Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza Strip ceasefire push

A US official has talked up the chances of a potential ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip as a Hamas delegation visits Egypt. Read more

B’nai B’rith essay winner

A tertiary student has won B’nai B’rith NSW “None Shall be Afraid” Essay Competition. Read more

Antisemitic incidents top 2000

It took only two days for the ugly repercussions of the October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel to make themselves known not only in Sydney but throughout Australia and worldwide. Read more

Remembering Kindertransport: A legacy of bravery and loss

December 1 marks Kindertransport Day, commemorating the first train that carried Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Germany to safety in England in 1938. Read more

Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

A US-Israeli hostage being held in Gaza has begged Donald Trump to secure his release in a harrowing video released by militant group Hamas. Read more

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa ‘to stop hatred’

Immigration minister Tony Burke has defended knocking back a visa to enter Australia for an ex-Israeli justice minister, saying his reasoning was simple. Read more

Douglas Murray: Trump will bring ‘seismic change’ to the world

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will bring about a “seismic change” to a world in need of urgent reforms, the British conservative political thinker and journalist Douglas Murray said in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Read more

University ‘incubator’ for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

Jewish students are “hiding” their religion on campus amid a rising tide of hatred, a parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism at universities has been told. Read more

Doxxing outlawed

The Australian parliament has passed landmark legislation to strengthen privacy protections for all Australians and outlaw doxxing. Read more

Steven Lowy signals first half 2026 opening for Hakoah

The Hakoah Club’s redevelopment at White City is now projected to be completed in the first half of 2026, President Steven Lowy announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday evening. Read more

Chabad St Kilda Synagogue targeted with antisemitic vandalism

Chabad St Kilda synagogue which is also the home of Rabbi Effie Block and his family was targeted with antisemitic graffiti, including the word “Free Gaza” and “Jews Kill babies”, emblazoned on the front gate, door, and defacing the Rebbetzin’s car. Read more

The goal that has Jess Fox fired up after golden Games

Champion paddler Jess Fox says her best is yet to come as she admits surprise at the adulation in Australia for her sporting successes. Read more

Second man charged in Sydney antisemitic vandalism case

A 19-year-old man has been charged over a series of antisemitic vandalism attacks in Woollahra in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, marking the second arrest in the case. The incidents, which targeted vehicles and buildings with offensive graffiti, occurred on Nov. 21 and caused nearly $100,000 in damages. Read more

US influencer barred in New Zealand after Australia ban

Conservative US political commentator Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials say. Read more

What a truce ending Israel-Hezbollah war includes

Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have started implementing a ceasefire as part of a US-proposed deal for a 60-day truce to end more than a year of hostilities. Read more

Adolf Eichmann’s executioner dies at 86

Shalom Nagar, a former Prison Services officer who hanged Adolf Eichmann, died at the age of 86. Read more

Southern Lebanese residents prematurely returning to homes, prompting Israeli warnings

Hours after a ceasefire went into effect, residents of southern Lebanon began returning to their homes on Wednesday morning, prompting Israeli warnings not to do so until the army withdraws from Lebanon. Read more

Israeli combat medic on life support since Oct 7 attacks dies of injuries

Sgt.-Maj. Yona Betzalel Brief, a 23-year-old soldier, died of injuries from Hamas’s October 7 attack, the Israel Defence Forces announced on Tuesday. Read more

Review calls for safer, more inclusive Sydney University

The Hodgkinson External Review Report has recommended that the University of Sydney enforce “strict limits on disruptive protests,” including banning encampments and protests in buildings, to create a “safe and inclusive environment for all students,” particularly marginalised groups such as the Jewish community. Read more

Reaction to ceasefire

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has supported the deal, saying it was “a critical step for alleviating immense human suffering and ensuring displaced communities on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border can return home”. Read more

Tensions as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

A ceasefire accord has cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that was ignited by the larger Gaza war in 2023. Read more

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire at 1pm today

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah is set to take effect after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, US President Joe Biden says. Read more

Beefed-up hate laws won’t touch religious free pass

Religious exceptions to anti-vilification laws will be guaranteed as protected groups are expanded and criminal offences created to stamp out deepening hate and division. Read more

Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards

Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
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Northern Israel mayor slams emerging Hezbollah ceasefire as ‘surrender’

Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern denounced an emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, warning it could lead to “another October 7th” in Israel’s northern region. Read more

Hamas-enforced taxes on humanitarian aid spark deadly clan fight in Khan Yunis

Members of a heavily armed Palestinian clan in Khan Yunis violently clashed with Hamas police on Sunday night over Hamas taxes on humanitarian aid deliveries. Read more

UAE arrests three suspects in killing of Israeli rabbi

Three people have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen, the Emirati interior ministry says. Read more

‘Common economic and security interests’: rabbi’s murder won’t chill Israeli-UAE ties, says expert

The murder of a rabbi in the United Arab Emirates won’t have a chilling effect on Israel-UAE economic and security ties, an expert told The Press Service of Israel on Sunday. Read more

Airport arrest for man over anti-Israel graffiti attack

A police manhunt has ended in an arrest after a series of cars were defaced and torched during a vandalism spree involving anti-Israel slogans. Read more

Israel’s government severs ties with Ha’aretz

The Israeli government is severing ties with the Haaretz daily over the publisher’s controversial remarks about Palestinian terrorists, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi announced on Sunday. Read more

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