Small Things Like These

A movie review by Alex First

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Albanese government pledges $2 million for Jewish House expansion

 The Albanese Labor Government has announced a $2 million commitment to expand Jewish House, a well-established crisis response organisation in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The funding will support the construction of 12 new self-contained transitional housing units, allowing the service to double its capacity to assist individuals and families in crisis.

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Trump and Netanyahu to meet at White House tomorrow

US President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their second White House sit-down since Trump’s return to office. Read more

Israeli troops deploy to corridor in Gaza Strip’s south

Israel says its troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across the southern Gaza Strip to pressure the Hamas militant group.
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The Gazan revolt

It is striking, if unsurprising, that the demonstrations against Hamas being mounted by thousands of Gazans have gone almost totally unremarked by the media and supposedly pro-Palestinian supporters in Britain and America. Read more

Global dismissal of Oct 7 sexual crimes pushed freed hostage Amit Soussana to go public with her story

The freed Israeli hostage Amit Soussana, whom the U.S. State Department decorated with an International Women of Courage Award on April 1, told JNS that the story of her survival of sexual assault resonates so much among the stories of Oct. 7 heroism due to widespread efforts to claim that such experiences never occurred. Read more

Coalition matches ALP’s $18 million Jewish Arts Quarter pledge

The Coalition has followed the Albanese government in committing $18 million toward the development of a landmark Jewish Arts Quarter in Elsternwick, Melbourne, offering bipartisan support for a project seen as both culturally significant and politically unifying.

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Fanatics

I have the pleasure of lecturing weekly on the Bible. We are now in the first Book of Shmuel (Samuel), which marks an important watershed in the evolution of Israelite political life. Read more

Cacophonous chorus

The theme songs are similar when emanating from political pontificators, international bodies, media mavens or off-key self-loathers. Read more

Israel PM applauds Hungary’s ICC exit on Budapest visit

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has applauded Hungary for its “bold and principled” decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest, a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant. Read more

Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)

As we approach Pesach/Passover, I like to reminisce about past experiences. One I particularly remember because it is so relevant goes back to Israel in 1960. Read more

Israeli leaders scrambling to reduce U.S. tariffs

Israeli leaders are scrambling to negotiate with the U.S. administration to lower a newly imposed 17% tariff on Israeli exports, which caught officials in Jerusalem by surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to press for a reduction to 10%, the minimum rate applied to some other nations. Read more

Local security volunteers gearing up as Nahal Oz residents return

In the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack, Israeli civilian security teams have taken on a higher profile, particularly in communities near the Gaza border. Read more

Strike Me Lucky! Roy Rene—Mo: A Legend Revisited

Australia’s Jewish comedic genius: Roy ‘Mo’ Rene – a book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Netanyahu meets Orban

Videos: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Read more

Sydney court cases expose organised campaign of antisemitic activity

A sprawling hoax campaign that terrorised Sydney’s Jewish community has reached the courts, with four key suspects facing charges linked to a coordinated series of antisemitic attacks, culminating in the discovery of a caravan loaded with explosives in the suburb of Dural.

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Hungary defies ICC, welcomes Netanyahu with full military honours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Hungary in the early hours of Thursday morning for a four-day visit at the invitation of Hungarian premier Viktor Orban. Read more

Trump adds 17% tariffs for Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday due to what he said was a “lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships” that is “indicated by large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits.” Read more

Naftali Bennett registers new party ahead of potential reentry into politics

Former Israeli premier Naftali Bennett registered a new party on Tuesday, under the name “Bennett 2026.” Read more

Short film awards winners

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) and the Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF) have announced the winners of the JIFF Short Film Fund for 2025. Read more

University of Sydney issues formal warning over Gaza image

The University of Sydney has issued an official warning to the student association at its Conservatorium of Music following a controversial slide presented during an Orientation Week event that criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and attributed rising global antisemitism to Israeli policy.

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Shabbat Vayikra

Sacrifices or deeds?  Read more

Innovative AI tool helps scientists better understand cancer

Scientists from Tel Aviv University have written their own AI algorithm, enabling them to better understand how genetic diseases like cancer develop and respond to medicine. Read more

Sunshine Coast MP condemns Nazi vandalism amid worsening antisemitism crisis

Sunshine Coast Liberal MP Andrew Wallace has sounded the alarm over what he describes as an intensifying antisemitism crisis across Australia, after his election signage was defaced with Nazi symbols in a series of targeted acts over the weekend.

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L’Chaim to Life: Zara Cooper

Morry Frenkel speaks with Zara “Clammy Fraud” Cooper, CEO of Digital Defence, an organisation devoted to protecting all Australians through the creation of safer digital spaces, about the threat posed to most of us by the flood of misinformation, disinformation and abuse through social media platforms. Read more

The media’s blind acceptance of Hamas claims: the misreporting of Gaza casualties

The recent release of mortality statistics from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza has brought to light significant discrepancies in casualty reporting, particularly concerning the demographics of the deceased. Read more

Reuters: Israel expands operation to capture large areas of Gaza

Israeli forces are set to seize large parts of the Gaza Strip accompanied by mass evacuations in a major expansion of their military operations in the enclave. Read more

Premier hails hate law revamp as toughest in the nation

Laws to tackle deepening hate and division have passed in parliament after the Victorian government bowed to demands for greater safeguards. Read more

AIJAC hears from top analyst

Ehud Yaari, renowned journalist, author, AIJAC Fellow and senior Middle East correspondent for Israel’s Channel 12, addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) supporters luncheon last week. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Mathias Cormann

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Mathias Cormann at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more

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