A ‘Nakba’ in Times reporting
September 16, 2025 by Bruce S. Ticker
From Australia’s Jewish past
Edna Luber-Smith – active and enthusiastic community stalwart Read more
Major charge dropped for nurse in anti-Israel video
September 16, 2025 by AAP
A nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.
Ervin Vidor remembered as builder of cities, family and faith
September 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
Ervin Hugo Vidor AM, a Holocaust survivor who arrived in Australia as a teenage refugee and went on to co-found one of the nation’s leading property and hotel businesses, has died in Sydney on 11 September aged 92.
On the other hand
September 15, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
The Land of Milk and Honey is preparing for another Rosh Hashanah. Read more
Two plans, one standard: why the islamophobia report must be judged against the antisemitism plan
September 15, 2025 by Michael Gencher
In the space of just a few months, Australians have been handed two national reports on hate: one on antisemitism by Jillian Segal, and one on Islamophobia by Aftab Malik. Read more
Victorian multicultural review
September 15, 2025 by David Marlow
The Victorian Government has announced its response to the Victorian Multicultural Review. Read more
Yoaz Hendel: Those who refuse to serve should lose the right to vote
Former Israeli minister Yoaz Hendel has declared that Israelis who do not serve in the army or national service should lose the right to vote or to stand for the Knesset.
Lifetime sports ban after Nazi salute charge
A lifetime ban has been slapped on a man after he allegedly performed a Nazi salute before an AFL semi-final clash on the weekend. Read more
Trump can reverse Obama & Biden sell-out of Jewish People to UN
September 15, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump is facing a deadline of 22 September – the date the United Nations General Assembly convenes to recognise a fictitious and non-existent State of Palestine – to reverse the sell-out of the Jewish People to the United Nations Security Council by Trump’s predecessors President Obama and President Biden. Read more
Man charged over Bondi Beach brawl
September 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to a brawl that broke out prior to a tense protest at Bondi Beach last Sunday.
UN overwhelmingly backs two-state idea, condemns Hamas
September 13, 2025 by Reuters
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. Read more
Peter Strasser says
It is a disgrace to proceed with criminal proceedings against the Prime Minister while, as head of government, he is effectively in charge of Israel’s war against several deadly adversaries. Read more
Carmel Reunion
September 12, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
I have just returned from a very moving and memorable reunion of pupils of the Jewish Boarding school Carmel College my father founded in 1948 until it closed in 1997. Read more
The 39 Steps
September 12, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
A shocking watershed for America
September 12, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The murder of the young conservative activist Charlie Kirk wasn’t just a horrifying crime. Read more
Netanyahu slams Spanish PM for ‘genocidal threat’ against Israel
September 12, 2025 by JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night accused his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sánchez, of having issued a “blatant genocidal threat” against Israel earlier this week. Read more
New 420-bed rehab facility in Ramla to aid Israel’s injured soldiers
September 12, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Construction has begun on ALEH Zahav, a 15-story, 420-bed rehabilitation centre in Ramla that aims to address a mounting national crisis. Read more
UN Security Council condemns Israeli strikes on Qatar
All United Nations Security Council members, including the United States, have backed the “territorial integrity of Qatar” following an Israeli attack in Doha. Read more
Selective morality
September 12, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Israel currently faces an international firestorm of conscious hypocrisy and moral blindness wrapped in a veneer of mass myopia. Read more
Jessica Fox heartbreak at missing home world championships
September 11, 2025 by Rob Klein
Jessica Fox has confirmed she will miss the canoe slalom world championships in Penrith later this month, describing the decision as “absolutely devastating”.
America’s unreliable Middle East ‘ally’ is Qatar, not Israel
September 11, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The anger from the international community, as well as the Muslim and Arab world, about Israel’s airstrike on members of the Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, was matched only by the outrage coming from the American foreign-policy establishment. Read more
Netanyahu to spend half a week in court as corruption trial accelerates
September 11, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be required to testify three times a week in his corruption trial beginning in November, after the Jerusalem District Court rejected a request from his lawyers to maintain the current schedule. Read more
Fighting alone: how Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented Hamas massacre
September 11, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Members of Kibbutz Magen’s civilian security team prevented a massacre during Hamas’s October 7 attack while the Israel Defence Forces failed in its mission to protect the community, according to an army inquiry released on Thursday. Read more
Israel unveils rail-mounted robot to guard borders, bases, and prisons
September 11, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday that it has completed a series of successful trials with a new rail-mounted robot designed to secure sensitive sites, including prisons, military bases, and border facilities. Read more
UIA means business
September 11, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gesher by UIA launches its first-ever merch line, with every purchase made supporting the People of Israel. Read more
Abraham: the First Jew
September 11, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Arson at Ryvchin former home confirmed as deliberate strike
September 11, 2025 by Rob Klein
Police have today released CCTV footage as investigations continue into the targeted attack at a Dover Heights home, which officers have confirmed was a deliberate and specific act aimed at former resident Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Shabbat Ki Tavo
September 11, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Mount Ebal Read more
Australian Jewish community inspired by captivity survivor Eli Sharabi as the JNF Australia’s 2025 campaign concludes
September 11, 2025 by Dionne Taylor
Gaza captivity survivor, Eli Sharabi, marked his inaugural visit to Australia since his release as part of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, Together, We Rise With Israel, leaving audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth inspired by his resilience and positivity for the future of Israel. Read more
