Silver lining as Fox wins second medal at kayak titles
February 23, 2025 by AAP
Olympic champ Noemie Fox has claimed her second medal in two days, clinching silver in the kayak championship at the Canoe Slalom Australian Open in Penrith. Read more
A day of joy, sadness and αbhorrence as Hamas releases six more hostages
February 23, 2025 by TPS-IL
Amid delays and changes, Hamas today finally released the six hostages it had committed to free as a part of the ceasefire agreement with Israel. Read more
Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews
February 23, 2025 by Agencies
The suspect in the attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin was motivated by anti-Semitism, German prosecutors say. Read more
Israel postpones prisoner release over ‘humiliation’ of hostages
February 23, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israel is postponing the releaase of 602 Palestinian prisoners set for today in protest over Hamas’s treatment of the hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Sunday morning. Read more
Plot foiled: Antisemitism Summit a success
February 21, 2025 by Barbara Miller
Barbara Miller, Co-founder of Indigenous Friends of Israel International, attended this week’s Antisemitism Summit held at Sydney’s Central Synagogue with her husband and co-founder, Norman.
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‘Our family’s healing process will begin now’: body of hostage Oded Lifshitz identified
February 21, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The body of hostage Oded Lifshitz has been positively identified, the family said on Thursday. Read more
NSW parliament passes hate speech and antisemitism laws amid heated debate
February 21, 2025 by Rob Klein
New South Wales Parliament passed landmark hate speech and antisemitism legislation early today following intense overnight debate. Read more
Anti-Israel vandalism accused has ‘Hezbollah tattoos’
February 21, 2025 by AAP
One of the men accused of torching and spray-painting cars in an anti-Israel vandalism spree might have been ideologically motivated, a court has heard. Read more
Venice row risks Australia’s reputation, major gallery says
February 21, 2025 by AAP
The Museum of Contemporary Art has become the first major gallery to publicly back the artistic team selected for Venice, then sensationally dumped. Read more
Bodies of Ariel and Kfir Bibas identified: third body not Shiri
February 21, 2025 by TPS-IL
The IDF confirms the toddlers were brutally murdered in November 2023, but the third body is not Shiri and remains unidentified. Read more
NSW government funds $200,000 to Sydney’s Jewish House
February 21, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In response to a recent surge in antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish neighbourhoods and synagogues, Sydney’s Jewish House is receiving $200,00 the NSW Government to expand its community support services. Read more
Antisemitic attacks ‘number one priority’ for ASIO
February 21, 2025 by AAP
Australia’s spy chief says antisemitic attacks are the intelligence agency’s “number one priority” for threats to life. Read more
Buses explode in Israel in suspected terrorist attack
February 21, 2025 by Akiva van Koningsveld
Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, directed the Israel Defense Forces to increase “the intensity of activities to thwart terrorism in the Tulkarm refugee camp and in the refugee camps in Judea and Samaria in general” following what he called “serious terrorist attacks attempted” in the Tel Aviv area on Thursday night. Read more
Long overdue’: experts back US move to halt Palestinian security aid
February 21, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Experts praised a US freeze on financial aid to the Palestinian Authority Security saying the move was necessary against Ramallah’s “pay for slay” salaries to imprisoned terrorists. Read more
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Human Rights chief slams Hamas’s display of coffins
February 20, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The United Nation’s top human rights official denounced Hamas for displaying the coffins of four Israeli hostages before their handover to the Red Cross on Thursday. Read more
“Deported” terrorists seen at Hamas handover ‘ceremony’
February 20, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Mohammed Abu Warda, a Palestinian terrorist freed on Jan. 30 and who was supposed to be deported to a third country, has been seen at Hamas’ handover ceremony in Khan Yunis wearing a green keffiyeh associated with the terror group. Read more
Chris Minns issues apology and strong commitment to combat antisemitism
February 20, 2025 by Rob Klein
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns delivered a powerful and deeply personal address today at the Sky News Australia Antisemitism Summit at Central Synagogue in Bondi. Read more
Sydney University Swiftly Addresses Concerns Following Controversial Incident
February 20, 2025 by Rob Klein
During an Orientation Week event, a student group presented an inflammatory slide on the Israel-Palestine conflict and antisemitism at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Read more
Melbourne remembers fallen hostage
February 20, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
It has now been confirmed that Hamas hostages Kfir (9 months), Ariel (4), Shiri (32) and Oded (84), brutally seized from their homes on 7th October 2023, died in the terror tunnels of Gaza. Read more
Duo tied to more attacks amid ‘festering’ antisemitism
February 20, 2025 by AAP
A man accused of attempting to set fire to a synagogue has been allegedly linked to two other antisemitic attacks, including the targeting of a prominent Jewish leader’s former home. Read more
Bibas family among bodies to be handed back to Israel
February 20, 2025 by Associated Press
Israel has confirmed the “heartbreaking” news that the bodies of two of the youngest hostages and their mother are being returned by Hamas from Gaza. Read more
Sydney’s Inner West Council unites to condemn rising antisemitism
February 19, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Inner West Council unanimously passed a motion condemning the alarming surge in antisemitic attacks across Sydney. Read more
Hamas will free six hostages and hand over bodies
In a surprise announcement, a top Hamas leadersays the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages and the bodies of four more. Read more
Released Palestinian terrorist leaves prison with US$633,000
February 19, 2025 by Anna Epshtein
Ahmed Barghouti, who masterminded suicide bombing attacks that killed twelve Israelis, walked out of an Israeli prison on Saturday afternoon with more than 1.2 million shekels ($338,00) in his bank account, courtesy of Palestinian Authority stipends that Israelis refer to as “pay for slay.”
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Crime links in spotlight as antisemitic probes zero in
February 19, 2025 by AAP
Police have linked a series of antisemitic attacks to the same alleged culprits as the prime minister questions initial descriptions of an explosives find. Read more
Maroubra, Eastgardens, Eastlakes graffiti attacks linked
February 19, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Police believe the antisemitic graffiti attacks in Maroubra and Eastlakes are linked and released CCTV images of two men they want to interview. Read more
Freed 10-year-old hostage to ChatGPT: ‘I miss the people we lost’
February 18, 2025 by JNS
Former hostage Emily Hand, who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from her bomb shelter in Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2023, then aged 8, interacted with the ChatGPT AI chatbot on Monday in an educational event concerning innovation, revealing a girl haunted by her chilling experiences in captivity. Read more
Hamas expected to return bodies of several hostages on Thursday
February 18, 2025 by JNS
Jerusalem is preparing to receive the bodies of four or five hostages on Thursday who were murdered in captivity in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster reported on Monday. Read more
500 days in captivity: Knesset hears of hostages’ ongoing struggles
February 18, 2025 by Sveta Listratov
As Israelis marked the 500th day of captivity for the hostages in Gaza, lawmakers of the Knesset’s Health Committee gathered on Monday to hear about the medical and psychological state of those who have returned. Read more
Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer
February 18, 2025 by AAP
A neo-Nazi accused of intimidating a police officer online says he has done nothing illegal. Read more
