Teenager avoids criminal conviction over antisemitic vandalism at MP’s office
February 10, 2025 by Rob Klein
A 17-year-old boy, charged with causing over $100,000 in damage to the electorate office of Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns, has avoided a criminal conviction after completing a court-ordered diversion program. Read more
From Auschwitz to Gaza: The unfolding horror and its implications
February 10, 2025 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
In late February 1945, among the first reports on the horrors of Auschwitz was one by a Polish officer, Lt. Wacław Lipiński, who wrote in the Polpress Bulletin, “Those who have survived don’t look like human beings, they are mere shadows.” Read more
If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded
February 10, 2025 by J-Wire
It’s been more than 16 months since Israel was invaded and its citizens, including men, women and children, were subjected to mass murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. Read more
Israeli president blasts BBC’s Israel-Hamas equivalence
February 10, 2025 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday criticized the BBC for what he said was its false equivalence between the treatment of convicted Hamas terrorists by Israel and innocent Israeli hostages abducted into Gaza. Read more
Netanyahu: Gaza return to be conditioned on deradicalization
February 10, 2025 by Joshua Marks - JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night that returning Gazans must “disavow terrorism” as part of U.S. President Trump’s temporary resettlement plan for the war-torn coastal enclave. Read more
StandWithUs Australia expands campus advocacy
StandWithUs Australia is strengthening its impact on university campuses by selecting its second cohort of Emerson Fellows and adding two dedicated Campus Coordinators. Read more
ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints
February 10, 2025 by AAP
A torrent of complaints about ABC host Antoinette Lattouf accused the fill-in presenter of anti-Semitism and turning the broadcaster into a Hamas mouthpiece. Read more
Live Music Back at VJs!
February 10, 2025 by Community Editor
New cantor for NSTE
February 10, 2025 by J-Wire
Melbourne-born Toby Glaser has been appointed as cantor at Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel. Read more
Trump might lose patience with ceasefire over hostages
Donald Trump has compared the appearance of the recently released hostages to Holocaust survivors, saying he’s losing patience with the ceasefire deal. Read more
Trump buries Biden-UN two-state solution in Gaza’s rubble
February 10, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump’s decision to takeover – and makeover – Gaza – has seen the Biden-United Nations two-state solution: Unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority – buried in the rubble of Gaza. Read more
Shirley Valentine
February 9, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Memorial Days: A Memoir
February 9, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Good grief! Loss and healing on Flinder’s Island – a book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
L’Chaim to Life
February 9, 2025 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with John Anderson, a commentator who served as the leader of the National Party and the 11th deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1999 to 2005 under John Howard. Read more
Food that brings us together: The Jewish Food Festival returns!
February 9, 2025 by Community Editor
The Jewish Food Festival, created by Sydney’s Shalom Collective, returns for its third year with an exciting milestone: the official launch of the Shalom Collective brand. Read more
Psalms to Adonai from the Depths of the Holocaust
February 9, 2025 by Menachem Rosensaft
Ever since the Holocaust came to an end eighty years ago, we have known that it was perpetrated by human beings infused with hatred or a callous, insidious indifference. Read more
Feintooner
February 9, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: The Dynamic Duo returns Read more
An Evening Without Kate Bush
February 9, 2025 by Alex First
An entertainment review by Alex First Read more
A closer look at the terrorists released from Israeli prisons
February 9, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel released 183 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists on Saturday in exchange for hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami. Read more
Grief amid joy as three gaunt Israeli hostages released
February 9, 2025 by Associated Press
The release of three Israeli civilians from captivity by Hamas was bittersweet for families who were horrified by the pale, emaciated figures they saw on TV. Read more
Three emaciated Israeli hostages released in exchange
February 9, 2025 by Associated Press
The frail condition of three Israeli hostages, revealed as Hamas militants forced them to speak during a handover ceremony, has sparked outrage in Israel. Read more
On the other hand
February 9, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Almond trees are blossoming, small buds are appearing on trees and the days are slowly getting longer. Read more
“This is what a crime against humanity looks like”
February 8, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israel has conveyed a message to mediating parties regarding the disturbing condition of the released hostages, stating “Following the severe condition of the three hostages and Hamas’ repeated violations, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed not to let this pass and to take appropriate action.” Read more
Three hostages back in Israel after 491 days
February 8, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levi were returned to Israel on Saturday after 491 days in captivity, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more
Sydney mayors unite against antisemitism: City of Sydney declines invitation
A rare bipartisan and cross-faith mayoral meeting held at Bondi Pavilion, brought together 20 mayors from across Sydney to take a united stand against the rising tide of antisemitism and other religious and racial hate crimes. Read more
Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza after fighting
US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East” without soldiers has had a mixed reception. Read more
ABC exec ‘didn’t like’ Buttrose comments on axed journo
February 7, 2025 by AAP
The ABC executive who took journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air says he was “between a rock and a hard place” after network chair Ita Buttrose became involved. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Trump, Macron and Greenland: A contrived conflict?
February 7, 2025 by Martin Sherman
It is hard to fathom why France should display such ire at the Trump proposal to procure Greenland since the idea is hardly new, having been raised several times in the past without setting off any outrage. Read more
Inevitability
February 7, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
“The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be.” Read more
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
February 7, 2025 by J-Wire
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to sanction the International Criminal Court for actions against the US and its allies such as Israel. Read more
