Jake picked for the Olyroos
March 8, 2024 by Jonathan Benjamin
19-year-old soccer star Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected as a member of the Olyroos, the Australian U23 national squad. Read more
A sombre International Women’s Day event in Bondi
March 8, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 300 women gathered at Bondi Beach to remember the women remaining as hostages in Gaza. Read more
Chris Minns launches debut novel The Girl from Moscow
March 8, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Premier Chris Minns officially launched Julia Levitina’s debut novel, The Girl from Moscow at Gertrude and Alice bookshop at Bondi Beach. Read more
Malaysia slams West for failing to stand up for Gaza
Malaysia has urged Australia to reinstate funding to a United Nations organisation helping Palestinians in Gaza and condemn human rights violations with the same consistency it has against Russia. Read more
MPs clash with pro-Palestinian protesters over Gaza war
March 7, 2024 by AAP
Queensland MPs have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside parliament during a rally against the Gaza conflict. Read more
A dance event to memorialise the Nova dance event
March 7, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 2,500 people flocked to Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse Reserve on Tuesday night to take part in Zionism Victoria & Habayit’s We Will Dance Again: Nova Tribute. Read more
Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education
March 7, 2024 by AAP
The national broadcaster could be forced to educate managers on how to properly deal with misconduct allegations after the dismissal of a presenter when she shared a social media post about the conflict in Gaza. Read more
JCA announces campaign event at Sydney Opera House
March 7, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Bookings opened today for JCA’s 2024 Communal Campaign event on Sunday, 7th April 2024, at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Read more
Commission of Inquiry holds Netanyahu responsible for Israel’s worst civilian disaster
March 7, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A state commission of inquiry investigating Israel’s worst civilian disaster held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally responsible for the tragedy in a report released on Wednesday. Read more
Hamas to continue truce talks as Ramadan nears
March 6, 2024 by AAP
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has indicated it will continue working towards achieving a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from the latest round of talks in Cairo. Read more
Allegra Spender uninvited by Courage to Care
March 6, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender had diarised an address at the 25th Anniversary of Courage to Care NSW. Read more
Palestinian envoy urges Australia to boost aid for Gaza
March 6, 2024 by AAP
Palestine’s envoy in Australia has called for the reinstatement of funding for a United Nations agency helping refugees in Gaza and a substantially increased contribution from the government. Read more
A new CEO for JNF Australia
March 6, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Doron Lazarus has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of JNF Australia. Read more
Jerusalem recalls UN envoy over alleged cover-up of Hamas sex crimes
March 6, 2024 by JNS
Israel has recalled its ambassador to the United Nations, accusing the international organisation of attempting to ignore a report on sexual violence by Hamas terrorists during the group’s Oct. 7 onslaught on the northwestern Negev. Read more
Knesset members shocked to learn families of Israeli abductees denied mental health care
March 5, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza told shocked members of the Knesset Health Committee on Monday that they have been denied access to mental health services despite dealing with depression, dysfunction and physical exhaustion, while other family members said they felt neglected. Read more
Hamas presses on with Gaza truce talks without Israel
March 5, 2024 by AAP
Hamas and Egyptian mediators are pressing on with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel’s decision not to send a delegation, as Washington pressed again for a truce, the release of hostages and a plan to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe. Read more
International court referral has ‘no credibility’: PM
March 5, 2024 by AAP
The prime minister has dismissed a referral to the International Criminal Court that accused members of federal parliament of supporting alleged war crimes in the Middle East. Read more
UN team says rape likely occurred during Hamas Oct 7 attack
March 5, 2024 by AAP
A team of United Nations experts reported that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred at several locations during the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. Read more
Christian lawmakers at Israel’s ‘Ground Zero’ call to dismantle UNRWA
March 4, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
A group of 20 parliamentarians from around the world on Sunday visited an Israeli agricultural community on the border with Gaza hard hit in the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and called on their governments to defund and dismantle the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees because of its ties to Palestinian terrorism. Read more
Israeli embassy told not to handle Gantz’s unauthorised DC visit
The Israeli embassy in Washington has been instructed not to handle a visit to the U.S. capital by War Cabinet member Benny Gantz. Read more
1,500 to attend ‘We Will Dance Again’: a Nova tribute
March 4, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tomorrow night, Zionism Victoria will memorialise those who lost their lives at a dance event in Israel with a dance event in Melbourne. Read more
Invited Israeli trauma expert uninvited by Gold Coast conference
March 4, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Moshe Farchi travelled from Israel to attend the Frontline Mental Health Conference at the Gold Coast only to learn that he had been uninvited and his hotel room cancelled. Read more
ECAJ-UCA dialogue – reflections and new beginnings
March 4, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The biannual dialogue meeting between the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the Uniting Church of Australia (UCA) took on new impetus last week. Read more
Hugs for Sderot kids returning to school five months after Hamas attack
March 4, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The city of Sderot reopened its schools on Sunday for the first time since Hamas’s October 7 attacks as life in the Israeli communities near Gaza took another step towards returning to normalcy. Read more
Israel to revise lyrics amid Eurovision controversy over references to October 7 attacks
March 4, 2024 by TPS-IL
Amid a controversy with the organisers of the Eurovision song competition, Israel agreed to modify the lyrics of two possible songs that referred to Hamas’s October 7 massacre. Read more
JCCV suspends relations with Muslim counterpart
March 3, 2024 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has announced that it has suspended relations with the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV), as a result of malicious public statements made by the ICV President Adel Salman and Vice President Mohamed Mohideen. Read more
Full Monday planned at UN with focus on US vetoes of ceasefire, UNRWA
March 3, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The hyperfocus of the United Nations on the Israel-Hamas war will be on full display on Monday. Read more
Gaza truce in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war
Mediators are expected to reconvene in Cairo soon and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounts for a pause in fighting by Ramadan. Read more
Israel agrees ceasefire framework, now up to Hamas: US
Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. Read more
‘Antisemitism has no place in society,’ says Prince William
March 1, 2024 by JNS
Prince William, the heir to the British throne, said Thursday that antisemitism has no place in society and that he and his wife, Catherine, are worried about its rise in the United Kingdom. Read more
