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ZFA welcomes Israel-Lebanon agreement

The Zionist Federation of Australia has hailed the new Israel–Lebanon framework agreement as a key chance for Lebanon to...

High profile barrister urges Royal Commission to confront institutional antisemitism

Non-Jewish Melbourne barrister Philip Crutchfield KC has urged the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to confront what...

Al-Qaeda affiliate glorifies Bondi massacre and calls for copycat attacks

A Yemen-based affiliate of Al-Qaeda has glorified the Bondi Beach massacre and urged supporters in Western countries to carry...

Are Jewish Australians being given answers?

There is a question hanging over the Australian Jewish community: when something happens that shocks us, frightens us or...

Jewish woman alleges antisemitic abuse at Vodafone store

A disabled elderly Jewish woman has alleged she was subjected to antisemitic abuse and filmed without consent while seeking...

Greens councillors oppose local government motion against antisemitism and racism

A national local government motion urging a coordinated national framework to tackle antisemitism and racism has passed today despite...

UIA Women’s Division helping rebuild the heartbeat of Jerusalem

For Israeli mothers raising babies through war, trauma and uncertainty, support can change everything. The first 1,000 days of a...

Heritage College students stand with Jewish community

Students at a school in Melbourne’s south-east have held a Holocaust remembrance ceremony after taking the initiative to show...

Sydney Jewish Writers Festival takes stories from page to stage

The Sydney Jewish Writers Festival will move beyond the printed page this August with the launch of Festival of...

Royal commission puts campus antisemitism under scrutiny

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will examine antisemitism at Australian universities during public hearings in Melbourne...

Health regulator adopts IHRA definition in healthcare antisemitism response

Australia’s health regulator has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism as a reference tool in its...

Meta faces scrutiny as Facebook algorithm amplifies Holocaust hate

Meta is facing renewed scrutiny over its handling of online antisemitism just days before company representatives are due to...