Misrepresentations and crucial omissions
August 5, 2024 by AAP J-Wire
The Israeli embassy has accused Australia of making misrepresentations and crucial omissions in its response to a report on aid worker Zomi Frankcom’s death. Read more
Israel finds Gaza-Egypt tunnel large enough drive through
August 5, 2024 by Noah Michaeli
Israel discovered a three-metre tall smuggling tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border, large enough to drive vehicles through, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more
Vandals paint ‘Free Gaza’ on statue of Anne Frank
August 5, 2024 by DPA
Police in the Netherlands are searching for vandals who wrote ‘Free Gaza’ in paint on a sculpture of Anne Frank. Read more
With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader
August 5, 2024 by AAP
Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. Read more
Australia’s terrorism threat level raised to probable
The terror threat level in Australia has been lifted from possible to probable, the first time in 10 years a rise has taken place.
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Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends
August 5, 2024 by AAP
Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Read more
Unprecedented High Court hearing on Palestinian terror payments ends in uproar
August 5, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A hearing at Israel’s High Court of Justice over the Palestinian Authority’s standing to petition the court ended abruptly on Sunday as terror victims raucously called on the PA’s lawyer to acknowledge Ramallah’s controversial “pay for slay stipends” to imprisoned terrorists. Read more
Palestinian kills two, injures two in stabbing spree
August 4, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A 66-year-old Israeli woman and a 70-year-old man were killed and two others injured when a Palestinian terrorist went on a stabbing spree in Holon on Sunday morning.
Fox sisters hit the water for new kayak cross event
August 4, 2024 by J-Wire
A weary Jessica Fox showed the path to a third gold medal in Paris could prove rocky, finishing second in her opening kayak cross round. Read more
In prisoner swap, Russia releases Gershkovich, three other Americans
August 2, 2024 by Andrew Bernard - JNS
Evan Gershkovich, a Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter, was one of four U.S. citizens and permanent residents released in a prisoner exchange between Russia, the United States and several other Western countries on Thursday as part of a 24-person swap. Read more
MDA: “We are preparing for every scenario”
August 2, 2024 by Zaki Heler
Israel’s Magen David Adom has concluded a multi-system exercise aimed at preparing for a potential war in the north and blackout scenarios. Read more
A call to action: Disturbing Trend Must End
August 2, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Community Security Group have published the latest Victorian Antisemitism Report. Read more
‘Serious failures’ led Israel to strike aid workers
August 2, 2024 by AAP
Serious errors, exacerbated by confirmation bias, led Israel to launch an airstrike on a humanitarian convoy that killed an Australian aid worker and six colleagues, government advice has found. Read more
Crossed red lines’: Hezbollah vows revenge on Israel
August 2, 2024 by AAP
The leader of Hezbollah says the Lebanese militant group will respond to Israel’s killing of commander Fuad Shukr in a strike on Beirut. Read more
Officeworks extends its apology
August 2, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Officeworks’ managing director has extended her apology to the customer who was refused service in their Elsternwick store by a pro-Palestinian employee to the entire Australian Jewish community. Read more
Peter Dutton visits site of the Oct 7 massacre
August 2, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has visited the area where Hamas perpetrated the horrific attack on October 7. Read more
Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
August 1, 2024 by AAP
The presidents of Poland and Germany have paid tribute to Poles slaughtered by Nazi Germany during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Read more
Jemima Montag wins brave bronze in 20km walk
August 1, 2024 by AAP
Australian Jemima Montag has drawn inspiration from her late grandmother to win a bronze medal in the women’s 20km walk at the Paris Olympics. Read more
Israel confirms Mohammed Deif killed in July airstrike
August 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel has confirmed that Hamas’s top commander, Mohammed Deif, was killed in a July airstrike, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. Read more
Superstar Fox could line up for fifth Olympics
August 1, 2024 by AAP
With six medals from four Olympics, new Australian record-holder Jessica Fox hasn’t ruled out adding to her collection by competing in Los Angeles in 2028. Read more
Officeworks staff member refuses to laminate AJN content
August 1, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Jewish man unwilling to be named was refused service by an Officeworks staff member because she supports “Free Palestine”. Read more
Fox cruises through heats in Olympic C1 title defence
July 31, 2024 by AAP
Superstar paddler Jessica Fox has another gold medal in sight after she breezed through the heats as she defends her C1 Olympic title in Paris. Read more
Walker Montag aims to inspire Australian athletics team
July 31, 2024 by AAP
Australian walker Jemima Montag would love to get the Australian athletics team off to a flying start in Paris. Read more
Honouring Raoul Wallenberg: A hero’s legacy
Not many in Sydney’s Jewish community would know that on a small traffic island on the corner of Queen St and Edgecliff Road in Woollahra there is a memorial dedicated to Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who during 1944 and 1945 saved thousands of Jewish lives in Hungary. Read more
AIJAC to make an official submission to the ICC
July 31, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council will join three Australian academics to make a submission to the International Criminal Court opposing the issue of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
July 31, 2024 by Reuters
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed by an air strike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group say, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the regional conflict on multiple fronts.
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Peter Dutton visits Yad Vashem
July 31, 2024 by Simmy Allen
Australia’s Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, has been given a guided tour of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
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Israel kills Hezbollah mastermind behind Majdal Shams attack, 1983 Beirut bombing
July 31, 2024 by Akiva van Koningsveld
An airstrike by the Israeli Air Force in Beirut on Tuesday night killed a top Hezbollah commander responsible for Saturday’s rocket barrage that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights, as well as a 1983 bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the Israeli military confirmed. Read more
Sixteen Druze children remain hospitalised after Hezbollah rocket strike
July 30, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Sixteen children injured in Hezbollah’s deadly rocket attack on Saturday remain hospitalized, including seven in serious condition, hospital officials said on Monday morning. Read more
Peter Dutton visits Israel on the AIJAC Rambam study program
July 30, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has organised Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s visit to Israel as part of its Rambam study visit program. Read more
