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Children’s book scrapped after illustrator’s remarks on Bondi victims

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:09:52 +0000

The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has cancelled a forthcoming children’s book after concluding it could not proceed without appearing to endorse public comments made by its illustrator following the Bondi terror attack. Bila: A River Cycle, written by Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money and illustrated by Matt Chun, had been scheduled for release this year. […]

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Man jailed after mimicking Bondi terror attack and abusing Jews

J-Wire with AAP — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:49:12 +0000

A Sydney man who mimicked the Bondi terror attack and hurled antisemitic abuse at members of the public has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, in a case that has further shaken a community still recovering from the December massacre. Zayne McMillan, 22, was jailed on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of […]

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Royal Commission interim report to call for urgent action

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:17:08 +0000

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is expected to identify issues requiring immediate action when it delivers its interim report at the end of April, as scrutiny intensifies over possible intelligence and policing failures ahead of the Bondi terror attack. The report, due to be handed to Governor-General Sam Mostyn by 30 April, […]

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Councils to gather in Bondi for antisemitism summit

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:13:56 +0000

Waverley Council plans to co-host a national summit on antisemitism and social cohesion in Bondi later this year, ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach. Mayor Will Nemesh will propose the initiative through a Mayoral Minute at the council meeting next Tuesday. If approved, Waverley will partner with the […]

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Victims in focus as Antisemitism Royal Commission hearings begin in May

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:38:30 +0000

Survivors and victims of antisemitism will take centre stage when the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its first hearings in Sydney next month. The hearings will run from May 4 to May 15 and will examine how antisemitism is defined, how it manifests in modern Australia, and how its impact on Jewish […]

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‘From the depths’: Melbourne community gathers for Yom Hashoah commemoration

Rob Klein — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0000

Holocaust survivors and younger generations gathered side by side on Monday night as Victoria’s Jewish community marked Yom Hashoah with a powerful call to remember and reflect. About 1000 people filled Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University for the annual commemoration. The ceremony honoured the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust while recognising the […]

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 3

Joshua Dabelstein — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:20:34 +0000

An Arsenal Against Antizionism: How to Reclaim the Language (click here for part 1) (click here for part 2) If antizionism is sustained through language, then language is where it must be confronted. This is a question of accuracy, not tone or wordplay. A show of strength is not another decade of failed attempts to […]

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Magen David Adom event cancelled by Dublin concert hall

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:27:13 +0000

An event at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, at which Magen David Adom was set to feature testimony from survivors and first responders to the October 7 Hamas attacks, was cancelled by the Irish auditorium. MDA Global President and former Israeli ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, said that the decision is antisemitic. He […]

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Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:13:32 +0000

A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane court he intends to plead insanity as a protest against the legislation. Jim Dowling appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with publicly displaying a prohibited expression during a demonstration outside Boeing’s Brisbane offices on 18 […]

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 2

Joshua Dabelstein — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:38:43 +0000

Hostility as a Virtue: The Moral Logic of Antizionism (click here for part 1) Distinct forms of anti-Jewish hostility are produced in response to what a given society considers morally persuasive, intellectually legitimate, or politically necessary. What changes is the language through which violence justifies itself. This hostility tends to cluster into three dominant configurations. […]

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