Israelis arrested for attacking Palestinians after security forces intervene

Earlier today, IDF forces rushed to the area of the villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf – located west of Shechem (Nablus) – following a report of dozens of masked Israeli civilians attacking Palestinians and setting property on fire. Read more

Jewish group calls for arson accused to be refused bail

A man charged over a synagogue arson that caused more than $20 million in damage has made a bid for freedom, almost a year after the blaze. Read more

Never Again? How the West betrayed the Jews and itself

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Supporters of neo-Nazi party to be ‘exposed as racists’

Neo-Nazis are attempting to legitimise their ideology by forming a political party in the aftermath of a high-profile protest. Read more

Gal Gadot receives 2026 ‘Jewish Nobel’

Israeli actress Gal Gadot, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, was named the winner of the 2026 Genesis Prize on Tuesday, often referred to as the “Jewish Nobel.” Read more

Cleese says Israeli performances postponed, not cancelled

The British comedian John Cleese, 86, said that three upcoming shows in Israel are postponed but not cancelled, as had been reported. Read more

Sydney rabbi vows ‘zero tolerance’ after son abused in antisemitic incident

Rabbi Yossi Friedman has vowed to ensure an alleged antisemitic attack on his eight-year-old son in Dover Heights does not “go unchecked”, after the boy was verbally abused and subjected to an obscene gesture while walking home from school.

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‘Hadar Is home’: soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 laid to rest

After more than 11 years, the body of Israeli soldier Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was laid to rest on Tuesday morning at Kfar Saba military cemetery, closing a painful chapter that began with his death and abduction in 2014. Read more

Premier backs down on protester face mask ban

Plans to crack down on protesters wearing face coverings and masks in a bid to improve social cohesion will be watered down, a move which has sparked a police and community backlash. Read more

Francesca Albanese’s campaign to erase Israel

When a public intellectual arms herself with a lexicon of genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing and broadcasts those terms as incontrovertible facts, culture and history die a little. Read more

Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release

Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the first since before their abduction. Read more

“In today’s atmosphere, it could happen again”

On the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors who lived through the 1938 pogrom as children issued a powerful warning about the dramatic rise in global antisemitism, saying the world today is no safer for Jews than 87 years ago. Read more

PM demands more action on Nazi chants after ‘stuff-up’

Scenes of neo-Nazis chanting outside a state parliament have prompted the prime minister to call for more action to outlaw Nazi chants. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Read more

NSW moves to tighten protest laws

The NSW government has moved to restore police powers to disperse protesters harassing or intimidating worshippers, introducing new legislation after a successful Supreme Court challenge.

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Queensland Jewish community celebrates 160 years with “less oy, more joy”

The Queensland Jewish community is celebrating 160 years of Jewish life in Queensland, marking the milestone with events highlighting resilience, contribution and unity with the theme “less oy, more joy”.

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From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport: Sydney commemoration unites generations of hope

Last night, close to 800 people gathered in Sydney for the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Kristallnacht commemoration, an evening that powerfully linked a notorious moment of the Nazi pogrom with the subsequent act of rescue. The event, themed “From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport”, was a moving reflection on memory, compassion, and resilience.

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‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’

In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany. Read more

The truth about Zionism

Fifty years ago today, on Nov. 10, 1975, my father, Chaim Herzog, then Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations and later the country’s sixth president, stood before the U.N. General Assembly to respond to the infamous resolution declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism.” Read more

Scarlett Johansson voices fear of antisemitic violence

Jewish-American actress Scarlett Johansson called out the alarming rise in antisemitism in a recent interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News, discussing concerns that it could lead to physical violence. Read more

Online course on Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University has launched a groundbreaking new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), The Jewish Philosophy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.” Read more

‘Will not be bullied’: female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

Two women representing large Jewish communities say they will not be intimidated by extremist neo-Nazis as police permission for a street rally is questioned. Read more

Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah ‘will not surrender’

Hamas’s armed wing says fighters holed up in southern Gaza will not surrender to Israel, raising fears the month-old ceasefire could crumble. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Agreeing to Agree Read more

Words stopped being enough a long time ago — consequences are long overdue

Across Australia, for more than two years, we’ve witnessed a dangerous decline — not just in rhetoric, but in leadership, accountability, and moral courage. The result is a nation increasingly failing to protect its Jewish community — and, by extension, the values that define us all. Read more

The coming four-year nightmare in the Big Apple

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Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank)

President Trump’s long-overdue decision – promised in March – on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be revealed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on 18 November. Read more

Israel confirms return of Lt. Hadar Goldin after 11 years

The body of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed and abducted by Hamas in 2014, has been returned to Israel and formally identified, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israel Defence Forces confirmed Sunday evening. Read more

Hamas refuses to return Hadar Goldin’s remains, makes new demands

The Israeli government said Sunday morning that Hamas refuses to release the remains of the deceased IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldier Hadar Goldin, even though it claimed to have found them, and demands separate negotiations on the matter. Read more

The remains returned last night belong to Lior Rudaeff – he fell defending others

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