Ignominy

Defined as a public shame and disgrace, this word more than adequately sums up the current turmoil convulsing universities. Read more

A message to world Jewry from Israel’s President Isaac Herzog

President Isaac Herzog yesterday issued an urgent message of support to Jewish communities around the world in light of the dramatic resurgence in antisemitism and following the hostilities and intimidation against Jewish students on campuses across the US in particular. Read more

Two-week reprieve on Orthodox army exemptions

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday gave the government a two-week reprieve to present its plan to conscript the country’s Orthodox community into military service. Read more

Israeli researchers correlate biblical events with archaeological evidence in Jerusalem

Israeli researchers have successfully dated findings from the First Temple period, marking the first time exact science has been employed to correlate events mentioned in the Bible with archaeological evidence. Read more

#CancelHate

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has launched #CancelHate, a new digital campaign. Read more

…and tomorrow morning at Sydney University

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Meanwhile somewhere else at Melbourne University

Tensions have escalated at the University of Melbourne’s pro-Palestine encampment after the arrival of dozens of Israeli supporters. Read more

Israel’s UN ambassador says UN’s ‘days are numbered’

Israel’s envoy to the United Nations sharply criticized the global body on Wednesday, telling the U.N. General Assembly that the organization’s “days are numbered.” Read more

Jerusalem awaiting Hamas’s response to hostage-deal proposal

Jerusalem was still waiting on Thursday morning for a response from Hamas to the latest hostage-deal proposal, which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday features “very important compromises” by Israel. Read more

Skeletons without hands, feet found under Göring’s home

Five skeletons missing their hands and feet were recently discovered beneath the Wolf’s Lair home of Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler’s No. 2 who served as commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Read more

Dry Bones: Outside the box

Just thinking… Read more

IDF plans for Rafah op draw on extensive Israeli experience

As the War Cabinet waits for a reply from Hamas to the latest far-reaching, unprecedented Israeli proposal for a hostage release deal, the IDF has drawn up operational plans for large-scale urban warfare in Hamas’s last remaining bastion in Rafah, southern Gaza. Read more

Don’t compromise with pro-Hamas students; expel or suspend them

Negotiating with mobs is always a fool’s errand. Read more

Peaceful rally supporting Jewish students at Melbourne University

The Australasian Union of Jewish Students held a peaceful rally today on campus at Melbourne University in support of Jewish students on campus and against antisemitism, bullying and intimidation. Read more

Director Guy Nattiv talks about Golda

The biographical drama Golda is a new film released today about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Read more

Mum in tears as boy accused of terror plot denied bail

An alleged teenage terrorism conspirator who made “explicit threats” to stab Jewish or Assyrian people has been denied bail and deemed an “unacceptable risk” to the community. Read more

Shabbat Acharei Mot: Forbidden Sex

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The confused world and murderous rhetoric of Khyami James

It looks like I need to take out a restraining order against Khymani James, who, at the age of 20, went down in modern history this weekend, clamouring that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” Read more

Podcast: L’Chaim to Life

Maurice Klein speaks with Rev Mark Leach, co-founder of ‘Never Again Is Now’, a grassroots Christian movement educating and mobilising Christians to actively stand against the oldest of the world’s hatreds: Jew-hatred-antisemitism. Read more

More time to draft the orthodox ino the military

As a court-imposed deadline passed, the Israeli government told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday it needed more time to formulate a plan for drafting Orthodox men into military service. Read more

‘Time is now’ for ceasefire: Blinken to Israeli leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged for a ceasefire when he met with Israeli leaders in his push to bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war. Read more

State comptroller calls on Netanyahu to cooperate with probe of Oct. 7 failures

Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman called on the country’s Prime Minister and military chief of staff to cooperate with his office’s probe into the failures of October 7 in separate letters sent on Wednesday. Read more

Turkey joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit, Israel’s embassies on alert worldwide

Turkey announced it is joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. Read more

May-16 4:55pm SBS-World Movies: The Scarlet and The Black

Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during the World War Two, by hiding them in the church. Read more

The Fall Guy

A movie review by Alex First Read more

You’re Being Dramatic

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Teen terror plot accused a ‘mate’ of bishop’s stabber

An alleged terrorism conspirator who claimed to be mates with another teenager accused of stabbing a bishop during a live-streamed sermon will spend at least one more night in custody before learning whether he is granted bail.
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AUJS to rally in Melbourne tomorrow

Representatives of the Zionist Federation of Australia will attend an AUJS rally at Melbourne University tomorrow. Read more

Police end pro-Palestine occupation at Columbia

Protesters have been taken into custody after Columbia University called in New York police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on campus. Read more

Golda

A movie review by Alex First Read more

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