Missile strike disables Damascus airport
January 2, 2023 by AAP
The Syrian army says an Israeli missile strike had briefly put the Damascus International Airport out of service, the latest in a string of strikes targeting Iran-linked assets. Read more
West Bank settlements top Netanyahu agenda
December 29, 2022 by AAP
Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hardline government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before being sworn into office. Read more
Netanyahu far-right government takes power
December 29, 2022 by AAP
Already dogged by criticism at home and abroad, a new Israeli government is set to be sworn in – the final stroke in Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s political comeback. Read more
Sydney professor fired over swastika faces appeal
A professor unlawfully fired for placing a swastika over the Israeli flag in a student presentation faces an appeal by his former university employer. Read more
Netanyahu says he has deal to form government
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has secured a deal to form a new government after weeks of unexpectedly tough negotiations with religious and far-right coalition partners. Read more
Woman, 97, convicted of Nazi war crimes
December 20, 2022 by AAP
A German court has convicted a 97-year-old woman of having contributed to the murder of more than 11,000 people during her time working as a typist at a Nazi concentration camp in World War II. Read more
Neo-Nazi guilty of Nine guard beating
December 20, 2022 by AAP
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell is facing jail time after a magistrate found he was itching for a fight when he injured a Nine Network security guard. Read more
NY Times slammed over ‘swastika’ puzzle
December 20, 2022 by AAP
The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika the day before the first night of Chanukah. Read more
Netanyahu ‘to pursue Saudi ties’
December 16, 2022 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United States to reaffirm its commitment to Saudi Arabia and pledged to pursue formal Israeli ties with the Middle Eastern country for a “quantum leap” in peace, Al Arabiya English reports. Read more
Neo-Nazi’s racial slur to guard before hit
December 13, 2022 by AAP
Right-wing leader Thomas Sewell told a security guard to “dance monkey” before he allegedly king-hit the man outside Nine Network’s building. Read more
German coup plot sparks security concerns
December 9, 2022 by AAP
German lawmakers are calling for a review of security arrangements at the Bundestag lower house of parliament after authorities detained members of a far-right group they say were preparing a violent overthrow of the state. Read more
Netanyahu needs an ally to govern
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is still one partner short of a coalition to secure a parliamentary majority after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party signed up, with the deadline for forming a government looming. Read more
Iran authorities execute four ‘Israeli spies’
December 5, 2022 by AAP
Iranian authorities have executed four people accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency says. Read more
1982 Hakoah bomb attack
The NSW State Coroner has heard that the bombs were made by a known terrorist overseas. Read more
Reward for 1982 Sydney Hakoah terror bombings
December 5, 2022 by AAP
A $1 million reward has been announced to help solve a 40 year mystery – the bombing of Sydney’s Israeli Consulate and Hakoah Club which shook the Jewish community. Read more
Israeli hardliners to get settlements post
December 2, 2022 by AAP
Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a coalition deal that will give a hardline, pro-settler party control over a number of key government ministries and a senior role in overseeing the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Read more
AFL investigates online anti-Semitic abuse
November 29, 2022 by AAP
Harry Sheezel has dismissed the anti-Semitic abuse he received ahead of the AFL draft, saying it hasn’t affected him and he won’t tolerate it. Read more
Israel nationalist to be security minister
November 27, 2022 by AAP
Ultra-nationalist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir will be Israel’s security minister under a coalition deal with prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. Read more
Jerusalem bus stop blasts kill Yeshiva student and wound 23
November 23, 2022 by AAP
Two blasts have gone off near bus stops in Jerusalem, killing a student and injuring at least 23 people in what police say are suspected attacks by Palestinians. Read more
Victorian Liberal leader says his party is “safe” and “centrist”
November 21, 2022 by AAP
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has issued a plea to voters to believe in his “safe” and “centrist” party, following days of damaging claims about extremist candidates. Read more
Far-right hinders Netanyahu coalition bid
November 20, 2022 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to swiftly form a government have faltered as a prospective far-right coalition partner demands the cabinet role of defence minister. Read more
Holocaust survivor, Hogan Hero Clary dies
November 20, 2022 by AAP
Robert Clary, the diminutive Paris-born actor and singer who survived 31 months in Nazi concentration camps but later had no qualms about co-starring in “Hogan’s Heroes,” the American situation comedy set in a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, has died at the age of 96. Read more
Settlers have high hopes following Netanyahu win
November 7, 2022 by AAP
High atop a rocky hill in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers exhilarated by a resounding right-wing election triumph surveyed a landscape dotted with Palestinian villages, scouting new spots to put down roots. Read more
Sydney United fined $15k for fan behaviour
November 4, 2022 by AAP
Sydney United 58 FC have been fined $15,000 and face possible bans from future competitions after a Football Australia (FA) investigation found fans behaved in a “deeply offensive” manner at last month’s Australia Cup final. Read more
Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election, final results show, clearing the way for him to return to power. Read more
UK ‘has no plans to move Israel embassy’
November 4, 2022 by AAP
The United Kingdom has no plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says, after his predecessor ordered a review into a possible move of the embassy to Jerusalem. Read more
Netanyahu on brink of ‘big’ election win
November 2, 2022 by AAP
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears set to return to power, saying his right-wing camp is on the cusp of a great election win after exit polls predicted his bloc gaining a slim parliamentary majority. Read more
Israeli exit polls point to Netanyahu win
November 2, 2022 by AAP
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears well placed to return to power after exit polls following the election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Read more
Judge rules University of Sydney academic who added a swastika to Israeli flag cannot be fired
A controversial Sydney academic who superimposed a swastika over an Israeli flag did so under intellectual freedom and could not be fired as a result, a judge has said. Read more
Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023
October 27, 2022 by AAP
Queensland’s first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane’s central business district, the premier says. Read more
