Ireland-Israel Nations League game moved to neutral site
June 14, 2026 by JNS
Ireland’s UEFA Nations League home match against Israel on Oct. 4 will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors due to “operational challenges,” the Football Association of Ireland said on Friday. Read more
‘The New York Times’ blood libel against Israel should be mocked
June 14, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Those appalling Jews are at it again. In what at first glance might sound like a shocking story, first reported in Variety and The New York Times, and then spread around the world by Al Jazeera, two well-known Jewish people said something awful that supposedly warranted condemnation. Read more
NSW government announces details of recovery package six months after Bondi terror attack
June 14, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Government has unveiled an $8.3 million recovery and resilience package for the Jewish and Bondi communities, exactly six months after the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people and stands as Australia’s worst terrorist incident.
The UN’s fatal formula for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
June 14, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The antics of Colombia’s outgoing leftist president, Gustavo Petro, have dominated headlines about the United Nations over the last week. Read more
Antizionist activist arrested in Brisbane for using banned slogan
June 14, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A pro-Palestinian activist was detained in Brisbane after allegedly violating Queensland’s new hate speech laws by uttering the phrase “from the river to the sea” at a rally. Read more
Alleged neo-Nazi ejected from One Nation fundraiser
June 14, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A man with known neo-Nazi associations was issued with a move-on direction by police outside a Pauline Hanson fundraiser in Melbourne on Friday night after declaring support for the One Nation leader and shouting white supremacist slogans.
On the other hand
June 14, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has unveiled what it says is the world’s first robotic drone-based system, capable of installing and removing warning balls on high voltage transmission lines. Read more
Permanent memorial to honour lives lost in Bondi attack
June 14, 2026 by AAP
A memorial for the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack is set to be installed as part of an $8.3 million funding package to help the Jewish community recover. Read more
Group of Eight report calls for stronger action against campus antisemitism
June 14, 2026 by Rob Klein
Australia’s leading universities have been urged to give vice chancellors clearer authority to act quickly on antisemitism on campus, including by building direct relationships with senior police before crises arise.
Trump’s civilisational moment
June 12, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As we try to make sense of the nerve-shredding on-off-on war with Iran, and, in particular, attempt to reconcile U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts with one another, one question keeps reasserting itself. Read more
Australia, UK and Canada establish peace fund for Israelis and Palestinians
June 12, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada have announced a new International Peace Fund for Israelis and Palestinians.
Israel unveils US$1.3b boost for northern infrastructure and services
June 12, 2026 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli government on Thursday approved a supplementary development plan for the Northern District worth approximately NIS 4 billion (US$1.3 billion). Read more
Green energy revolution at Tel Aviv University
June 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tel Aviv University (TAU) now sources about 45% of its electricity from green energy, as part of its strategic climate and sustainability plan, the university’s Green Council has announced. Read more
Blundering
This past week has been characterised by a widespread outbreak of blundering among politicians and officials. Read more
New funding available for Jewish festivals and cultural events
June 12, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The state government has announced $1 million for the Stronger Together Festival and Event Grants Program, opening a key funding avenue for Jewish community organisations in NSW.
Neo-Nazi linked man charged over alleged threats to royal commission witness
June 12, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
A Northern Rivers man linked to the National Socialist Network has been charged after allegedly sending offensive emails to a witness before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
Community to gather in Bondi to mark six months since tragedy
June 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish community and friends will gather this Sunday evening, 14 June, to mark six months since the devastating tragedy that shook the local area and the nation.
The Royal Commission is listening. Is the government?
June 11, 2026 by Michael Gencher
Australia finds itself in a strange and troubling position. Read more
Shabbat Shelach Lecha
June 11, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Who Creates Evil Read more
New Zealand joins 21 nations condemning Iranian-linked attacks on Jewish communities
June 11, 2026 by Greg Bouwer
New Zealand has joined twenty-one other countries in condemning what Western governments describe as an Iranian-backed campaign targeting Jewish communities, dissidents, journalists and American interests across Europe, North America and Australia. Read more
Lebanon finally says it out loud: It does not belong to Iran
June 11, 2026 by Khaled Abu Toameh
For years, many Lebanese politicians avoided publicly confronting the obvious truth: Iran, through its proxy Hezbollah, has hijacked Lebanon’s sovereignty, transformed the country into a battlefield, and dragged its people into repeated wars with Israel. Read more
Is Donald Trump still the tough-minded leader he claims to be?
June 11, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
In the two months since U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after initiating a joint offensive with Israel against the Islamist regime on Feb. 28, the whole world has been wondering what he is going to do next. Read more
Israel passes law redrawing lines of authority over police misconduct cases
June 11, 2026 by Pesach Benson
The Knesset early Thursday approved a law restructuring Israel’s Police Investigations Department (PID), shifting oversight of police misconduct away from the State Attorney’s Office and placing it under the Justice Ministry. Read more
Israeli study suggests fat loss ‘memory’ could change how doctors treat obesity
June 11, 2026 by TPS-IL
Losing belly fat may deliver benefits that last far longer than previously thought — even if the weight eventually returns, according to a major Israeli study that challenges conventional thinking about dieting success. Read more
Daughter of Bondi victim leads research to support first responders
June 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The daughter of Bondi terror attack victim Alex Kleytman is spearheading a study to help police, paramedics and other emergency workers better manage the psychological toll of future mass casualty incidents.
Victorian Jewish groups offered grants for healing after Bondi
June 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Victorian Jewish organisations will be able to apply for new one-off wellbeing grants announced today in a move aimed at helping the community recover from the Bondi Beach terror attack and the continuing strain of antisemitism.
When fear takes hold, how do communities keep talking?
June 10, 2026 by Rob Klein
Earlier this year, Rabbi Zalman Kastel had a personal encounter with some people that seemed to him to be antisemitic.
Bondi sunrise service honours victims of tragedy
June 10, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
As the sun rose over Bondi Beach on Tuesday, members of the Sydney Jewish community came together to mark six months since the terror attack that shook Australia and the Jewish world.
I am going to Israel anyway…
June 10, 2026 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
As the father of a terror victim, as a Zionist and as an Israeli citizen, I quake with the report of every missile strike or terror attack against the Jewish state. Read more
Australia, Canada, France, Norway, U.K. sanction ‘extremist settlers’ in Judea and Samaria
June 10, 2026 by JNS
The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Norway and the United Kingdom said on Tuesday that they were taking “coordinated action” to sanction “extremist settlers” for what they said were “horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians.” Read more
