Jewish Campus Taskforce to be reinstated for Semester 2

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) continues to address antisemitism on university campuses. Read more

MPs talk of their visit to Israel

Member for Caulfield and Deputy Leader of Victorian State Opposition David Southwick joined five other State Liberal MP participants in AIJAC’s Rambam Fellowship Program in recounting their recent visit to Israel at a luncheon for AIJAC supporters in Melbourne. Read more

Goulburn’s Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Goulburn is a NSW state heritage site and requires a conservation management plan to ensure its preservation. Read more

Labor votes to suspend outspoken pro-Palestine senator

Labor parliamentarians have endorsed the prime minister’s suspension of a senator for crossing the floor as senior ministers call for unity. Read more

Ultra-Orthodox men clash with Israeli police at rally

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem while protesting a court order for them to enlist for military service. Read more

Hezbollah drone attack wounds 18 IDF soldiers, one seriously

Eighteen Israel Defence Forces soldiers were wounded, one seriously, by a Hezbollah suicide drone attack near a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights on Sunday afternoon, the army confirmed. Read more

Turkey refuses to refuel El Al flight in medical emergency

An El Al flight which diverted to Turkey on Sunday for a medical emergency was refused requests to refuel at the airport in apparent violation of international aviation laws. Read more

Israel – Premier Tech professional cycling team kicks off its fifth Tour de France

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Payman ‘exiled’ from Labor after Palestine floor cross

Fatima Payman has described being isolated by the Labor Party and colleagues after being suspended from caucus for crossing the floor to support a pro-Palestine motion. Read more

Noemie completes Fox family Olympic selection

Noemie Fox has been officially confirmed as the last member of the Fox family to earn Olympic selection, named to compete in the kayak cross in Paris. Read more

WIZO NSW launches younger division

WIZO NSW’s younger division, Lev Echad, has been launched following a 10-day trip to Israel with nine members of the new group. Read more

Labor to meet after defiant senator suspended over Gaza

Government MPs are set to meet for the first time after an explosive interview resulted in a senator being suspended from the Labor caucus. Read more

Labor, Meretz unite to form new party: ‘The Democrats’

Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties announced on Sunday that they will unite into a new party, called the “Democrats.” Read more

A steep decline in measures of national resilience six months into the war

A continuing study from Tel Aviv University and the Tel Hai Academic College tracked the resilience of Israelis for six months, at four points in time following the outbreak of the war. Read more

Gruenfeld’s Gambit: Israeli chess master wins deaf world title

In a triumph for Israeli chess, Yehuda Gruenfeld clinched the title of World Champion for the Deaf in Belgrade on Sunday. Read more

Defiant senator suspended from Labor over Palestine

Senator Fatima Payman has been suspended from the Labor Party caucus after vowing to continue crossing the floor in support of Palestinian statehood. Read more

Crossbow attacker killed near Israeli embassy in Serbia

An attacker who fired a crossbow at a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade has been shot dead in what President Aleksandar Vucic called a terrorist attack against Serbia. Read more

En route to the Tour: Oct 7 survivors join Israeli cycling team in Florence

Two survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre took off in a private jet from Tel Aviv for Italy on Wednesday to meet up with the Israeli team competing in the world’s most prestigious cycling race. Read more

Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions

Christie’s auction house anticipates an explosive sale price for a two-page letter from 1939 that laid the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Read more

Judicial inquiry into university antisemitism bill gets its second reading

Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attack on 7 October 2023, Shadow Minister for Education, Sarah Henderson, has led the charge in holding the Albanese government and universities to account for the dramatic increase in antisemitism at Australian universities.   Read more

Polarized society raised probability of October 7 attack

Seventy-two per cent of Israelis believe internal divisions over judicial reform increased the likelihood of Hamas’s October 7 attack, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read more

Ministers back benching senator for pro-Palestine vote

The most effective way to stand against the “awful situation” in the Middle East is in unison, cabinet minister Katy Gallagher says as she defends Labor’s policy of not allowing members to cross the floor. Read more

Students face expulsion over uni Palestine encampments

University of Melbourne students say they face expulsion after taking part in campus pro-Palestine encampments. Read more

Israel releases photos of doctor in Islamic Jihad uniform following aid group’s denials

The Israel Defence Forces released photos of Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket specialist Fadi al-Wadiya wearing the terror group’s uniform after Doctors Without Borders confirmed he was a staffer but denied he was a terrorist. Wadiya was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Tuesday while bicycling to work. Read more

Former Jerusalem mufti indicted for inciting terror

Israeli prosecutors filed an indictment in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday against the former Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, for inciting terror in remarks praising terrorists. Read more

The University of Sydney deal with protestors: the community responds

Six organisations have penned a Joint Statement on the University of Sydney’s agreement with pro-Palestine protestors. Read more

Parents of Paris antisemitic gang-rape victim speak out

The parents of the 12-year-old girl, identified only as “A,” who was gang raped in a Paris suburb on June 15, recently spoke with the French daily Le Parisien “to bear witness to the ordeal experienced by their eldest daughter.” Read more

BDS rears its ugly head at the City of Sydney Council

The City of Sydney has voted to adopt a BDS against suppliers involved in “human rights abuses in Palestine”. Read more

SJM equips students to deal with antisemitism

Each year, 35,000 students visit the Sydney Jewish Museum to learn about the impact of the Holocaust by meeting survivors and taking part in a series of specialist workshops. Read more

New Israeli MRI technique offers hope for early pancreatic cancer detection

Pancreatic cancer is notorious for its late detection and high mortality rate, but a new Israeli approach to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that illuminates pancreatic tumours offers hope for earlier diagnoses and treatment. Read more

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