Israeli MP who branded Gaza kids ‘enemies’ denied visa
Far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman has been denied entry into Australia, with the home affairs minister citing the government’s hard line against hate. Read more
Neo-Nazi’s bail extended after stop-start hearing
August 18, 2025 by AAP
A neo-Nazi accused of intimidating a police officer online has described the charges laid against him as false shortly after his bail was extended. Read more
Jerusalem mayor urged to rename Gaza Street to Hostages Street
August 17, 2025 by JNS
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum appealed to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion in a letter on Thursday to rename the capital’s Gaza Street to Hostages Street until all of the captives return from Hamas captivity. Read more
Israeli rabbi marries off fallen son’s ex-fiancée
August 17, 2025 by Canaan Lidor - JNS
Nearly two years after Capt. Amitai Tzvi Granot was killed fighting Hezbollah terrorists in the Galilee; his father, Rabbi Tamir Granot, officiated on Monday at the wedding in Caesarea of Amitai Tzvi’s former fiancée, Roni. Read more
Ben-Gvir confronts terrorist kingpin Marwan Barghouti in prison
August 17, 2025 by JNS
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday visited the high-security prison cell of Marwan Barghouti, the former head of the Tanzim terrorist group serving multiple life sentences for the murder of five Israelis and other crimes. Read more
Israel gripped by nationwide strike as hostage families warn ‘silence kills’
A nationwide general strike swept Israel on Sunday as families of the hostages protested the government’s decision to expand the war in Gaza rather than pursue a deal to bring their loved ones home. Read more
Sheezel equals possession record in Kangaroos rout
August 17, 2025 by AAP
Young gun Harry Sheezel has equalled the all-time AFL possessions record in North Melbourne’s 48-point victory over Richmond. Read more
Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal
August 17, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Amid renewed reports of Hamas’ flexibility on a phased ceasefire-hostage agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declared Saturday night that Israel will only accept a comprehensive deal that secures the release of all captives at once. Read more
Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor in Jerusalem for alleged Hamas support
August 15, 2025 by JNS
The families of three Israeli hostages being held in Gaza are suing the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, for his alleged support for the Hamas terrorists who kidnapped their loved ones, the Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Centre announced on Wednesday. Read more
Netanyahu lays out principles for victory and ending Hamas war
August 15, 2025 by JNS
On Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined his government’s conditions for ending the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Toronto Film Festival backflips on October 7 rescue film after claiming Hamas footage not cleared
August 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has reinstated a documentary on the Hamas October 7, 2023, attack after first saying it could not be shown because the terrorists’ own bodycam footage was not cleared for use by Hamas. Read more
Gidon Ben-Zvi
August 15, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
J-Wire is devastated to learn of the passing of columnist Gidon Ben-Zvi at the age of 51 after a brave fight with cancer. Read more
Transparent Duplicity
Duplicitous deception is usually carried out in secret, undercover and with the intention of evading detection. Read more
Victorian shadow minister says Hamas praise for PM is “shocking”
August 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday evening, David Davis MP, accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of being “praised by Hamas” and warned that Australia’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state will inflame tensions in one of the country’s largest Jewish population centres.
PM defends Palestine recognition after US ‘disgust’
August 15, 2025 by AAP
Australia’s decision to recognise Palestine was made in the interest of its citizens, the prime minister has said, after a US official decried the move. Read more
NZ Jewish Council urges caution on premature recognition of Palestinian state
August 15, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
The New Zealand Jewish Council has reiterated its long-held position that the only viable resolution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is a negotiated two-state solution — one that results in a secure and recognised Israel alongside a peaceful and democratic Palestinian state, reached through direct talks and backed by mutual recognition and security guarantees. Read more
‘Disgust’: US diplomat attacks ALP’s Palestine decision
August 15, 2025 by AAP
America’s ambassador to Israel has taken aim at the federal government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at a United Nations meeting in September. Read more
Israel moves forward with long-stalled e1 housing project
August 15, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he will approve tenders for more than 3,000 housing units in the long-stalled E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, declaring the move a “revolution.” Read more
Israel welcomes UN blacklisting of Hamas for sexual crimes in conflict
August 14, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the UN’s decision to add Hamas to its “blacklist” of groups committing sexual crimes in armed conflicts, calling it an overdue recognition of atrocities committed since October 7. Read more
Hamas praise for Australia’s Palestine recognition sparks further Jewish community outcry
August 14, 2025 by Rob Klein
Australian Jewish leaders have increased their criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, following praise for the move from Hamas.
PM slams Hamas as senior leader denies praising him
Anthony Albanese has warned against trusting Hamas propaganda as an official from the terrorist group denies reports it backed Labor’s “political courage”. Read more
Gaza terrorists caught using fake humanitarian logo and vests
August 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The U.S.-based World Central Kitchen confirmed an Israeli accusation that Palestinian terrorists in Gaza were caught on video impersonating humanitarian aid staff. Read more
NZ PM tells Netanyahu he has ‘lost the plot’ amid Gaza criticism
August 13, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sharply criticised his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli leader has “lost the plot” in response to the latest phase of Israel’s military operation in Gaza. Read more
Global momentum behind Australia recognising Palestine
The international community is making a united effort to recognise Palestine, the prime minister says, despite a top US official saying Australia’s push is meaningless. Read more
Australia’s silence on Jew-hatred should’ve drawn more attention right after Oct 7, former official says
August 13, 2025 by Menachem Wecker
In the weeks after Oct. 7, the Biden administration led an international effort that produced a statement condemning Jew-hatred that nearly three dozen countries signed. Read more
Israeli probe finds Gaza hunger reports inflated, deaths misattributed
August 12, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s security establishment said Tuesday that a detailed investigation had exposed “the lie of the ‘starvation campaign,’” accusing Hamas of fabricating and exaggerating claims of famine in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Trump’s message to Israel: ‘Remember Oct. 7’
August 12, 2025 by David Isaac - JNS
“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Monday, referring to the Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel by the terror group Hamas. Read more
When a ‘journalist’ wages war for Hamas
August 12, 2025 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
By any normal standard of journalism, Anas al-Sharif was no reporter. Read more
Leifer accused of new incidents in prison
August 12, 2025 by David Marlow
Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Read more
NZ Green Party co-leader suspended from parliament over Palestine speech
August 12, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for the remainder of the week after refusing to withdraw and apologise for comments made during a heated debate on Palestine. Read more







