Police name man of interest after Chanukah car arson attack in St Kilda

Victorian Police have publicly identified 47-year-old John Argento as a person they believe may be able to assist with their investigation into a targeted arson attack on a vehicle displaying a Chanukah message in Melbourne’s inner south-east.

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Senior Australian rabbis urge national action as antisemitism escalates

Australia’s senior Orthodox rabbis have issued a stark warning to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, saying antisemitism in Australia has moved beyond rhetoric and into a climate of real and present danger, exposed most brutally by the Bondi Beach attack.

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Man charged over neo-Nazi stickers and salutes

A man accused of repeatedly performing Nazi salutes and putting up “propaganda-style” stickers on public buildings has been charged as Jewish leaders urge authorities to treat anti-Semitism as a public safety issue.
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‘Pay-for-Slay’ – Palestinian Authority still paying out money to terrorists

Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) did not cease making payments to terrorists and their families. Read more

Chabad Melbourne CBD Chanukah event at Parliament House

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‘Absolutely essential’: premier backs swift protest ban

Senior police have taken less than a day to deploy anti-protest powers that were rushed into law after the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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‘Happy Chanukah’ car targeted on Christmas morning

A car decorated with a ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign has been fire-bombed in Melbourne. Read more

Israeli expansion of Judea, Samaria communities draws international rebuke

Israel’s decision this week to approve new communities in Judea and Samaria violates international law and risks “fueling instability,” 14 countries, including France, Germany and Italy, said on Wednesday. Read more

NSW police restrict public assemblies after Bondi terror attack

The NSW Police Commissioner has moved to temporarily restrict authorised public assemblies across large parts of Sydney under new emergency legislation passed by the NSW Parliament following the Bondi terror attack earlier this month.

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How they are doing

There are currently twelve patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries sustained during the Bondi attack. Read more

Sydney to Hobart pays tribute to Bondi victims

The Sydney to Hobart will pay tribute to the victims of the Bondi terror attack when the 80th running of the race commences on Boxing Day. Read more

Finally, the Hakoah Club is on its way

Today, the Australian workforce is downing tools for the Christmas/New Year break. Read more

Vow to quash terrorism after Sydney ‘changed forever’

After pushing through emergency legislation to curb gun ownership and protests, a state premier is vowing not to let a terrorist attack divide Australians. Read more

Lower the temperature’: PM’s plea after kidnap threat

A man has been charged with threatening the prime minister, prompting a call for a cooling of the fractious political debate. Read more

Australian government invites Herzog to visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, telling him that his government has recommended the Governor General that Australia should officially invite him to visit. Read more

Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests

Chris Minns has come out swinging at pro-Palestinian protesters, pointing the finger at offensive slogans and imagery he argues contributed to volatility before the Bondi massacre. Read more

Farewell Marika

Marika Pogany, one of the 15 victims of last week’s Bondi Beach massacre, has been laid to rest. Read more

Swan song

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have hit back at the former Labour treasurer Wayne Swan, who accused Israel of murdering 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza in a post on social media. Read more

The words that shut down racist preacher’s prayer hall

Hard-line Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad and his followers are searching for a new home after their controversial prayer hall in a medical centre was shuttered. Read more

Steps toward normality as Bondi shooter locked up

Life is slowly returning to normal for locals following the dismantling of tributes for the 15 innocent people slain in the Bondi Beach terror attack. Read more

How are they doing

There are currently twelve patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries sustained at Bondi Beach on December 14. Read more

Shiri Bibas’s sister lights Chanukah menorah in Rafah

Israeli forces held a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, led by Golani Brigade commander Col. Adi Ganon and Sgt. (res.) Dana Silverman Seton, the sister of murdered Hamas hostage Shiri Bibas. Read more

Netanyahu: Jews’ spirit ‘will not fall’ after Sydney massacre

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit on Sunday the eighth Chanukah candle together with Chabad emissaries at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more

State pledges to rein in guns, protests amid resistance

NSW is pushing ahead with tough new laws prompted by the Bondi Beach massacre to restrict rallies following terrorism events amid vows of defiance from pro-Palestinian protesters. Read more

Ehud Barak, Jeffrey Epstein appear in newly released photo

A photo released last week from the estate of the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak sitting next to Epstein in the company of billionaire Thomas Pritzker, director Woody Allen and magician David Blaine. Read more

Israeli who confronted Bondi terrorist remains in critical condition

A 30-year-old Israeli man who confronted one of the Bondi Beach attackers and was shot three times remains in critical condition and intensive care after multiple surgeries in St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney on Sunday, a week after the massacre. Read more

Police open probe after woman blows out Tel Aviv mall Chanukah candles

Police opened an investigation on Friday after security camera footage showed a woman in Muslim religious garb blowing out Chanukah menorah candles at a Tel Aviv shopping mall. Read more

Royal commission off table as PM says sorry for Bondi

Anthony Albanese continues to rebuff calls for a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre while apologising to the Jewish community. Read more

How they are doing

NSW Health issues the latest report on hospitalised victims. Read more

Jewish MP excoriates PM for antisemitism response

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing mounting calls from Jewish MPs and others for a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre. Read more

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