Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision

The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

Plan to seize Gaza City pushed Australia to recognition

The prime minister hopes recognition will help lay the path to peace after revealing Australia’s decision was spurred by Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza City. Read more

President Herzog: Australia rewarding terror

At the inauguration of the new Knesset Museum in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog responded that Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state in September would be seen as a reward to terror. Read more

What Albo has said on the Palestine trail

Prime Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Read more

Israel’s ambassador and a former Labor leader react to Australia’s decison

Israel’s ambassador, Amir Maimon, and former Labour MP, Michael Danby, have spoken out on Prime Minister Albanese’s announcement that Australia will recognise a Palestinian state.
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Jewish leaders condemn Australia’s recognition of Palestine as ‘dangerous and premature’

Jewish community organisations have sharply criticised the Albanese government’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, warning it risks rewarding violence and undermining the prospects for peace.

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Australia expected to recognise Palestinian state

Australian government ministers will attend a cabinet meeting this morning in Canberra at which recognition of a Palestinian state is expected. Read more

Israel lashes out as Labor eyes Palestine recognition

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says Australia is well behind other allies in formally recognising Palestinian statehood. Read more

Israel faces growing calls to scrap Gaza offensive plan

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s plan for a military takeover of Gaza City ahead of an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. Read more

As Abbas eyes UN statehood bid, Ben-Gvir demands immediate measures to overthrow PA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday vowed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” action aimed at “toppling the Palestinian Authority” in response to a report that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is weighing a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in September. Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza plan

Thousands have turned out for a rally in Tel Aviv organised by a forum of relatives of hostages abducted by Hamas and taken to the Gaza Strip. Read more

Greens court controversy with ‘Sanction Israel’ arm patch

The NZ Green Party is facing renewed criticism from New Zealand’s Jewish community after proudly promoting an image of one of its MPs dressed head-to-toe in black, wearing a “Sanction Israel” patch prominently on his upper arm. Read more

PM brushes off push for Israel sanctions as a ‘slogan’

Australia has downplayed US criticism of international efforts to recognise Palestine, as Anthony Albanese criticises Israel’s plan to expand its Gaza offensive. Read more

Report: IDF bans Chinese cars from bases to prevent data leaks

The Israel Defence Forces has banned all China-made vehicles on its bases out of concern for information security, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Tuesday. Read more

Israel sets conditions for ending Gaza War, plans for civilian governance

After an all-night discussion, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the war on Hamas, including reoccupying the Gaza Strip, and adopting five principles for ending the war, the Prime Minister’s Office announced early Friday morning. Read more

Former ambassador to Israel warns against delaying recognition of Palestine

Failing to recognise a Palestinian state would reward the Israeli government for its “campaign of genocidal violence”, a former Australian ambassador to Israel has warned, as the Albanese government weighs its next diplomatic steps.

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Netanyahu slated to speak at UN on Sept. 26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level debate on Sept. 26, according to a provisional schedule JNS viewed. Read more

Wellington’s “Friendly City” pact with Ramallah: a symbolic gesture with troubling implications

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Washington Israel embassy shooting suspect charged with hate crime

The US has brought federal hate crime charges against the man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington. Read more

Another protest, another city, another cause

Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and their supporters marched through Tel Aviv to the Defence Ministry compound in protest for their release on Wednesday. Read more

Herzog demands truth after German media exposes fake Gaza photography

During a visit to Tallinn on Wednesday, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog used a joint press appearance with Estonian President Alar Karis to call out what he described as Hamas-led propaganda efforts, citing recent investigative reports from leading German newspapers that revealed staged images from Gaza. Read more

Hamas victims sue UNRWA

Some 200 victims of Hamas and Hezbollah filed a lawsuit in the U.S. federal court last week alleging that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the global body’s Palestinian aid organisation, supports terrorism. Read more

Balance key as government reviews antisemitism report

Australia must find a balance between protecting people against racial vilification and shielding institutions, the race discrimination commissioner says. Read more

AJDS calls for sanctions against Israel

The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) has once again moved against the mainstream Jewish community in Australia. Read more

UN confirms 88% of aid trucks in Gaza looted before reaching destination

The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organisation in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their destination. Read more

Australia, France leaders discuss crisis in Gaza

The leaders of Australia and France have made plans to meet at a United Nations gathering, where Palestinian statehood and the crisis in Gaza will be major issues. Read more

Australian broadcaster Erin Molan protests for hostages in Sydney

On August 3, nearly 22 months after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, tens of thousands of Australians converged on Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge in what they called a “March for Humanity” in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Read more

Hostage survivor to tell his story at JNF events

In an exclusive Australian first, award-winning journalist Nadav Eyal will sit down with Hamas captivity survivor Eli Sharabi for a powerful on-stage interview that promises to be the centrepiece of the JNF Australia 2025 annual campaign, “Together, We Rise With Israel.” Read more

Hostage’s brother tells UN Security Council its silence about ‘monstrous cruelty is complicity’

A multi-panelled monitor was set up in the round of the United Nations Security Council chamber in Manhattan, affording Ilay David the chance to address the body at eye level. Read more

Netanyahu approves full military occupation of Gaza, per news reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a full-scale military occupation of the Gaza Strip on Monday, the New York Post and Israeli media reported. Read more

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