Israel moves forward with long-stalled e1 housing project

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he will approve tenders for more than 3,000 housing units in the long-stalled E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, declaring the move a “revolution.” Read more

Israel welcomes UN blacklisting of Hamas for sexual crimes in conflict

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the UN’s decision to add Hamas to its “blacklist” of groups committing sexual crimes in armed conflicts, calling it an overdue recognition of atrocities committed since October 7. Read more

Hamas praise for Australia’s Palestine recognition sparks further Jewish community outcry

Australian Jewish leaders have increased their criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, following praise for the move from Hamas.

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PM slams Hamas as senior leader denies praising him

Anthony Albanese has warned against trusting Hamas propaganda as an official from the terrorist group denies reports it backed Labor’s “political courage”. Read more

Gaza terrorists caught using fake humanitarian logo and vests

The U.S.-based World Central Kitchen confirmed an Israeli accusation that Palestinian terrorists in Gaza were caught on video impersonating humanitarian aid staff. Read more

NZ PM tells Netanyahu he has ‘lost the plot’ amid Gaza criticism

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sharply criticised his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli leader has “lost the plot” in response to the latest phase of Israel’s military operation in Gaza. Read more

Global momentum behind Australia recognising Palestine

The international community is making a united effort to recognise Palestine, the prime minister says, despite a top US official saying Australia’s push is meaningless. Read more

Australia’s silence on Jew-hatred should’ve drawn more attention right after Oct 7, former official says

In the weeks after Oct. 7, the Biden administration led an international effort that produced a statement condemning Jew-hatred that nearly three dozen countries signed. Read more

Israeli probe finds Gaza hunger reports inflated, deaths misattributed

Israel’s security establishment said Tuesday that a detailed investigation had exposed “the lie of the ‘starvation campaign,’” accusing Hamas of fabricating and exaggerating claims of famine in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Trump’s message to Israel: ‘Remember Oct. 7’

“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Monday, referring to the Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel by the terror group Hamas. Read more

When a ‘journalist’ wages war for Hamas

By any normal standard of journalism, Anas al-Sharif was no reporter. Read more

Leifer accused of new incidents in prison

Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Read more

NZ Green Party co-leader suspended from parliament over Palestine speech

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for the remainder of the week after refusing to withdraw and apologise for comments made during a heated debate on Palestine. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision

The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

Plan to seize Gaza City pushed Australia to recognition

The prime minister hopes recognition will help lay the path to peace after revealing Australia’s decision was spurred by Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza City. Read more

President Herzog: Australia rewarding terror

At the inauguration of the new Knesset Museum in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog responded that Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state in September would be seen as a reward to terror. Read more

What Albo has said on the Palestine trail

Prime Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Read more

Israel’s ambassador and a former Labor leader react to Australia’s decison

Israel’s ambassador, Amir Maimon, and former Labour MP, Michael Danby, have spoken out on Prime Minister Albanese’s announcement that Australia will recognise a Palestinian state.
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Jewish leaders condemn Australia’s recognition of Palestine as ‘dangerous and premature’

Jewish community organisations have sharply criticised the Albanese government’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, warning it risks rewarding violence and undermining the prospects for peace.

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Australia expected to recognise Palestinian state

Australian government ministers will attend a cabinet meeting this morning in Canberra at which recognition of a Palestinian state is expected. Read more

Israel lashes out as Labor eyes Palestine recognition

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says Australia is well behind other allies in formally recognising Palestinian statehood. Read more

Israel faces growing calls to scrap Gaza offensive plan

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s plan for a military takeover of Gaza City ahead of an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. Read more

As Abbas eyes UN statehood bid, Ben-Gvir demands immediate measures to overthrow PA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday vowed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” action aimed at “toppling the Palestinian Authority” in response to a report that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is weighing a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in September. Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza plan

Thousands have turned out for a rally in Tel Aviv organised by a forum of relatives of hostages abducted by Hamas and taken to the Gaza Strip. Read more

Greens court controversy with ‘Sanction Israel’ arm patch

The NZ Green Party is facing renewed criticism from New Zealand’s Jewish community after proudly promoting an image of one of its MPs dressed head-to-toe in black, wearing a “Sanction Israel” patch prominently on his upper arm. Read more

PM brushes off push for Israel sanctions as a ‘slogan’

Australia has downplayed US criticism of international efforts to recognise Palestine, as Anthony Albanese criticises Israel’s plan to expand its Gaza offensive. Read more

Report: IDF bans Chinese cars from bases to prevent data leaks

The Israel Defence Forces has banned all China-made vehicles on its bases out of concern for information security, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Tuesday. Read more

Israel sets conditions for ending Gaza War, plans for civilian governance

After an all-night discussion, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the war on Hamas, including reoccupying the Gaza Strip, and adopting five principles for ending the war, the Prime Minister’s Office announced early Friday morning. Read more

Former ambassador to Israel warns against delaying recognition of Palestine

Failing to recognise a Palestinian state would reward the Israeli government for its “campaign of genocidal violence”, a former Australian ambassador to Israel has warned, as the Albanese government weighs its next diplomatic steps.

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Netanyahu slated to speak at UN on Sept. 26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level debate on Sept. 26, according to a provisional schedule JNS viewed. Read more

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