Tel Aviv Marathon poised to break participation records
February 23, 2026 by JNS
Israel is preparing to host what organisers say will be the largest sporting event in the state’s history when more than 50,000 runners take to the streets on Friday for the annual Tel Aviv Marathon. Read more
Germany’s ruling party moves to freeze Palestinian Authority funds, end support for UNRWA
February 23, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union adopted a sweeping resolution at its party conference in Stuttgart on Saturday that would freeze payments to the Palestinian Authority unless strict conditions are met and would redirect humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees away from the embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and instead toward the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Read more
92-year-old survivor urges action against hatred at Adelaide museum reopening
February 23, 2026 by Rob Klein
At 92, Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner delivered a message shaped by experience and urgency: remembrance must lead to action.
Trump’s Board of Peace scraps United Nations two-state solution
February 23, 2026 by David Singer
President Trump’s Board of Peace at its first meeting in Washington this week scrapped the United Nations (UN) Security Council proposal for the creation of a new Palestinian Arab State in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (two-state solution). Read more
A Jewish antisemite returns to the scene
February 22, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The current row involving the Belgian foreign minister, the Israeli foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador to Brussels over the ongoing Belgian police investigation into three mohels reveals a great deal about how antisemitism functions these days. Read more
Friends host Dan’s Legacy Cup to remember Bondi terror victim
February 22, 2026 by Rob Klein
A memorial football tournament took place at Barracluff Park in Bondi on Saturday to celebrate the life and passion for the game of Dan Elkayam, one of the Jewish victims of the Bondi terror attack. Read more
Bennett: 70% of Palestinians in Gaza, PA want to murder all Israelis
February 22, 2026 by David Isaac - JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, addressing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations’ 51st Annual Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Tuesday, spoke of the strategic lessons of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the necessity of preventing Iran from going nuclear, and the emerging danger from Turkey and Qatar. Read more
On the other hand
February 21, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Israel’s National Transplant Centre announced on Sunday that the first month of 2026 has set a record for organ donations and transplants in the country. Read more
Attack on city synagogue concerning, says premier
February 21, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
A synagogue has been damaged after a car rammed into its front gates, prompting a police investigation. Read more
Fight! Fight! Fight!
February 20, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A lively debate is underway in the Jewish world about whether Jews are wise to present themselves as victims. Read more
Jesse Jackson and the betrayal of the civil-rights movement
February 20, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Being an aide to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as one of his companions in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968—the day the leader of the civil-rights movement was shot and killed—conferred a certain status on Rev. Jesse Jackson that amounted to secular sainthood. Read more
High Court orders Justice Minister to justify refusal to cooperate with Supreme Court chief
February 20, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a conditional order on Thursday requiring Justice Minister Yariv Levin to explain why he has refused to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in making key judicial appointments. The ruling comes amid delays in filling critical court positions that critics say are increasingly paralysing Israel’s legal system. Read more
Israel’s FM Sa’ar attends first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace, says peace in Gaza dependent on ending Hamas
February 20, 2026 by TPS-IL
President Trump’s new International Board of Peace held its first meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Read more
Israel commends EU decision to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group
February 20, 2026 by TPS-IL
The Council of the European Union has added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran to the EU terrorist list. Read more
Portrait of love and loss unveiled at Chabad gathering in Bondi
When Melbourne portrait artist Miriam Lange received the call from Rabbi Mendy Groner of Chabad Glen Eira, she did not hesitate. Read more
Asi Wind brings more than magic to Sydney
February 20, 2026 by Rob Klein
For Israeli-born magician Asi Wind, magic is not about fooling people. It is about reaching them. Read more
Wishful Thinking
February 20, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Despite increasing worldwide outbreaks of the world’s oldest virus, there are still far too many Jews who prefer to remain in blissful denial. Read more
Dayenu confirms return to Mardi Gras parade – ‘delighted to be marching’
February 19, 2026 by Rob Klein
Sydney’s Jewish LGBTQIA+ organisation Dayenu will march in the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 28 February, reversing its earlier decision to withdraw after securing additional safety assurances.
‘Wildly Orwellian’: legislators bypass affected groups
Groups who claim they will be most impacted by a state’s new laws targeting antisemitism say they have been frozen out of discussions. Read more
ABC Ombudsman finds no material breach in network’s handling of Herzog visit
February 19, 2026 by Rob Klein
The ABC’s internal watchdog has found no breach of editorial standards in the broadcaster’s coverage of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, rejecting claims that its reporting was unbalanced or misleading.
Sydney man faces terrorism related charges over extremist material
A Sydney man has been charged with alleged terrorism-related offences after violent extremist material was reportedly discovered on a phone seized during a New Year’s Eve traffic stop.
The law and Donald Trump: Twisting it in America, then Israel
February 19, 2026 by Bruce S. Ticker
It is not sufficient for President Trump to wreck America’s legal system, but now he is extending his crusade to twist the law overseas. Read more
Neo-Nazis ‘tapping into local anxieties’ to radicalise
February 18, 2026 by AAP
Anti-racism training for young children is among a series of policy responses being recommended to combat festering right-wing extremism. Read more
‘It’s nonsense’: Israeli officials deny development expands Jerusalem’s boundaries
February 18, 2026 by Pesach Benson
Israeli officials denied on Tuesday that a proposal to expand a community north of Jerusalem would enlarge the capital’s municipal boundaries.
Far-right antisemitism: “a growing cancer”
February 18, 2026 by Menachem Rosensaft
An article by my friend Thane Rosenbaum should be read by and circulated to all those ostrich-like political conservatives who ignore, deny or trivialise present-day antisemitism in their midst. Read more
Author Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear at Sydney Writers Festival
February 18, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah will appear at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Australia’s largest writers’ event. Read more
White nationalist jailed for hateful Australia Day rant
A neo-Nazi supporter who railed against Jews in a hate-filled Australia Day rally speech has been jailed for his offensive and abhorrent crime. Read more
The conversations that actually matter after Bondi
February 18, 2026 by Michael Gencher
Since the Bondi massacre on 14 December, the Jewish community has carried a familiar mix of grief, vigilance, and exhaustion. Read more
Chabad rabbis from Australia and New Zealand gather in Bondi after terror attack
More than 80 Chabad rabbis from across Australia and New Zealand gathered in Bondi this week for a major regional leadership conference marked by mourning, spiritual resolve and a renewed commitment to rebuilding Jewish life after the devastating Bondi Beach terror attack.
Hannah Senesh: dream and reality
February 18, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
