‘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

Payman laments ‘injustice’ as she slams door on Labor

A teary Fatima Payman has vowed to work through death threats and anger from Labor colleagues to push for Palestinian rights after she quit the party. Read more

War with Hezbollah? Don’t bank on Australian support

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has voiced its concern that news reports claim that Israel’s ambassador to Australia was advised by the Australian deputy foreign minister that there would be no support if a war breaks out with Hezbollah. Read more

Ceasefire shows signs of revival

Signs of renewed activity have emerged in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Eylon Levy to address JNF annual campaign

Eylon Levy, the official spokesperson for the Government of Israel immediately following October 7 will headline the 2024 JNF Annual Campaign. Read more

UN investigative unit probing allegations against anti-Israel official

The investigative unit of the United Nations opened a case probing whether pro-Hamas lobbying groups funded Francesca Albanese’s trips in 2023 to Australia and New Zealand. Read more

Mother of rescued hostage Noa Argamani dies of brain cancer

Liora Argamani, whose daughter Noa was held captive in Gaza for 246 days following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, died Tuesday after a prolonged battle with brain cancer. Read more

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