Benjamin Netanyahu begins third term as Prime Minister of Israel

It took 58 days, but Benjamin Netanyahu became the Prime Minister of Israel once again on Thursday afternoon after his new coalition government finally achieved the required majority of votes in the Knesset for it to be formed. Officially, this is Netanyahu’s sixth term of office as every government he led – even the short-lived ones like from 2020 that last for only about a year – count as a full term. Read more

Who will be the newsmakers of the New Israeli government?

Nearly two months after Israel’s elections, the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in late on Thursday. His supporting cast of Cabinet ministers includes some personalities who will frequently be in the headlines. Read more

Arab world expresses cooperation, concern with new Israeli government

The Arab world responded to Israel’s new government with mixed expressions of confrontation, cooperation and concern. Read more

Israel’s population grew 2.2% in 2022

The Israeli population grew by 2.2% in 2022, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Read more

Melbourne’s Mount Scopus major presence is Israel

In what is expected to be the largest gathering of Australians ever to take place in Israel, more than 1100 will gather next week at a celebration hosted by Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Foundation. Read more

West Bank settlements top Netanyahu agenda

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hardline government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before being sworn into office. Read more

In call with Abbas, Gantz emphasises ‘important ties’ with Palestinians

Outgoing Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday called for continued cooperation with Ramallah, speaking during a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Hanegbi: Netanyahu returned to politics because of Iran, not his trial

The designated head of Israel’s National Security Council, Tzahi Hanegbi, stated in an op-ed published on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu returned to politics because of the threat posed by Iran, and not because of his ongoing trial. Read more

Google fixes antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’ following uproar

Google users who typed the word “Jew” in the search feature on Tuesday found that the top definition was an antisemitic stereotype. Read more

Pandemic’s end: Israel to downgrade Covid to flu status

Those with the virus will no longer need to enter isolation, and responsibility for testing will be transferred from the IDF to the civilian health services. Read more

Netanyahu far-right government takes power

Already dogged by criticism at home and abroad, a new Israeli government is set to be sworn in – the final stroke in Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s political comeback. Read more

Knesset passes controversial ‘Ben-Gvir Law,’ paving way for new government to be sworn in

The Knesset passed the controversial “Ben-Gvir Law,” on Wednesday, giving Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir expanded authority over the Israeli Police. The vote ended a legislative blitz paving the way for Benjamin Netanyahu to have his government sworn in today. Read more

Israeli study confirms safety of COVID vaccines

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped a group of Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters, such as heart and pulse rates and sleep patterns, to evaluate the safety of COVID vaccines. Read more

Sydney professor fired over swastika faces appeal

A professor unlawfully fired for placing a swastika over the Israeli flag in a student presentation faces an appeal by his former university employer. Read more

Sydney Aboriginal and Jewish communities come together in solidarity

It was quite fitting in the lead-up to the 2022 UN Day Against Genocide and the UN Day of Human Rights that members of the Jewish community joined in appropriate events of solidarity with our First Nations Peoples to commemorate the brave action of Aboriginal leader, William Cooper. Read more

Menorah candles banned on cruise

For the first time since December 2019, when the word corona still simply meant a crown, my wife and I were invited to celebrate the happy return of cruising to Australasia by once again leading the Chanuka programme for the Jewish guests (and other interested parties) on the Ovation of the Seas…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

The cost of hate: Adidas stuck with $530 million of Ye merchandise

Hip-hop mogul Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is not the only one taking a huge financial hit from the fallout of his series of antisemitic remarks. Read more

Republican admits lying about Jewish ties, family fleeing Nazis

Republican George Santos, elected to represent New York’s third congressional district in November, admitted on Monday to lying on the campaign trail, including falsely claiming that his mother is Jewish and his grandparents fled the Nazis. Read more

Eli Cohen’s daughter to ask UAE for help retrieving Israeli spy’s body

Eli Cohen’s daughter said on Monday that she plans to formally appeal to the United Arab Emirates to help secure the return of the notorious Israeli spy’s body to the Jewish state. Read more

Jerusalem bombings: police make arrest

Israel’s Security Agency (Shin Bet) has arrested the Palestinian allegedly responsible for the twin bombings of Jerusalem bus stops in November. Read more

Knesset passes controversial Deri, Smotrich laws, legislative blitz continues

The Knesset passed on Tuesday morning controversial legislation, clearing the way for two of Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies to finalise coalition agreements as a key deadline approaches. Read more

Michael Marx: a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community

Michael Marx, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and a pillar of the Sydney Jewish community until he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2002, has passed away at the age of 67. Read more

Tel Aviv University study reveals 100,000 new viruses

A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses – a ninefold increase in the number of RNA viruses known to science until now. Read more

Whoopi Goldberg revisits controversial Shoah remarks

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg appeared to double down on her controversial Holocaust comments that earned her a suspension from the show in February. Read more

Concert featuring Holocaust songs to perform at Carnegie Hall

The day Elie Wiesel died, composer and music producer, Ira Antelis, said something came over him. Read more

Netanyahu offers to suspend annexation plans in exchange for peace with Riyadh: report

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu would suspend plans to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank in exchange for the normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia, according to a report over the weekend. Read more

Ice menorah smashed at New York Chabad community

The ice-carved menorah commissioned by Upper East Side (UES) Chabad Israel Centre was smashed in an apparent antisemitic attack on Wednesday night. This incident follows a previous act of vandalism that took place at the same centre in October during the Sukkot holiday. Read more

Chanukah in Sydney CBD

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Putin congratulates Netanyahu on election win

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on his election victory in their first phone call since the Nov. 1 vote. Read more

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