Wollongong undergraduates condemns antisemitism

The Wollongong University Undergraduate Association has unanimously passed the motion: ‘WUSA Condemns the Rise of Antisemitism’. Read more

Sydney United fined $15k for fan behaviour

Sydney United 58 FC have been fined $15,000 and face possible bans from future competitions after a Football Australia (FA) investigation found fans behaved in a “deeply offensive” manner at last month’s Australia Cup final. Read more

Review called on religious exemptions in federal anti-discrimination law

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is to review religious exemptions for educational institutions in Federal anti-discrimination law. Read more

Terrorist killer of Noam Raz killed in Israeli anti-terror raid

Farouk Salama,  involved in recent shooting attacks against Israeli forces and the terror attack in which the late Police Sergeant Major Noam Raz was murdered, was himself killed while evading arrest during a raid conducted by Israeli security forces. Read more

Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election, final results show, clearing the way for him to return to power. Read more

Two mates debut the A-League

Another Jewish footballer raised in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has made his A-League debut a week after one of his friends played his first match in Australia’s top league. Read more

UK ‘has no plans to move Israel embassy’

The United Kingdom has no plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says, after his predecessor ordered a review into a possible move of the embassy to Jerusalem. Read more

Netanyahu: ‘We’ll return Israel to its place as a rising power among the nations’

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu early on Wednesday hailed his right-wing/religious bloc’s apparent election victory and thanked his supporters for their “magnificent expression of faith.” Read more

Gantz: National Unity Party headed to the opposition

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that his National Unity Party would be joining the opposition, tacitly conceding Tuesday’s election to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Plane makes 9-hour stop in Iran with IDF soldier aboard

An Israel Defence Forces soldier ended up on Iranian soil last week, the IDF said on Wednesday. Read more

ZFA and AIJAC congratulate Netanyahu

Both the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his expected victory in the recent Israeli election. Read more

Moving commemorations held for old soldiers

Commemorations for the centenary of the death of Captain Norman Packer and the consecration of Boer War veteran Tpr Benjamin Braun’s headstone, 94 years after his death, have been held at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery. Read more

UK’s National Union of Students sacks president amid anti-Semitism probe

The National Union of Students in the United Kingdom on Tuesday fired its president as an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism by Shaima Dallali personally, and the union’s leadership in general continues. Read more

Netanyahu on brink of ‘big’ election win

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears set to return to power, saying his right-wing camp is on the cusp of a great election win after exit polls predicted his bloc gaining a slim parliamentary majority. Read more

Israeli exit polls point to Netanyahu win

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears well placed to return to power after exit polls following the election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Read more

Thanks to the men and women in blue

Sydney Central Synagogue has said thank you to the men and women of the NSW police force for its ongoing protection meted out to the community. Read more

United voices sing of love in the Holocaust

The Australian Hellenic Choir (AHC) and the Sydney Jewish Choral Society (SJCS), have united their voices, performing the Ballad of Mauthausen to more than 750 people. Read more

Josh Burns and Anthony Albanese visit Balaclava

Labor federal MP Josh Burns has accompanied Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on a visit to an early childcare centre in Burns’ electorate. Read more

Israeli killed in Kiryat Arba terror attack identified

The 50-year-old Israeli killed in a Palestinian terror attack on Saturday night at the entrance of Kiryat Arba has been identified as Ronen Hanania. Read more

Opposition get in last minute digs at outgoing government

Leader of the opposition and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a last-ditch effort to get every vote needed in order to ensure that his right-wing block wins the 61 Knesset seats needed to form a new government after Tuesday’s national elections. Read more

Palestinians celebrate murder of Ronen Hanania

After learning that a Jew had died in a terrorist attack in Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Saturday night, local Palestinians celebrated in Ibn Rushd Square, according to a video circulated on social media. Read more

UK chief rabbi to stay with King Charles to be able to attend coronation on Shabbat

Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis will be an overnight guest of the royal family in May in order to attend King Charles’ coronation which will take place on Shabbat. Read more

Assistant Foreign Minister addresses Zionist Federation of Australia conference

Assistant Foreign Minister  Tim Watts MP spoke at the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Biennial Conference today. Read more

US sanctions Iranian organisation that placed bounty on Salman Rushdie

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned an Iranian organization that it says encouraged the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie on Friday. Read more

Australia is one of UN states coming to Israel’s defence in face of latest Commission of Inquiry report

A number of United Nations member states came to Israel’s defence on Thursday as a controversial U.N. Commission of Inquiry presented its second report to the body. Read more

Netanyahu launches new government: ‘I promise to stop Iran, expand circle of peace’

Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the Knesset on Thursday to launch his new government, announcing it would focus on three main goals. Read more

Parliamentary Friends of IHRA

The Parliamentary Friends of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was officially launched yesterday in Parliament House. Read more

IDF adopts all-female tank crews for border defence

The Israel Defence Forces will permanently adopt the model of all-female tank crews for border defence missions. Read more

Judge rules University of Sydney academic who added a swastika to Israeli flag cannot be fired

A controversial Sydney academic who superimposed a swastika over an Israeli flag did so under intellectual freedom and could not be fired as a result, a judge has said. Read more

Abbas deputy admits PA security personnel work with terrorists

Israeli security forces launched an anti-terror raid against the “Lion’s Den” terror cell, including a bomb-making factory, early Tuesday. The cell was responsible for several terrorist attacks. Read more

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