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Israel cleared to compete in Eurovision 2026 after broadcasters drop vote

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:46 pm

Israel will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after participating broadcasters dropped a proposed ballot on the issue, following reforms aimed at improving the event’s “transparency and neutrality,” the European Broadcasting Union stated on Thursday. Read more

Rebuilding the mind after cancer: a new remote program offers hope

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 4:57 pm

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers hopeful news: a remote, group-based cognitive rehabilitation program may help survivors regain confidence, improve everyday functioning, and feel less alone. Read more

Adass to rebuild stronger a year after synagogue firebombed

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 5:01 pm

Leaders of international Jewish communities walked through the debris of a Melbourne synagogue a year after it was firebombed as two accused men faced court. Read more

Israel confirms return of Sudthisak Rinthalak’s remains

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:44 pm

Israel’s National Centre for Forensic Medicine confirmed on Thursday morning that the body returned by Hamas the previous day was Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker, the Israel Defence Forces announced. Read more

UN spokesman doesn’t name Albanese but refutes controversial comment on press freedom

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:35 pm

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, didn’t name Francesca Albanese in response to a question from JNS about the special rapporteur’s comment that appeared to partly justify an attack on journalists. Read more

Guinness World Records reportedly no longer accepting submissions from Israel, Palestinian territories

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:09 pm

Guinness World Records is no longer accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories, Jerusalem-based NGO “Matnat Chaim” said on Wednesday. Read more

Ex-TV star facing ‘restorative justice’ for Nazi salute

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 3:33 pm

A magistrate has asked lawyers for a former Australian soap actor to make inquiries into a unique form of punishment for performing a Nazi salute. Read more

JNF welcomes people with disabilities for accessible trails across Israel

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) on Monday invited persons with disabilities to four accessible hiking trails ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked on Dec. 3. Read more

Search continues for missing school leaver swept out to sea off NSW coast

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 2:06 pm

NSW Police have confirmed they are continuing efforts on land and water in a scaled-back capacity as the search for 18-year-old Astin Gerstl enters another day.

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World Jewish leaders unite in Australia against rising hate

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 12:43 pm

Jewish leaders from the world’s seven largest diaspora communities met in Sydney today for the first J7 Task Force Summit held in Australia warning that the sharp rise in antisemitism here is part of a wider global pattern.

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Einstein like you’ve never seen him: rare personal letter surfaces in Tel Aviv

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6:21 pm

A newly surfaced letter attributed to Albert Einstein offers a rare, intimate look at the man behind the equations, including one striking note in which the physicist reflects with warmth and candour on a former research assistant who helped him work on the theory of relativity. Read more

Not hostages

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:39 pm

Following the completion of the identification process at the National Centre of Forensic Medicine, it was determined that the findings brought yesterday for examination from the Gaza Strip are not linked to any of the fallen hostages. Read more

New film examines UNRWA’s role as UN prepares mandate renewal vote

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:34 pm

A new documentary offering a sweeping look at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is set to make its U.S. debut in New York on Tuesday night. The film comes as the United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on renewing UNRWA’s mandate later in December. Read more

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Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:20 pm

Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. Read more

Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:45 pm

2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Read more

Protesters disrupt Kiwi cyclists’ Israeli team at La Vuelta

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 5:40 pm

New Zealand cyclist George Bennett and his Israel–Premier Tech teammates were forced to a halt during the fifth stage of the prestigious Vuelta a España after protesters blocked the road waving Palestinian flags. Read more

Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 5:29 pm

Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a tumour removed from her kidney. Read more

Features and Articles

The canonisation of Marwan Barghouti

Celebrity narcissists looking for another virtue to signal have alighted upon a fresh cause appropriate to their moral stature: freedom for a notorious mass murderer of the innocent. Read more

Lunacy unleashed

Journalists and those working in the mainstream news media are familiar with the expression “the silly season.” Read more

Excessive Weddings

It has been part of my life as a rabbi to attend weddings; more often than not to “perform.” Read more

’Tis the season to be jihadi

It’s that time of year again: Christmas trees and Chanukah menorahs; tinsel and dreidels; plum puddings and potato latkes; Christmas caroling and Adam Sandler’s Chanukah song—and, of course, everyone’s favourite holiday cheer: Muslims proving once again that “Peace on Earth and goodwill toward Men” is a Judeo-Christian tradition that they want no part of. Read more

Alon Ohel reveals how he survived two years of torment in Gaza

During an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that aired on Monday, released hostage Alon Ohel, 24, said he is alive today because he made a conscious decision to survive. Read more

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Podcast: L’Chaim to Life

Malka Lawrence speaks with Bianca Stern, General Manager of ‘All Things =’, a café and social enterprise in Balaclava that celebrates differences and creates meaningful employment pathways for people of all abilities. Read more

Israel needs an end to lawfare, not a presidential pardon

There are some sound reasons for Israeli President Isaac Herzog to choose not to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But none of them have anything to do with justice, defending the Jewish state’s judicial system or even its democracy. Read more

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:59 pm

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Winner of the Arthur Rubinstein Musical Society visits Australia

Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Australian Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Musical Society, a prestigious Israeli piano competition, brought prize winner and Japanese piano sensation Yukine Kuroki to Melbourne and Sydney recently for sell-out recitals. Read more

Photo gallery: Pre-Chanukah celebration at NSW Parliament House

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 6:15 pm

NSW Premier Chris Minns and newly elected Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane used this year’s pre-Chanukah celebration at Parliament House to deliver firm messages of solidarity with the Jewish community. Read more

The launch of AUXiL

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:24 am

Australia Israel Exchange this past week signalled a major step forward in strengthening commercial, technological, and research ties between Australia and Israel. Read more

“Bound By History – For We Are One”

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 4:03 pm

The “Bound By History” event scheduled for December 2 was initiated as a response to the deeply disturbing rise in hostility towards Israel, the Jewish community in Australia and those who advocate for shared humanity since 7 October 2023. Read more

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Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program ignites innovation and visit to Israel

The Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program is uniquely designed to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation among our Year 11 students. Read more

Moriah College students excel in HSC 

Moriah College’s Class of 2024 has delivered exceptional results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), underscoring the school’s academic rigour and commitment to holistic student development. Read more

Two Mount Scopus students achieve ATAR score of 99.90

Mount Scopus graduating class’s efforts have gained praise from principal Dan Sztrajt. Read more

Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards

Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
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Seven-year-old Zachary’s mission to support the wounded

Seven-year-old Zachary Berman, a Year 1 student at Mount Sinai College in Maroubra, Australia, is turning personal challenges into a mission of compassion. Read more

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