Amsterdam concert hall offers a show to anti-Israel duo Bob Vylan

Paradiso, a feted concert hall in Amsterdam, announced on Wednesday it had offered a solo show to Bob Vylan, a British duo that recently highlighted the chant “Death to the IDF.” Read more

Islamist preacher unable to ‘bury’ antiSemitism ruling

An Islamist preacher who used harmful racial stereotypes about Jewish people in sermons will be forced to tell the world of his antisemitism through prominent online posts. Read more

Echo: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Austrian volunteers at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Four young non-Jewish Austrian men have recently completed their volunteer assignments at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, having worked there for the past ten months. Read more

L’Chaim to Life

Nina Bassat – Antisemitism is not our problem, antisemitism is totally a societal problem  Read more

ICC rejects Israeli request to vacate warrants, suspend investigation of Netanyahu, Gallant 

The International Criminal Court, an independent court in The Hague that is not part of the United Nations, said on Wednesday that it rejected Israel’s request that it withdraw or vacate the arrest warrants it sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. Read more

Here You Come Again

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Torah among sacred texts set for destruction by NZ National Library

The New Zealand National Library is under fire after it was revealed that more than 500,000 books — including religious texts such as the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran — are marked for destruction as part of a controversial cost-saving initiative. Read more

Man charged over car theft tied to Adass Israel firebombing

Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team has charged a man over the theft of a car connected to the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing in Ripponlea in December 2024.
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Shabbat Pinchas

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Chief Rabbinate must allow women to take rabbinical tests, High Court rules

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel will be required to open its rabbinical tests to women, the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday. Read more

The progressive myth of Francesca Albanese

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is not a scholar. She’s not an expert. She’s not even an honest broker. What she is—and what she has always been—is a progressive denialist with a platform. Read more

New Israeli tool can predict a person’s age from a speck of DNA

Israeli scientists have developed a remarkably accurate method to determine a person’s age from just a tiny DNA sample, offering new insight into how time is biologically recorded in a person’s cells, Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Tuesday. Read more

NZ Jewish Council clarifies antisemitism strategy call amid free speech concerns

A public exchange between the New Zealand Jewish Council and the Free Speech Union has drawn attention to the difficult balance between countering rising antisemitism and preserving freedom of expression in New Zealand’s public institutions. Read more

Jews know who we are — it’s time others did too

Antisemitism in Australia has reached a point where the government is finally — and seemingly — doing something about it, declaring that something must change. Read more

Dealing with antisemitism service introduced by JCCV

As the volume and intensity of antisemitic incidents have increased dramatically since the October 7 massacres, the Victorian Jewish community has felt increasingly isolated, deserted and targeted. Read more

Religious party quits Netanyahu government over army exemptions

Israel’s United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party announced it is leaving both the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition on Monday night, intensifying a long-running dispute over the issue of army exemptions for full-time religious students. Read more

Heroic last stand by injured soldiers prevented mass casualties on October 7

The Israel Defence Forces released its investigation findings on Tuesday into Hamas’ October 7 attack on the army’s Mopdarom base, noting that terrorists maintained operational control of the site for several hours, while crediting the bravery of soldiers who prevented a greater massacre. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: French Equality Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Europe veers Right—towards Israel and Trump?

There are accumulating—albeit belated—signs of a new political assertiveness in Europe, together with a growing appreciation of Israeli resolve and Trumpian toughness Read more

Nazi salute ‘maths’ may be raised in actor’s court case

A former Neighbours star will fight allegations he performed a Nazi salute at a two-day hearing later this year as he claims it was a gesture, not a salute. Read more

First scientific evidence of auditory interaction between plants and animals

An amazing scientific breakthrough at Tel Aviv University: A world-first study shows an acoustic interaction between plants and insects. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Max Zilberman – a Buchenwald Boy and grateful to The Joint

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Superman

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Israel proposes withdrawal of more troops from Gaza

Israel has presented a new proposal in indirect talks over a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict, according to a media report. Read more

Court acquits Jewish teen, casts doubt on Oscar-winning film’s portrayal of south Hebron clash

A Jerusalem court on Monday acquitted a Jewish minor accused of participating in a violent clash in the South Hebron Hills, casting doubt on the portrayal of the incident in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. Read more

SpaceX launches ‘Dror-1’ Israeli communications satellite

Israel’s new national communications satellite, “Dror-1,” was launched into space on Sunday morning, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced. Read more

Israeli army failed to defend Ofakim: local responders prevented massacre

The Israel Defence Forces released its investigation findings today into Hamas’ October 7 attack on Ofakim, concluding that the military failed in its mission to defend the city and that police officers, civilians, and soldiers who engaged the terrorists were responsible for preventing a greater massacre. Read more

Trump and Netanyahu devour two-state solution at dinner table

President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu let the world know that any idea of creating an independent Palestinian State between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) was dead and buried in an extraordinary few minutes before dinner was served at the White House on 7 July. Read more

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Elle Woods’ superpower in Legally Blonde is staying true to herself. Read more

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