Dr Colin Rubenstein addresses a minyan for the late Jeremy Jones AM

Dr Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director at the Australia /Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has addressed a minyan for the late Jeremy Jones held at Sydney’s Mizrachi Synagogue. Read more

Tensions high as Israeli Supreme Court convenes on judicial overhaul

Tensions were high at Israel’s Supreme Court as justices gathered on Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a key component of the government’s judicial overhaul initiative. Read more

Israel’s United Hatzalah on the ground in quake-stricken Morocco

An Israel-based United Hatzalah advance team arrived in quake-stricken Morocco and began preparing for a wide operation. Read more

New leadership for AUJS

AUJS has held its Annual General Meeting, as leaders from across Australia and New Zealand gathered together to discuss policy priorities and elect the new leadership team for 2024. Read more

Veterans of the Yom Kippur War join UIA webinars

UIA is honoured to be hosting two veterans of the Yom Kippur War in commemoration of the 50^th anniversary of this remarkable battle – Brig. Gen. Ret. Avigdor Kahalani and Major General (res.) Uzi Dayan-on two webinars on 19 September. Read more

9/11 memorialised in Israel

As the world commemorated the 22^nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Keren Kayemeth Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF- USA), and the Embassy of the United States of America in Israel held their annual memorial ceremony to honour those who perished during the dreadful attacks. Read more

Protests grip Israel ahead of judicial reform ruling

There have been renewed protests in Israel on the day before an eagerly awaited court hearing on the government’s controversial judicial reform plans. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas’s antisemitic rant draws condemnation

Mahmoud Abbas, who is at the same time president of the Palestinian Authority, chairman of the PLO and chairman of the Fatah movement, shared his theories about Ashkenazi Jews on Aug. 24, claiming they are the descendants of Khazars and that Adolf Hitler had Jews slaughtered not because they were Jews but because of their “social role” as moneylenders. Read more

Israel poised to become key transport hub but will strain ties with China

World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi announced plans to create a transportation corridor between India and Europe via the Middle East. Read more

Israeli security reserve officers denounce former Mossad director’s ‘pitiful, baseless claim’ 

The Israel Defence and Security Forum, which represents 20,000 Israeli reserve officers and soldiers, issued a sharp condemnation of recent statements by Tamir Pardo, a former Mossad director, which it called “pitiful and baseless.” Read more

UIA, ZFA and Taglit plan amazing Israel trip for young Australians

UIA, in partnership with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit, will send 40 young adults on a Birthright trip of a lifetime. Read more

Israeli researchers create synthetic embryos from stem cells

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have successfully created complete synthetic models of human embryos using laboratory-grown stem cells. Read more

Israel gears up to send aid to quake-stricken Morocco

Israel is preparing to send search and rescue personnel and humanitarian aid to Morocco after an earthquake killed at more than 1,000 in the North African country on Friday. Read more

120 years on, a plaque indicates Herzl’s house

As part of events marking  120 years since the passing of Theodor Herzl, a plaque has been unveiled on the house in Vienna where he lived at the time of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. Read more

Labor official slammed by NSWJBD president

A NSW Labor official, Amanda Fazio, has faced widespread condemnation for engaging in an anti-Semitic tirade on social media. Read more

German player stops match after Nazi slogan yelled at US Open

As Alexander Zverev, 26, prepared to serve against Jannik Sinner, 22, in their fourth set at one of the world’s top tennis tournaments, three infamous words rang out at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y. Read more

Adolescent court charges elderly German ex-guard for World War II killings

The Nazis imprisoned 200,000 people at Sachsenhausen, where tens of thousands died through starvation, medical experiments and outright murder. Read more

1,900 year-old Roman-era swords from the Jewish Revolt unveiled

Four remarkably well-preserved 1,900-year-old swords likely used during the Jewish Revolt against Rome that were discovered in a cave were displayed to the public for the first time on Wednesday by the Israeli Antiquities Authority. Read more

Jeremy Jones: Australia has lost a giant, and the Australian Jewish community is poorer for his passing

Community leaders have made tributes to the late Jeremy Jones, who has passed away following a prolonged battle with cancer. Read more

NSW Police Commissioner visits OBK

Sydney’s OBK has welcomed a visit from the New South Wales Police Commissioner. Read more

ECAJ Councillors to support The Voice

Elected Councillors of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) have voted overwhelmingly to support a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum to decide whether to alter the Australian Constitution to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to make representations to Parliament and the Executive Government on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Read more

The new look Melbourne Holocaust Museum to open in November

The rebuilt and redeveloped Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) will officially open its doors in November. Read more

Papua New Guinea opens Jerusalem embassy

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape joined Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and the mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, at the dedication of the Embassy of Papua New Guinea in Jerusalem. Read more

Far-right activist performs Nazi salute outside Melbourne court

A far-right activist performed a Nazi salute as he headed into court to admit twice driving while unlicensed. Read more

Palestinians wonder where Saudi peace train will take them

A Palestinian Authority delegation departed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hoping to have influence on efforts to deliver an Israeli-Saudi peace agreement. Read more

Rambam participants report on their experiences

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) supporters have met up with four returnees from three separate Rambam study visit groups to Israel and the West Bank over the last year. Read more

Smotrich: Judicial reform protests have ‘minimal’ effect on economy

Israel’s economy remains stronger than those of many other developed nations despite attempts by anti-judicial reform activists to “harm the economy as part of their political fight against the right-wing government,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday. Read more

‘NY Times’ column: Hebrew symbolises ‘far-right militarism’

The New York Times published an opinion piece this week suggesting that the millennia-old Hebrew language represents “far-right Israeli militarism,” drawing ire from Jewish organizations and advocacy groups. Read more

Israeli doctors save man’s life with AI

Innovative artificial intelligence-based technology recently saved the life of a patient at the Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya. Read more

Rothman petitions to have Hayut removed from the ‘reasonableness’ case

Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman Simcha Rothman on Monday submitted a request to the High Court of Justice to remove Court President Esther Hayut from hearing petitions against the “reasonableness” law. Read more

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