multi-front war or establishing diplomatic relations with more Arab countries. Read more
