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Netanyahu: ‘National security needs’ to dictate response to Iran
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:40 pm
The decision to respond to Iran’s missile attack against Israel will be “based on Israel’s national security needs,” according to a statement released by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight Monday. Read more
Plan to name Jo’burg street after terrorist illegal, SA Zionist Federation says
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:34 pm
The South African Zionist Federation has submitted a complaint to Pretoria’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, arguing that the plan to name a Johannesburg street after Palestinian plane hijacker Leila Khaled violates both domestic and international law. Read more
Australia sanctions more Iranians over missile strikes
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:17 pm
Australia has called Iran’s missile strike on Israel a ‘dangerous escalation’ of the Middle East conflict, announcing sanctions on Iranian military figures. Read more
New round of polio vaccinations underway in Gaza
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:02 pm
A 12-day polio vaccination campaign began yesterday in Gaza, targeting hundreds of thousands of children across the Strip under the age of 10. Coordinated by international aid organizations and the Israeli army, this is a second round of vaccinations. Read more
Two Israelis arrested in Iranian assassination plot
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Two Israelis were arrested for their involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate a high-profile Israeli figure, it was cleared for publication on Monday. Read more
Another Sydney restauranteur faces backlash for antisemitic posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:41 am
Nick Stone, owner of Bistro St Jacques in Redfern, Sydney, is under fire after posting antisemitic content on his Instagram account. Read more
Israel identifies the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:33 pm
The Israel Defence Forces released the names on Monday morning of the four soldiers killed in Hezbollah’s drone attack. Read more
Australian peacekeepers safe as security reviewed
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:22 pm
All Australian defence personnel including peacekeepers are secure in the Middle East, amid a call to withdraw them. Read more
Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:11 pm
A young man accused of taking part in a neo-Nazi march in Brisbane’s CBD has denied a charge that he incited others to engage in racial vilification. Read more
Hamas earned at least $500,000 on humanitarian aid’: why Israeli forces returned to Jabaliya
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 1:01 pm
As Israeli forces continue pressing a new offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, experts said the fighting was the only way to ensure Hamas does not re-establish itself in northern Gaza. Read more
Nomad owner’s antisemitic history revealed
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:53 pm
Al Yazbek, the founder of the upscale Nomad restaurant group, recently apologized for carrying a flag with a swastika superimposed over an Israeli flag at a pro-Palestine protest, but media reports that this was not an isolated incident.
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Antisemitic attack on popular Sydney bakery
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:41 pm
Avner’s Bakery in Sydney’s Surry Hills was defaced with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend, with upside-down red triangles painted on the window—a symbol used by Nazis to mark individuals in concentration camps and by Hamas to identify Jewish targets. Read more
Alcohol use at Nova Festival massacre intensified survivors’ PTSD risks, researchers say
Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:02 pm
Survivors of the massacre at the Nova music festival who consumed alcohol during the all-night rave experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, suggesting it impairs the brain’s ability to cope with trauma, Israeli researchers said on Sunday. Read more
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Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year
Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Paris Olympics star Jessica Fox has won again, taking out the overall World Cup canoe title by winning the final round in Spain. Read more
‘This medal was bigger than me’
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm
“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more
With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:34 pm
Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. Read more
Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 9:03 am
Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Read more
Features and Articles
Regime change only solution for Iran, observers say
Tehran’s ballistic-missile bombardment of Israel on Oct. 1, the hot topic has been which Iranian assets to hit in Israel’s expected retaliatory strike. Some observers say the target should be regime change. Read more
Dr Ernst Leslie Fuchs – a key advocate of the International Modern Movement in Australian architecture Read more
Lessons learnt after October 7
A year after the October 7 massacre of Israelis in 2023, what have we learnt? For Jews in the diaspora, there have been several lessons. Read more
Jew-hatred at United Nations could have been avoided
The beginnings of the Jew-hatred endemic in the United Nations today can be traced to President Obama and Vice President Biden failing to veto Security Council Resolution 2334 (Resolution 2334) – adopted on 23 December 2016 – as both were in the very act of preparing to vacate the White House to make way for Donald Trump. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: November: Persian preferences
Translated into Persian, the search for peace and regional stability—the oft-aired aspiration of the Biden-Harris administration—means giving Tehran the bomb. Read more
War fatigue settles among Palestinians
One year after the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel ignited a multi-front war between the Jewish state and Iran’s regional proxies, a discernible trend is emerging among many Palestinians, especially those in Gaza. They are getting tired of the war. Read more
This year’s celebrations of Sukkot will be rather surreal in Israel. Read more
Have you heard... ?
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Players have fine-tuned their acting skills under the tutorage of well-respected producer/director Moira Blumenthal. Read more
New Head of Senior School at Masada
Friday, September 27, 2024 at 3:57 pm
Lucy Benjamin has been appointed as Sydney’s Masada College’s new Head of Senior School. Read more
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:02 pm
Over 150 leaders and volunteers from the Indian and Jewish communities joined together for dinner on Monday night to commemorate Haifa Day. Read more
A heartbreaking story: love and loss during the Holocaust in Greece
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Sydney luminary Vic Alhadeff is the playwright behind “Torn Apart by War”, inspired by true events and the subject of a play-reading at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue this weekend. Read more
Benjamin Zipser appointed judge
Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Benjamin Zipser has been appointed as a Judge to the Parramatta Registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2). Read more
Young-Gen
Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more
Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”
The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more
Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
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