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Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 Hamas massacre with memorials, protests

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Israel began marking 1,000 days since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre today with memorial ceremonies, protests and renewed calls for a state commission of...

Isaac Wakil has died at 104

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Federal MP Julian Leeser has told the Australian parliament today the remarkable story of Isaac Wakil AO. The full text of Julian Leeser's address: I want...
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Bondi survivor warns UN: unchecked antisemitism leads to violence

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Bondi terror attack survivor Arsen Ostrovsky has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that his own experience shows...

Maccabiah opens in Jerusalem with Australia competing

News Rob Klein -
The opening ceremony of the 22nd Maccabiah Games was held at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium on Wednesday night. With the theme...

Antisemitism surged on X after Musk takeover, inquiry told

News Joshua Dabelstein -
Elon Musk’s takeover of X weakened the platform’s response to antisemitism and allowed previously banned users to return, an...

Jewish music silenced as artists fight cancellation

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Sydney musician Ben Adler has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that Jewish artists are being...

ECAJ urges visa ban for comedian Bassem Youssef

News Rob Klein -
Australia’s peak Jewish representative body has urged the federal government to deny Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef a visa ahead...

Justice Bell hears first-hand accounts of antisemitism in Queensland

News Rob Klein -
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has met members of Queensland’s Jewish community in Brisbane to hear first-hand accounts of antisemitism...

Mel Brooks turns 100

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Jewish comedy legend Mel Brooks celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, as he prepares to release the long-awaited sequel...

AI, chemistry research project aims to uncover origins of Dead Sea Scrolls

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The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday that it is joining an international, European Union-funded research project that will...

Katz: US pressure prevented campaign aimed at Hezbollah’s collapse

News Akiva van Koningsveld -
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz suggested on Monday that U.S. pressure had spared Hezbollah from collapse, as he warned...

Jewish Australians threatened with gas chambers and firebombing

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Jewish Australians have told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that their participation in the inquiry has...

Flotilla activist charged after repeating banned slogan outside court

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A Gaza flotilla activist has been charged after allegedly repeating a prohibited pro-Palestinian slogan outside a Brisbane court where...

‘We were lost’: Jewish MP recalls attack on electorate office

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Federal Labor MP Josh Burns has detailed the antisemitic abuse directed at him and his partner, including the violent...

Schools get new tools to confront antisemitism

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The federal government has launched a national online education hub bringing together existing teaching resources from across Australia to...

ABC and SBS called before Antisemitism Royal Commission over Middle East reporting

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Senior representatives of the ABC and SBS are expected to appear before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social...

Newly identified mechanism may pave the way for hearing restoration

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A team at Tel Aviv University has identified a biological mechanism that could pave the way toward restoring hearing,...

Steven Lowy urges dedicated police units to protect Jewish Australians

News Rob Klein -
Prominent Jewish businessman Steven Lowy has urged every state and territory to establish a dedicated policing capability to protect...

Jewish girl feels safer in Israeli bomb shelter than in Australia

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Australian Jewish families have described their experiences of online and antisemitic hatred to a royal commission, including attacks directed...

Jewish groups welcome Israel-Lebanon agreement but say Hezbollah disarmament is critical

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council have welcomed the new Israel-Lebanon framework agreement...

High profile barrister urges Royal Commission to confront institutional antisemitism

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Non-Jewish Melbourne barrister Philip Crutchfield KC has urged the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to confront what...

Al-Qaeda affiliate glorifies Bondi massacre and calls for copycat attacks

News Rob Klein -
A Yemen-based affiliate of Al-Qaeda has glorified the Bondi Beach massacre and urged supporters in Western countries to carry...

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