Palestine protesters poised for fight over stand-off

A group of pro-Palestine activists charged after a stand-off on the roof of a Melbourne factory say they will fight criminal charges on the basis the business manufactures fighter jet parts used in Gaza. Read more

60% of Hamas terrorists killed or injured, says Israeli defence minister

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday that the Israel Defence Forces have killed or injured 60% of Hamas’s terrorists. Read more

New centre at Yad Vashem showcases millions of Holocaust artifacts

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has inaugurated a new home for the world’s largest collection of Shoah-related materials. Read more

Iron Dome blind spot, GPS disruptions likely responsible for couple’s death in rocket barrage

The Israel Defence Force’s preliminary investigation into the rocket strike that killed two Golan residents in their car on Tuesday revealed that no interceptor was launched because the Air Force classifies roads as “open areas.” Read more

Israeli team scores podiums in successive Tour de France stages

Israel-Premier Tech rider Pascal Ackermann finished in third place in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, a 187.3-kilometre ride from Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond. Read more

Amsterdam statue of Anne Frank defaced ‘for Gaza’

An antisemitic vandal painted “Gaza” on a statue of Anne Frank, located near the famed Holocaust diarist’s first home in Amsterdam, a local Jew-hatred watchdog said on Tuesday. Read more

‘Defeating Hamas is possible’: Israeli reservists hit back at army spokesman’s pessimism

Israeli reservists hit back at the army’s chief spokesperson for suggesting during an interview that defeating Hamas might be an unattainable goal. Read more

Woollahra Council condemns City of Sydney Council over BDS

Woollahra Council has passed a motion that no changes are made to the Council’s Procurement Policy that incorporate principles aligned with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign. Read more

“Zionism proxy for Jews” being removed by Meta

Meta platforms have announced a landmark decision, treating the word “Zionist” as a proxy for Jews and removing antisemitic hate speech from the platforms when Zionist is used merely as a disguise for antisemitism. Read more

An envoy to combat antisemitism for New Zealand?

Holocaust Centre of New Zealand chair, Deborah Hart said, there is no place for violence or hatred of any kind in New Zealand and yet we have witnessed an exponential rise in antisemitism in the months since October 7th.” Read more

Legislation labelling UNRWA a ‘terror organization’ passes Knesset committee

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee unanimously approved legislation designating the UN Relief and Works Agency a “terror organization” on Tuesday. The bill now heads to the Knesset plenum for its first reading. Read more

Jillian Segal appointed special envoy to address antisemitism in Australia

Jillian Segal has been a special envoy has been appointed by the prime minister to address heightened levels of antisemitism in the community. Read more

Yad Vashem hosts 150 educators from over 40 countries at the “Holocaust Education in a Global Context” International Conference

Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Education convened its bi-annual International Educational Conference, drawing together 150 dedicated educators from 40 countries worldwide, including Melbourne’s Sonia Slonim. Read more

Israel raids Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists in UNRWA’s Gaza City headquarters

Israeli soldiers raided several terror sites in Gaza City overnight where Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were operating, including the UNRWA’s headquarters there, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday morning. Read more

Netanyahu sets red lines in hostage-release talks with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday night outlined Jerusalem’s red lines in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Starmer tells Netanyahu UK committed to cooperation with Israel

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Sunday morning that his government remains committed to continuing London and Jerusalem’s “vital cooperation to deter malign threats,” Downing Street said. Read more

MKs back civilians suspected of murdering Hamas terrorist on Oct. 7

Israeli lawmakers from across the political spectrum gave their backing on Sunday to three Israelis suspected of murdering a Gazan terrorist who infiltrated the Jewish state during the Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

Paratrooper at centre of iconic Six-Day War photo dead at 81

The central figure in an iconic 1967 photograph of three paratroopers at the liberated Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem died on Saturday. Yitzhak Yifat was 81. Read more

Israeli protesters urging Gaza hostage deal block roads

Demonstrators are taking to the streets, blocking rush hour traffic at major intersections across Israel, to push for a hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

Tunnel shaft found in Khan Yunis City Hall was Hamas gathering point

Israeli soldiers continued pressing attacks on Hamas across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning, including strikes on a tunnel shaft discovered in the Khan Yunis city hall and a UNRWA school used by the terror group as a command centre. Read more

Rambam Israel study group reports

Indigenous member of a recent AIJAC Rambam study program visiting Israel says the Jewish community has been a major friend to Australia’s First Peoples. Read more

Judicial inquiry into university antisemitism being examined

University vice-chancellors will be required to explain their failures to combat antisemitism on university campuses in a senate inquiry bitterly opposed by the Greens. Read more

Israel’s Chief Rabbis step down without successors in sight

A political struggle has left Israel without chief rabbis for the first time in the country’s history. Read more

Vale Professor Bill Rubinstein 1946-2024

The prominent Jewish historian, researcher  and intellectual Professor William (Bill) Rubinstein passed away suddenly on Monday 1 July 2024. Read more

Israel delegation to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US President Joe Biden he is sending a delegation to resume stalled negotiations on a hostage release deal with Hamas. Read more

Israel strikes Hamas terrorists holed up in two UN schools

Israeli aircraft struck terrorists operating from United Nations schools in the area of Gaza City on Thursday, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more

Report challenges UN claims of Gaza famine

A new report on Gaza hunger published on Thursday disproved a United Nations agency’s figures claiming famine in the Strip. Read more

Palestine protesters must face ‘full force’ of law: PM

The prime minister has accused protesters of undermining democracy after they breached parliamentary security to unfurl pro-Palestinian banners. Read more

Sydney uni policy ‘strangles’ protest rights: students

Students feel “strangled” and “chilled” by a new University of Sydney campus policy severely limiting their right to protest. Read more

In heated interview, Roger Waters denies Hamas rapes

Roger Waters has ignited a firestorm of controversy for denying that Hamas terrorists raped Israeli women during their brutal onslaught on Oct. 7, despite ample evidence to the contrary. Read more

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