An unholy silence

When U.S. President Donald Trump sent Vice President JD Vance to negotiate with members of the Iranian regime in Islamabad, people initially thought that Vance—reportedly the most outspoken voice in the Trump administration against going to war with Iran—would be a soft touch. Read more

Lebanon truce begins, Trump says Iran war over ‘soon’

President Donald Trump claims the US is close to a deal to end the war with Iran, as a 10-day ceasefire starts between Israel and Tehran-linked Hezbollah. Read more

Australia’s ambassador visits MDA

Australia’s ambassador to Israel, Neil Hawkins, was a member of a delegation of ambassadors and senior diplomatic representatives who toured Magen David Adom’s national headquarters in Ramla, in a visit aimed at gaining a closer understanding of Israel’s emergency medical system and its role in national resilience.
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For Israeli military aid: It’s the standards, stupid!!!

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political proxy of the moment, Brad Lander, accused U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman a week ago of “utterly failing to meet the moment to see Palestinian lives as just as valuable as Israeli and Jewish lives”. Read more

Podcast: L’Chaim – to Life

Sharon Kuper speaks with Dassi Erlich, the brave whistleblower who spent fifteen years fighting to bring her abuser, Malka Leifer, to justice. Read more

A futile exercise

A “futile exercise” is an action, attempt, or endeavour that is completely pointless, useless, or unlikely to succeed. Read more

Prince Harry, Meghan meet Bondi terror attack survivors

On the final leg of their Australian tour, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited the scene of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Read more

Court rules NZ Super Fund policy unlawful — but stops short of ordering divestment

A New Zealand High Court ruling on the country’s sovereign wealth fund has found its ethical investment framework unlawful, but stopped short of requiring divestment from companies linked to Israeli settlement activity. Read more

Auckland Council passes Israel-linked procurement motion on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Auckland Council has passed a motion requesting staff advice on whether its procurement policies align with international frameworks relating to Israeli settlements, following a vote held on Yom HaShoah. Read more

Israel Independence Day

The Jewish calendar has now entered the memorial season. Read more

Netanyahu on ceasefire: ‘We have an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public on Thursday night to explain his decision to accept the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon announced earlier that evening by President Trump. Read more

Councils to gather in Bondi for antisemitism summit

Waverley Council plans to co-host a national summit on antisemitism and social cohesion in Bondi later this year, ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach.

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Antisemitism probe to hear Jewish ‘lived experiences’

An antisemitism royal commission will focus on defining terms and the lived experiences of Jewish Australians across two weeks of initial hearings in May. Read more

Shabbat Tazria Metzora

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Who gave you the right to define our identity?

By now, anyone watching social media, university campuses, or public debate with open eyes will have noticed the same pattern again and again. Read more

“Kill all Jews” daubing in NZ

The New Zealand Jewish Council has condemned antisemitic graffiti discovered under a Nelson footbridge, warning that such “kill all Jews” messages are a direct incitement to violence and have no place in a democratic society. Read more

Hopes for peace grow as Israel eyes Lebanon ceasefire

US President Donald Trump says ‌talks between the leaders of both Israel and Lebanon will take place within the next day, with hopes of a ceasefire. Read more

Victims in focus as Antisemitism Royal Commission hearings begin in May

Survivors and victims of antisemitism will take centre stage when the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its first hearings in Sydney next month.

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Amid rising Jew-hatred, thousands march at Auschwitz on Holocaust memorial day

Against the twin backdrops of Israel at war and rising Jew-hatred around the world, some 7,000 people from around the world marked Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, by marching the two miles between the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps in Poland. Read more

Mossad chief: war with Iran not over until its ‘extremist regime’ falls

Outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea said Israel’s campaign against Iran will not be considered complete until the country’s ruling system is replaced, delivering one of his clearest statements yet linking the ongoing conflict to the future of the Islamic Republic itself. Read more

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in decades

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israeli and Lebanese representatives engaged in talks in Washington DC are part of a “historic opportunity”. Read more

Sylvan Adams: rising antisemitism signals risk of a second Holocaust

World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams has issued a stark warning that rising antisemitism around the world risks paving the way for a “second Holocaust”, telling senior law enforcement leaders at Auschwitz that hatred is again being normalised in democratic societies. Read more

‘From the depths’: Melbourne community gathers for Yom Hashoah commemoration

Holocaust survivors and younger generations gathered side by side on Monday night as Victoria’s Jewish community marked Yom Hashoah with a powerful call to remember and reflect.

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 3

An Arsenal Against Antizionism: How to Reclaim the Language

(click here for part 1) (click here for part 2)

If antizionism is sustained through language, then language is where it must be confronted.

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‘Operation Roaring Lion’ thwarted Iran’s plans for nuclear Holocaust, Netanyahu says on Yom Hashoah

“Operation Roaring Lion” against Iranian nuclear sites fulfilled the Jewish state’s promise to prevent a second Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday night. Read more

Israel’s FM scolds world ambassadors at Holocaust ceremony

Israel’s Foreign Ministry reported that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar “lashed out” at dozens of foreign ambassadors to Israel at the Holocaust Day ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry offices in Jerusalem on Monday. Read more

Yom HaShoah in Israel

Traffic comes to a standstill on a Tel Aviv highway as a siren sounds a two-minute moment of silence commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis and their allies on Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 14, 2026. Read more

Magen David Adom event cancelled by Dublin concert hall

An event at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, at which Magen David Adom was set to feature testimony from survivors and first responders to the October 7 Hamas attacks, was cancelled by the Irish auditorium.
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The State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

The unedited text of the address given by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. Read more

Creating a Secure Life

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

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