South African site reveals earliest cave occupation

A team of geologists and archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and the University of Toronto has confirmed the record-breaking date of the earliest cave occupation in the world and the site of some of the earliest indications of fire use and tool making among prehistoric humans. Read more

1,600-year-old mosaic chanced upon during development of neighbourhood in coastal Yavne

A 1,600-year-old mosaic was recently found during archaeological excavations in the coastal town of Yavne carried out prior to the development of a new neighbourhood. Read more

Gaza terrorists bomb South, Israel limits fishing zone

Gaza-based terrorists bombed civilian targets in southern Israel on Sunday night, for the third consecutive night. Read more

Hamas urges Gaza terrorists to prepare missiles for attacks on Israel

The Hamas terrorist group on Sunday called on the various Islamic factions in the Gaza Strip to prepare for a potential flareup with Israel, amid renewed tensions in Jerusalem and southern Israel. Read more

Tomer’s last second winning goal

Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed stunned third-top A-League Adelaide by scoring a last-second penalty to secure a 2-1 victory for New Zealand Wellington Phoenix in Wollongong today. Read more

EU to present action plan for combating antisemitism

The European Union will release a detailed action plan later this year aimed at combating antisemitism. Read more

Tel Aviv University scientists develop rapid melanoma diagnosis technology

Innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will make it possible to automatically and immediately diagnose life-threatening skin-cancer melanoma. Read more

Netherlands inaugurates museum on site of former Nazi concentration camp

A museum built on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp in the Netherlands was inaugurated  on the 76th anniversary of the day the camp was handed over to the Red Cross and liberated. Read more

Muslims continue nightly riots in Jerusalem

Thousands of Muslims rioted at several locations in Jerusalem on Saturday, a continued expression of religious violence during the Muslim month of Ramadan that the capital has been experiencing in recent days. Read more

Israel to switch away from coal energy by 2025 according to Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he has pledged to reduce Israel’s carbon footprint and to complete a successful transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050, and by 2025, Israel will no longer be burning coal. Read more

Hamas bombs south, minor IDF response

Gaza-based terrorists launched tens of rockets towards towns in Israel’s south on Friday night and Saturday night, repeatedly sending Israelis running for shelter, while the IDF responded in a limited fashion. Read more

Walt Secord pays a visit to historic Hobart shul

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord recently visited and attended services at the Hobart Synagogue – Australia’s oldest synagogue. Read more

‘I have already received my punishment,’ says ZAKA founder in suicide note

Co-founder and chairman of the ZAKA emergency service Yehuda Meshi Zahav, who is in critical condition following a suicide attempt on Thursday morning, left a suicide note in which he asks that his good deeds be remembered. Read more

NZ’s Jewish Museum launches its online presence 

It’s been a long time coming but the first stage of New Zealand’s new Jewish museum is now up and running online – and it’s just the beginning of what will be a dynamic and evolving resource. Read more

Litzman may be charged

Israeli media is reporting Israel’s Attorney General, Mr Avichai Mandelblit, plans to prosecute former Israeli Health Minister, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, for interfering in the Malka Leifer case by trying to prevent Leifer from being extradited to Australia to face justice. Read more

Anzac Day: NAJEX commemorates with annual ceremony

At last Sunday’s annual communal Anzac Day ceremony organized by NAJEX, its Patron, the Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley presented meritorious service awards to two young Jewish volunteers with Rural Fire Service NSW for their exemplary and dangerous work in fighting the bushfires that ravaged large parts of NSW in the summer of 2019/2020. Read more

A blueprint for ethnic social cohesion

The Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs  Alex Hawke. has chaired a roundtable consultation with leaders of ethnic communities, academics and migrant representative bodies to assist in formulating a government statement to be used as a blueprint for the government’s social cohesion strategy. Read more

Iranian media: ‘Missile to Dimona is message to Israel: the sensitive areas are not immune’

Iranian and Arab media and commentators claimed on Thursday following the surface-to-air missile that was fired from Syria to Israel’s southern Negev that “what happened near the Dimona reactor is a message to Israel that the sensitive areas, including the Dimona site, are not immune.” Read more

Jordan transfers to PA docs on alleged proof of ownership of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi paid a surprise visit to Ramallah yesterday related to Jordan’s decision to provide the Palestinian Authority (PA) with documents that allegedly indicate Palestinian ownership of property in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Jerusalem. Read more

Syrian surface-to-air missile hits Israel, IAF strikes back

A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel’s southern Negev on Wednesday night, exploding in an open area. Read more

Queensland to review vilification and hate laws

The Queensland Government’s referral of the state’s vilification and hate crime laws to a parliamentary committee for review has been welcomed by the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more

A New Zealand welcome for Israel’s ambassador

Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby and his family were officially welcomed in a historic Powhiri at Te Tii Marae. Read more

Fearing defeat, Fatah promotes direct elections to presidency

Fearing defeat in the upcoming elections in the Palestinian Authority (PA) at the end of May, the Fatah Palestinian Prisoners’ Initiative is now proposing to postpone the PA elections, to appoint Marwan Barghouti as vice president, under PA head Mahmoud Abbas, to return Nasser Kidwa to the Fatah leadership and to hold direct elections for president, like in the US. Read more

Israel secures COVID-19 vaccines through 2022

Israel signed on Monday an agreement with Pfizer for the acquisition of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses for 2022. Read more

Macron asks for change in law after French court won’t prosecute Halimi’s killer

France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate change to French law after a court ruled that a man who murdered a Jewish woman in 2017 was not responsible for his actions because he was high on cannabis at the time of the crime. Read more

Three resign from Auschwitz museum council after politician appointed

Three members of an advisory council for Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland have resigned in protest after a senior politician from the ruling party was appointed to the group by the government. Read more

Dutch soccer fans shout ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas’ prior to match

Police in the Netherlands are investigating footage from a fan rally prior to a soccer game last week between two Dutch teams where fans chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas.” Read more

Arnold Zable receives the 2021 Australia Council Award

Melbourne-based author Arnold Zable is one of the eight recipients of the 2021 Australia Council Awards. Read more

Bad to the bone

A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has proven the linkages between ultra-processed foods and reduced bone quality, unveiling the damage of these foods particularly for younger children in their developing years. Read more

Israeli life-saving optical tech enables automatic and immediate melanoma diagnosis

Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new optical technology that will enable an automatic and immediate melanoma diagnosis, saving many patients’ lives. Read more

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