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Trump to announce Gaza Peace Council members in early 2026
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:53 pm
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening that the appointment of a Gaza Peace Council will take place next year. Read more
First material evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield discovered near Jerusalem
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:41 pm
New archaeological finds in the hills south of Jerusalem may offer the first material evidence from one of Judah Maccabee’s battles, the Press Service of Israel has learned, as the Chanukah holiday approaches. Read more
A Hakoah director for 24 years
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:17 pm
He was 21, still studying law and not a soccer fan, but Frank Lowy wanted George Farkas to join the Hakoah board ahead of the new club’s opening on Hall St in 1975. Read more
Two Perth men sentenced over Nazi gestures after March for Australia
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 3:52 pm
A Perth man has been fined after performing a Nazi salute six times at a CBD pub following August’s March for Australia rally, which drew an estimated 10,000 people to the WA capital. A second man, sentenced separately on the same day, avoided jail time for charges involving a Nazi gesture and racial abuse.
NZ Parliament briefly disrupted by protest demanding sanctions on Israel
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:13 pm
Parliament was briefly disrupted today as a small group of protesters staged a demonstration from the public gallery, demanding that New Zealand impose sanctions on Israel. Read more
Nurses who threatened to kill Jewish patients committed for trial
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Two dismissed nurses who allegedly made violent antisemitic threats during an online video chat with a Jewish social media personality appeared in a Sydney court on Tuesday, with both moving closer to District Court trials.
Police entered UNRWA’s compound over unpaid taxes and security concerns, Jerusalem deputy mayor says
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Israeli police raided the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on Monday, raising an Israeli flag over the compound. Read more
AFP charges three men with Nazi-related offences in national crackdown on extremism
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:18 pm
The Australian Federal Police have charged three men with offences linked to Nazi symbols and extremist material. This forms part of a coordinated national operation announced this week aimed at groups that threaten Australia’s social cohesion.
UIA Australia leadership transition as Esther Frenkiel concludes four-year term
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:54 pm
United Israel Appeal Australia has praised Esther Frenkiel as she concluded her four-year term as Federal President, and welcomed Andrew Boyarsky as her successor. Read more
International Jewish leaders call for urgent action on antisemitism
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:19 pm
Leaders from major Jewish communities across the world concluded a significant visit to Australia last week, using their time in Sydney and Melbourne to voice growing concern about the sharp rise in antisemitism and the strain it has placed on Australian Jewry.
Bialik College staff member dismissed after students view inappropriate images on laptop
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:44 pm
Melbourne school, Bialik College has dismissed a staff member after students in Years 6 and 7 briefly saw adult images on the employee’s laptop during a class session last week.
Jerusalem Israel’s ‘rightful capital,’ says Trump says on anniversary of city’s recognition
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:40 pm
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 6 that his decision on that day in 2017 to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to begin the process of moving the U.S. embassy there was “a transformative step forward in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.” Read more
Injured Israeli soldiers needing care to hit 100,000, ministry says
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that the number of wounded troops and security personnel requiring long-term care has climbed to 82,400, with a rapidly growing share suffering from psychological trauma. 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
A soldier’s new mission – fighting antisemitism
On the night of October 10, 2023, days after the massacre in Israel, crowds chanted ‘Where’s the Jews?’ at the Sydney Opera House. Watching the news the next day, Col Michael Scott turned to his wife. ‘I can’t stay silent,’ he said. It was at the moment he realised he had a responsibility to act.
Mirrie Irma Jaffa Hill, OBE – a prolific Australian composer of her time Read more
This week’s cartoon: The 3 No’s of Hamas’s Pieces Plan Read more
AI outs Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as HKOPS author
Chat GPT has outed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) as the real author of the four versions of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) published on the purported author Ali Shihabi’s website. Read more
On Both Sides of The Wall: A resistance fighter’s firsthand account of the Warsaw Ghetto
A riveting account of Warsaw Ghetto resistance Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Netanyahu deserves exoneration, not a pardon
Since submitting a formal request for a pardon from Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been issuing explanations for what many of his supporters consider a disappointing move. Read more
Britain’s new far-left party may be Jeremy Corbyn’s undoing
Like a stubborn stain that clings to your shirt no matter how many times you venture to the dry cleaners, Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom, refuses to disappear. 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
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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Chanukah runs from Sunday evening, 14 December to Monday night, 22 December. Read more
Dec-15 4:55pm SBS World Movies: The Scarlet and the Black
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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