Sydney rabbi vows ‘zero tolerance’ after son abused in antisemitic incident

Rabbi Yossi Friedman has vowed to ensure an alleged antisemitic attack on his eight-year-old son in Dover Heights does not “go unchecked”, after the boy was verbally abused and subjected to an obscene gesture while walking home from school.

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‘Hadar Is home’: soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 laid to rest

After more than 11 years, the body of Israeli soldier Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was laid to rest on Tuesday morning at Kfar Saba military cemetery, closing a painful chapter that began with his death and abduction in 2014. Read more

Premier backs down on protester face mask ban

Plans to crack down on protesters wearing face coverings and masks in a bid to improve social cohesion will be watered down, a move which has sparked a police and community backlash. Read more

Francesca Albanese’s campaign to erase Israel

When a public intellectual arms herself with a lexicon of genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing and broadcasts those terms as incontrovertible facts, culture and history die a little. Read more

Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release

Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the first since before their abduction. Read more

“In today’s atmosphere, it could happen again”

On the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors who lived through the 1938 pogrom as children issued a powerful warning about the dramatic rise in global antisemitism, saying the world today is no safer for Jews than 87 years ago. Read more

PM demands more action on Nazi chants after ‘stuff-up’

Scenes of neo-Nazis chanting outside a state parliament have prompted the prime minister to call for more action to outlaw Nazi chants. Read more

NSW moves to tighten protest laws

The NSW government has moved to restore police powers to disperse protesters harassing or intimidating worshippers, introducing new legislation after a successful Supreme Court challenge.

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Queensland Jewish community celebrates 160 years with “less oy, more joy”

The Queensland Jewish community is celebrating 160 years of Jewish life in Queensland, marking the milestone with events highlighting resilience, contribution and unity with the theme “less oy, more joy”.

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From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport: Sydney commemoration unites generations of hope

Last night, close to 800 people gathered in Sydney for the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Kristallnacht commemoration, an evening that powerfully linked a notorious moment of the Nazi pogrom with the subsequent act of rescue. The event, themed “From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport”, was a moving reflection on memory, compassion, and resilience.

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Scarlett Johansson voices fear of antisemitic violence

Jewish-American actress Scarlett Johansson called out the alarming rise in antisemitism in a recent interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News, discussing concerns that it could lead to physical violence. Read more

Online course on Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University has launched a groundbreaking new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), The Jewish Philosophy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.” Read more

‘Will not be bullied’: female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

Two women representing large Jewish communities say they will not be intimidated by extremist neo-Nazis as police permission for a street rally is questioned. Read more

Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah ‘will not surrender’

Hamas’s armed wing says fighters holed up in southern Gaza will not surrender to Israel, raising fears the month-old ceasefire could crumble. Read more

Israel confirms return of Lt. Hadar Goldin after 11 years

The body of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed and abducted by Hamas in 2014, has been returned to Israel and formally identified, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israel Defence Forces confirmed Sunday evening. Read more

Hamas refuses to return Hadar Goldin’s remains, makes new demands

The Israeli government said Sunday morning that Hamas refuses to release the remains of the deceased IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldier Hadar Goldin, even though it claimed to have found them, and demands separate negotiations on the matter. Read more

The remains returned last night belong to Lior Rudaeff – he fell defending others

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Neo-Nazis chant antisemitic slogans outside NSW Parliament

Almost 70 neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network (NSN) rallied outside New South Wales Parliament House on Saturday targeting Jewish groups with hate speech. Read more

The Great Synagogue welcomes 1000 visitors for Sydney Open event

The Great Synagogue, Sydney, welcomed nearly 1,000 visitors on Sunday, 2 November, as part of the Museums of History NSW’s annual Sydney Open event.

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Former Neighbours star found guilty over Nazi gesture

A man who once starred on the television soap Neighbours has been found guilty of making a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute. Read more

Shoshana Eisner honoured by Jewish House for outstanding humanitarian leadership

Community leader Shoshana Eisner has received a special humanitarian award from Jewish House in recognition of her leadership of Operation Golda, a grassroots initiative that brought thousands of Australians together to provide urgent support to Israel and displaced families.

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Freed Israeli hostage says captors sexually abused, tortured him

Recently released Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski has revealed for the first time that he was sexually abused and tortured by his captors in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Australian parliament clears path to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation

Australia’s Parliament has passed new counterterrorism legislation allowing the federal government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, following confirmation from intelligence agencies that the Iranian regime directed two antisemitic attacks in Australia’s largest cities.

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NZ academics push pension fund to divest from Israel

More than 700 New Zealand academics have signed a letter urging UniSaver, the national university pension fund, to divest from companies connected to Israel’s defence sector — a move supporters say is an “ethical duty” and critics call “a political crusade.” Read more

Israel confirms return of Tanzanian Hostage Joshua Mollel

The body of Tanzanian student Joshua Luito Mollel was formally identified on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced. Read more

Israel receives remains of hostage

Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a fallen hostage, which was handed over to an IDF and ISA force inside the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed. Read more

Mayor-elect Mamdani condemns swastika spray-painted on Jewish school

While Jewish families across New York City were processing election results on Tuesday, vandals spray-painted multiple large red swastikas on the walls of Magen David Yeshivah, one of the largest Sephardic Jewish schools in Brooklyn, N.Y. Read more

Germany bans Islamist group for incitement, calling for global caliphate

Germany on Wednesday announced a ban on the Islamist Muslim Interactive group and ordered the confiscation of its assets, citing the organisation’s calls for a global caliphate and incitement against Israel. Read more

A boomerang for Israel

An Aboriginal artist and co-founder of the Indigenous Friends of Israel is heading to Israel to gift a two-metre boomerang he made and painted to the Israeli government. Read more

Yad Vashem has recovered the names of 5 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust

Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has recovered the names of five million Jews of the six million murdered in the Holocaust. Read more

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