Stormy weather overshadows Israel’s ‘New Year of Trees’
February 7, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An advancing winter storm forced Israelis to cancel Tu B’Shevat celebrations or move them indoors on Monday. Read more
Israeli raid on Palestinian camp kills at leave five
February 6, 2023 by AAP
Israeli forces have killed a number of armed fighters during a raid on a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho aimed at capturing suspected Hamas militants. Read more
A packed house at the Sydney Jewish Museum for IHRD
February 6, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Close to 300 members of the Sydney Jewish community commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
A helping hand for a Jewish education
February 6, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Education Foundation has been responsible for the enrolment of 28 pupils in Victorian Jewish day schools for whom the cost would have been prohibitive. Read more
South Africa Rugby drops invitation to Israeli team
February 6, 2023 by JNS
South Africa Rugby has withdrawn an invitation for the Tel Aviv Heat to participate in a tournament slated to begin next month. Read more
Ehud Barak compares judicial-reform compromise to appeasement of Nazis
February 6, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Friday likened efforts by President Isaac Herzog to mediate between the coalition and opposition over the government’s proposed judicial reform to the West’s appeasement of Nazi Germany. Read more
Netanyahu slams ‘explicit threat’ by protest leader to murder him
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night harshly criticised what he said was a “growing wave” of threats directed at himself and other officials, after a leader of the anti-government protests appeared to call for his assassination. Read more
Silent for 80 years, music from war camps plays again
February 5, 2023 by AAP
The musical notes were scrawled on bits of toilet paper, tissue and card, sitting silent in a bundle for decades. Read more
UN chooses to turn a blind eye’ to Palestinian incitement and support for terror
February 5, 2023 by JNS
The Israeli government has expressed its dismay with a statement released on Feb. 3 by the U.N. high commissioner on human rights that sought to quell what he termed the “illogic of escalation” in “Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Read more
Jewish graves vandalised in Maitland
February 3, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Ten gravestones in the Jewish cemetery in the NSW town of Maitland have been daubed with swastikas and splashed with white paint. Read more
Israel’s attorney general warns Netanyahu not to interfere in judicial reform
February 3, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that he should not involve himself in his government’s judicial reform proposals due to a conflict of interests. Read more
Palestinians fire rockets, Israel aircraft hit Gaza
February 3, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli aircraft have struck in Gaza in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there was no immediate sign of a wider escalation in violence following days of tension. Read more
Israeli gun licensing reforms to streamline approval for permits
February 3, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli authorities announced plans to streamline the approval process for gun permits aimed at clearing a backlog of requests. Read more
Iran blames Israel for drone attack, vows revenge
February 2, 2023 by AAP
Iran has blamed Israel for a drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, the semi-official ISNA news agency says, vowing revenge for what appeared to be the latest episode in a long-running covert war. Read more
Russia urges Israel not to arm Ukraine
February 2, 2023 by JNS
Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against arming Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated he was considering providing military assistance to Kyiv and was willing to mediate. Read more
Jeremy Leibler speaks at the Knesset
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Read more
Abbas to US: Security cooperation with Israel will be restored
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas told CIA Director William Burns in Ramallah on Sunday that security cooperation with Israel will be restored, Channel 12 reported on Monday. Read more
Brain activity can predict political orientation, Israeli researchers find
February 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Political orientation between right and left can be predicted by differences in brain activity, Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered. Read more
Moscow sends veiled warning to Israel over Iranian blast
February 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Russia made an implied threat against Israel and the US on Monday while condemning a recent drone strike on an Iranian weapons facility. Read more
Bennett vows return to premiership
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet vowed on Monday to return to politics, comparing himself to Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom recaptured the premiership after lengthy periods out of office. Read more
Law to strip terrorists of Israeli citizenship advances in Knesset
January 31, 2023 by David Isaac
A special joint Knesset committee approved the preliminary reading of a proposed law that would revoke Israeli citizenship, or residency, from terrorists who receive payments from the Palestinian Authority for their violent deeds, in a practice commonly known as pay-for-slay. Read more
Netanyahu: Blinken visit sign of ‘unbreakable’ US-Israel bond
The U.S.-Israel relationship is one of modern history’s great alliances, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Read more
Jerusalem synagogue massacre: a look at the victims
January 30, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Jerusalem neighbourhood of Neve Yaakov was left in mourning after a Palestinian terrorist gunned down people outside the Ateret Abraham Synagogue on Friday night. Seven people were killed and three were injured in the deadliest Palestinian attack in years. Read more
Chyrisse Heine: another OAM to add to the list
January 30, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
It looked like being the first time in ten years we did not miss an awardee in the Australia Days Honours – but then we learned about Chyrisse Heine in Victoria who is a recipient of an OAM. Read more
UIA, ZFA and Taglit give young Australians a trip to Israel like no other
January 30, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA in partnership with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit, recently sent 30 young adults on a Birthright trip of a lifetime. Read more
Israel may be behind Iran drone strike
January 30, 2023 by AAP
Israel appears to have been behind an overnight drone attack on a military factory in Iran, a US official said. Read more
Israeli army boosts forces in West Bank
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged a “strong, swift and precise” response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem’s outskirts as its military sends more troops into the occupied West Bank. Read more
Jerusalem terrorist attack: Australia stands with Israelis – MDA reports from the scene
January 28, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue shooting
January 28, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
A gunman has killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in violence, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years. Read more
Antisemitism report of the Department for Combatting Antisemitism in 2022: World Zionist Organisation
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The report shows that the increase in the number of antisemitic incidents has been curbed after an increase in the last decade, but the situation still remains alarming. Read more
