US will keep defeating evil of Jew-hatred, Rubio says on Australia Day
January 27, 2026 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent nearly 20% of a Jan. 25 statement marking Australia Day discussing the antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Chanukah in December. Read more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A message from Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Read more
Top Israeli diplomat to headline 2026 UIA galas
January 27, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia has secured Ron Dermer—widely considered one of Israel’s most influential diplomats of the past decade—as headline speaker for its 2026 Gala Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Read more
Alleged Neo-Nazi charged under new hate laws at Australia Day rally
January 27, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
A Sydney man accused of delivering an antisemitic tirade at an Australia Day rally has been alleged to have shown “brazen and public incitement towards the Jewish community”. Read more
‘All the abductees have been returned’: Israel confirms return of last hostage, Ran Gvili
January 27, 2026 by Pesach Benson
After 843 days, the remains of the last Israeli missing from Hamas’s October 7 attack have been returned to Israel, the IDF announced on Monday. Read more
Two AOs and another AM and OAM
January 26, 2026 by J-Wire
The morning brought the news from readers that we had missed four Jewish recipients of the Australia Day Awards. Read more
The Traitors Circle
January 26, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Israeli ‘large scale operation’ to find last hostage
January 26, 2026 by Associated Press
Israel says its military is conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in the Gaza Strip as the United States and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into the next phase of their ceasefire. Read more
Albanese must reverse his recognition of the State of Palestine
January 26, 2026 by David Singer
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese needs to reverse his decision to recognise the non-existent “State of Palestine” – if his apology to Jewish Australians on 22 January 2026 for failing to prevent the Bondi Massacre on 14 December 2025 is to have any real meaning. Read more
Feintooner
January 26, 2026 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Bored with Peace Read more
Senior Australian of the Year – Henry Brodaty
January 26, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Psychogeriatrician Henry Brodaty, who was awarded an OA by his country in 2000, has been named Senior Australian of the Year. Read more
2026 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2026 by J-Wire
JWire congratulates all Jewish recipients of this year’s Australia Day Awards.
Holocaust descendants reunited amid troubled times
Descendants of a family separated by the Holocaust say finding each other has brought “sunshine” into their lives at a dark time for Jewish people worldwide. Read more
Bondi Beach massacre sparks online hate storm, report warns of normalised antisemitism
January 25, 2026 by Rob Klein
In the aftermath of the terrorist shooting at Bondi Beach, online platforms erupted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to a new report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI).
First ever Israeli bobsleigh team qualifies for Winter Olympics
January 25, 2026 by JNS
Israel’s bobsleigh team has qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, to be held next month at venues across Lombardy and northeastern Italy. Read more
KKL-JNF earmarks tens of millions of shekels for projects across Israel
January 25, 2026 by JNS
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has approved budgetary and planning measures totalling tens of millions of shekels to strengthen communities and enhance social resilience in the Galilee, the Negev and the “Gaza Envelope.” Read more
Trump’s end run around the old world order
January 25, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The fact that it was formally unveiled in Davos, Switzerland, told us everything we need to know about President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Read more
Don’t forget Iran!
January 25, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The pace and range of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy initiatives are simply dizzying. Read more
Our Guy: Israeli wheelchair tennis star aims for Grand Slam sweep
January 25, 2026 by JNS
Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson is on the cusp of one of Israel’s greatest sporting milestones. Read more
On the other hand
January 25, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Approximately 70,000 Israelis are estimated go hiking in the coming days, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) said recently, issuing several warnings in light of recent stormy weather. Read more
Memorial in the suburbs
January 25, 2026 by George Foster
Sydney’s Southern Sydney Synagogue hosted a communal gathering to live stream Chabad of Bondi’s “Light Will Win” memorial, marking thirty days since the tragic Bondi attack in which fifteen innocent people were murdered. Read more
Hamas-linked symbols sprayed on smashed Melbourne monuments on Day of Mourning
January 24, 2026 by Rob Klein
Damaged historic monuments in central Melbourne were defaced with symbols associated with Hamas on Australia’s National Day of Mourning, Thursday 22 January, sparking condemnation from political leaders and the Jewish community and prompting a police investigation.
Second teen arrested following antisemitic ute attack on Jewish boys in East St Kilda
January 24, 2026 by Rob Klein
On Friday, Victoria Police arrested a second teenage boy in connection with an antisemitic incident in which Jewish schoolboys were chased by a white ute in St Kilda East.
A Caesar in the White House
January 23, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
This was the week when much of the West woke up to the realisation that the old world order was dead. A new one was being born, and they didn’t like it at all. And it’s far from clear that Israel can rest easy either. Read more
US pitches ‘New Gaza’ development plan at WEF
January 23, 2026 by Reuters
A US plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip, including residential towers, data centres and seaside resorts, was presented in Davos by Jared Kushner. Read more
The Haskalah
January 23, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
SHIR to perform at ‘Australia Day Live’ in historic first for Jewish music
January 23, 2026 by Rob Klein
SHIR will take to the stage at ‘Australia Day Live’ this Monday night on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, marking a first for the national event and a moment of deep significance for the Jewish community.
Sydney Opera House memorial reclaims a national symbol after Bondi attack
January 23, 2026 by Rob Klein
Flags above the Sydney Harbour Bridge flew at half-mast last night as families of the victims, Jewish leaders and political figures gathered at the Sydney Opera House for a national memorial service marking the deaths of 15 people in the Bondi Beach antisemitic terror attack. Read more
Sold down the river
January 23, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Betrayal and abandonment are situations that have regularly confronted Jews over the last two thousand years. Read more
‘Literally unbelievable’: families mourn Bondi victims
January 22, 2026 by AAP
It is impossible to put a timeline on when normal life can resume for those who lost loved ones in the Bondi massacre. Read more
