Buried in the algorithm
May 12, 2026 by JNS
TikTok did not invent antisemitism; it gave it speed. It gave ancient hatred a stage small enough to fit in a hand and large enough to shape a generation.
Moshe David
Canberra teenager becomes first in ACT charged with planning a terrorist act
May 12, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A 17-year-old Canberra youth has been charged with additional terrorism offences, including acts in preparation for a terrorist act, making him the first person in the Australian Capital Territory to face such a charge.
Social media posts expose ugly rise in antisemitic abuse
May 12, 2026 by AAP
Antisemitic comments have flooded the online “public square”, the Royal Commission has been told, affecting the experience of many Jews on social media.
‘Greatest threat’: dire warning on antisemitic attacks
May 12, 2026 by AAP
A spate of antisemitic firebombings and graffiti attacks has prompted a judge to warn that shadowy overseas actors are seeking to fracture Australian society.
Golem horror film claims inaugural Jewish Australian Screen Fellowship
May 12, 2026 by Rob Klein
Queensland filmmaker Idan Kotzen has been named the first recipient of the Jewish Australian Screen Fellowship, a new $20,000 initiative designed to support Jewish Australian storytellers and increase authentic Jewish representation on screen.
Albanese says alleged antisemitic abuse at netball match is “beyond belief”
May 11, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the alleged antisemitic abuse directed at Jewish children during a Sydney netball match, describing the incident as “beyond belief” and warning that hateful language is increasingly being normalised through social media.
Perth teenager’s online abuse among harrowing accounts at antisemitism commission
May 11, 2026 by Rob Klein
Jewish children have delivered some of the most powerful and distressing testimony to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, describing how abuse at school, online harassment and fears for their safety have become part of everyday life in Australia.
Israeli chief rabbi urges leaders to back Trump’s Shabbat call
May 11, 2026 by JNS
Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi has urged the country’s leaders to support US President Donald Trump’s call for Jews to observe the coming Shabbat.
Behind every Royal Commission witness are hundreds too afraid to speak
May 11, 2026 by Rob Klein
For every witness who has appeared before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, there are likely thousands of other Jewish Australians with equally compelling stories who have chosen not to testify publicly.
Abraham Foxman, towering champion against antisemitism, dies at 86
May 11, 2026 by JNS
Abraham H. Foxman, the Holocaust survivor who became one of the most influential Jewish leaders in the United States and a relentless global voice against antisemitism, has died at the age of 86.
The Royal Commission seeks truth, not ideological ‘balance’
May 11, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A Sydney councillor with a long record of antizionist activism has urged supporters of the pro-Palestinian movement to “flood” the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with submissions.
On the other hand
May 10, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
A year has passed since the wave of fires that broke out on the eve of Independence Day 2025. Read more
NSW passes laws to shut down illegal places of worship in response to Bondi
May 10, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation giving local councils stronger powers to shut down unlawful places of public worship, including the ability in serious cases to seek court orders to cut off water, electricity and gas to venues that continue operating in breach of planning laws.
Why Iran will not collapse after leadership change
May 10, 2026 by JNS
The primary domestic tensions are directed towards the regime itself, rather than between completely fractured armed population groups.
By Farid Alamdar
IDF hits more than 85 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon
May 10, 2026 by JNS
Over the past 24 hours the Israel Defense Forces attacked more than 85 targets in Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah, the military said in a statement on Saturday.
The antizionist contagion
May 10, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Over the past few days, antisemitism has exploded as an issue in Britain. It was a reaction to two developments.
Darwin honours Australia’s only Jewish premier
May 10, 2026 by Rob Klein
A ceremony in Darwin honouring Australia’s only Jewish state premier, Vaiben Louis Solomon, has highlighted the long but little-known history of Jewish contribution to the Northern Territory as community leaders warn of rising antisemitism nationwide.
More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall
May 10, 2026 by JNS
Efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran appear to have stalled as the two sides trade fire in the Gulf, while a US intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months.
Police charge woman over alleged antisemitic abuse at children’s netball match
May 10, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A 42-year-old woman has been charged and provisionally suspended from all netball activities after allegedly directing antisemitic abuse at Jewish children during an under-12s match at Heffron Park in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Former neo-Nazi fined for offensive salute
May 10, 2026 by AAP
A 21-year-old man who performed a Nazi salute at police officers while drunk outside a popular Hobart bar has been fined $1,400.
“Coffee on Little Collins Street”: the unbearable insult of the ISIS returnees
May 8, 2026 by Elliot Vesely
There is a particular kind of unease that comes from reading reports that a woman recently repatriated from Syria, after spending years living under ISIS rule, said the thing she “missed most” was a coffee on Melbourne’s Little Collins Street.
IDF slays Hezbollah Radwan Force commander in Beirut
May 8, 2026 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces struck Beirut on Wednesday night for the first time in nearly a month, killing the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, the military said.
Yom Haatzma’ut celebration marked by unity, resilience and defiance
May 8, 2026 by Rob Klein
Political leaders, diplomats and members of Sydney’s Jewish community gathered on Thursday night to celebrate Israel’s 78th Independence Day.
Counter-terrorism raids net four in Victoria over violent extremist material
May 8, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Four Melbourne men have been charged after allegedly accessing, sharing and distributing ISIS propaganda online during a counter-terrorism investigation that spanned more than 18 months.
Hakoah reaches major milestone as White City precinct takes shape
May 8, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hakoah has announced a major construction milestone at its new White City precinct, confirming the steel framework for the multi-use courts has now been completed as large-scale work continues across the site.
Second hearing block of Royal Commission to examine lead-up to Bondi terror attack
May 8, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has announced that the second hearing block will have a major focus on the circumstances surrounding the December 2025 terror attack at Bondi Beach during the “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration.
When a Royal Commission Into antisemitism exposes the problem in real time
May 8, 2026 by Michael Gencher
There is something I cannot stop noticing since the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion started: it has not only exposed antisemitism, but it has also brought it flooding into the open. Read more
Jerusalem Archaeology
May 8, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
I have always enjoyed history and in the same way I’m fascinated by archaeology. Read more
Voyager stripped of NZ Media Awards sponsorship after CEO reposts antisemitic content
May 8, 2026 by Greg Bouwer
Voyager Internet has lost its naming rights sponsorship of New Zealand’s national media awards after its chief executive, Seeby Woodhouse, reposted material containing antisemitic conspiracy claims linked to Mein Kampf. Read more
Incomprehensible and unbelievable
May 8, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Just when you think that matters cannot get crazier, reality hits you in the face and proves that indeed it can. Read more
