Tel Aviv twins with Berlin

Tel Aviv and Berlin mayors will sign a twinning agreement in the German city next month. Read more

Intent irrelevant as caravan hoax dubbed antisemitism

A terrorism hoax capitalising on anti-Jewish rhetoric is still antisemitism despite being orchestrated by criminals motivated by other reasons, a top cop says. Read more

US tariffs threaten thousands of Israeli jobs, Manufacturers Association warns

As many as 26,000 Israelis could lose their jobs if the United States does not roll back new tariffs on Israeli exports, the Manufacturers Association of Israel warned. Read more

Knox and Spender clash on UNWRA, hate speech, and trust at Jewish election forum

Wentworth MP Allegra Spender has told Jewish voters that tackling antisemitism is her “top priority,” delivering an emotionally charged and defiant speech at Sunday night’s election forum in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Read more

Hillel Neuer to headline Sydney JCA event

Esteemed international human rights lawyer and executive director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, will be the headline speaker at the 2025 Annual JCA Communal Campaign Event in Sydney. Read more

J-Wire exclusive – Coogee Synagogue to receive $50,000 grant for community upgrades

In an exclusive reveal to J-Wire, Member for Kingsford Smith Matt Thistlethwaite has announced that Coogee Synagogue will receive a $50,000 federal grant to upgrade its community facilities. The funding will be officially announced this Thursday by Thistlethwaite and State Member for Coogee Marjorie O’Neill.

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Shin Bet internal crisis deepens amid recording scandal and Netanyahu feud

The head of the Jewish division in the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) suspended himself on Sunday after a recording of him discussing methods of handling Jewish terror suspects was aired on Israeli TV the previous night. Read more

UN keeps anti-Israel official despite antisemitism accusations

Francesca Albanese, a vocal critic of Israel with a documented history of antisemitic remarks, will remain in her position as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through 2028. Read more

Penny Wong seeks investigation for Gaza paramedic deaths

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for an investigation into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza, but her earlier silence has left Muslim voters dismayed. Read more

Two British MPs who called for a boycott of Israel denied entry to country

Two British members of parliament, Euan Young and Avistan Mohammed, were denied admission to the State of Israel after they landed at Ben Gurion International Airport on Saturday. Read more

Israel targets alleged crime boss behind billion-shekel (A$442,092,600) extortion empire

Israeli authorities plan to file indictments against Latif Abu Latif, the alleged head of one of Israel’s most powerful criminal organizations, and 11 of his associates, the Attorney General’s office announced on Sunday morning. Read more

Albanese government pledges $2 million for Jewish House expansion

 The Albanese Labor Government has announced a $2 million commitment to expand Jewish House, a well-established crisis response organisation in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The funding will support the construction of 12 new self-contained transitional housing units, allowing the service to double its capacity to assist individuals and families in crisis.

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Trump and Netanyahu to meet at White House tomorrow

US President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their second White House sit-down since Trump’s return to office. Read more

Israeli troops deploy to corridor in Gaza Strip’s south

Israel says its troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across the southern Gaza Strip to pressure the Hamas militant group.
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Global dismissal of Oct 7 sexual crimes pushed freed hostage Amit Soussana to go public with her story

The freed Israeli hostage Amit Soussana, whom the U.S. State Department decorated with an International Women of Courage Award on April 1, told JNS that the story of her survival of sexual assault resonates so much among the stories of Oct. 7 heroism due to widespread efforts to claim that such experiences never occurred. Read more

Coalition matches ALP’s $18 million Jewish Arts Quarter pledge

The Coalition has followed the Albanese government in committing $18 million toward the development of a landmark Jewish Arts Quarter in Elsternwick, Melbourne, offering bipartisan support for a project seen as both culturally significant and politically unifying.

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Israel PM applauds Hungary’s ICC exit on Budapest visit

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has applauded Hungary for its “bold and principled” decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest, a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant. Read more

Israeli leaders scrambling to reduce U.S. tariffs

Israeli leaders are scrambling to negotiate with the U.S. administration to lower a newly imposed 17% tariff on Israeli exports, which caught officials in Jerusalem by surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to press for a reduction to 10%, the minimum rate applied to some other nations. Read more

Netanyahu meets Orban

Videos: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Read more

Sydney court cases expose organised campaign of antisemitic activity

A sprawling hoax campaign that terrorised Sydney’s Jewish community has reached the courts, with four key suspects facing charges linked to a coordinated series of antisemitic attacks, culminating in the discovery of a caravan loaded with explosives in the suburb of Dural.

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Hungary defies ICC, welcomes Netanyahu with full military honours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Hungary in the early hours of Thursday morning for a four-day visit at the invitation of Hungarian premier Viktor Orban. Read more

Trump adds 17% tariffs for Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday due to what he said was a “lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships” that is “indicated by large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits.” Read more

Naftali Bennett registers new party ahead of potential reentry into politics

Former Israeli premier Naftali Bennett registered a new party on Tuesday, under the name “Bennett 2026.” Read more

Short film awards winners

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) and the Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF) have announced the winners of the JIFF Short Film Fund for 2025. Read more

University of Sydney issues formal warning over Gaza image

The University of Sydney has issued an official warning to the student association at its Conservatorium of Music following a controversial slide presented during an Orientation Week event that criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and attributed rising global antisemitism to Israeli policy.

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Innovative AI tool helps scientists better understand cancer

Scientists from Tel Aviv University have written their own AI algorithm, enabling them to better understand how genetic diseases like cancer develop and respond to medicine. Read more

Sunshine Coast MP condemns Nazi vandalism amid worsening antisemitism crisis

Sunshine Coast Liberal MP Andrew Wallace has sounded the alarm over what he describes as an intensifying antisemitism crisis across Australia, after his election signage was defaced with Nazi symbols in a series of targeted acts over the weekend.

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Reuters: Israel expands operation to capture large areas of Gaza

Israeli forces are set to seize large parts of the Gaza Strip accompanied by mass evacuations in a major expansion of their military operations in the enclave. Read more

Premier hails hate law revamp as toughest in the nation

Laws to tackle deepening hate and division have passed in parliament after the Victorian government bowed to demands for greater safeguards. Read more

AIJAC hears from top analyst

Ehud Yaari, renowned journalist, author, AIJAC Fellow and senior Middle East correspondent for Israel’s Channel 12, addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) supporters luncheon last week. Read more

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