PM says Israel will not keep civilians trapped in Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a long-expected assault on the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians have taken shelter. Read more

Israeli cycling team clinches overall victory in Tour de Taiwan

The Israel Premier—Tech cycling team, led by riders Joe Blackmore and Itamar Einhorn, has clinched both stage and overall victories in the prestigious Tour De Taiwan. Read more

Adidas says it will donate $152 million from sales of Kanye West shoes

Adidas has already donated or plans to give some US$152 million to groups countering hate, including antisemitism after it was left with about US$1.3 billion worth of “Yeezy” shoes. Read more

Israel to attend truce talks, Gaza hunger crisis acute

The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza says acute malnutrition is accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepares to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

Hamas proposes hostage exchange in Gaza ceasefire plan

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. Read more

Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks

Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Read more

South African foreign minister: Citizens in IDF to be arrested on return

Naledi Pandor, the foreign minister of South Africa, said at an African National Congress event earlier this week that South Africa will arrest citizens who serve in the Israel Defence Forces upon their return to South Africa. Read more

Israel engaging Palestinian Authority on aid and governing post-war Gaza

Israel is holding talks with representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah for the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip and “semi-official” discussions on running Gaza after the war. Read more

Israeli FM to UN Secretary-General: ‘You’ve brought world body to all-time low’

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a sharply worded letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, charging him with a blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas against the Jewish people on Oct. 7. Read more

Hezbollah launches 100-rocket barrage at northern Israel

Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets at the northern Golan Heights and the Galilee Panhandle on Tuesday morning, according to the Israel Defence Forces. Read more

Half of ‘settler violence’ complaints manufactured by foreign activists, Knesset told

A Foreign Affairs and Defensce subcommittee convened to address allegations of foreign anarchists purporting to be human rights activists harassing Israeli security personnel in Judea and Samaria. Read more

Rebuilding the dream: Uniting hearts and rehabilitating Israel at UIA Australia’s 2024 campaign events

UIA Australia hosted over 4, 000 attendees across its 2024 Campaign events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in support of the People of Israel. Read more

Israel confirms death of soldier, 19, held captive in Gaza

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday the death of a 19-year-old soldier taken captive on October 7. Read more

AIJAC: Keep aid from UNRWA but keep aid flowing

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Israel ‘will lose war support’ if innocent deaths mount: Penny Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is backing US President Joe Biden, who says Israel’s prime minister is hurting the country more than helping it, as the death toll in Gaza mounts. Read more

Alleged Nazi salute stunt at cinema sparks police probe

Police are investigating after Nazi salutes were allegedly performed and racial slurs yelled by a group of people during the screening of a Holocaust movie. Read more

Israel verifying killing of Hamas military leader

Israel is checking if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike in Gaza, media said, as prospects faded of talks securing a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more

Man assaulted in Brisbane for wearing a pro-Israel t-shirt

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UN official investigating UNRWA arrives in Israel

Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who has been tasked with investigating the UN Relief and Works Agency’s neutrality and participation in Hamas’s October 7 attacks, arrived in Israel on Monday. Read more

The sermon by Imam Abdul Salam Zoud

Last month, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud delivered a sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah in Sydney’s Lakemba. Read more

Oscar a bitter sweet pill for Zionist chief

Yaakov Hagoel has posted on X his reaction to British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s prepared acceptance speech following being awarded the Oscar for the Best International Film Zone of Interest. Read more

Dutch protest Israeli president’s presence at museum

The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more

Tools to fight hate speech

Courage to Care and cool.org  have launched a nation-wide online education resource for teachers and students to fight against the alarming increase in hate speech in Australia. Read more

Reporting on a visit to Israel

Four recent visitors to Israel on AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship program, three Federal MPs and one from the media, reported on their visits to AIJAC supporters at a recent Melbourne function. Read more

Tug of war in Gaza: Global players battle for dominance amid post-war rebuilding efforts

Gaza is at the centre of a new geopolitical tug of war as humanitarian aid initiatives by the US, United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Israel compete to reshape the post-war Strip. Read more

Griffith cyclists ride for Israel

Maxwell Hopp believes his is the only Jewish family in the NSW regional town of Griffith but he had little difficulty in encouraging twenty cyclists to don yellow ribbons and join him in a bike ride to show support for Israel. Read more

Hamas says airdropped aid kills five Palestinians

Hamas-controlled Gazan health authorities claimed on Friday that five Palestinians were killed by falling humanitarian aid packages during an airdrop in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more

Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state

A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing it with paint. Read more

Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ in TV interview

US President Joe Biden says Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel” by not doing more to avert civilian deaths in Gaza as a split between the leaders grows. Read more

Mediators at Gaza talks push to secure truce: Israel

Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad says, despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more

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