German coup plot sparks security concerns

German lawmakers are calling for a review of security arrangements at the Bundestag lower house of parliament after authorities detained members of a far-right group they say were preparing a violent overthrow of the state. Read more

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in battle against Russia

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier Vladislav Shain was killed in action against Russian forces, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Read more

Tehran, Doha repress Iranian dissidents at World Cup

Iran and Qatar have joined forces to squash protests in the latter nation against the Islamic regime in Tehran during the FIFA World Cup. Read more

KKL-JNF funding A$8.5m in scholarships

A festive ceremony awarding scholarships to students took place on Wednesday in which KKL – JNF awarded student scholarships amounting a total of NIS 11,854,000m (A$8.5m)  to 650 students. Read more

Was ancient sling bullet found in Yavne used against Maccabees?

Ahead of the Chanukah holiday celebrating the miraculous victory of the Jews over the Greeks, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a sling bullet with a Greek inscription. Read more

Likud, Shas sign preliminary coalition agreement

Likud and Shas leaders signed a preliminary coalition agreement in the early hours of Thursday morning. Read more

Big plans for Sydney’s north shore community

Sydney’s Masada College, Kehillat Masada and Montefiore are jointly exploring an opportunity to create a long-term partnership that would see significant reinvestment into the Masada College site in St Ives. Read more

30 deaf and hearing-impaired young people celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem

Thirty deaf and hearing-impaired students from across Israel celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem this week as part of a program developed by Young Israel in Israel’s Judaic Heritage Program for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, the Jewish Agency for Israel and World Mizrachi. Read more

Holocaust survivor who translated during Eichmann trial dies at 94

Aliza Goldman, a Holocaust survivor and translator who assisted in the translation of the historic trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, died on Dec. 6 at age 94. Read more

Israeli program promotes Arab entrepreneurship and tech careers

Three organisations have been selected to open innovation centres to promote entrepreneurship and tech careers in the Israeli Arab sector, the Israel Innovation Authority and the Authority for the Economic Development of Minority Sectors announced on Tuesday. Read more

Netanyahu needs an ally to govern

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is still one partner short of a coalition to secure a parliamentary majority after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party signed up, with the deadline for forming a government looming. Read more

Petition to ban Ye’s music from Apple Music, Spotify

More than 65,000 people have signed a petition to get Kanye “Ye” West’s music catalogue removed from streaming services. Read more

Likud, United Torah Judaism sign preliminary coalition agreement

Likud and the United Torah Judaism party signed a preliminary coalition agreement on Tuesday. Read more

Nike drops Kyrie Irving following antisemitism scandal

Nike officially cut ties with NBA player Kyrie Irving on Monday, following a scandal in which the Brooklyn Nets star shared antisemitic content on social media and then failed to repudiate Jew-hatred. Read more

Germany issues arrest warrant for Israeli ‘Tinder swindler’ con man

Germany has issued an international arrest warrant for Israeli con man Shimon Hayut, aka “the Tinder swindler.” Read more

Ye: ‘Jewish people, forgive Hitler today’

In an interview released Monday night, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) continued his media tour of praising Adolf Hitler and spewing antisemitism. Read more

Former President Bill Clinton to receive honorary doctorate from Haifa University

The University of Haifa will award an honorary doctorate to former US President Bill Clinton, the university announced on Tuesday. Read more

Al Jazeera files lawsuit against Israel in The Hague over journalist’s death

Al Jazeera filed a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday over the death of its correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh. Read more

Netanyahu on criticism of coalition partners: ‘I ultimately decide policy’

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attempted on Sunday to assuage critics of his emerging right-wing government by vowing to uphold Israel’s liberal democracy, pointing to his lengthy track record of guiding the nation and emphasising that the buck on devising policy stops with him. Read more

Foster carers needed for Jewish children in Sydney

Sydney’s Jewish House is currently looking for people from the Jewish community who are interested in becoming foster carers who can support Jewish and other children in care. ​ Read more

Israeli study finds vaccine hesitancy predicts future COVID-19 vaccine side effects

While the production of COVID vaccines could have been the “light at the end of the pandemic tunnel”, this outcome was hampered at critical stages by vaccine hesitancy from the public. Read more

ECAJ calls for Australia to take strong measures against Iran

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has lodged a submission with the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee in response to its Inquiry into Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran. Read more

Iran authorities execute four ‘Israeli spies’

Iranian authorities have executed four people accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency says. Read more

Walt Secord revisits historic Broken Hill Synagogue

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and State Labor MP Walt Secord last week paid a visit to the historic Broken Hill Synagogue and its museum in far western NSW. Read more

1982 Hakoah bomb attack

The NSW State Coroner has heard that the bombs were made by a known terrorist overseas. Read more

Reward for 1982 Sydney Hakoah terror bombings

A $1 million reward has been announced to help solve a 40 year mystery – the bombing of Sydney’s Israeli Consulate and Hakoah Club which shook the Jewish community. Read more

Ye says he likes Hitler, pushes Holocaust denial in unhinged Infowars interview

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, tripled down on his antisemitism in a Thursday interview on Infowars, praising Hitler, pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and defending Nazis. Read more

Israeli hardliners to get settlements post

Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a coalition deal that will give a hardline, pro-settler party control over a number of key government ministries and a senior role in overseeing the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Read more

UNRWA denounces tunnel discovered under Gaza school

The UN agency responsible for supporting Palestinian refugees announced that it discovered a tunnel underneath one of its schools in Gaza. Read more

Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander killed in shootout

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander and another terrorist were killed in a shootout with Israeli security forces early Thursday morning near Jenin. Read more

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