Australia urged to act as experts declare Gaza genocide

Australia cannot wait until international courts decide that a genocide is happening in Gaza, an expert says, urging the government to take imminent action. Read more

Intelligence boss links firebombings to Iran government: expels ambassador

Australia has accused Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks and expelled Iran’s ambassador in the first diplomatic move of its kind since World War II.
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The rally causes Australia to commits more food, medical aid for Gaza and comments from Jewish leaders

Australia has pledged an extra $20 million in humanitarian assistance for women and children in war-torn Gaza after more than 100,000 turned out in protest across the country to spotlight suffering in the besieged enclave. Read more

Ex-governor hits out at Palestine rally ‘hate speech’

A former Victorian Governor, who is Jewish, has hit out at what she describes as “hate speech” at pro-Palestine rallies and called for more action against antisemitism. Read more

UK, Australia, allies say Gaza Strip war ‘must end now’

The war in the Gaza Strip should end immediately, and the Israeli government’s aid delivery model is “dangerous,” 25 countries have declared in a statement. Read more

I’m not antisemitic: Tredrea responds amid Port probe

Port Adelaide great and board member Warren Tredrea, whose podcast is the subject of a formal governance review by the AFL club, says he is not antisemitic. Read more

Smear campaign: illegal pamphlets target Allegra

The election watchdog has launched a probe into unauthorised pamphlets, which an independent MP has decried as ‘negative’ and ‘unlawful’.
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Premier hails hate law revamp as toughest in the nation

Laws to tackle deepening hate and division have passed in parliament after the Victorian government bowed to demands for greater safeguards. Read more

JBOD condemns mosque threat

A major police investigation is underway into a social media threat against a recently opened western Sydney mosque alluding to a terrorist attack. Read more

Universities ‘toxic’ for Jewish students, inquiry finds

Universities have become toxic for Jewish students and staff, a parliamentary inquiry has found, releasing its findings early ahead of the the first semester. Read more

Curbing ‘intolerance crisis’ could hit protest, speech

Stronger penalties and boosted police powers to ensure people can practice their beliefs in safety could lead to over-policing of protests, faith leaders warn. Read more

Hate crime laws to make anti-Semites ‘think twice’

Jewish leaders have backed controversial changes aimed at ending “an ongoing campaign of domestic terrorism” resulting in a litany of anti-Semitic attacks.

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Jewish women egged at Bondi Beach

Eggs and verbal abuse have been hurled at five young women near Bondi Beach. Read more

Another graffiti attack as antisemitic solution sought

More cars and buildings in Sydney have been spray-painted with anti-Jewish slogans as the nation’s leaders remain at odds on how to combat a string of attacks amid rising community anguish. Read more

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

A huge multi-agency operation is probing a potential terror act after a caravan full of explosives was found alongside a note with addresses of Jewish people. Read more

Second arrest made over synagogue graffiti, fire attack

Police have arrested a second man over a graffiti and fire attack on a synagogue as another man is held in custody over the incident. Read more

Daycare attack sparks crisis talks over antisemitism

Australia’s leaders will meet in a desperate bid to find solutions to a growing antisemitism crisis after “bastards” burnt a childcare centre a short distance from a synagogue. Read more

Maroubra childcare centre firebombed in latest antisemitic incident

A childcare centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has become the latest target in a series of antisemitic attacks, as authorities investigate the firebombing and defacing of the ‘Only About Children’ childcare facility in Maroubra. Read more

Attorney-General’s push for peace during Israel visit

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will travel to Israel for talks with senior officials, reiterating calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East. Read more

Australia takes steps to mend strained ties with Israel

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will soon travel to Israel to help mend the fractured relationship between the Albanese and Netanyahu governments. Read more

Crackdown on masks and certain flags at protests

Face masks, balaclavas, glue and chains could be banned under a crackdown on extreme and radical influences at protests in Victoria. Read more

Australia backs Gaza ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis

Australia supported a ceasefire in Gaza and joined calls for the reversal of Israeli laws banning a Palestinian aid agency from operating at the United Nations. Read more

Car burned after graffiti sprayed to ‘strike fear’

Graffiti scrawled in the midst of a Jewish community area wasn’t a random act of vandalism as leaders condemn the latest anti-Semitic hate crime as “abhorrent”. Read more

Netanyahu blames Labor over synagogue fire

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the Melbourne synagogue attack on social media, blaming the Australian Labor government’s “extreme anti-Israeli position”. Read more

Five Torahs beyond salvaging

Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community have gathered in a park near the burnt-out Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea in solidarity after it was firebombed by two men who are on the run from police. Read more

Synagogue blaze an ‘act of hate, anti-Semitism’: PM

Around 60 firefighters and 17 trucks were called to the Adass Israel synagogue at Ripponlea in Glen Eira around 4.18am on Friday. Read more

Australia ‘abandons’ ally after Middle East UN vote

Australia’s vote at the United Nations backing the call for Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian Territories has marked a deepening rift with the US, as Labor stands accused of selling out the Jewish community for votes.
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Reaction to ceasefire

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has supported the deal, saying it was “a critical step for alleviating immense human suffering and ensuring displaced communities on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border can return home”. Read more

Beefed-up hate laws won’t touch religious free pass

Religious exceptions to anti-vilification laws will be guaranteed as protected groups are expanded and criminal offences created to stamp out deepening hate and division. Read more

Sydney University apologises

The Jewish community is calling for a stronger investigation into anti-Semitism on university campuses, but others say it could tackle valid criticism of Israel. Read more

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