US officials to meet Israeli PM’s advisers over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top advisers are set to meet White House adviser Jake Sullivan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington DC amid tensions between the two allies over Israel’s war in Gaza, officials say. Read more

Australian government called on to proscribe IRGC as a terrorist organisation

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has called on the Federal Government to emulate its Canadian counterpart and list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. Read more

Trades Hall vandals slammed for ‘performative stunt’

Vandals have targeted the heart of Victoria’s union movement by spray-painting anti-police and pro-Palestine slogans on the building, demanding the police union be kicked out. Read more

Orthodox parties threaten to topple government over ‘Rabbis Bill,’ yeshiva deferments

Two Orthodox parties on Wednesday threatened to topple the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew a controversial “Rabbis Bill” from the Knesset agenda the previous day. The governing coalition is already strained by the contentious legislation to grant deferments to yeshiva students. Read more

Two boys accused of raping 12-year-old Jewish girl in France

Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities say. Read more

IDF green-lights ‘operational plans’ for Lebanon

The Israel Defence Forces’ Northern Command has approved operational plans for a war against the Hezbollah terrorist group in Southern Lebanon, the army announced on Tuesday. Read more

Bret Stephens tells AIJAC that we may be reliving the days of Theodore Herzl

The Jews have unfortunately re-entered history after October 7, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens told a large crowd at the Central Synagogue this week during an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) event. Read more

JCCV shocked by level of anti-Jewish hate

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) remains shocked and appalled at the level of anti-Jewish hate in the local community. Read more

Canoe superstar Fox riding emotions en route to Paris

Like the rapids she regularly conquers, Paris Olympics triple gold-medal threat Jessica Fox has recently faced some turbulent times. Read more

Josh Burns’ office smashed and set on fire

Vandals have smashed windows and set fire to the front of federal Labor MP Josh Burns’ Melbourne electoral office in what he has branded a “politically motivated attack”. Read more

After Gantz exit, Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed members of his government of his intent to dissolve the War Cabinet set up after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Read more

Seinfeld roasts anti-Israel heckler at Sydney comedy show

A Sydney audience on Sunday cheered comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s response to a heckler who interrupted his stand-up show with shouts of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Read more

IDF has destroyed half of Hamas’s fighting forces in Rafah

Around half of Hamas’s battalions in its last bastion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza have been dismantled during the current military operation there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more

Israel: Dozens of hostages held in Gaza remain alive

Many of the 120 hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip are believed to be alive, a senior Israeli official involved in ongoing negotiations with the terrorist organization said on Tuesday. Read more

UN: ‘No supporting evidence’ of famine in northern Gaza

A UN committee of experts said in a recently released report that there is “no supporting evidence” to conclude that there is a famine in Gaza. Read more

IDF: Hezbollah ‘jeopardising future of Lebanon’

Intensifying aggression by Iran-backed Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border is driving the Middle East towards a wider escalation that could have catastrophic consequences for Lebanon and the region, Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. Read more

Jerusalem will not commit to ending war until hostages released

Jerusalem will not commit to ending the war in Gaza until Hamas releases all of the hostages held by the terrorist group, according to a senior Israeli official. Read more

Activists launch ‘Week of Disruption’ in bid to bring down Netanyahu

Israeli opposition groups kicked off a “Week of Disruption” on Sunday aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and forcing an election within four months. Read more

Israeli excavation reveals first evidence of little-known Gallus revolt against Rome

The discovery of a large, 1,650-year-old public building and a hoard of coins at an excavation in Lod provides the first compelling evidence of the little-known Gallus Revolt against Rome, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Sunday. Read more

‘Nazi hunter’ would support Le Pen’s party in France

Serge Klarsfeld, a lawyer who became known as a Nazi hunter, has caused a stir in France with his comments on Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. Read more

Fox is poles apart with gold medal spree ahead of Games

Australia’s Jessica Fox won three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland, to take her World Cup gold medal tally past 50 in a perfect warm-up for next month’s Olympic Games. Read more

Israeli High Court suspends state comptroller’s probe into Oct 7 failures

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday ordered State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman to suspend his investigation into the failures the security services of October 7 pending a hearing on the matter in July. Read more

ZFA to call on Australian government to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organisation

The explosive investigation by the Nine Newspapers must be a wake-up call – Hizb ut-Tahrir is promoting terrorism, hatred and violence. Read more

IDF announces daily 11-hour ‘humanitarian pauses’ in southern Gaza

Israel will observe daily 11-hour “humanitarian pauses” in its operation against Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip, and will increase aid shipments into the area, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday. Read more

Ten IDF soldiers killed fighting Hamas in Gaza

Ten Israel Defence Forces soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the military announced on Sunday morning. One additional soldier passed away from wounds sustained during fighting last week, according to the IDF. Read more

Canoe star Jessica Fox completes golden half-century

Paddling phenomenon Jessica Fox continues her impressive build-up to the Paris Olympics, clinching a 50th World Cup gold medal with a second success in as many days. Read more

Two wounded as Hezbollah fires 150 rockets at northern Israel

Two Israelis sustained light wounds on Thursday when rocket shrapnel fell in Katzrin, the largest Israeli community in the Golan Heights. Read more

Australian War Memorial defaced, pro-Palestine graffiti

The Australian War Memorial has been daubed with pro-Palestinian slogans. Read more

Muslims in Israel: Statistics bureau releases latest data on eve of Hajj

To mark Eid al-Adha (“Feast of the Sacrifice”), a Muslim holiday that marks the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released data about the Muslim population of Israel. Read more

An OAM for Jenny Morris

Coming with family tradition, Sydney’s Jenny Morris was awarded an OAM on the King’s Birthday honours roll. We missed her. We found her. Read more

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