Israel wants UNRWA replaced as countries pause funding
January 28, 2024 by AAP
Six European countries have paused funding for the UN Refugee Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Read more
Israeli Nova site hit by Hamas draws tourists
January 28, 2024 by AAP
At the site of the bloodiest incident in Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel, foreigners and Israelis walk between placards that carry the names and photos of the dead killed at an open-air rave. Read more
El Al suspends South African flights
January 28, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s national carrier, El Al, announced on Friday the suspension of flights to South Africa as of April 1. Read more
International Court of Justice rules Israel must prevent genocide, issues no demand for ceasefire
January 27, 2024 by TPS-IL
In a Friday ruling, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to ‘take all measures’ to prevent genocide in Gaza. Read more
UN agency probes staff over role in Oct 7 attacks
The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) says it has opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the October 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. Read more
Balaclava clad neo-Nazis storm train, held by police
January 26, 2024 by AAP
Six members of a neo-Nazi group have been arrested after dozens of men wearing black balaclavas and brandishing Australian flags swarmed a Sydney train.
The two who got away – almost
January 26, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Thanks to the readers who let us know the names of yet another two members of the community who were awarded AMs in today’s Honours List. Read more
Israeli actress reveals protesters’ ignorance at film festival
January 26, 2024 by TPS-IL
At the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, Israeli actress, author and activist Noa Tishby chose some revealing questions to ask anti-Israel protesters waving flags and holding banners outside the venue. Read more
Idan Amedi, Israeli star of Netflix drama ‘Fauda’ recounts Gaza blast
January 26, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
Israeli actor Idan Amedi, best known for starring in the hit Netflix show ‘Fauda,’ recounted to reporters on Thursday his experience fighting in Gaza and the blast that had him hospitalised for over two weeks. Read more
Israel braces for ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
January 26, 2024 by AAP
UN judges in The Hague will rule whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza as officials push ahead with efforts to negotiate a new deal for a ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages. Read more
CIA chief eyes Middle East talks for Gaza hostage deal
January 26, 2024 by AAP
US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns plans to meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a potential Gaza hostage deal, a source familiar with the matter says. Read more
2024 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients
January 25, 2024 by J-Wire
A husband and wife score OAMs and two awards head to regional NSW. Unless we have erred, the awards go to Victoria and New South Wales more or less evenly. We wish a hearty Mazeltov to all recipients!
Qatar slams Netanyahu over leaked criticism
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is “appalled” by unconfirmed audio recordings reported in Israeli media of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticising the Gulf state during a meeting with Israeli hostage families, the ministry’s official spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on Wednesday. Read more
Gaza children protest against Hamas
January 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Dozens of Palestinian children in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah held a rare protest against Hamas on Wednesday, calling on the terror group to release Israeli hostages and end the war so they can return to their homes. Read more
Most Jewish Israelis oppose freeing hostages for end of war
January 25, 2024 by TPS-IL
Sixty per cent of Jewish Israelis oppose a deal that would see the remaining hostages returned in exchange for releasing all Palestinian security prisoners and an end to hostilities in Gaza, according to an Israel Democracy Institute survey published on Wednesday. Read more
Israeli protesters block aid trucks from entering Gaza
January 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Hundreds of demonstrators prevented humanitarian aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip from Israel at the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Wednesday. Read more
Farewell messages for Scott Morrison
January 24, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his retirement from politics. Read more
Joseph Brender: more tributes
January 24, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two tributes from two Israelis in Australia, Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon and the NSW JNF’s emissary, Yossi Eshed, to Joseph Brender, who passed away on Shabbat. Read more
World Jewish Congress welcomes Meta Oversight Board decision on Holocaust denial content
January 24, 2024 by J-Wire
Meta’s Oversight Board is to address Holocaust denial content more seriously on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Read more
World number of Holocaust survivors
January 24, 2024 by JNS
There are about 245,000 Holocaust survivors alive, according to a new Claims Conference report. Read more
Knesset caucus hears testimony on Hamas’s brutal sexual violence
January 24, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
“There will be some difficult things to digest here, so take a deep breath.” Read more
Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress
January 24, 2024 by AAP
Israel and Hamas have moved closer to an agreement on a 30-day ceasefire in Gaza when Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners would be released, sources tell Reuters, as Israel presses ahead with its assault on southern Gaza’s main city of Khan Younis. Read more
Hamas rejects offer of two-month ceasefire for release of all hostages
January 24, 2024 by Charles Bybelezer - JNS
Hamas rejected an Israeli proposal for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the staged release of the 136 remaining hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, a senior Egyptian official told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Read more
Israel: Gaza goals unchanged after 24 troops killed
January 24, 2024 by AAP
Twenty-four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Israel’s worst day of losses in Gaza, the military says, as its forces encircled southern Gaza’s main city, Khan Younis. Read more
Twenty-one soldiers killed in blast, building collapse
January 23, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when a blast ripped through a Gaza compound being prepared for demolition. Read more
Joseph Brender – a pillar of Sydney’s Jewish community
January 23, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Philanthropist Joseph Brender was not only a major donor to charities in Australia but was also a serious worker for causes in which he believed. Read more
Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament
January 23, 2024 by AAP
A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza has stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem, demanding MPs do more to try to free their loved ones. Read more
Penny Wong announces sanctions against Middle East terror groups
January 23, 2024 by AAP
The federal government has slapped sanctions on three entities and 12 people with links to prescribed terrorist organisations Hamas, Hizballah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad following attacks in the Middle East. Read more
The last question for Rabbi Apple – and a tribute from the Great Synagogue
January 22, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Q. Is there a Jewish view about women using make-up? Ask the rabbi. Read more
Jewish, Muslim women denounce world silence on Hamas’s sexual attacks
January 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A Jewish beauty queen from Israel and a Muslim doctor from Britain denounced Hamas’s sexual violence and the silence of feminist groups at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Read more
