Holocaust survivor buried in backyard so relatives could continue to collect benefits
October 22, 2025 by Idan Avni
A couple from Carmiel in northern Israel buried a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor—the woman’s mother—in their backyard to keep collecting her monthly reparations, worth 18,000 shekels (about $5,400), according to police. Read more
‘Very optimistic’ ceasefire agreement will hold, Vance says in Israel
October 22, 2025 by JNS
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is “very optimistic” that the White House-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror organisation will hold, the former Ohio senator said during a press conference in Israel on Tuesday. Read more
Kibbutz Nir Oz mourns Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar
October 22, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The remains of two fallen hostages returned from Gaza have been identified as Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar on Wednesday morning, bringing closure to Kibbutz Nir Oz, where both hostages lived. Read more
Ohad Hemo offers a unique insight into the Arab World
October 22, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Renowned Arab Affairs Correspondent Ohad Hemo is set to visit Australia for a series of events hosted by UIA Australia in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Read more
A hostage returns home
October 22, 2025 by Natalie Gattengo
After two years in Hamas captivity, hostage survivor Avinatan Or was released yesterday from Beilinson Hospital and returned home to his community of Shiloh in Israel’s Binyamin region. Read more
NZ Teachers’ Union under fire for prioritising ‘Palestine’ in government talks
October 22, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
New Zealand’s largest secondary teachers’ union has come under fire after revelations that “Palestine” topped the agenda for a meeting it sought with the Government — ahead of discussions on education policy, curriculum, or pay negotiations. Read more
Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement
Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. Read more
King visits Manchester synagogue attacked by ‘IS supporter’
King Charles has visited a synagogue in northern England where two Jewish worshippers were killed earlier this month during an attack by a man who told police he was acting for the Islamic State group. Read more
Netanyahu meets US envoys, Hamas hands over another body
October 21, 2025 by Reuters
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are visiting Israel to shore up a tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Read more
JCCV launches information hub for community
October 21, 2025 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has launched its new Research & Data Hub for the community. Read more
New CEO at Melbourne Holocaust Museum
October 21, 2025 by David Marlow
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Dr Breann Fallon. Read more
Israel’s life expectancy rises to 83.8 years, fourth highest in the world: OECD
October 20, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israelis’ life expectancy has risen sharply, placing the country among the world’s healthiest nations, according to new data released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Ministry of Health. Read more
Gaza ceasefire, aid to resume
October 20, 2025 by Reuters
Israel says the Gaza ceasefire has resumed after its military launched deadly air strikes after Hamas killed two Israeli soldiers in the enclave. Read more
Israeli deputy FM kicks off historic visit to Pacific including NZ
October 20, 2025 by Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel began a historic trip to the Pacific on Sunday, which will include the first-ever official state visit by a representative of the Israeli government to Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Read more
BREAKING NEWS
October 19, 2025 by TPS-IL
Breaking: Israel Launches Airstrikes in Rafah as Hamas Violates Ceasefire
FM Sa’ar to UK counterpart: reverse shameful Maccabi fans ban
October 19, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, voicing his opposition to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the European League match against Aston Villa next month. Read more
Tear gas used as ‘March for Australia’ protest turns violent
Riot police deployed pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets as violent clashes erupted between anti-immigration protesters and counter-demonstrators in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday.
Israel receives two more hostage bodies from Red Cross
October 19, 2025 by Agencies
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has handed over two more bodies of presumed Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read more
Gaza-Egypt border crossing to stay closed
October 19, 2025 by Agencies
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of more dead hostages, as the two sides trade blame over ceasefire violations. Read more
Trump threatens to ‘kill’ Hamas if Gaza executions continue
October 17, 2025 by J-Wire
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Hamas on Thursday over the terrorist group’s ongoing executions of civilians in Gaza. Read more
Political wannabe ‘not Nazi saluting, just waving’
October 17, 2025 by AAP
A failed political candidate has denied performing a Nazi salute at an AFL game, instead saying he was just waving to the players. Read more
Dutch masterpiece is returned to Jewish family after over 80 years
October 17, 2025 by David Marlow
After a twenty-year battle with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), the painting ‘Lady with a Fan’ has been returned to the Jewish family, forced to sell it to the Nazis in the 1930s. Read more
Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations
October 17, 2025 by Reuters
Israel remains committed to a ceasefire deal, and is urging Hamas to return the bodies of deceased hostages yet to be handed over. Read more
Bedouin soldier and young woman who fought back: hostages’ bodies returned from Gaza
October 16, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The bodies of two hostages returned from Gaza on Wednesday night were positively identified as Bedouin soldier Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash and Inbar Hayman, the last female hostage. Read more
Poll: Netanyahu’s approval ratings at all-time high
October 16, 2025 by JNS
According to the latest Direct Polls survey, conducted by Shlomo Filber in the wake of the release on Monday of the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval ratings are at their highest since the elections in Nov. 2022. Read more
Hostages describe torture and torment in Gaza
October 16, 2025 by Etgar Lefkovits
Many were beaten, starved and isolated for two years. Read more
Tel Aviv University economist among three Nobel Prize laureates sharing prize
October 16, 2025 by Canaan Lidor - JNS
Joel Mokyr, a Tel Aviv University scientist and dual citizen of Israel and the United States, on Monday won the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, along with Philippe Aghion of the College de France and the INSEAD business school, and Peter Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics at Brown University. Read more
Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998
October 16, 2025 by Richard Benjamin
2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Read more
Court tosses out anti-protest laws to guard synagogues
Sweeping anti-protest police powers have been declared invalid after they were rushed through a state parliament despite concerns from faith leaders and legal experts.
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The funeral of Captain Daniel Perez
October 16, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has paid tribute to Captain Daniel Perez during an emotional funeral held in Israel. Read more
