Biden says no Gaza ceasefire deal soon
President Joe Biden says he doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal in the near future, as a US-backed proposal with global support has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas. Read more
Blinken: Hamas response to hostage proposal is unworkable
June 13, 2024 by Charles Bybelezer - JNS
Hamas’s official response to Israel’s hostages-for-ceasefire proposal included modifications that are not workable, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Read more
Israel directs $35 million in Palestinian Authority funds to terror victims
June 13, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered 130 million shekels ($35 million) in tax revenue collected for the Palestinian Authority be redirected to terror victims, Smotrich said on Thursday morning. Read more
Hamas denies it presented new ideas for truce deal
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan has denied that the Palestinian Islamist group has put forward new ideas for the US-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it had suggested numerous changes. Read more
UNSC adopts US-backed Gaza ceasefire resolution
June 11, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution aimed at reaching a three-phase ceasefire deal to end the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Shavuot greetings from Peter Dutton
June 11, 2024 by J-Wire
On behalf of the Coalition, I extend my warmest wishes to our more than 100,000 strong Australian Jewish community as you observe Shavuot. Read more
Uncovering history: British nobility coats-of-arms found in Jerusalem hospital
June 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The walls of a historic Jerusalem building have revealed a rich tapestry of early 20th-century British nobility and royal insignias, thanks to new research conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Read more
US mulls own talks on hostage deal with Hamas: report
June 11, 2024 by AAP
US officials are considering negotiating a unilateral deal with Palestinian Hamas terrorists to release five US hostages held in the Gaza Strip if ceasefire talks involving Israel fail, NBC News reports. Read more
King’s Birthday Awards: add on an AO and two AMs to the Jewish list
June 10, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It is not unusual for readers to reach out when members of the community who are recipients of the King’s Birthday honours have been omitted from our list. Here three more: Read more
Noemie Fox locks in Olympic spot in kayak cross
Noemie Fox will join her Olympic gold medal-winning sister Jessica in the Australian canoe team for the Paris Games after a brilliant performance in the kayak cross on the final day of the World Cup meet in Prague. Read more
Palestine soccer boss visa decision not my call: PM
June 10, 2024 by AAP
The Prime Minister has distanced himself from a decision to deny the boss of Palestinian football entry into Australia ahead of a World Cup qualifier. Read more
Federal minister joins Middle East crisis talks on Gaza
June 10, 2024 by J-Wire
Australia will join Middle East emergency talks over the deteriorating situation in Gaza after hundreds of Palestinians were reportedly killed in an Israeli rescue mission. Read more
Blinken back as cease-fire proposal hangs in balance
June 10, 2024 by AAP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal hangs in the balance after the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages in a military raid and turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read more
Hostage’s father dies hours before his rescue
June 10, 2024 by JNS
Yossi Jan, 57, died on Saturday just hours before his son Almog Meir Jan was rescued from captivity in Gaza along with three other Israeli hostages. Read more
Gantz announces departure from wartime unity government
June 10, 2024 by JNS
War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday night announced his National Unity Party’s departure from the government set up in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing Gaza war. Read more
Israeli High Court orders government to explain ban on Al Jazeera
June 10, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered the government to respond to a petition demanding that the Al-Jazeera Law — which allows for foreign news services to be temporarily shut down — be annulled. Read more
Israeli hostage rescued from home of a Palestinian journalist
June 9, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Israeli hostage Noa Argamani was rescued from the home of Palestinian journalist Abdallah Aljamal on Saturday, raising questions about the role of Gaza civilians holding abductees. Read more
King’s Birthday Honours 2024
June 9, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A hearty mazeltov to all members of the Australian Jewish community who Australia has recognised, including two rabbis with very differents stories.
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Israeli rescue operation signals promising momentum in war, expert says
June 9, 2024 by Sveta Listratov
In the aftermath of Israel’s rescue of four hostages in a bold daylight raid on Saturday, one military expert said the operation would increase the likelihood of Hamas making meaningful concessions for a hostage release and ceasefire. Read more
Protesters clash with police at pro-Palestinian rally
June 9, 2024 by AAP
Tensions have flared at a pro-Palestine rally where police have used pepper spray in an attempt to control protesters. Read more
Israel’s FM calls UN decision to ‘blacklist’ Israel’s military ‘shameful’
June 9, 2024 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has slammed the UN Secretary General’s decision to include the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) in a blacklist of countries and entities that harm children during conflict, saying Israel rejects this move “with disgust” and calling it “shameful.” Read more
Palestine football boss denied entry into Aust: reports
June 9, 2024 by AAP
Reports the head of the Palestine Football Association has been denied entry into Australia is a matter for the government, according to Football Australia. Read more
Home! Video footage
June 9, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Video of the rescued hostages meeting their loved ones. Read more
Fox paddles to another World Cup medal as Paris looms
June 9, 2024 by AAP
Three-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox has bagged another World Cup medal, winning silver in the women’s kayak final at the ICF World Cup 2 in Prague, Czech Republic. Read more
Israeli hostage freed in time to visit terminal mother – rescuer dies from wounds
June 9, 2024 by AAP J-Wire
Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother. Read more
Israeli forces rescue four hostages from Gaza
June 8, 2024 by Charles Bybelezer - JNS
Israeli forces on Saturday rescued four hostages from two separate locations in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. Read more
Actor Michael Douglas visits Kibbutz Be’eri, hard hit by Hamas on Oct. 7
June 7, 2024 by JNS
During a solidarity trip to Israel this week, Jewish actor Michael Douglas, 79, met with the families of hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip and toured areas of the country’s south, including the site of the Nova music festival, where 364 attendees were murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists after they infiltrated the southern border. Read more
Court denounces ‘hateful’ soccer match Nazi salutes
June 7, 2024 by AAP
A magistrate has issued a stern warning that Nazi symbols were not to be tolerated after convicting three Croatians who made a Hitler salute during the 2022 Australia Cup final. Read more
Israel strikes Hamas, Islamic Jihad Squads hiding in UNRWA school
June 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli aircraft struck a compound inside a UN Relief and Works Agency school in Gaza where Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were hiding, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war in truce
June 6, 2024 by AAP
The leader of Hamas says the group will demand a permanent end to the war in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal as part of a ceasefire plan, dealing an apparent blow to a truce proposal touted last week by US President Joe Biden. Read more
