Leifer accused of new incidents in prison

Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Read more

NZ Green Party co-leader suspended from parliament over Palestine speech

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for the remainder of the week after refusing to withdraw and apologise for comments made during a heated debate on Palestine. Read more

Australia may now recognise Palestine, but do we still recognise Australia?

Events of the past 24 hours have reminded me of a rather harrowing episode last year when I found myself being berated by a senior federal minister whom I’d actually turned to for assistance. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision

The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

Plan to seize Gaza City pushed Australia to recognition

The prime minister hopes recognition will help lay the path to peace after revealing Australia’s decision was spurred by Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza City. Read more

President Herzog: Australia rewarding terror

At the inauguration of the new Knesset Museum in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog responded that Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state in September would be seen as a reward to terror. Read more

What Albo has said on the Palestine trail

Prime Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Read more

Israel’s ambassador and a former Labor leader react to Australia’s decison

Israel’s ambassador, Amir Maimon, and former Labour MP, Michael Danby, have spoken out on Prime Minister Albanese’s announcement that Australia will recognise a Palestinian state.
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Time for Trump to broker Israel-Jordan deal on West Bank future

President Trump’s announcement of the brokering of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is yet another testament to Trump’s negotiating skills, instilling confidence that he will soon broker a deal to divide sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) between Israel and Jordan. Read more

Jewish leaders condemn Australia’s recognition of Palestine as ‘dangerous and premature’

Jewish community organisations have sharply criticised the Albanese government’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, warning it risks rewarding violence and undermining the prospects for peace.

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Australia expected to recognise Palestinian state

Australian government ministers will attend a cabinet meeting this morning in Canberra at which recognition of a Palestinian state is expected. Read more

Israel lashes out as Labor eyes Palestine recognition

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says Australia is well behind other allies in formally recognising Palestinian statehood. Read more

Israel faces growing calls to scrap Gaza offensive plan

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s plan for a military takeover of Gaza City ahead of an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. Read more

As Abbas eyes UN statehood bid, Ben-Gvir demands immediate measures to overthrow PA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday vowed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” action aimed at “toppling the Palestinian Authority” in response to a report that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is weighing a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in September. Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza plan

Thousands have turned out for a rally in Tel Aviv organised by a forum of relatives of hostages abducted by Hamas and taken to the Gaza Strip. Read more

Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bronze-making in Israel

Archaeologists have uncovered the first conclusive evidence that bronze was produced locally in the Land of Israel during the Early Iron Age, rather than being recycled from older objects, the University of Haifa announced on Sunday. Read more

On the other hand

Israel is feeling the heat in more ways than one. Read more

On Democracies and Death Cults

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Greens court controversy with ‘Sanction Israel’ arm patch

The NZ Green Party is facing renewed criticism from New Zealand’s Jewish community after proudly promoting an image of one of its MPs dressed head-to-toe in black, wearing a “Sanction Israel” patch prominently on his upper arm. Read more

Opinion: Why Luxon and Albanese’s Gaza comments miss the mark

Prime Ministers Christopher Luxon and Anthony Albanese emerged from their snowy Queenstown meeting this week with a joint statement urging Israel to “reconsider” its plan to take control of Gaza City. Read more

PM brushes off push for Israel sanctions as a ‘slogan’

Australia has downplayed US criticism of international efforts to recognise Palestine, as Anthony Albanese criticises Israel’s plan to expand its Gaza offensive. Read more

The Orchard

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

‘It will not be an occupation; the goal is to eliminate Hamas’

It was an unusually candid moment. Speaking to a small group of journalists before Thursday night’s Security Cabinet meeting—a rare move in itself—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made something crystal clear: Israel’s upcoming operation in Gaza is not about permanent occupation. Read more

Report: IDF bans Chinese cars from bases to prevent data leaks

The Israel Defence Forces has banned all China-made vehicles on its bases out of concern for information security, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Tuesday. Read more

‘No real difference between PM’s and IDF chief’s visions for Gaza’

Israel’s Security Cabinet convened on Thursday night for a decisive meeting to shape the next phase of the war in Gaza, amid a high-stakes and public debate between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military’s top command. Read more

The media front in the war against civilisation

Dramatic evidence was produced this week to illustrate the hijacking of the Western media by Hamas in its attempt to turn Israel into the pariah of the world and accelerate the destruction of the Jewish state. Read more

Contemptible

This year’s commemoration of Tisha B’Av was more memorable than usual. Read more

The Future

This past Shabbat, as every year before the Fast of Av, is called Shabbat Chazon, and we read the negative Haftarah from the First Chapter of the Book of Yeshayahu (Isaiah). Read more

Israel sets conditions for ending Gaza War, plans for civilian governance

After an all-night discussion, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the war on Hamas, including reoccupying the Gaza Strip, and adopting five principles for ending the war, the Prime Minister’s Office announced early Friday morning. Read more

At the brink of occupation: confronting a changing narrative

Since October 7, 2023, the way Australia has talked about Israel and Gaza has shifted again and again, each time moving the so-called “red line” further away from where it once stood. Read more

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