Ambassador Dave Sharma visits injured soldiers

Australia’s ambassador Dave Sharma has visited two of the injured IDF members, victims of the recent terrorist attack in Jerusalem which claimed the lives of four soldiers. Read more

Poll: majority of Israelis support settlement building, believe Obama ‘unfriendly’ to Israel

 A new survey published in the aftermath of the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, which passed after the Obama administration refused to veto the measure, says that 62 percent of Israeli Jews support continued settlement building and 57 percent believe President Barack Obama was “unfriendly” to Israel during his two terms. Read more

Sir Zelman’s son dies in paragliding accident

Ben Cowen, a Melbourne entrepreneur, community leader and the son of former governor-general Sir Zelman Cowen, tragically died on Sunday after suffering fatal injuries from a paragliding accident. Read more

Australia’s Jewish community shocked by Jerusalem attack

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the ADC have condemned the attack in Jerusalem which claimed the lives of four soldiers. Read more

Terrorist attack in Jerusalem kills four soldiers

In a vehicular terror attack on January 8, a terrorist rammed his large flatbed truck into a group of soldiers just after they stepped off a bus at the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem, killing four and injuring at least 16, some of them seriously. Read more

#WeRemember: Stand with the WJC. Remember the Six Million who died

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join the World Jewish Congress for what we hope will be the largest commemoration ever on-line.​ Read more

The Holy See and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reflect on the past to inform future refugee policy

16-17 February 2017 the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), in cooperation with the Holy See, will hold a conference for public policy-makers from Europe, North America and the Middle East, media representatives and representatives of NGOs and civil society organisations at the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome focusing on refugee policies from 1933 to the present day. Read more

Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theorist in New Zealand Media

New Zealand’s role as a sponsor of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and the resulting spat between New Zealand and Israel has sparked some intense debate in the New Zealand media…a report from Honest Reporting’s Simon Plosker. Read more

WJC demands ban on neo-Nazi rally in Montana

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder is demanding that authorities in Montana immediately put a stop to an armed march being planned by neo-Nazis in the town of Whitefish on January 15, calling it “a dangerous and life-threatening rally that puts all of America at risk.” Read more

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s office vandalised

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s North Shore office in Auckland vandalised with pro-Jewish graffiti early this week in response to New Zealand’s co-sponsoring of a UN anti-settlement resolution. Read more

Secord visits site of Berlin market terrorist attack

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord visited the Berlin Christmas markets – a day and a half after the terrorist attack – to see the impromptu memorials at the site and pay his respects. Read more

MK Amir Peretz on the conviction of Hebron shooter, Elor Azarya

MK Amir Peretz has responded to the trial results of Elor Azarya, and his conviction after shooting a neutralised Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. Read more

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts want Australia to back Israel

Senator Malcolm Roberts has called on the Australian government to back Israel, a close ally, and take serious steps to stop the world-wide targeting of the Jewish state. Read more

AIJAC applauds Turnbull and Bishop

AIJAC applauds Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for their opposition to the recent UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which unfairly places the onus of blame on Israeli settlements for the continuation of the conflict with the Palestinians while acquitting the Palestinian Authority (PA) of any responsibility for the lack of progress towards peace. Read more

The government rejects Abbott’s comments

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called his country to cut $40 million aid to the Palestinian Authority and to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if Donald Trump carries out his suggestion to move the USA embassy. Read more

Israeli killed in Istanbul attack

ZAKA is assisting in returning the remains of the Israeli teenager murdered in the Reina nightclub terror shooting in Istanbul. Read more

New Zealand sailor Jo Aleh inducted into Jewish Sport Hall of Fame

New Zealand Olympic sailing champion Joanna (Jo) Aleh has been inducted in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Read more

Shoulder to shoulder

Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid an unexpected visit to Sydney’s Central Synagogue to join its Friday night service and Menorah lighting telling the congregation that Australia stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel. Read more

New Year messages

New Year messages from Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Read more

15 ways Israel amazed and inspired the world in 2016

Israel ranks about 150 on the scale of countries for size, encompassing only about 10,800 square miles (28,000 square kilometers) and a population under 8.6 million. But its achievements over 68 years of modern statehood have drastically dwarfed its actual size. Read more

Protest in NZ

Seventy-one Christian supporters of Israel travelled a 13-hour trip from the New Zealand city of Hastings to the country’s capital Wellington to protest outside parliament against New Zealand sponsoring the UN resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements. Read more

Rabbis voice their support

In the wake of the passing of United Nations Security Council resolution 2334, the Rabbinic Council of Australia and New Zealand (RCANZ) has applauded the efforts made by the religious and lay leadership of New Zealand’s Jewish community to reach out to their Prime Minister Bill English, expressing their condemnation of the resolution, particularly in light of the New Zealand Government’s involvement in it.  Read more

First public Menorah lighting in Paddington

Since its establishment in the mid 1800’s, there has never been a public Menorah lighting held in Paddington…until this year. Read more

‘Chanukah in the City’ Pays Tribute to Victims of the Sydney Siege

To honour the victims of the Lindt Café tragedy, the public Menorah lighting at Martin Place, Sydney, was imbued with emotional messages of peace and compassion. Read more

Rotem takes the top spot at Israeli Foreign Ministry

Former ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem has been appointed as director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more

Australia consistently does not support one-sided resolutions targeting Israel

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has reaffirmed the country’s record in not supporting U.N. resolutions targeting Israel. Read more

Netanyahu responds to Kerry’s speech

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has “deep disappointment” with John Kerry’s speech condemning a policy of enabling Jews to live in Jerusalem. Read more

Kerry slams Israel, Netanyahu hits back in wake of UN vote against settlements

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry slammed the Israeli government over settlement building, warning that the two-state solution is “in jeopardy,” in a lengthy speech Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly called “almost as unbalanced” as the United Nations Security Council’s recent anti-settlement resolution. Read more

NZ pro-Israel Christians to protest at parliament

Two busloads of people from the Flaxmere Christian Fellowship and other Churches in Hawkes Bay will  leave Hastings tomorrow to lead a protest on the grounds of Parliament in front of the Richard Seddon Statue. Read more

Israel bans New Zealand ambassador

New Zealand’s ambassador to Israel has been banned from entering the country as Israel continues to retaliate against a UN decision to condemn settlements. Read more

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