JCCV launches new strategic plan
May 16, 2025 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has launched its new strategic plan, saying that it formalises the work they have already started and that it provides the organisation a clear path forward. Read more
Newborn fights for life after mother killed in terror attack on way to give birth
May 15, 2025 by Pesach Benson
A newborn boy is fighting for his life on Thursday morning after his mother was killed in a Palestinian terror attack while on her way to the hospital to give birth. Read more
Gary Lineker apologises for “antisemitic” post
May 15, 2025 by AAP
Football pundit Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” for a social media re-post which featured a picture of a rat saying he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic”.
Adass Israel synagogue firebombing – fresh lead
May 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
A stolen blue car may hold the key to solving several high-profile alleged crimes, including an alleged “politically motivated” synagogue firebombing and other arsons and shootings.
Deputy Knesset Speaker condemns Belgian police raids on mohalim
May 15, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a strongly worded response to police actions in Belgium, Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, MK Rabbi Moshe Roth, has issued an urgent appeal following early morning raids on the homes of mohalim in Antwerp on Wednesday. Read more
UAP Senator says he’ll quit politics after his first term amid outrage over praise for Kanye West’s track ‘Heil Hitler’
May 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet says he plans to quit politics in 2028 at the end of his first term, but not before launching a tirade that has drawn national condemnation for glorifying neo-Nazis and endorsing Kanye West’s antisemitic track ‘Heil Hitler’.
Third Houthi missile launched at Israel in 24 hours
May 14, 2025 by JNS
Israeli air defences early on Wednesday morning intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen, according to the Israel Defence Forces. It was the third such attack since Tuesday night. Read more
New museum opens at Czech industrial site where Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
May 14, 2025 by JNS
The Museum of Survivors hosted its first visitors this weekend at the site of an old industrial plant in the Czech town of Brněnec 100 miles east of Prague, in an event timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Read more
Freed hostage Edan Alexander not well enough to join Trump in Qatar, family says
May 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Newly released hostage Edan Alexander is not well enough to travel to Qatar to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said on Tuesday. Read more
PTSD symptoms tripled among Israeli soldiers since Hamas war, study finds
May 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli scientists revealed on Tuesday that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat soldiers has tripled since Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Read more
Sussan Ley reassures the Jewish community
May 13, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
Sussan Ley has been elected as the first woman to lead the Liberal Party in the Australian parliament. Read more
Australia to chair the J7 group, taking helm of global antisemitism response
May 13, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has confirmed that Australia will assume the rotating chair of the J7 Task Force and also host the group’s next international summit later this year. Read more
80 years after liberation, Holocaust survivors lead March of the Living in Hungary
May 13, 2025 by JNS
Eighty years after the fall of Nazi Germany and the liberation of concentration camps across Europe, 60 Holocaust survivors led more than 5,000 participants through the streets of Budapest on Sunday in a solemn and powerful March of the Living, commemorating the victims of one of history’s darkest chapters. Read more
‘You are safe, you are home’: Edan Alexander back in Israel after 584 days in captivity
May 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Staff Sgt. Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier, was freed after 584 days in Hamas captivity, returning to Israel in an emotional moment that briefly paused fighting in Gaza. Read more
Israel files complaint after delegation threatened at Eurovision opening
May 12, 2025 by JNS
Israel’s Kan public broadcaster has filed a complaint with Swiss police after a man was filmed threatening the Israeli delegation during the opening event of the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday afternoon. Read more
Israel prepares for the return of hostage Edan Alexander
May 12, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel was preparing for the expected release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after being held captive by Hamas for 584 days. Read more
Tel Aviv Uni medical school receives largest-ever donation
May 12, 2025 by JNS
Jonathan Gray, president and chief operating officer of the global investment firm Blackstone, and his wife, Mindy, are donating A$195 million (about 450 million shekels) to Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Medicine. Read more
The ‘fact check’ network waging a war on truth
Russia has launched a purported fact-checking organisation that lists a controversial Australian academic among its contributors. Read more
Sydney man accused in antisemitic vandalism granted bail
May 12, 2025 by Rob Klein
A Sydney man accused of targeting Jewish properties and vehicles with anti-Israel graffiti and arson has been granted strict conditional bail after a Friday Supreme Court hearing, amid concerns over radicalisation and community safety.
Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander
May 12, 2025 by TPS-IL
The United States has informed Israel of Hamas’s intention to release soldier Edan Alexander as a gesture to the Americans, without any compensation or conditions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday night. Read more
Ben-Gvir slams hostage deals with Hamas amid terrorist recidivism
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir lashed out on Friday at Israel’s concessions to Hamas as a “capitulation” to terrorism, citing data on recently freed Palestinian prisoners who resumed attacks. Read more
Abbas meets Putin in Moscow, demands Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the opening of humanitarian aid corridors amid Israel’s ongoing military campaign against Hamas. Read more
Remains of missing Israeli soldier recovered in Lebanon 43 years after battle
May 11, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The body of Sgt. 1st Class Tzvi Feldman, missing since a 1982 battle in Lebanon, has been recovered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday. Read more
Mark Dreyfus ousted from cabinet
May 11, 2025 by J-Wire
Mark Dreyfus lost his spot as attorney-general in the factional antics. Read more
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103
May 11, 2025 by Associated Press
Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, has died. She was 103. Read more
Jewish congratulations for Pope Leo
Congratulations have been sent to newly-elected Pope Leo XIV from Jewish sources in Israel, the United States and Australia. Read more
Danger signals flashing
May 9, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Recent developments are triggering danger signals for Israel and Diaspora Jewish communities alike. Read more
No early curtain on axed pianist’s feud with symphony
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has hit a false note in its bid to bring down the curtain on legal action from an acclaimed pianist. Read more
Hostage survivor: Pulitzer Prize to antisemitic Gaza poet ‘desecrates’ memory of victims
May 9, 2025 by Pesach Benson
A former Israeli hostage denounced the Pulitzer Prize committee for giving an award to a Palestinian journalist who spread antisemitic content and fake news on his social media platforms and excused Hamas’ October 7 abductions. Read more
Israel establishes medical facility in Syria to aid injured Druze
May 8, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The Israel Defence Forces has set up a mobile forward facility in southern Syria to provide medical triage for Druze residents injured in ethnic violence, the military announced on Thursday. Read more
