Top level group planning combatting antisemitism
January 15, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a meeting with the acting premier of New South Wales, the premier of Victoria and the Australian Federal Police Commissioner to address the rising incidents of antisemitism in Australia. Read more
I survived Auschwitz
January 14, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has launched “I Survived Auschwitz: Remember This”, a new digital campaign featuring Holocaust survivors. Read more
Four charged as investigations continue into Bondi fires
January 14, 2025 by Rob Klein
Police have charged four men in connection with a series of suspicious fires in Bondi last year, including a blaze at the iconic Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, a kosher takeaway and catering business. Read more
Attorney-General’s push for peace during Israel visit
January 14, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will travel to Israel for talks with senior officials, reiterating calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East. Read more
‘Ignorant’ man convicted over trans rally Nazi salute
A man has been convicted and fined after telling a magistrate he was remorseful after performing a Nazi salute and disrupting a transgender support march. Read more
‘The most violent day’: Palestinian Authority crackdown on Jenin camp continues
January 14, 2025 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Fighting between Palestinian Authority security forces and local terror groups in the Jenin refugee camp stretched into its fifth week. Read more
33 hostages said to be released first in emerging ceasefire deal, forces to remain in Gaza
January 14, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Under the terms of the emerging ceasefire, it is expected that the first 33 hostages to be released will be humanitarian cases, an Israeli security source told The Press Service of Israel on Monday as reports swirled throughout the day of an impending ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Read more
Plain nasty’: PM, Dutton’s tense anti-Semitism clash
January 13, 2025 by AAP
The leaders of Australia’s two major parties have again clashed over increasing anti-Semitic attacks as counter-terror police investigate more incidents. Read more
Criticism of anti-Israel slogans at Sydney Festival’s family show
The Sydney Festival is facing a wave of criticism following the inclusion of a pro-Palestinian monologue in the Air Time show, presented by Branch Nebula at the Seymour Centre in Chippendale, a family-oriented performance featuring parkour, BMX, and skateboarding. Read more
After hitting Hezbollah targets, Israel slams truce monitoring mechanism
January 13, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon overnight after its warnings of the terror group’s ceasefire violations went unheeded, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. Read more
Anti-terror cops backed to find synagogue attackers
January 13, 2025 by AAP
NSW leaders have promised to stand alongside the Jewish community as specialist police investigate the latest attack on a synagogue. Read more
Biden urges immediate ceasefire in call with Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House says, as US officials race to reach a Gaza Strip hostage and ceasefire deal before Biden leaves office. Read more
Israel strikes Houthi ports and power station in Yemen
January 12, 2025 by TPS-IL
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, targeting both coastal and inland infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed. Read more
Newtown Synagogue attack investigated as attempted arson
January 12, 2025 by Rob Klein
The investigation into the graffiti attack on Newtown Synagogue has revealed that the perpetrators intended to burn the building down, escalating the incident from vandalism to an attempted act of terrorism. Read more
Netanyahu hosts Trump envoy on Gaza hostage talks
January 12, 2025 by JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Saturday afternoon with President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, in what was described as a “surprise visit” to discuss the multilateral negotiations with Hamas for the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza. Read more
Four soldiers killed in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 835
January 12, 2025 by JNS
Four Israel Defence Forces soldiers were killed battling Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military announced. Read more
Second antisemitic attack in 24 hours: Newtown Synagogue defaced
January 11, 2025 by Rob Klein
For the second time in as many days, a synagogue in Sydney has been defaced with antisemitic graffiti with swastikas. Read more
Israel confirms son of killed Gaza hostage is also dead
January 11, 2025 by AAP
Israel has confirmed that a hostage found killed in Gaza was Hamza Ziyadne, the son of another hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, who was found dead alongside him in an underground tunnel near the southern city of Rafah. Read more
OBK and SmartAID support for California
January 10, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
Yossi Segelman worked with Rabbi David Slavin in Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles, where he established a sister OBK and now working around the clock offering support wherever needed by those affected by the wildfires. Read more
Polish president asks government to protect Netanyahu during Auschwitz liberation anniversary
January 10, 2025 by Agencies
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has asked the Polish government to provide protection to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, if he were to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Times of Israel portal reported on Thursday. Read more
Terrorism incidents against Israel in 2024
January 10, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last year, Israel was attacked from seven fronts: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Yemen and from within Israel in which 134 people were murdered and 1,277 people were injured. Read more
Lebanon’s army chief elected president by MPs
January 10, 2025 by Reuters
Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US and Saudi approval and showing the diminished sway of the Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. Read more
Southern Sydney Synagogue defaced in shocking anti-semitic attack
January 10, 2025 by Rob Klein
The Southern Sydney Synagogue has been vandalised in a disturbing massive graffiti attack. Read more
‘Just devastating,’ Jewish leaders say of Los Angeles wildfires
January 9, 2025 by Izzy Salant - JNS
At least five people are dead, and tens of thousands have evacuated or been told to evacuate Los Angeles County as wildfires, which reportedly span more than 25,000 acres, continue to rage in southern California, fuelled by life-threatening winds.
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Mystery over failure to charge alleged Nazi salute cop
January 9, 2025 by AAP
The reasons for not charging a police sergeant accused of performing the Nazi salute twice remain a mystery
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Israeli Army says it recovered one body, found items linked to second hostage in tunnel
January 9, 2025 by Pesach Benson
The IDF has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. Read more
Israeli military under fire as defence minister, state comptroller press for cooperation
January 9, 2025 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the military brass on Wednesday to fully cooperate with a State Comptroller probe into the army’s failures during Hamas’s October 7 attack. Read more
Crafting the perfect bite of meat
January 9, 2025 by Danae Marx
In a new publication in Nature Communications, Israeli and Palestinian engineers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem pioneered the use of metamaterials to create whole cuts of meat. Read more
Amnesty International suspends Israeli branch for two years
January 9, 2025 by Akiva van Koningsveld
Amnesty International has suspended its Israel branch for two years after concluding that the latter’s “research and positions” did not “fully” align with those of the parent body, “undermining well-investigated findings for several years,” the nonprofit told JNS on Tuesday. Read more
Two Australians recipients of Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour
January 9, 2025 by Henry Benjamin
President Isaac Herzog has presented the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour to seven leaders from around the globe in recognition of their longstanding contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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