Inside Australia’s long fight against antisemitism
March 16, 2026 by Rob Klein
Australia’s antisemitism crisis did not begin with the Bondi terror attack on 14 December 2025, but that night forced the country to confront it. The massacre, which killed 15 people at a Chanukah gathering, turned a growing problem into a national reckoning. Read more
NCJWA slams Grace Tame for calling October 7 rape evidence “propaganda”
March 16, 2026 by Rob Klein
Grace Tame, the 2021 Australian of the Year, has spent the past two years recasting herself from a celebrated survivor advocate to one of Australia’s most polarising voices in the antizionist movement.
More than a meal: the Jewish Food Festival brings Sydney’s Jewish community together
March 16, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The Jewish Food Festival will return to Sydney this Sunday, 22 March 2026, bringing the community together for a day of food, culture and connection following the challenges of 2025, including the Bondi terror attack.
Explosion damages Jewish school in the Netherlands
March 15, 2026 by Reuters
Amsterdam’s mayor has condemned a “cowardly” attack on a Jewish school, which came a day after arsonists targeted a synagogue in another Dutch city. Read more
Varieties of Judaism
March 15, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
We Jews have always liked to argue about religion and who is kosher and who is not. Read more
On the other hand
March 15, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
This gives a whole new meaning to the expression “shell-shocked.” Read more
Jewish Australians urged to share experiences with Royal Commission on antisemitism
Jewish organisations are encouraging members of the community to make submissions to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying personal accounts will play a key role in the inquiry’s work.
Outrage after DJ leads antizionist chants at Sydney Biennale
Sydney’s Biennale of Sydney has come under renewed criticism after an American DJ used a festival performance to accuse Israel of genocide and lead chants supporting Palestinian “resistance” during the taxpayer-funded event.
Queensland man charged over alleged antisemitic threats against Jewish community
March 15, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A 56-year-old Queensland man has been charged after allegedly posting antisemitic threats against the Jewish community on the messaging platform Telegram.
Israeli Reform Movement head steps in for UIA Progressive Appeal
March 15, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Lesley Sachs, chairperson of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ), will address this year’s UIA Progressive Appeal events in Australia after the war with Iran prevented the originally scheduled guest speaker from travelling.
Sydney Writers’ Festival faces criticism over antizionist bias in programming
The Sydney Writers’ Festival is drawing sharp criticism for what Jewish community leaders describe as a heavily one-sided approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict in its 2026 program. Critics argue the festival has prioritised anti-Israel perspectives in Gaza-focused sessions while sidelining Israeli voices and any reference to the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks that killed about 1200 people and saw 251 hostages taken.
Mojtaba Khamenei vows to avenge father’s killing
March 13, 2026 by JNS
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday published his first written statement since assuming office on March 8, vowing to avenge “the blood of the martyrs,” including his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Read more
The Roosters remember Bondi
March 13, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The Sydney Roosters will pay tribute to the victims and those impacted by the Bondi Beach tragedy ahead of their first home game of the 2026 NRL season against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium tonight. Read more
Australia orders staff to leave Israel and UAE
March 13, 2026 by AAP
The federal government has told non-essential officials to get out of Israel and the UAE “due to the deteriorating security situation” in the Middle East. Read more
A shameful sham
March 13, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
It is increasingly pitiful to witness the antics of all those who now profess to hold the moral high ground but who were conspicuously silent when the Islamic Iranian regime suppressed and murdered its citizens. Read more
The ethnostate illusion
March 13, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
There’s been growing concern in America over the increasingly mainstream belief that Israel drags it into foreign wars, a belief given rocket fuel by the war against Iran. Read more
CEO refutes claims about Montefiore St Ives development
March 13, 2026 by Rob Klein
Further to yesterday’s article, opponents of a proposed Montefiore retirement living development in St Ives are largely acting on misinformation about the project, according to the organisation’s CEO Robert Orie.
Gunman shot dead after crashing truck into US synagogue
March 13, 2026 by Agencies
An armed man has rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in Michigan in what federal investigators said was a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. Read more
Families shocked as ex-spy chief quits Bondi inquiry
March 13, 2026 by AAP
Families of people murdered in the Bondi massacre fear the royal commission into antisemitism will become a farce following the sudden resignation of a former ASIO boss from the inquiry.
Nova Peris takes ambassador role as Shalom Gamarada expands to Sydney University
March 13, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Olympic gold medallist, former senator and long-time advocate for Aboriginal communities Nova Peris has been appointed ambassador of the Indigenous education charity Shalom Gamarada, the organisation announced today.
Wiz joins Google
March 12, 2026 by JNS
Google completed its US$32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz on Wednesday, representing the largest exit in Israel’s tech history and the biggest acquisition yet by Google. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life
March 12, 2026 by Features Desk
Sharon Kuper chats with Mike Kelly on Iran, Gaza, Mosul, antisemitism in universities and the threats to civilisation. Read more
Dennis Richardson resigns as Special Adviser to Royal Commission into Antisemitism
March 12, 2026 by Rob Klein
Former ASIO director-general Dennis Richardson has abruptly resigned from his role as Special Adviser to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
Shabbat Vayakhel Pekudei
March 12, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Residents campaign against Montefiore retirement complex planned for St Ives
March 12, 2026 by Rob Klein
A community campaign has emerged in Sydney’s St Ives against plans by Jewish aged care provider Montefiore to build a large retirement living complex behind Masada College. Read more
NSW man charged over alleged Nazi symbol and online threats
March 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A man from Armidale in NSW has been charged by the Australian Federal Police over the alleged display of a Nazi symbol and a series of threatening posts made online.
Debate continues over contentious terror law tweaks
March 11, 2026 by AAP
The national security watchdog is contending with competing evidence about whether tweaks to terrorism laws could have a positive or negative effect. Read more
Sydney Jewish writer awards expand to six categories
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom Collective will present six prizes at its annual Australian Jewish Writer Awards in August, adding poetry, illustrated manuscripts and emerging writers to a program that has grown steadily since its founding two years ago.
Sydney man jailed for five years over foreign-directed antisemitic attacks
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire Staff
A 32-year-old Sydney man has today received a maximum five-year prison sentence for masterminding a series of arson attacks and antisemitic vandalism incidents across the city in January 2025.
IINZ calls on government to condemn UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s antisemitic rhetoric and bias
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The Israel Institute of New Zealand (IINZ) urges the New Zealand Government to join like-minded countries in condemning the ongoing antisemitic statements and anti-Israel bias demonstrated by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Read more
