Subscribe
Friday, Jul 24th 2026
Australia, NZ & worldwide Jewish news that matters
type here...
Subscribe

News

Jewish community ‘always playing catch-up’ on security

News Rob Klein -
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that government support for Jewish community...

Hamas’s new leader vows to continue path of Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar

News JNS -
Hamas’s newly appointed leader Khalil al-Hayya delivered a television address in the Arabic language on Wednesday. He vowed to continue in the path established by...
spot_img

Man convicted for swastika T-shirt outside Royal Commission

News AAP -
A retiree has acknowledged causing harm by wearing a swastika T-shirt outside the antisemitism Royal Commission, where Jewish Australians...

‘Cancelled’: inquiry told Jewish children being isolated

News AAP J-Wire -
Children as young as 10 are being excluded from birthday parties and online group chats because they are Jewish,...

Royal commission could risk missing Bondi terror witness

News AAP -
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion might miss key evidence after a former source for an Australian...

Jewish leader abused at Bondi massacre site

News J-Wire News Service -
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin was allegedly called an “evil Zionist” while visiting the site...

Radicalisation in the spotlight as Royal Commission announces next hearing block

News Rob Klein -
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has announced it will examine the causes of antisemitism and the...

Police concede flaws in tracking antisemitic crime

News AAP -
A senior officer has acknowledged that a police incident database makes it difficult to provide a clear picture of...

Abuse prompts Jewish congregants to conceal identity

News AAP J-Wire -
Jewish Australians are concealing signs of their religious identity to avoid abuse, while rabbis are carrying growing levels of...

‘Back to the 1930s’: Outrage over online ‘mapping’ of Jewish, Israeli tourism in Italy

News David Isaac - JNS -
An online campaign calling on people to surveil and report the whereabouts of Jewish and Israeli tourists, or anyone...

Viagra ingredient reveals new pathway for fighting cancer spread

News Pesach Benson -
Israeli scientists have identified a previously unknown biological pathway through which Viagra’s active ingredient, sildenafil, appears to interfere with...

JCA calls on community to run together for City2Surf

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
The Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA) is the Platinum Charity Partner of this year's event, which will see more than...

Jewish children told to hide identity as fear spreads across generations

News AAP J-Wire -
Jewish children are being told to hide signs of their identity, switch off location sharing and avoid displaying Hebrew...

Police criticised over Victoria’s ‘worst day’ of antisemitism

News AAP J-Wire -
Jewish protesters and supporters, including people in wheelchairs, were attacked during what has been described as Victoria’s “worst day”...

Caulfield members force meeting amid fears rabbi will leave

News David Marlow -
A number of Caulfield Hebrew Congregation members are concerned that the shul's popular senior rabbi, Rabbi Daniel Rabin, is...

Witnesses to Bondi Beach terror attack at ‘real risk’

News AAP -
Eyewitnesses and survivors of the Bondi Beach massacre have had their identities protected to ensure they are not re-traumatised...

Pressure mounts on Burnham to address antizionist extremism in Britain

News J-Wire News Service -
Prime Minister Andy Burnham begins his term facing immediate scrutiny from British Jewish communities, who are seeking reassurance that...

Jewish leaders say Labor risks abandoning key peace conditions

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
Jewish leaders have warned Labor against dropping key conditions linked to Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state. They say...

Israeli scientists uncover new pathways behind intestinal repair

News Pesach Benson -
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown level of organisation inside the intestine: support cells once believed to form a...

Jewish families hit with soaring school security bills

Australia & NZ AAP -
“The idea that government grants should not be used towards providing that level of much-needed protection has been problematic.” Families...

Jewish leader details growing sense of community unease

News AAP -
A wave of antisemitic attacks has left Jewish Australians shaken, a community leader said on Monday, as a royal...

Up to 70 per cent of Sydney synagogue families report antisemitic abuse, survey finds

News J-Wire News Service -
“I have become accustomed to threats of violence. That should disturb every Australian.” A survey of more than 300 families...

Australia, NZ & worldwide Jewish news that matters.

Latest

J-Wire

Newsletter

Get important news delivered directly to your inbox and stay connected!

Copyright © 2026 - All Rights Reserved J-Wire