Man accused of Israeli restaurant ruckus denied bail
July 30, 2025 by AAP
A Melbourne magistrate has denied bail for a man accused of throwing chairs during a pro-Palestinian protest at an Israeli restaurant. Read more
PM firm on Palestinian statehood as pressure mounts
Australia won’t follow France and the United Kingdom in pushing for Palestinian statehood to pressure Israel into abiding by a two-state solution. Read more
Second man arrested over Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing
July 30, 2025 by Rob Klein
A second man has been arrested in connection with the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, in what police continue to investigate as a politically motivated act of terrorism.
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Sharri Markson to receive Scopus Award at Hebrew University centenary celebration
July 30, 2025 by Rob Klein
Renowned journalist Sharri Markson will make history next week as the first Australian to receive the prestigious Scopus Award, the highest honour bestowed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The award will be presented at a special celebration in Sydney on Sunday, 3 August, as part of a national tour marking the university’s centenary.
Gaza City yesterday J-Wire photo story
July 29, 2025 by TPS-IL
Al-Sahaba Market in Gaza City, today, July 28, 2025. Credit: Majdi Fathi/TPS-IL Read more
Israel accuses Netherlands of ‘surrendering to radical Islam’ after two ministers banned
July 29, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the Dutch government of “surrendering to the lies of radical Islam” on Tuesday morning after the Netherlands declared him and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir persona non grata, barring them from entering the country. Read more
Police seek to block Palestine march on Harbour Bridge
July 29, 2025 by AAP
Police will seek a court order making it unlawful for activists to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Read more
Poll reveals that less a quarter of Australians have a positive attitude to Jews
July 29, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A new survey commissioned by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has exposed deeply troubling attitudes and experiences, fuelling urgent calls for national and local action. Read more
Albanese ABC interview remarks welcomed
July 28, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Major Australian Jewish organisations welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks on ABC’s Insiders program (July 27), suggesting Australia is unlikely to recognise a Palestinian state in the near future. Read more
Cages were ‘worst part’: Emily Damari on Hamas captivity
July 28, 2025 by JNS
Cages became the defining horror of Emily Damari’s captivity beneath Gaza, as she described in a harrowing exclusive to Britain’s Daily Mail published on Friday. Read more
Four civilian guards held off dozens of terrorists at Kibbutz Sufa, army probe reveals
July 28, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Against overwhelming odds and with minimal training, a four-member civilian security team at Kibbutz Sufa single-handedly prevented what could have been a massacre on October 7, according to an Israel Defence Forces investigation released on Monday. Read more
Planned Harbour Bridge Gaza protest sparks backlash
July 28, 2025 by Rob Klein
A planned pro-Palestinian protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge this Sunday has drawn significant opposition.
From Honest Reporting: The famine-stricken child in Gaza
July 28, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
It’s an image that’s been seen around the world. On front pages, in headlines, and across major news networks. Read more
UK, Germany, Italy join Australia in rejecting Macron’s ‘Palestine’ statehood plan
July 27, 2025 by JNS
The governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia announced over the weekend that they are not planning on backing France’s initiative to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Read more
Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat
July 27, 2025 by Ehud Amiton - TPS
Israel’s military has announced daily tactical pauses in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian aid, marking the first such arrangement in over a year of war. Read more
Jewish texts saved from destruction at New Zealand’s National Library
July 27, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
Following concerns raised over reports that the National Library of New Zealand planned to destroy a large number of books, including religious texts, the Jewish community is welcoming a positive resolution. Read more
Huckabee: France’s ‘Palestinian’ state will be called ‘Franc-en-Stine’
July 25, 2025 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday mocked Paris’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, suggesting that this new entity be located in southern France and named after a fictional monster. Read more
Rubenstein takes issue with Albanese Gaza statement
July 25, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears…says Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more
Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students
July 25, 2025 by David Marlow
Ten and eleven-year-old Jewish students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College were targeted with antisemitic chanting during a school excursion to the Melbourne Museum on Thursday. Read more
Israel, US decry French move to recognise Palestine
July 25, 2025 by Reuters
France’s move to recognise a Palestinian state has drawn angry rebukes from Israel and the US, while pushing other countries to make strong expressions of support for a two-state solution. Read more
US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home
July 25, 2025 by Associated Press
The US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar, after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,” Donald Trump’s envoy says. Read more
New chair at Victoria’s Courage to Care
July 25, 2025 by David Marlow
Sabrina Chakman has been appointed as the new B’nai B’rith Chair of Courage to Care Victoria Inc. Read more
52 Jewish kids said taken off flight in Spain for singing in Hebrew
July 24, 2025 by Canaan Lidor - JNS
More than 50 French Jewish youths were removed from a Vueling flight in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, allegedly for singing in Hebrew and following anti-Israel rhetoric directed at them by staff of the low-cost airline, according to Israel’s minister for combating antisemitism. Read more
Israeli security forces foil attempt on Netanyahu’s life
July 24, 2025 by JNS
An anti-government activist from Tel Aviv was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of conspiring to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday. Read more
‘Wrong side of history’: senator hits out at sanction
July 24, 2025 by AAP
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has lashed Labor and the coalition for being on the “wrong side of history” over the war in Gaza as the parliament sanctioned her. Read more
Parents of teen slain in Sbarro pizzeria bombing meet with US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro
July 23, 2025 by David Isaac - JNS
The parents of Australian/U.S./Israeli teen Malki Roth, murdered in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem in August 2021, met with Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, in a July 17 video conference to discuss the extradition of their daughter’s killer from Jordan. Read more
Accused restaurant protester remains in custody
A man charged with affray following a protest outside an Israeli restaurant has made a bid for bail, more than two weeks after the incident. Read more
Israel welcomes U.S. exit from UNESCO, citing longstanding bias
July 23, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Read more
Ex-governor hits out at Palestine rally ‘hate speech’
July 22, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
A former Victorian Governor, who is Jewish, has hit out at what she describes as “hate speech” at pro-Palestine rallies and called for more action against antisemitism. Read more
UK, Australia, allies say Gaza Strip war ‘must end now’
July 22, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
The war in the Gaza Strip should end immediately, and the Israeli government’s aid delivery model is “dangerous,” 25 countries have declared in a statement. Read more
