Netanyahu says US ‘abandoned’ Israel in UN vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the US of “abandoning” Israel after it abstained in a vote held Monday by the UN Security Council, calling for a suspension of fighting in Gaza during the remaining two weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more

Jerusalem accepts deal to free female soldiers, Hamas yet to respond

Israel has tentatively accepted a preliminary agreement brokered by the United States for the release of the female IDF soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Ex-UNRWA official: Hamas chief Haniyeh was one of our teachers

The West is unhappy with UNRWA for giving rise to the top cadre of Palestinian leaders, former UNRWA official Ahmad Oueidat said in a March 14 interview on the London-based pro-Hamas Al-Hiwar Arabic-language satellite TV channel. Read more

Katz: UN ‘an antisemitic and anti-Israel body’ under Guterres

Under the leadership of Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations has become “an antisemitic and anti-Israel body that shelters and emboldens terror,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday. Read more

Victoria Police calling for a system for protest permits

Victoria Police has called for legislation changes to introduce a permit system for protests. Read more

AUJS meets Prime Minister Albanese

Fifty members of The Australasian Union of Jewish Students have visited Canberra, where they met major political leaders. Read more

ECAJ lodges complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission against hate preachers

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has formally lodged complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) against two Islamic preachers in western Sydney over speeches that were made late last year, recordings of which were uploaded online. Read more

Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest

The arrests of almost 20 pro-Palestinian protesters at a rally against an Israeli shipping company have been condemned as an attack on democracy but the NSW premier is backing the police action. Read more

The U.S. bans UNRWA funding for a year

Shortly after Australia decided to lift a ban on funding UNRWA, the United States announced that its ban on the United Nations Refugees and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East would remain for one year. Read more

China, Russia veto US ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council

China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution at the U.N. Security Council on Friday morning, saying the text didn’t go far enough in calling for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

As Israeli soldiers share PTSD struggles, Purim celebrations shift

In light of the ongoing war with Hamas, Israeli society is reevaluating one of its longstanding Purim holiday traditions — firecrackers. Read more

Two-state solution could follow Palestine recognition

Recognition of a Palestinian state could pave the way for a two-state solution, Australia and Britain say. Read more

Hearing their voices – Israeli Women: powerful stories at UIA Women’s Division 2024 headline events

Over 2,000 women came together for UIA Women’s Division 2024 headline events across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth for memorable gatherings of unity, connection and solidarity with the People of Israel. Read more

PLO flag flies at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran

When Chief Rabbi of Iran Rabbi Yehuda Gerami arrived on Thursday, as he does every year on the Fast of Esther and Purim, to pray at the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, he discovered that the PLO flag had been raised there. Read more

‘I placed him on the grave so that he could be closest to his father’

A moving and heartfelt moment occurred this week at Mount Herzl when Meitar Eliyahu, the widow of St. Sgt. (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, who was killed in the Gaza war in early November, brought her newborn son Porat Aviya to his father’s grave at the military cemetery for the first time—a mere few weeks after his birth. Read more

Prosecutors push for more jail for neo-Nazi leaders

Prosecutors are pushing for more jail time for two neo-Nazi leaders who attacked a group of hikers in a national park, arguing their original sentences were manifestly inadequate. Read more

WATCH: IDF drone locates armed terrorist hiding in room

The Israel Defence Forces on Thursday published footage of a drone identifying a terrorist hiding in a room, shortly before troops operating in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killed him. Read more

University of Cape Town hosts Hezbollah, Houthi speakers on Zoom

Speakers from the Hezbollah and Houthi terrorist organisations addressed students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday. Read more

Blinken warns Israel attack on Rafah would be a mistake

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. Read more

US to bring UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza

The United States will bring a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Israel-Hamas hostage deal to a UN Security Council vote. Read more

Palestinian support for Hamas and war remains high: survey

A survey of Palestinians living in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority released on Wednesday found popular support for Hamas remains high despite the war. Read more

Hebrew Uni professor awarded the Israel Prize

Dr Cochav Elkayam-Levy was awarded the Israel Prize in the field of Solidarity for her tireless work to raise awareness and acknowledgement of the crimes committed by Hamas on and following October 7 against Israeli women, children, men and families. Read more

UPJ to send solidarity mission to Israel

The Union for Progressive Judaism is to launch the first-ever UPJ Solidarity Mission to Israel. Read more

Dave Sharma: “loosen the grip Hamas has on Gaza”

Australia must do more to repel Russian aggression in Ukraine and loosen the grip Hamas has on Gaza, a former ambassador to Israel warns. Read more

Two new rabbis installed at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue

Israeli embassy NZ: UNRWA-Gaza is beyond repair

The Embassy of Israel in Wellington says information about the involvement of UNRWA employees in the terrorist organisation Hamas and the October 7 massacre continues to accumulate. Read more

Netanyahu spurns Biden plea to call off Rafah assault

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million displaced people, where Israel believes Hamas militants are holed up. Read more

Nanotechnology breakthrough could transform Alzheimer’s care

Bringing fresh hope for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Israeli and Italian scientists have discovered a new way to fight the disorder by targeting a harmful protein in its early stages. Read more

Biological pathway between heart disease and cancer

Israeli researchers have discovered a direct biological pathway linking heart disease to an increased risk of cancer, offering a promising avenue for reducing cancer risk among heart disease patients. Read more

Lasers light up Jerusalem night sky

A laser show of sound and colour lights up Jerusalem’s sky, extending over large areas of the capital city. Read more

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