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Gaza terrorists caught using fake humanitarian logo and vests
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 5:22 pm
The U.S.-based World Central Kitchen confirmed an Israeli accusation that Palestinian terrorists in Gaza were caught on video impersonating humanitarian aid staff. Read more
NZ PM tells Netanyahu he has ‘lost the plot’ amid Gaza criticism
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 4:39 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sharply criticised his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli leader has “lost the plot” in response to the latest phase of Israel’s military operation in Gaza. Read more
Global momentum behind Australia recognising Palestine
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 4:23 pm
The international community is making a united effort to recognise Palestine, the prime minister says, despite a top US official saying Australia’s push is meaningless. Read more
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 11:51 am
In the weeks after Oct. 7, the Biden administration led an international effort that produced a statement condemning Jew-hatred that nearly three dozen countries signed. Read more
Israeli probe finds Gaza hunger reports inflated, deaths misattributed
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Israel’s security establishment said Tuesday that a detailed investigation had exposed “the lie of the ‘starvation campaign,’” accusing Hamas of fabricating and exaggerating claims of famine in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Trump’s message to Israel: ‘Remember Oct. 7’
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 6:00 pm
“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Monday, referring to the Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel by the terror group Hamas. Read more
When a ‘journalist’ wages war for Hamas
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:42 pm
By any normal standard of journalism, Anas al-Sharif was no reporter. Read more
Leifer accused of new incidents in prison
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 4:45 pm
Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Read more
NZ Green Party co-leader suspended from parliament over Palestine speech
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 3:58 pm
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for the remainder of the week after refusing to withdraw and apologise for comments made during a heated debate on Palestine. Read more
Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 2:48 pm
The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more
Plan to seize Gaza City pushed Australia to recognition
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 2:20 pm
The prime minister hopes recognition will help lay the path to peace after revealing Australia’s decision was spurred by Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza City. Read more
President Herzog: Australia rewarding terror
Monday, August 11, 2025 at 8:18 pm
At the inauguration of the new Knesset Museum in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog responded that Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state in September would be seen as a reward to terror. Read more
What Albo has said on the Palestine trail
Monday, August 11, 2025 at 6:04 pm
Prime Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Read more
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Fox fired up for canoe world titles after rough results
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Jessica Fox has had mixed results since her stunning double Olympic triumph, but the canoe great expects to again deliver at the world championships in Penrith. Read more
In a class of her own: Aussie paddling GOAT wins again
Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 6:14 pm
Three days after turning 31, Jessica Fox has landed yet another World Cup canoeing gold in France to take her unmatched tally to 35. Read more
Highs and lows as Fox takes gold from World Cup opener
Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:29 pm
Olympic champion paddlers Jessica and Noemie Fox have experienced mixed fortunes at the first World Cup round in Spain. Read more
Israeli soccer star strikes to seal crown for England’s Leeds United
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Israeli international Manor Solomon fired Leeds United to the English Championship title on Saturday with a stoppage-time winner in a 2–1 victory over Plymouth Argyle. Read more
Features and Articles
This week’s cartoon: All the world’s a stage Read more
Albanese and Wong’s statement of shame
The statement issued by Australia’s Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Wong announcing that Australia will recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September is riddled with falsehoods and inaccuracies that need to be exposed and rebutted. Read more
Teofila “Totti” Cohen AM OBE – Australian Educational Reformer and Solicitor Read more
With terrorist behind Sbarro bombing still free, Roths urge US Jewish groups to act
Aug. 9 marked 24 years since the Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem, when a Hamas suicide bomber entered the bustling establishment and took the lives of 16 people, including eight children and a pregnant woman. Some 130 were wounded. Read more
A bridge to anti-Israel hypocrisy
Australia may now recognise Palestine, but do we still recognise Australia?
Events of the past 24 hours have reminded me of a rather harrowing episode last year when I found myself being berated by a senior federal minister whom I’d actually turned to for assistance. Read more
Time for Trump to broker Israel-Jordan deal on West Bank future
President Trump’s announcement of the brokering of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is yet another testament to Trump’s negotiating skills, instilling confidence that he will soon broker a deal to divide sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) between Israel and Jordan. Read more
Israel is feeling the heat in more ways than one. Read more
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Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bronze-making in Israel
Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 6:03 pm
Archaeologists have uncovered the first conclusive evidence that bronze was produced locally in the Land of Israel during the Early Iron Age, rather than being recycled from older objects, the University of Haifa announced on Sunday. Read more
Researchers have grown human kidney organoids from tissue stem cells
Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 3:23 pm
For the first time, researchers from both Sheba Medical Centre and Tel Aviv University have grown human kidney organoids (a synthetic 3D organ culture) from tissue stem cells in the laboratory, mirroring human fetal kidney development. Read more
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:44 pm
On Sunday, 3 August, Mark Ginsburg and his all-star band return to VJs in Sydney for an exceptional jazz quintet performance. Read more
Lion cub rescued from Palestinian village near Jerusalem
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:57 pm
A lion cub was found on Saturday tied to a tree in the yard of a home in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said. Read more
Emanuel Synagogue and Emanuel Woollahra Preschool reunify
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 3:22 pm
Sydney’s Emanuel Woollahra Preschool (EWP) and Emanuel Synagogue (ES) have officially reintegrated after a unanimous vote by EWP members on June 12, transitioning the preschool to a Company Limited by Guarantee with ES as its sole member.
Young-Gen
Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program ignites innovation and visit to Israel
The Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program is uniquely designed to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation among our Year 11 students. Read more
Moriah College students excel in HSC
Moriah College’s Class of 2024 has delivered exceptional results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), underscoring the school’s academic rigour and commitment to holistic student development. Read more
Emanuel School celebrates exceptional 2024 HSC results
Sydney’s Emanuel School is celebrating the outstanding achievements of its Class of 2024 in the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Read more
Two Mount Scopus students achieve ATAR score of 99.90
Mount Scopus graduating class’s efforts have gained praise from principal Dan Sztrajt. Read more
Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards
Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
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