Courage remembered as Ashes players honour first responders and civilians

This morning, players from Australia and England formed a guard of honour at the Sydney Cricket Ground to pay tribute to first responders, volunteers and civilians who helped save lives during the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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Sports stars join call for royal commission in wake of Bondi terror attack

More than 60 prominent Australian sports figures have joined growing calls for a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism, radicalisation and the Bondi terror attack.

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Israel’s Attorney General asks High Court to push for removal of Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the country’s High Court to intercede in the matter of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s continued service as Israel’s Minister of National Security. Read more

ECAJ joins mourning of Rabbi Julius Berman

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has joined global leaders in mourning the death of Rabbi Julius “Juli” Berman, the longtime helmsman of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), who passed away this week in New York at age 90. Read more

Prestigious award for photographer

Acclaimed photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel is set to join the ranks of the “25 Young Visionaries” next week, receiving the prestigious nod at a high-profile Jerusalem Post summit in Florida. Read more

Written in stone: the quiet memorial growing on Bondi Beach

What began as a simple, instinctive act of mourning has grown into one of the most resonant and unifying forms of remembrance following the Bondi Beach massacre.

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‘National crisis’: Leaders back Bondi royal commission

Former Reserve Bank governors, business leaders and politicians are uniting to call for a royal commission following the Bondi Beach terror attack. Read more

Israel’s first immigrants of 2026 arrive from Australia amid shifts in Jewish migration

The Sachs family from Sydney, Australia- father Trevor, mother Dalit, and daughter Ashira- became Israel’s first immigrants in 2026 after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, as trends point to rising Jewish immigration from Western countries. Read more

A menorah was projected but where was the ABC?

At 11pm on New Year’s Eve, Sydney paused for a powerful minute’s silence for the victims of the Bondi terror attack. Read more

Israel’s population hits 10,178,000

Israel’s population reached 10,178,000 by the end of 2025, an increase of 112,000 from Dec. 31, 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday. Read more

Secret cabinet records show warnings on Islamist radicalisation 20 years before Bondi terror attack

Recently released cabinet documents show that concerns about homegrown Islamist radicalisation were already shaping Australian national security policy two decades before the alleged ISIS-inspired Bondi massacre.

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Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, was sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Read more

Israel welcomes tourists back as hotels recover from evacuee stays

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism reported on Wednesday that 2025 was a year of cautious recovery and unprecedented crisis management, as the country welcomed a slow return of foreign tourists. Read more

Israel begins 2026 with midnight birth and dozens of emergency calls

Israel welcomed its first baby of 2026 just one minute after midnight as Magen David Adom medics across the country dealt with a busy New Year’s Eve marred by traffic accidents, alcohol-related injuries, and violent incidents overnight. Read more

How they are doing

Two patients still remain critical following the Bondi Beach massacre. Read more

Human Rights Commissioner and former army chief join growing call for Royal Commission

Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay and former army chief Peter Leahy have joined escalating calls for a federal Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack and the rise in antisemitism.

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Israeli agency refutes claims made by Doctors Without Borders

The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) released a statement of clarification regarding the registration of international organisations that send aid to Gaza and their non-compliance with Israeli registration requirements, following allegations made by Doctors Without Borders (DWB). Read more

Jewish organisations unite with urgent call for Royal Commission into antisemitism

Australia’s peak Jewish and Zionist organisations have issued a renewed and unified call for the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission into antisemitism, warning that hatred targeting Jewish Australians has become systemic, normalised and a direct threat to public safety and social cohesion.

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PM’s royal commission resistance ‘politically damaging’

The prime minister may have painted himself into a corner by refusing to call a royal commission into Australia’s worst massacre in decades, an expert says. Read more

Tributes to Stanley Roth

More tributes to a pillar of the Sydney and Australian Jewish community – Stanley Roth. Read more

Minns won’t lobby PM for national royal commission

The NSW premier will stay in his lane as calls continue to mount on the prime minister for a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack. Read more

Bondi Beach massacre: still eight in hospital

There are currently eight patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries. Read more

‘This is what we trained for’: Hatzolah founder on arriving as shots rang out at Bondi Beach

Rabbi Mendy Litzman, the founder and president of Hatzolah Sydney, gives a powerful firsthand account of the terror attack at Bondi Beach, describing the moment a peaceful Chanukah afternoon turned into the most serious mass-casualty incident of his 27 years in emergency response. Read more

Former Israeli hostages engaged to marry

Former Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker and his girlfriend, former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, have become engaged. Read more

President Herzog to Israel’s enemies: ‘we suggest you not mess with us’

President of the State, Yitzhak Herzog, visited today, Monday, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems’ offices in northern Israel, where the President issued a warning to Israel’s enemies. Read more

Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, together with the Jewish roof organisations in each State and Territory, call for a Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism. Read more

Stanley Roth remembered

Sydney’s Chevra Kahisha was packed, with members of the Sydney community gathered and a further 150 outside to pay respects to Stanley Roth AM at his funeral service. Read more

Stanley Roth: more tributes

Tributes continue to be made to Sydney community leader Stanley Roth, who passed away on Sunday. Read more

How they are doing

An update on those remaining hospitalised as a result of the Bondi Beach massacre. Read more

Questions remain over Bondi shooters’ Philippines trip

The father and son duo who carried out the Bondi Beach attack might have travelled to the Philippines in a failed attempt to meet someone, an expert says. Read more

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