Netanyahu moves to shut down Al Jazeera TV in Israel
April 2, 2024 by AAP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revived moves to shutter Qatari satellite television station Al Jazeera in Israel, pledging to take “immediate action” to close the station’s local office while the war in Gaza continues. Read more
Australian aid worker killed: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests a meeting with Israel’s ambassador
April 2, 2024 by AAP
Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, has been requested for a call-in by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the death of Zomi Frankcom. Read more
Australian aid worker killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
April 2, 2024 by AAP
An Australian aid worker is among five employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) non-governmental organisation killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza, accoring to the Hamas-run Gaza government media office. Read more
Israeli police arrest Ismail Haniyeh’s sister on terror charges
April 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was arrested on terror offences in the Israeli Bedouin village of Tel Sheva, near Beer-Sheva, Israeli authorities announced on Monday. Read more
Netanyahu awake, recovering from hernia operation
April 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is awake and recovering from a hernia operation, the Hadassah Medical Centre-Ein Kerem announced on Monday morning. Read more
Israeli forces leave Shifa Hospital compound
April 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli soldiers have left Gaza’s Shifa Hospital compound after eliminating entrenched Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
Jim Salinger: Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
April 1, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Read more
Hamas knows 11% of its rockets landed within Gaza
April 1, 2024 by TPS-IL
The Israeli agency COGAT has reported on how the Hamas terrorist organisation’s attacks on Israel actually lead directly to the deaths of people in Gaza saying, “Hamas does not care about Gaza civilians.” Read more
Israel calls South Africa’s International Court of Justice complaint ‘cynical’
March 31, 2024 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the government of South Africa for filing human rights abuse charges against the State of Israel with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Read more
Hostages’ families join protests calling for Netanyahu’s dismissal
March 31, 2024 by Joshua Marks - JNS
Tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for early elections and the release of the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities across Israel on Saturday night in one of the country’s largest protests since the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
IDF to lift restrictions on Gaza border areas, including Nova massacre site
March 31, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces will lift restrictions on several areas along the border with the Gaza Strip, including the site of the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, where Hamas terrorists massacred over 360 people on Oct. 7. Read more
ADF member recovering after Israel-Lebanon border blast
March 31, 2024 by AAP
An Australian Defence Force member is recovering after being seriously injured in an explosion in southern Lebanon while on a peacekeeping mission. Read more
A deep-dive into online antisemitism
March 29, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish people are scared. A hostile environment has been created in which targeting Jews seems to be once again acceptable. Read more
Weekly rally in Christchurch about to chalk up its 25th
March 29, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following the Oct 7 massacre perpetrated, Israel’s Christchurch supporters in Christchurch have held a rally every week in the city. Read more
Awards announced for Jewish Australia writers
March 29, 2024 by Community Editor
Sydney-based Shalom has announced the creation of the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards to recognise excellence in contemporary Jewish Australian writing. Read more
‘I raped her’: Palestinian terrorist admits sexually assaulting Israeli woman on Oct 7
March 29, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces has released footage of a Palestinian terrorist describing to his interrogator how he raped an Israeli woman during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israeli communities near the Gaza border. Read more
Israel’s Supreme Court orders stop to yeshivah funding for haredim required to enlist in IDF
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order prohibiting the government from providing stipends to some haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish men who do not serve in the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Turkish group behind ‘Mavi Marmara‘ announces new flotilla
March 29, 2024 by JNS
The Turkish group behind the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla presented two new vessels on Wednesday, which are intended to take aid directly to Gaza. Read more
Hebrew University of Jerusalem celebrates three Israel Prize recipients
March 29, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three faculty members of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for outstanding professional achievements. Read more
IDF begins isolating Rafah, orders 40,000 tents
March 29, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces has begun isolating Rafah in southern Gaza and has started taking steps to evacuate the city’s civilian population, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Read more
Special guests at Moriah Foundation Cocktail Party
March 29, 2024 by Community newsdesk
The Moriah Foundation welcomed the Premier of NSW, Chris Minns and new College Principal, Mira Hasofer, at its recent annual Foundation Members’ Cocktail Party. Read more
Joe Lieberman, longtime senator and first Jewish-American VP candidate, dies at 82
March 28, 2024 by JNS
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 82 after complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. Read more
99-year-old Holocaust survivor tends graves of soldiers killed on Oct 7
March 28, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel—Walking cane in hand, the small elderly man hovers over the two fresh graves, gingerly watering the potted plants adorning them. He straightens the pictures of the young men, arranges the stones and mementos, and cleans off the tombstones. Read more
NGO Monitor to speak at UNHRC
March 28, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based project of the Institute for NGO Research, will send a delegation of human rights experts to this week’s United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, in response to the Council’s ongoing obsession and biased condemnation of Israel. Read more
Older Israelis show higher resilience to war stress, study finds
March 28, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Bar-Ilan University researchers investigating the psychological toll of war on Israelis found older adults showed greater resilience to acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder than younger adults. Read more
Hamas praises UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire
Hamas on Monday thanked the U.N. Security Council for passing a resolution demanding a temporary halt to the Israel Defencce Forces operation against the terror group in the Gaza Strip. Read more
US, Israel defence chiefs to meet as Gaza tensions rise
March 26, 2024 by AAP
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to meet with his Israeli counterpart and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Pentagon says. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past
March 26, 2024 by Features Desk
Sir Samuel Sydney Cohen KBE – an outstanding businessman, Jewish community leader and political activist Read more
Netanyahu says US ‘abandoned’ Israel in UN vote
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the US of “abandoning” Israel after it abstained in a vote held Monday by the UN Security Council, calling for a suspension of fighting in Gaza during the remaining two weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Jerusalem accepts deal to free female soldiers, Hamas yet to respond
March 25, 2024 by JNS
Israel has tentatively accepted a preliminary agreement brokered by the United States for the release of the female IDF soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more
