Israel says it has footage of hostage mother, children
February 20, 2024 by AAP
The Israeli military has released footage which it said showed Israeli woman Shiri Bibas and her two small children being moved by Palestinian militants in Gaza shortly after the family was kidnapped in southern Israel on October 7. Read more
Palestine tells World Court Israel occupation must end
Palestinian representatives has asked judges at the UN’s highest court to declare Israel’s occupation of their territory illegal, saying their advisory opinion could contribute to a two-state solution and a lasting peace. Read more
Pro-Palestine activists arrested after rooftop standoff
Pro-Palestine activists are expected to front court after staging a demonstration on the roof of a Melbourne factory. Read more
‘Shameful’: Israeli officials slam Brazilian president’s Gaza comparison to Holocaust
February 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli officials denounced remarks by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comparing Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to the Holocaust on Sunday and summoned the South American country’s ambassador to Jerusalem for a formal reprimand. Read more
Southwick alarmed at Melbourne City Council move
February 19, 2024 by David Marlow
Melbourne City Council will consider a motion tomorrow that would call for the federal government to advocate on a list of seven demands, including a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners in Israel, removal of “illegal” settlements, and stopping the “illegal” occupation of Palestinian territories. Read more
Gantz: IDF will enter Rafah unless hostages returned before Ramadan
February 19, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
If the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not freed before Ramadan, which starts in approximately three weeks, the Israel Defence Forces campaign against the terror group will continue, including in Rafah, War Cabinet member Benny Gantz pledged on Sunday. Read more
Lab-grown artificial testicles offer hope for male infertility
February 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
In a major leap for male fertility research, Israeli scientists have successfully engineered “laboratory testicles” derived from mouse cells, opening new avenues for the possible production of sperm in a controlled laboratory environment. Read more
Morrison addresses Christian rally against antisemitism
February 18, 2024 by AAP
Scott Morrison says he will continue praying for a miracle in the Middle East as the former prime minister joined fellow Christians and Sydney’s Jewish community to rally against anti-Semitism. Read more
Gaza talks halted over ‘delusional’ demands: Netanyahu
February 18, 2024 by AAP
Israel sent negotiators for truce talks in Cairo as requested by US President Joe Biden but they did not go back for further talks because Hamas’ demands are “delusional,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. Read more
Terrorist kills two Israelis, wounds four in shooting in southern Israel
A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern Negev Desert, medical officials said. Read more
Israel blasts UN official who called Hamas a ‘political movement’
February 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz blasted a UN official who insisted that Hamas is a “political movement” and not a terror organisation. Read more
Israel asks World Court to reject Rafah emergency order
February 16, 2024 by AAP
Israel has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a request by South Africa to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah. Read more
Reject ‘propaganda’ against aid agency, Australia urged
February 16, 2024 by AAP
Australia is being urged to immediately reinstate aid for Palestinian refugees and commit to a national debate on a two-state solution with Israel. Read more
Ceasefire motion proposed at City of Melbourne
February 16, 2024 by David Marlow
Australian city councils continue to be an avenue for anti-Israel activists to sew discord and division locally, dismantling the social cohesion that has been built over decades. Read more
Rafah standoff: Israel’s strategic calculus amidst international pressure
February 16, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Despite increasing international opposition, Israel is determined to act in Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas, which sits on the Egyptian border. Read more
Targeted assassinations eliminate terrorists from October 7 massacre
February 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli forces in Gaza have carried out targeted assassinations of around 15 Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacres, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday. Read more
Australia warns Israel, reveals anti-UN misinformation
February 15, 2024 by AAP
Australia has found multiple instances of misinformation regarding a United Nations organisation helping Palestinian refugees that Israel wants disbanded.
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‘Aliyah’ applications from Western countries surge since Oct. 7
February 15, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
Israel expects a wave of immigration in the wake of the war against Hamas, fueled by solidarity with the Jewish state and antisemitism rising worldwide, the minister of aliyah and integration said on Wednesday. Read more
Barak: Hold elections by June to adopt two-state solution
February 15, 2024 by David Isaac
Israel must hold elections by June if Israel is to have a chance to accept the Biden administration’s plan for a post-war Gaza Strip, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak argued on Tuesday in Twitter Space, a forum for live conversations on X. Read more
‘I am going to The Hague to speak for those who no longer can’
February 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
One hundred representatives of families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza left for The Hague on Wednesday morning to submit a comprehensive complaint to the International Criminal Court on behalf of the victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist invasion. Read more
Australia keen to resume Palestine aid ‘soon’: minister
As Israel signals an intention to target the last refuges in Gaza, the Australian government says it wants to restore aid to a United Nations Palestinian relief agency as soon as possible. Read more
Israeli team prevents memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s animal model
February 15, 2024 by JNS
Tel Aviv University researchers have found a method of preventing memory deterioration in the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Tuesday. Read more
Documenting darkness: National Library of Israel preserving ‘collective memory’ of October 7
February 14, 2024 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The National Library of Israel has embarked on a massive project to collect and archive any materials from around the world that have been published about the October 7 massacre, both the good and the bad. Read more
Rescued hostages never received promised medication renewing calls to cut Gaza aid
February 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The families of two hostages rescued from Gaza told Israeli media their loved ones did not receive medication that Hamas and Qatar promised would be delivered to the captives, renewing calls for Israel to cut back on humanitarian aid to the Strip. Read more
Under scrutiny for Jew-hatred, Harvard hosts UN official who blames Jews for Oct. 7
February 14, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
Anti-Israel vultures of a feather flock together. Read more
IDF airs new footage of Sinwar hiding in Hamas terror tunnel
February 14, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces released a new video on Tuesday night that appears to show Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar and his family hiding in a tunnel under Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Israeli president, Palestinian PM to attend conference
February 13, 2024 by AAP
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh are among hundreds of high-ranking officials due to attend the Munich Security Conference this week, its chair Christoph Heusgen says. Read more
US, Jordan throw weight behind Gaza ceasefire effort
US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah are keeping up the pressure for a Gaza Strip ceasefire as senior mediators were to resume work on an Israel-Hamas truce agreement, with the threat of an Israeli ground offensive looming in Rafah. Read more
NZ govt MPs pick Lamb Day BBQ over Palestine protest
February 13, 2024 by AAP
In this clash of competing interests for Kiwi politicians, there was only ever going to be one winner. Read more
Hate speech and ‘doxing’ under microscope after leak
February 13, 2024 by AAP
Australians who share others’ personal information without their consent have been put on notice as the government fast-tracks moves to criminalise “doxing”. Read more







