Trump & Putin: locate state of Palestine east of Jordan River

President Trump’s decision to involve the United Nations Security Council in implementing Trump’s 20 point peace plan has struck a brick wall with Russia filing its own draft resolution to that proposed by Trump. Read more

On the other hand

The Water Authority has begun channelling desalinated water to the Sea of Galilee, marking the first-ever attempt anywhere in the world to replenish a freshwater lake with processed seawater. Read more

The mainstreaming of Jew-hatred

In both America and Britain, a disturbing restructuring of politics is underway that appallingly hinges on the demonisation of Israel and the loathing of the Jews. Read more

JIFF: Complimentary double passes

Have you attended the Jewish International Film Festival?  J-Wire has complimentary double passes to give away. Read more

Eighty-seven years later

This week, eighty-seven years ago, the night of shattered glass (Kristallnacht) sent an unmistakable message.

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Shabbat Chayey Sarah

Was Hagar Abandoned? Read more

Roots festival invites Jewish community to grow together

The Jewish Roots Festival is returning to South Coogee on Sunday, 30 November 2025, promising a dynamic day focused on Jewish culture, community, and sustainability.

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Europe’s moral collapse and the return of antisemitism

Europe is experiencing a convulsion whose moral centre is failing just when clarity is most needed. Read more

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

A movie review by Alex First  Read more

The Running Man

A movie review by Alex First Read more

‘I risked my career’ to speak out for Israel, says Canadian model

When Canadian-Slovakian model Miriam Mattova began posting in support of Israel after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, she lost many Instagram followers and one of her PR agencies dropped her, warning she was being “too political.” Read more

Never Again? How the West betrayed the Jews and itself

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Read more

‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’

In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany. Read more

The truth about Zionism

Fifty years ago today, on Nov. 10, 1975, my father, Chaim Herzog, then Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations and later the country’s sixth president, stood before the U.N. General Assembly to respond to the infamous resolution declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism.” Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Agreeing to Agree Read more

Words stopped being enough a long time ago — consequences are long overdue

Across Australia, for more than two years, we’ve witnessed a dangerous decline — not just in rhetoric, but in leadership, accountability, and moral courage. The result is a nation increasingly failing to protect its Jewish community — and, by extension, the values that define us all. Read more

The coming four-year nightmare in the Big Apple

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Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank)

President Trump’s long-overdue decision – promised in March – on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be revealed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on 18 November. Read more

On the other hand

Here is another Israeli innovation that Israel boycotters should take note of in case they inadvertently take advantage of its life-saving possibilities. Read more

Work is just beginning for New York City Jews

Months’ worth of handwringing ended on Election Day, only to usher in a more vigorous form of it. Read more

The Islamist capture of New York

The victory of New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election was long heralded by the opinion polls. Read more

Combat medic reveals how an elite IDF unit saved soldiers’ lives in Gaza

When Hamas terrorists stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Dr Tuvia Book—a popular tour guide, educator and writer—didn’t hesitate. Read more

Chief of the General Staff pays tribute to Rabin

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Omer Shem Tov tells his story of faith, survival and unbreakable hope

UIA Australia will welcome Omer Shem Tov and his mother Shelly for a special visit to Sydney and Melbourne in November, where they will share their remarkable story of courage, faith and love that captured the hearts of the Jewish world. Read more

Three presidents and an MP

Dr Marjorie O’Neill, state MP for Coogee, joined past presidents of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, Viki Nadel, Dalia Ayalon Sinclair and Miri Orden in Randwick, Sydney.
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Repeating the same mistakes

How many times can one repeat the same fatal mistakes and still not realise the toxic consequences? Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum seeks guides in preparation for expansion

The Sydney Jewish Museum (SJM) is calling for new volunteer guides to join its team through an innovative training programme, as it gears up for a major expansion set to double visitor numbers by 2027.

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L’Chaim to Life

Elahn Zetlin – A concerned ex-ABC employee Read more

Dying: A Memoir

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

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