Adass to rebuild stronger a year after synagogue firebombed

Leaders of international Jewish communities walked through the debris of a Melbourne synagogue a year after it was firebombed as two accused men faced court. Read more

Israel confirms return of Sudthisak Rinthalak’s remains

Israel’s National Centre for Forensic Medicine confirmed on Thursday morning that the body returned by Hamas the previous day was Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker, the Israel Defence Forces announced. Read more

UN spokesman doesn’t name Albanese but refutes controversial comment on press freedom

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, didn’t name Francesca Albanese in response to a question from JNS about the special rapporteur’s comment that appeared to partly justify an attack on journalists. Read more

’Tis the season to be jihadi

It’s that time of year again: Christmas trees and Chanukah menorahs; tinsel and dreidels; plum puddings and potato latkes; Christmas caroling and Adam Sandler’s Chanukah song—and, of course, everyone’s favourite holiday cheer: Muslims proving once again that “Peace on Earth and goodwill toward Men” is a Judeo-Christian tradition that they want no part of. Read more

Guinness World Records reportedly no longer accepting submissions from Israel, Palestinian territories

Guinness World Records is no longer accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories, Jerusalem-based NGO “Matnat Chaim” said on Wednesday. Read more

Alon Ohel reveals how he survived two years of torment in Gaza

During an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that aired on Monday, released hostage Alon Ohel, 24, said he is alive today because he made a conscious decision to survive. Read more

Ex-TV star facing ‘restorative justice’ for Nazi salute

A magistrate has asked lawyers for a former Australian soap actor to make inquiries into a unique form of punishment for performing a Nazi salute. Read more

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Podcast: L’Chaim to Life

Malka Lawrence speaks with Bianca Stern, General Manager of ‘All Things =’, a café and social enterprise in Balaclava that celebrates differences and creates meaningful employment pathways for people of all abilities. Read more

JNF welcomes people with disabilities for accessible trails across Israel

The Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) on Monday invited persons with disabilities to four accessible hiking trails ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked on Dec. 3. Read more

Search continues for missing school leaver swept out to sea off NSW coast

NSW Police have confirmed they are continuing efforts on land and water in a scaled-back capacity as the search for 18-year-old Astin Gerstl enters another day.

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World Jewish leaders unite in Australia against rising hate

Jewish leaders from the world’s seven largest diaspora communities met in Sydney today for the first J7 Task Force Summit held in Australia warning that the sharp rise in antisemitism here is part of a wider global pattern.

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Israel needs an end to lawfare, not a presidential pardon

There are some sound reasons for Israeli President Isaac Herzog to choose not to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But none of them have anything to do with justice, defending the Jewish state’s judicial system or even its democracy. Read more

Einstein like you’ve never seen him: rare personal letter surfaces in Tel Aviv

A newly surfaced letter attributed to Albert Einstein offers a rare, intimate look at the man behind the equations, including one striking note in which the physicist reflects with warmth and candour on a former research assistant who helped him work on the theory of relativity. Read more

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Not hostages

Following the completion of the identification process at the National Centre of Forensic Medicine, it was determined that the findings brought yesterday for examination from the Gaza Strip are not linked to any of the fallen hostages. Read more

New film examines UNRWA’s role as UN prepares mandate renewal vote

A new documentary offering a sweeping look at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is set to make its U.S. debut in New York on Tuesday night. The film comes as the United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on renewing UNRWA’s mandate later in December. Read more

ECAJ report finds extreme antisemitism has become part of the mainstream

The newly released ECAJ Report on Anti-Jewish Incidents in Australia 2025 reveals that Australian Jews have endured a second frightening year of unprecedented antisemitism.

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Stonnington Council defers Chanukiah decision

A motion to display the traditional Chanukiah at Melbourne’s Malvern Town Hall in support of the Jewish community in Stonnington was deferred at a Council meeting, to the dismay of Jewish attendees. Some angry attendees at the meeting called out ‘shame’ in response. Read more

Residents crack Rose Bay grandmother’s antisemitic graffiti spree

A 71-year-old Rose Bay grandmother has been charged with six graffiti offences after a six month-long community effort by local residents who documented repeated antisemitic and anti-Israel vandalism across Sydney’s eastern suburbs and provided crucial evidence to police.

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Fresh charges for bikie over Iran-linked arson attacks

A bikie mastermind and his two alleged accomplices face further criminal charges after a kosher deli was firebombed in an attack suspected to be linked with Iran. Read more

Trump, Netanyahu hold call on Hamas disarmament

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Gaza by phone on Monday. Read more

Segal defends response to neo-Nazi rally as envoys disagree on terror definition

Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, appeared before Senate Estimates today, where she was questioned about her office’s response to a neo-Nazi demonstration held outside NSW Parliament on 8 November.

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Chancellor warns universities failed Jewish students after October 7

Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott revealed her childhood experience of “severe violence” and antisemitism in a speech to Australian Jewish Funders and the Dor Foundation on Monday, 1 December.

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From Australia’s Jewish past

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A rabbi’s failed attempt to clean up Holocaust distortion

On November 20, Thomas Rose, the U.S. ambassador to Poland, delivered a speech in Warsaw in which he categorised as a “historic injustice” and “grotesque falsehood” any suggestion that “Poland shares guilt for the barbaric crimes committed against it” during World War II, presumably including the murder of millions of Polish Jews in German-occupied Poland. Read more

Why stripping “religion” from terror laws puts Jews at risk

More than two years after 7 October 2023, life for Jewish Australians feels very different. Read more

Netanyahu appears in Israeli court after pardon request

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in court for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial. Read more

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Combat troops:computerised attention training can significantly reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder risk

A joint study by Tel Aviv University, the IDF Medical Corps, and the U.S. Department of Defense has found that a series of specialised computer-based training exercises can significantly reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among IDF combat soldiers. Read more

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