AIJAC: Keep aid from UNRWA but keep aid flowing
March 13, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Israel ‘will lose war support’ if innocent deaths mount: Penny Wong
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Foreign Minister Penny Wong is backing US President Joe Biden, who says Israel’s prime minister is hurting the country more than helping it, as the death toll in Gaza mounts. Read more
Alleged Nazi salute stunt at cinema sparks police probe
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Police are investigating after Nazi salutes were allegedly performed and racial slurs yelled by a group of people during the screening of a Holocaust movie. Read more
Israel verifying killing of Hamas military leader
March 12, 2024 by AAP
Israel is checking if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike in Gaza, media said, as prospects faded of talks securing a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Man assaulted in Brisbane for wearing a pro-Israel t-shirt
March 12, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg has reported that a Jewish man wearing an “I stand with Israel” t-shirt was assaulted by two men in Brisbane last month.
UN official investigating UNRWA arrives in Israel
March 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who has been tasked with investigating the UN Relief and Works Agency’s neutrality and participation in Hamas’s October 7 attacks, arrived in Israel on Monday. Read more
The sermon by Imam Abdul Salam Zoud
March 12, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Last month, Imam Abdul Salam Zoud delivered a sermon at Masjid As-Sunnah in Sydney’s Lakemba. Read more
Oscar a bitter sweet pill for Zionist chief
March 12, 2024 by Henry Benjamin
Yaakov Hagoel has posted on X his reaction to British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s prepared acceptance speech following being awarded the Oscar for the Best International Film Zone of Interest. Read more
Dutch protest Israeli president’s presence at museum
March 11, 2024 by AAP
The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more
Tools to fight hate speech
March 11, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Courage to Care and cool.org have launched a nation-wide online education resource for teachers and students to fight against the alarming increase in hate speech in Australia. Read more
Reporting on a visit to Israel
March 11, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Four recent visitors to Israel on AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship program, three Federal MPs and one from the media, reported on their visits to AIJAC supporters at a recent Melbourne function. Read more
Tug of war in Gaza: Global players battle for dominance amid post-war rebuilding efforts
March 10, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Gaza is at the centre of a new geopolitical tug of war as humanitarian aid initiatives by the US, United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Israel compete to reshape the post-war Strip. Read more
Griffith cyclists ride for Israel
March 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maxwell Hopp believes his is the only Jewish family in the NSW regional town of Griffith but he had little difficulty in encouraging twenty cyclists to don yellow ribbons and join him in a bike ride to show support for Israel. Read more
Hamas says airdropped aid kills five Palestinians
March 10, 2024 by JNS
Hamas-controlled Gazan health authorities claimed on Friday that five Palestinians were killed by falling humanitarian aid packages during an airdrop in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more
Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state
A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing it with paint. Read more
Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ in TV interview
US President Joe Biden says Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel” by not doing more to avert civilian deaths in Gaza as a split between the leaders grows. Read more
Mediators at Gaza talks push to secure truce: Israel
March 10, 2024 by AAP
Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad says, despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Jake picked for the Olyroos
March 8, 2024 by Jonathan Benjamin
19-year-old soccer star Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected as a member of the Olyroos, the Australian U23 national squad. Read more
A sombre International Women’s Day event in Bondi
March 8, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 300 women gathered at Bondi Beach to remember the women remaining as hostages in Gaza. Read more
Chris Minns launches debut novel The Girl from Moscow
March 8, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Premier Chris Minns officially launched Julia Levitina’s debut novel, The Girl from Moscow at Gertrude and Alice bookshop at Bondi Beach. Read more
Malaysia slams West for failing to stand up for Gaza
Malaysia has urged Australia to reinstate funding to a United Nations organisation helping Palestinians in Gaza and condemn human rights violations with the same consistency it has against Russia. Read more
MPs clash with pro-Palestinian protesters over Gaza war
March 7, 2024 by AAP
Queensland MPs have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside parliament during a rally against the Gaza conflict. Read more
A dance event to memorialise the Nova dance event
March 7, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 2,500 people flocked to Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse Reserve on Tuesday night to take part in Zionism Victoria & Habayit’s We Will Dance Again: Nova Tribute. Read more
Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education
March 7, 2024 by AAP
The national broadcaster could be forced to educate managers on how to properly deal with misconduct allegations after the dismissal of a presenter when she shared a social media post about the conflict in Gaza. Read more
JCA announces campaign event at Sydney Opera House
March 7, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Bookings opened today for JCA’s 2024 Communal Campaign event on Sunday, 7th April 2024, at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Read more
Commission of Inquiry holds Netanyahu responsible for Israel’s worst civilian disaster
March 7, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A state commission of inquiry investigating Israel’s worst civilian disaster held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally responsible for the tragedy in a report released on Wednesday. Read more
Hamas to continue truce talks as Ramadan nears
March 6, 2024 by AAP
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has indicated it will continue working towards achieving a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from the latest round of talks in Cairo. Read more
Allegra Spender uninvited by Courage to Care
March 6, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender had diarised an address at the 25th Anniversary of Courage to Care NSW. Read more
Palestinian envoy urges Australia to boost aid for Gaza
March 6, 2024 by AAP
Palestine’s envoy in Australia has called for the reinstatement of funding for a United Nations agency helping refugees in Gaza and a substantially increased contribution from the government. Read more
A new CEO for JNF Australia
March 6, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Doron Lazarus has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of JNF Australia. Read more