From Honest Reporting: The famine-stricken child in Gaza
July 28, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
It’s an image that’s been seen around the world. On front pages, in headlines, and across major news networks. Read more
Israel paves way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
July 28, 2025 by David Singer
The Declaration by Israel’s Parliament on 23 July (Knesset Declaration) hammers the last nails into the coffin containing proposals to create a new state between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) – whilst breathing new life into the 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) –authored by an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman – calling for the division of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) between Israel and Jordan. Read more
Lion cub rescued from Palestinian village near Jerusalem
July 27, 2025 by JNS
A lion cub was found on Saturday tied to a tree in the yard of a home in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said. Read more
UK, Germany, Italy join Australia in rejecting Macron’s ‘Palestine’ statehood plan
July 27, 2025 by JNS
The governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia announced over the weekend that they are not planning on backing France’s initiative to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Read more
On the other hand
July 27, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
The negative and often fake news propagated by the international media about Israel on a daily basis is contributing to the torrent of toxic hate affecting Jews worldwide. Read more
Blood Wedding
July 27, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat
July 27, 2025 by Ehud Amiton - TPS
Israel’s military has announced daily tactical pauses in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian aid, marking the first such arrangement in over a year of war. Read more
Jewish texts saved from destruction at New Zealand’s National Library
July 27, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
Following concerns raised over reports that the National Library of New Zealand planned to destroy a large number of books, including religious texts, the Jewish community is welcoming a positive resolution. Read more
Huckabee: France’s ‘Palestinian’ state will be called ‘Franc-en-Stine’
July 25, 2025 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday mocked Paris’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, suggesting that this new entity be located in southern France and named after a fictional monster. Read more
Rubenstein takes issue with Albanese Gaza statement
July 25, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears…says Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more
Transparently disgraceful
July 25, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
There are times when a situation is so clearly disgraceful that silence is no longer an honest option. Read more
Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students
July 25, 2025 by David Marlow
Ten and eleven-year-old Jewish students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College were targeted with antisemitic chanting during a school excursion to the Melbourne Museum on Thursday. Read more
Sir Thomas More
July 25, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
I was always interested in history. Having been brought up in England, I have a particular interest in its history. Read more
“Spark an Intifada”? A dangerous and hypocritical poster on Auckland campus
July 25, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
A new poster recently appeared on the University of Auckland campus under the banner of the Palestine Student Action Committee. Read more
Israel, US decry French move to recognise Palestine
July 25, 2025 by Reuters
France’s move to recognise a Palestinian state has drawn angry rebukes from Israel and the US, while pushing other countries to make strong expressions of support for a two-state solution. Read more
US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home
July 25, 2025 by Associated Press
The US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar, after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,” Donald Trump’s envoy says. Read more
New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care
July 25, 2025 by David Marlow
Sabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc. Read more
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
July 25, 2025 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Mattot & Massei
July 24, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Should we settle in Israel Read more
52 Jewish kids said taken off flight in Spain for singing in Hebrew
July 24, 2025 by Canaan Lidor - JNS
More than 50 French Jewish youths were removed from a Vueling flight in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, allegedly for singing in Hebrew and following anti-Israel rhetoric directed at them by staff of the low-cost airline, according to Israel’s minister for combating antisemitism. Read more
Israeli security forces foil attempt on Netanyahu’s life
July 24, 2025 by JNS
An anti-government activist from Tel Aviv was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of conspiring to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday. Read more
‘Wrong side of history’: senator hits out at sanction
July 24, 2025 by AAP
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has lashed Labor and the coalition for being on the “wrong side of history” over the war in Gaza as the parliament sanctioned her. Read more
Parents of teen slain in Sbarro pizzeria bombing meet with US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro
July 23, 2025 by David Isaac - JNS
The parents of Australian/U.S./Israeli teen Malki Roth, murdered in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem in August 2021, met with Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, in a July 17 video conference to discuss the extradition of their daughter’s killer from Jordan. Read more
Accused restaurant protester remains in custody
A man charged with affray following a protest outside an Israeli restaurant has made a bid for bail, more than two weeks after the incident. Read more
Gaza fundraising restrictions: not discrimination — just common sense
July 23, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
Recent reports in New Zealand media have highlighted that PayPal and Givealittle have restricted donations to Gaza, sparking outrage from some activists and donors. Read more
Emanuel Synagogue and Emanuel Woollahra Preschool reunify
July 23, 2025 by Rob Klein
Sydney’s Emanuel Woollahra Preschool (EWP) and Emanuel Synagogue (ES) have officially reintegrated after a unanimous vote by EWP members on June 12, transitioning the preschool to a Company Limited by Guarantee with ES as its sole member.
Israel welcomes U.S. exit from UNESCO, citing longstanding bias
July 23, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Read more
Notre Dame University and The Great Synagogue unite for Jewish philosophy study
July 23, 2025 by Rob Klein
The University of Notre Dame Australia has joined with The Great Synagogue Sydney in a new partnership aimed at deepening understanding of Jewish philosophy and its history in Australia.
Ex-governor hits out at Palestine rally ‘hate speech’
July 22, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
A former Victorian Governor, who is Jewish, has hit out at what she describes as “hate speech” at pro-Palestine rallies and called for more action against antisemitism. Read more
UK, Australia, allies say Gaza Strip war ‘must end now’
July 22, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
The war in the Gaza Strip should end immediately, and the Israeli government’s aid delivery model is “dangerous,” 25 countries have declared in a statement. Read more
