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

Baby Sophie returns to her genetic parents after two-year legal battle over fertility clinic mix-up

The genetic parents of Baby Sophie, born in a fertility clinic mix-up that shocked Israel, ended a two-year legal battle with the woman who carried and raised her. Read more

Israel has let 900,000 tons of food into Gaza, data show

Israel has let into the Gaza Strip almost 900 kilotons of food in some 40,000 trucks over the past year, according to official data. Read more

Rabbi found murdered

Israel’s prime Minister’ Office reports that Rabbi Kogan’s body has been found. Read more

Man charged with doing Nazi salute at march

A man has been charged with doing a Nazi salute at a march in Sydney’s inner west after he stepped in front of marchers and allegedly made threatening remarks. Read more

Israeli officials fear for rabbi missing in UAE

An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates is missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. Read more

Hamas says hostage killed in Israeli Gaza Strip attack

A woman who was kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip has died in an Israeli attack in the enclave’s northern, the military arm of Hamas says. Read more

No overhaul of hate crime laws after nine-month review

A review sparked by calls to criminalise inflammatory Islamic sermons has found several unintended consequences could flow from expanding incitement laws. Read more

Premier Chris Minns visits Woollahra

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visited Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney’s Woollahra this morning, meeting with synagogue leaders following a spate of antisemitic incidents that recently occurred nearby in Woollahra. Read more

New Zealand proscribes Hezbollah and the Houtis as terrorist entities

The New Zealand government announced that both The Houthis and Hezbollah have been designated as terrorist entities in New Zealand. Read more

Australia legally obliged to act on Israel war warrants

Australia can’t choose what world court rulings it will adhere to, an expert says, after arrest warrants were issued for Israel’s PM and ex-defence minister. Read more

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