Trump vows ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not released
December 3, 2024 by Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump says there will be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip are not released prior to his January 20 inauguration. Read more
Neo-Nazi kept ‘shrine’ to Third Reich in bedroom
An admitted neo-Nazi who intimidated a Jewish man at a bus stop kept a shrine in his bedroom that included images of German soldiers committing atrocities. Read more
Israel strikes back at Lebanon after Hezbollah attack
December 3, 2024 by Reuters
Residents in Beirut heard drones flying overhead as Lebanon’s official news agency reported Israel had renewed strikes in southern Lebanon. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past
December 3, 2024 by Ruth Lilian
David Meyer Abzac – a Yiddish journalist and tireless community worker with a passion for caring Read more
Academics welcomes the University of Sydney external review
December 3, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A) has welcomed all 15 recommendations made by Bruce Hodgkinson’s University of Sydney External Review Report. Read more
IDF: Officer believed to be alive in Gaza was killed on Oct 7
December 3, 2024 by J-Wire
An Israeli soldier previously believed to be among the living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken by the terrorists, the Israel Defence Forces revealed on Monday. Read more
A quick victory of Islamists in Syria is bad for Israel, analyst says
December 2, 2024 by Anna Epshtein
As jihadist rebels gain ground in Syria at the expense of Iran, an analyst told The Press Service of Israel that “a quick victory” of Islamists in Syria is bad for Israel.
Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza Strip ceasefire push
December 2, 2024 by Reuters
A US official has talked up the chances of a potential ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip as a Hamas delegation visits Egypt. Read more
Welcome to Country: Israel’s response to the ICC, UN & Jew-haters
December 2, 2024 by David Singer
The introduction by Israel of a Welcome to Country ceremony – similar to that existing in Australia since 1973 – could be the perfect response by Israel to: Read more
B’nai B’rith essay winner
December 2, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A tertiary student has won B’nai B’rith NSW “None Shall be Afraid” Essay Competition. Read more
Antisemitic incidents top 2000
December 2, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
It took only two days for the ugly repercussions of the October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel to make themselves known not only in Sydney but throughout Australia and worldwide. Read more
Feintooner
December 2, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Terror abhors a vacuum Read more
On the other hand
December 1, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
Right on cue, after we started praying for rain, the heavens opened up, and the precipitation commenced. Read more
Remembering Kindertransport: A legacy of bravery and loss
December 1, 2024 by Rob Klein
December 1 marks Kindertransport Day, commemorating the first train that carried Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Germany to safety in England in 1938. Read more
Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza
December 1, 2024 by Reuters
A US-Israeli hostage being held in Gaza has begged Donald Trump to secure his release in a harrowing video released by militant group Hamas. Read more
Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa ‘to stop hatred’
December 1, 2024 by AAP
Immigration minister Tony Burke has defended knocking back a visa to enter Australia for an ex-Israeli justice minister, saying his reasoning was simple. Read more







