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‘Operation Roaring Lion’ thwarted Iran’s plans for nuclear Holocaust, Netanyahu says on Yom Hashoah

J-Wire — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:03:21 +0000

“Operation Roaring Lion” against Iranian nuclear sites fulfilled the Jewish state’s promise to prevent a second Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday night. Had the Israeli and U.S. militaries failed to act, “the names Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Parchin might have been remembered eternally in infamy, just like Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek and […]

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All holy sites in Israel including the Western Wall reopen to public

J-Wire — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:31:07 +0000

The Israel Police said that, in light of the change in defence policy and the update of the IDF Home Front Command guidelines after the ceasefire with Iran went into effect, the holy places in the city of Jerusalem will now be open for public visits and prayers. This includes sites such as the Western […]

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L’Chaim – to Life

J-Wire — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:16:27 +0000

Professor Henry Brodaty – There is a lot we can do to improve people’s quality of life for many years with dementia Morry Frenkel speaks with Professor Henry Brodaty, Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health at UNSW and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing. He is an internationally recognised leader in dementia […]

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War updates

J-Wire — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:58:00 +0000

7,183 people wounded in missile/rocket attacks since the start of the Iran War. 7 April, 2026 | 5:21pm Israel’s Ministry of Health updated that since the beginning of the war with Iran on February 28, as of Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 7:00 a.m., 7,183 people wounded in missile/rocket attacks have been evacuated […]

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Israel at war

J-Wire — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:27:12 +0000

Stories on two fronts. Israel Air Force Strikes Headquarters and Bases of Iran’s Internal Security Forces The Israel Air Force said it completed a wave of strikes against the headquarters and bases of the Internal Security Forces and the Iranian Ministry in Tehran, which were guided by Military Intelligence. The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) said […]

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ISRAEL ATTACK

J-Wire — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:47:03 +0000

The State of Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran – Defence Minister Yisrael Katz declares a special and immediate state of emergency in all areas of the country The State of Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel. As a result, a missile and drone attack […]

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‘Heart of gold’: mum backs neo-Nazi fan after hate rant

J-Wire — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:07:55 +0000

The mother of a man who threw his support behind neo-Nazis and incited hatred against Jews during an Australia Day rally speech claims he just made a mistake. A mother has said her son had a “heart of gold” despite making a hate-filled speech against Jews while supporting neo-Nazis at an Australia Day rally. Brandan […]

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From Australia’s Jewish past

J-Wire — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:52:58 +0000

Marianne Helene Mathy – distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing Marianne Helene Sara Mathy was born on 23 June 1890 in Mannheim, Germany. She was the only child of Richard Kahn, a lawyer, and his first wife, Martha. Interestingly, Marianne was baptised a Lutheran in 1896, although her father belonged to a wealthy Jewish […]

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Pressure Jordan – not Israel – to end the Jewish-Arab conflict

J-Wire — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:19:50 +0000

There is continuing pressure on Israel to agree to the creation of a Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan (two-State solution). It follows a Joint Statement issued on 9 February by the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the […]

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Israeli agency refutes claims made by Médecins Sans Frontières claims of Gaza water crisis

J-Wire — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:25:11 +0000

The Israeli agency COGAT has refuted claims made by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) that by limiting that organisation’s activities in Gaza, the Israeli government is creating a water crisis there. COIGAT is the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip. “MSF, there is […]

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