Egypt: Ceasefire talks so far unsuccessful
May 12, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Attempts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian terror groups in Gaza have made no headway, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry admitting that “efforts continue for now without success.” Read more
EU Parliament condemns incitement in PA textbooks, urges funding freeze
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning the Palestinian Authority for incitement to violence, hatred and antisemitism in its school textbooks for the fourth consecutive year. Read more
Israeli civilian killed after rocket hits Rehovot
May 12, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Jewish and pro-Israel organisations have shared condolences and voiced solidarity with Israel after a barrage of more than 800 rockets, one of which killed a civilian in the central Israeli city of Rehovot outside Tel Aviv. Read more
Five killed in gun attack near Tunisia island synagogue
May 11, 2023 by AAP
The death toll from a synagogue gun attack on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five, Tunisia’s TAP news agency says. Read more
Commander of Islamic Jihad’s Gaza rocket squads killed In Israeli air strike
May 11, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Ali Ghali, commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Gaza rocket squads, was killed in an Israeli air strike early Thursday morning. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart furthers paediatric cardiac care in Africa
May 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zambian National Heart Hospital (NHH) and the Rwanda King Faisal Hospital (KFH) have recently signed trendsetting agreements with Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in a ceremony held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more
UN Security Council to discuss Israel-Gaza tensions
May 10, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation in Gaza as widely-expected Palestinian rocket fire failed to materialise. Read more
Defence Minister to Israeli mayors: Prepare for ‘prolonged campaign’ against Gaza
May 10, 2023 by Pesach Benson
During a briefing for mayors of communities near the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told the municipal leaders to be prepared for a “prolonged campaign” against the Palestinian terror groups. Read more
‘Operation Shield and Arrow’ seeks to reestablish Israeli deterrence
The Israeli Air Force surprised Palestinian Islamic Jihad early on Tuesday with a series of strikes and targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip. Read more
IDF eliminates three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Defense Forces killed three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in strikes across the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning, following a month of intermittent confrontations with terrorists in the Palestinian enclave. Read more
Hezbollah builds 27 new bases in Lebanon under cover of fake NGO
May 9, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon. Read more
Victorian Attorney-General commits to action on antisemitism
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has recommitted the Victorian Government to legislating a ban on the Nazi salute during a meeting with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV). Read more
Israel kills three top islamic Jihad commanders, braces for Gaza’s response
May 9, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israel launched surprise air strikes on Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets, including killing three of the terror group’s senior figures on early Tuesday morning. Read more
Jewels stolen by Nazis to be auctioned by Christies
May 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish, but not Israeli, victims to be recognised by Israel
May 8, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Government of Israel has approved a proposal to recognise the obligation of The State of Israel as the State of the Jewish People to commemorate and recognise those Diaspora Jews, not citizens of Israel, murdered in antisemitic attacks in the Diaspora for the sole reason of their being Jewish. Read more
Israeli coalition tensions escalate as Ben-Gvir boycotts cabinet meeting
May 8, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the two other ministers from his Otzma Yehudit party boycotted Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, raising tensions within Israel’s governing coalition. Read more
Israeli High Court rules gov’t can delay demolition of illegal Bedouin village
May 8, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday that the government may delay the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, an illegally built Bedouin village near Jerusalem that has been the epicentre of a decades-long legal battle. Read more
Israeli president meets with Arab leaders on sidelines of Charles III’s coronation
May 8, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israeli President Isaac Herzog mingled with an array of national leaders, including those from a string of Arab countries, at a reception at Buckingham Palace on the sidelines of King Charles III’s coronation in London this weekend. Read more
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir in spat over response to Gaza terror
The latest rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip sparked intra-coalition fighting on Wednesday between the Likud Party and one of its more right-wing partners seeking greater influence over policy in the fight against terror. Read more
Yom HaShoah in Wollongong
May 5, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An innovative Yom Hashoah ceremony was held in Wollongong last week, attracting about 40 members of the local community. Read more
Frankfurt returns painting to heirs of Jewish collector murdered in the Holocaust
May 5, 2023 by JNS
Fritz von Uhde’s painting “Portray of a Lady” will be restituted to the heirs of Jewish collector Gustav Rüdenberg, according to an agreement with the Städel museum in Frankfurt, Germany, which the New York Department of Financial Services announced on May 4. Read more
Leah Goldin demands son’s remains before Israel returns body of terrorist
The mother of an Israeli soldier whose body is being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is demanding that the government not return the corpse of Islamic Jihad terrorist Khader Adnan until her son and other captives are returned. Read more
Julia Gutman awarded the 2023 Archibald Prize
May 5, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Everyone has an opinion on the Archibald Prize, but anyone who believes the judges picked youth over experience this year should take a little pause. Read more
NSW says Happy 75th Anniversary, Israel
May 4, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced the establishment of a helpline “to assist students and staff who experienced religious bullying in New South Wales schools. Read more
Israeli forces eliminate Hamas terrorists who murdered Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee
May 4, 2023 by JNS
Israeli forces on Thursday eliminated the Palestinian terrorists who last month murdered three members of the Dee family in the Jordan Valley. Read more
US Security Coordinator submits new report on death of Al Jazeera journalist
The U.S. Security Coordinator has submitted a new report on the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist in Jenin in May 2022, which is said to confirm the USSC’s previous finding that her death was unintentional. Read more
Family hears slain mother’s heartbeat in transplant recipient
May 4, 2023 by Pesach Benson
In an emotional encounter, the family of Leah (Lucy) Dee met on Tuesday for the first time with the woman who received their slain mother’s heart in a transplant at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah. Read more
Happy birthday, Israel! Diplomatic Corps
May 4, 2023 by Natalie Gattengo
In honour of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, KKL-JNF and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the entire diplomatic corps in Israel to plant 75 trees, a symbol of growth, development, and the deep connection with the land of Israel, at a special ceremony held yesterday at a KKL-JNF Forest, near Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem. Read more
Herzog to represent Israel at King Charles coronation
May 3, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will represent the Jewish state at Saturday’s coronation in London of British monarch King Charles III. Read more
Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian rocket fire
May 3, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Israeli Defence Forces struck a number of Hamas sites in Gaza overnight in retaliation for Tuesday’s rocket fire. Read more
