Stand with Israel by being there this September

UIA says for so many of us, Israel isn’t just a destination – it’s a longing. Our homeland. A place we’ve dreamed of standing in, not just for ourselves, but for something greater. Read more

The ‘Death to the IDF’ chant heard ‘round the world, all the way to Down Under

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Gregory Vaisman

Gregory Vaisman, co-founder of Sputnik Russian Television and Cultural Association and long-term St Kilda resident, has passed away the age of 86. Read more

Australia’s antisemitic arsonist and the choice the country faces

As I was making preparations on Friday night for Shabbat in Columbus, Ohio, my phone buzzed with some devastating news from Australia…writes Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann. Read more

Netanyahu meets Trump as Israel, Hamas talk ceasefire

The US has scheduled talks with Iran and seen co-operation on helping Palestinians, President Donald Trump has said, while hosting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Charges laid amid restaurant’s distress over protest

A restaurant targeted by pro-Palestine protesters has revealed the “profound impact” the incident has had on its staff as police arrest and charge protesters. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Ron Castan AM QC – barrister and human rights advocate Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  Ground Khamenei Day: Casting Shadows Read more

Second Melbourne restaurant attacked as community reacts

A vegetarian restaurant and a wall opposite the Melbourne Holocaust Museum have been defaced with antisemitic graffiti. This marks the second targeted attack on a Melbourne restaurant within 48 hours, fuelling growing fears about antisemitic violence across the city.

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Israeli court grants woman right to use slain soldier son’s seed for surrogacy

The Family Court in Eilat has authorised Sharon Eizenkot, mother of slain IDF Sgt. Maor Eizenkot, to use her late son’s sperm to conceive a grandchild through surrogacy. Read more

Israeli PM says he believes Trump can help seal truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump, he is determined to ensure the Gaza Strip hostages are freed. Read more

Trump prepares to ditch two-state solution

President Trump seems set to ditch the creation of a Palestinian state between Israel and Jordan (the two-state solution) when he meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House this week. Read more

Anti-hate taskforce set up after antisemitic attacks

As the hunt continues for those behind a wave of antisemitic attacks, a task force has been established that could lead to increased police powers. Read more

Israel’s president backs ‘painful’ decisions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a rare meeting with President Isaac Herzog centred on efforts to secure a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza. Read more

On the other hand

The “ceasefire” with Iran means a slow return to normal daily activities. Read more

UK police arrest backers of banned Palestine Action

UK police have arrested more than 20 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after they showed support for the newly banned Palestine Action group in London, officials say, hours after the proscription came into effect. Read more

Man faces court over ‘cowardly’ attack on Melbourne synagogue

A man has fronted court for the first time after being charged by counter-terror police over a fire at a synagogue. Read more

Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks

Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Donald Trump at the White House this week, raising hopes of a truce to end the 21 months of bloodshed in Gaza. Read more

Widespread condemnation of antisemitic Melbourne attacks

Melbourne’s Jewish community has been left reeling after a synagogue was set alight with families inside, an Israeli restaurant stormed by protesters chanting “death to the IDF”, and a weapons company allegedly linked to Israel firebombed, in what authorities and Jewish leaders are calling a dangerous escalation of antisemitic hate crimes.

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Jewish Melbourne’s Friday evening of horror

Melbourne’s Jewish community rocked by synagogue arson and restaurant attack. Read more

Loving the Alien

Melbourne theatre as reviewed by Alex First Read more

The need to acknowledge Muslim antisemitism

For much of this week, Britain has been consumed by the appalling spectacle at the Glastonbury festival when the rap duo Bob Vylan led chants by thousands of festival-goers of “Death, death to the IDF,” as well as making vicious remarks about Jews and Zionists. Read more

Iran: State disintegration, not regime change

Israel cannot rely on regime change to ensure its security. It must aim at dismantling Iran into separate ethnic entities to ensure that, in the future, it will not become the grave menace that it was in the past. Read more

Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees

Hamas says they want guarantees that a ceasefire will mean the end of the war. Read more

Inescapable

We currently face a situation that cannot be escaped, ignored, or avoided. Read more

Why pig is not kosher

Edward Gibbon the English historian (1737 to 1794) wrote six volumes of The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. Read more

Antisemitism envoy grilled on ‘uncivil’ rally ban call

Australia’s special envoy to combat anti-Semitism has clashed with politicians over a call to ban pro-Palestine protests from city centres. Read more

Israel owes Trump, but that can’t mean Hamas’s survival

President Donald Trump’s decision to order a strike on Iranian nuclear targets was yet another example of how he has proven to be a reliable friend of the State of Israel. Read more

Pentagon: Israel-U.S. strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by two years

Pentagon now believes that recent Israeli and American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have pushed back Tehran’s atomic ambitions by up to two years. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: Jason Steinberg, President of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies

Jason unpacks his recent article in Brisbane’s Courier Mail, “The Bookends of Hatred are Closing in on Jews”. Read more

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