J-Wire News Service, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/j-wire-news-service/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:46:48 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Minns won’t intervene as ‘intifada’ event heads to council hall https://www.jwire.com.au/minns-wont-intervene-as-intifada-event-heads-to-council-hall/ https://www.jwire.com.au/minns-wont-intervene-as-intifada-event-heads-to-council-hall/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:46:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180065 Senior state and federal politicians have declined to intervene in a controversial pro-Palestinian forum scheduled to be held at a City of Sydney venue. This is despite strong objections from Jewish community leaders and victims’ families. The event, titled Why It’s Right to Say ‘Globalise the Intifada’, is due to take place on May 5 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/minns-wont-intervene-as-intifada-event-heads-to-council-hall/feed/ 1 180065 Watch: PM Netanyahu’s Greeting for Israel’s Independence Day https://www.jwire.com.au/watch-pm-netanyahus-greeting-for-israels-independence-day/ https://www.jwire.com.au/watch-pm-netanyahus-greeting-for-israels-independence-day/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:06:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180032 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a video address for Israel’s 78th Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) on Tuesday night, emphasising national unity, military strength and what he described as significant achievements in the war against Iran and its regional allies. “On Israel’s 78th Independence Day, we stand tall and we say to the world: Am […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/watch-pm-netanyahus-greeting-for-israels-independence-day/feed/ 0 180032 Royal Commission interim report to call for urgent action https://www.jwire.com.au/interim-report-urgent/ https://www.jwire.com.au/interim-report-urgent/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:17:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179934 The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is expected to identify issues requiring immediate action when it delivers its interim report at the end of April, as scrutiny intensifies over possible intelligence and policing failures ahead of the Bondi terror attack. The report, due to be handed to Governor-General Sam Mostyn by 30 April, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/interim-report-urgent/feed/ 0 179934 Councils to gather in Bondi for antisemitism summit https://www.jwire.com.au/councils-to-gather-in-bondi-for-antisemitism-summit/ https://www.jwire.com.au/councils-to-gather-in-bondi-for-antisemitism-summit/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:13:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179835 Waverley Council plans to co-host a national summit on antisemitism and social cohesion in Bondi later this year, ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach. Mayor Will Nemesh will propose the initiative through a Mayoral Minute at the council meeting next Tuesday. If approved, Waverley will partner with the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/councils-to-gather-in-bondi-for-antisemitism-summit/feed/ 0 179835 Victims in focus as Antisemitism Royal Commission hearings begin in May https://www.jwire.com.au/victims-in-focus-as-antisemitism-royal-commission-hearings-begin-in-may/ https://www.jwire.com.au/victims-in-focus-as-antisemitism-royal-commission-hearings-begin-in-may/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:38:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179805 Survivors and victims of antisemitism will take centre stage when the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its first hearings in Sydney next month. The hearings will run from May 4 to May 15 and will examine how antisemitism is defined, how it manifests in modern Australia, and how its impact on Jewish […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/victims-in-focus-as-antisemitism-royal-commission-hearings-begin-in-may/feed/ 0 179805 The State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day https://www.jwire.com.au/the-state-opening-ceremony-of-holocaust-martyrs-and-heroes-remembrance-day/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-state-opening-ceremony-of-holocaust-martyrs-and-heroes-remembrance-day/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:02:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179758 The unedited text of the address given by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. The address is normally delivered at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, but due to the current situation in Israel, it has been pre-recorded. “My sisters and brothers, citizens of Israel, This year, the national days return during a time of war. I wish to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-state-opening-ceremony-of-holocaust-martyrs-and-heroes-remembrance-day/feed/ 0 179758 Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws https://www.jwire.com.au/activist-pleads-insanity-in-latest-test-of-queensland-hate-speech-laws/ https://www.jwire.com.au/activist-pleads-insanity-in-latest-test-of-queensland-hate-speech-laws/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:13:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179745 A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane court he intends to plead insanity as a protest against the legislation. Jim Dowling appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with publicly displaying a prohibited expression during a demonstration outside Boeing’s Brisbane offices on 18 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/activist-pleads-insanity-in-latest-test-of-queensland-hate-speech-laws/feed/ 0 179745 Regional representative named for B’nai B’rith mission to Latin America https://www.jwire.com.au/represent-australia-and-new-zealand-on-bnai-brith-mission/ https://www.jwire.com.au/represent-australia-and-new-zealand-on-bnai-brith-mission/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:08:17 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179759 B’nai B’rith Australia and New Zealand President Janine Zimbler will represent the region on an upcoming B’nai B’rith Leadership Mission to Latin America. The week-long mission, scheduled for May 3–9, will include official visits to Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. It will bring together senior B’nai B’rith leaders from around the world, including Rob Spitzer, President […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/represent-australia-and-new-zealand-on-bnai-brith-mission/feed/ 0 179759 Netanyahu: an address to the nation https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-an-address-to-the-nation/ https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-an-address-to-the-nation/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:47:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179656 Last night, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation. The unedited text. “Dear citizens of Israel, my brothers and sisters, the campaign is not yet over, but even now it can be clearly stated – we have achieved historic accomplishments. I want you to remember where we were: Iran tried to squeeze us in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-an-address-to-the-nation/feed/ 0 179656 She lost her father at Bondi. Now she’s fighting the hate that killed him https://www.jwire.com.au/she-lost-her-father-at-bondi-now-shes-fighting-the-hate-that-killed-him/ https://www.jwire.com.au/she-lost-her-father-at-bondi-now-shes-fighting-the-hate-that-killed-him/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:42:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179620 The daughter of a man killed in the Bondi terror attack has joined Combat Antisemitism Movement Australia, stepping into a public campaign against the hatred she says led to her father’s death. Sheina Gutnick is the daughter of Reuven Morrison, who was among 15 people murdered during the Chanukah by the Sea event at Bondi’s […]

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