The antisemitism driving Jewish musicians off Australian stages
Australian performer Deborah Conway has told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that Jewish musicians are being targeted, cancelled and professionally punished because of their Jewish identity and connection to Israel.
How to define an antisemite
May 13, 2026 by JNS
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The rise of Jew-hatred in America can be reversed, but only if it is fought differently.
Federal Budget adds $68.7 million in new Jewish community support
In tonight’s federal Budget, the Albanese government announced $68.7 million in new Jewish community-specific funding.
More than 80 percent of Australian Jewish women report antisemitism
May 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Jewish women in Australia are experiencing antisemitism at alarming rates, with more than 80 per cent saying they or an immediate family member has been targeted since October 7, new research shows.
Buried in the algorithm
May 12, 2026 by JNS
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TikTok did not invent antisemitism; it gave it speed. It gave ancient hatred a stage small enough to fit in a hand and large enough to shape a generation.
Moshe David
Social media posts expose ugly rise in antisemitic abuse
Antisemitic comments have flooded the online “public square”, the Royal Commission has been told, affecting the experience of many Jews on social media.
Albanese says alleged antisemitic abuse at netball match is “beyond belief”
May 11, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the alleged antisemitic abuse directed at Jewish children during a Sydney netball match, describing the incident as “beyond belief” and warning that hateful language is increasingly being normalised through social media.
Perth teenager’s online abuse among harrowing accounts at antisemitism commission
Jewish children have delivered some of the most powerful and distressing testimony to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, describing how abuse at school, online harassment and fears for their safety have become part of everyday life in Australia.
Behind every Royal Commission witness are hundreds too afraid to speak
For every witness who has appeared before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, there are likely thousands of other Jewish Australians with equally compelling stories who have chosen not to testify publicly.
Abraham Foxman, towering champion against antisemitism, dies at 86
Abraham H. Foxman, the Holocaust survivor who became one of the most influential Jewish leaders in the United States and a relentless global voice against antisemitism, has died at the age of 86.
The Royal Commission seeks truth, not ideological ‘balance’
May 11, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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A Sydney councillor with a long record of antizionist activism has urged supporters of the pro-Palestinian movement to “flood” the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with submissions.
The antizionist contagion
May 10, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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Over the past few days, antisemitism has exploded as an issue in Britain. It was a reaction to two developments.
Police charge woman over alleged antisemitic abuse at children’s netball match
May 10, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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A 42-year-old woman has been charged and provisionally suspended from all netball activities after allegedly directing antisemitic abuse at Jewish children during an under-12s match at Heffron Park in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
“Coffee on Little Collins Street”: the unbearable insult of the ISIS returnees
May 8, 2026 by Elliot Vesely
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There is a particular kind of unease that comes from reading reports that a woman recently repatriated from Syria, after spending years living under ISIS rule, said the thing she “missed most” was a coffee on Melbourne’s Little Collins Street.
Second hearing block of Royal Commission to examine lead-up to Bondi terror attack
May 8, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has announced that the second hearing block will have a major focus on the circumstances surrounding the December 2025 terror attack at Bondi Beach during the “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration.
Jewish nurse ‘urged to empathise’ with Bondi gunmen
At the Royal Commission today, a Jewish health worker explained how she was urged to put herself in the shoes of the Bondi gunmen during an employer-organised counselling session.
US extremist content creator banned from Australia for life
Controversial American online personality Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, known online as “Sneako”, has been permanently barred from applying for an Australian visa after the federal government cancelled his current visa over concerns about hateful, antisemitic and extremist content.
Firebombing of Kosher restaurant destroyed communal hub
Kosher eatery Lewis’ Continental Kitchen served customers in Bondi for over 50 years before being firebombed in an alleged antisemitic attack.
Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust
The Royal Commission has heard how Jewish students were bullied while learning about the Holocaust.
Sydney Grammar suspends Year 12 student over alleged antisemitic AI video
May 6, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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Sydney Grammar School has suspended a Year 12 student after an allegedly antisemitic AI-generated video targeting a Jewish classmate was circulated on social media, according to reporting by the Daily Telegraph.
Hate speech charge laid over banner at neo-Nazi rally
A man has been arrested after allegedly unveiling an antisemitic banner at a rally organised by prominent neo-Nazis outside a state parliament.
Accused Bondi shooter faces 19 new charges
The man accused over the Bondi Beach Chanukah attack that left 15 people dead is facing 19 additional criminal charges, according to court documents filed in Sydney.
“The Intifada is already globalised” – rally met by counter-protest
May 6, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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A controversial rally centred on the slogan “Globalise the Intifada” drew around 150 people to Charles Kernan Reserve in Darlington last night. Nearby a similarly sized counter-protest condemned the phrase as inflammatory and threatening to Jewish communities.
Update: man arrested after antisemitic incident outside hearings
May 6, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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A 68-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly wearing a shirt displaying an offensive symbol outside the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hearing venue in Sydney.
AFP launches online counter-terrorism centre in shadow of Bondi Terror attack
The Australian Federal Police has today announced a new Counter Terrorism Online Centre aimed at detecting and disrupting extremist threats.
Former Age editor calls out antisemitism in submission
May 6, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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Veteran journalist Michael Gawenda has written a submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, drawing on a long career in Australian media, including as editor in chief of The Age.
Global antisemitic violence reaches highest level in decades, Tel Aviv University report finds
Tel Aviv University has reported a sharp rise in violent antisemitic attacks worldwide, with 2025 recording the highest number of Jewish deaths from such incidents in more than 30 years.
New UK arson attack as PM meets on antisemitism
Britain’s wave of antisemitic attacks “are a crisis for everyone”, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says, as police investigate arson on another Jewish site.
Royal Commission – antisemitism ‘interlaced’ with actions of Israel
While most Jewish Australians hold a strong attachment to the state of Israel, opinions on the government and its policies vary greatly, an inquiry has heard.
Jewish Australians forced to hide identity due to abuse
One Jewish Australian now covers his kippah with a baseball cap after being violently abused while bystanders did nothing, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been told.
