IINZ calls for Helen Clark Foundation’s Peter Davis over antisemitism comments
May 8, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel Institute of New Zealand The Israel Institute of New Zealand is calling for Professor Peter Davis to step down as trustee of the Helen Clark Foundation following his recent comments dismissing the seriousness of antisemitic graffiti discovered in Wellington. Read more
Israeli soccer star strikes to seal crown for England’s Leeds United
May 5, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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
A self-graffiti-ing Jew
May 5, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ed Avner is a fervent Jewish Australian who runs an eponymous Jewish-themed bakery in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Read more
Israel celebrates its 77th Independence Day
May 1, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s 77th Independence Day dawned with a poignant ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, where 120 exceptional soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces were honoured. Read more
A Yom Ha’azmaut message from Peter Dutton
May 1, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eighteen months after the horrors of October 7, it’s still hard to fathom the sheer scale of brutality unleashed by Hamas. Read more
“Giving the Jews everything they want”
April 30, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli cannabis inhaler available free to Aussie veterans
April 29, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An Israeli medical cannabis inhaler to be issued free to eligible patients has been approved by Australia’s Department of Veterans Affairs. Read more
Australia’s oldest rabbi passes away
April 28, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Perth’s Rabbi Dr Shalom Coleman has died at the age of 106. Read more
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog receives U.S. ambassador’s diplomatic credentials
April 22, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Mike Huckabee is now officially the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, having presented his credentials to President Herzog. Read more
SmartAID’s AI mapping brings hope to Ukraine’s landmine struggle
April 21, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Britain’s Board of Deputies members says Israel’s soul is being ripped out
April 18, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews have publicly criticised Israel’s government in an open letter published Thursday in the Financial Times saying “they can no longer “turn a blind eye” to the war in Gaza, Read more
Passover message from Peter Dutton
April 14, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On behalf of the Coalition, I send my best wishes to Australians of Jewish faith on Passover. Read more
Passover message from Anthony Albanese
April 14, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s prime minister sends his personal Pesach message to readers. Read more
Netanyahu meets Orban
April 4, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Videos: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Mathias Cormann
April 2, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Mathias Cormann at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more
“Our duty to make Jews uncomfortable”
March 27, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Honorary Associate Professor in Philosophy Dr Peter Slezak quoted anti-Zionist Macquarie academic Randa Abdel-Fattah when addressing a single pro-Israel supporter at a pro-Palestine meeting at the University of Technology in Sydney yesterday. Read more
An invite for Kieran
March 9, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Burgertory owner charged
March 7, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Police have charged Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh with using insulting words in public. Read more
Claims Conference salutes Rose Girone
March 4, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Polish-born Rose Girone has passed away in New York at 113, the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor. Read more
NSW government funds $200,000 to Sydney’s Jewish House
February 21, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In response to a recent surge in antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish neighbourhoods and synagogues, Sydney’s Jewish House is receiving $200,00 the NSW Government to expand its community support services. Read more
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Human Rights chief slams Hamas’s display of coffins
February 20, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The United Nation’s top human rights official denounced Hamas for displaying the coffins of four Israeli hostages before their handover to the Red Cross on Thursday. Read more
Maroubra, Eastgardens, Eastlakes graffiti attacks linked
February 19, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Police believe the antisemitic graffiti attacks in Maroubra and Eastlakes are linked and released CCTV images of two men they want to interview. Read more
Home and away
February 16, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three Israeli hostages return home as 369 Palestinians are freed from prison in exchange. Read more
Jewish Board of Deputies president visits Bankstown Hospital
February 13, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies president, David Ossip, has visited Sydney’s Bankstown Hospital, from which two nurses participated in a social media video threatening an Israeli. Read more
Sydney commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
January 30, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Holocaust survivors, their families, members of the Jewish community and dignitaries commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Read more
Yet more antisemitic daubings in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs
January 30, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As students prepare to start their school year at Mount Sinai College in Sydney, the building has been a target of yet another antisemitic attack. Read more
Australian Human Rights Commission marks Auschwitz liberation day
January 27, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have honoured the memory of the six million Jewish men, women, and children, as well as millions of others, who were systematically murdered during the Holocaust. Read more
President Herzog’s visit to the Rebbe’s grave
January 27, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog have visited the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York. Read more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Messages from Australia’s leaders. Read more
Educators in Cairns, Brisbane and Perth combine to develop national teaching units on antisemitism
January 26, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk