Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision

The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

Israel accepts ceasefire, says all war objectives were met

Israel confirmed its agreement to a U.S.-brokered bilateral ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday but warned it will “respond forcefully to any violation,” according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Read more

Search for Survivors in Beer-Sheva Continues, Iran Says Ceasefire Has Begun

Israeli rescue crews in Beer-Sheva continued to search for survivors in the rubble of a multi-story apartment building that was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile on Tuesday morning.

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Beersheva terrorist appeared to have ‘acted in line with ISIS manuals’

Muhammad Abu Al-Kiyan, an Israeli man in his mid-30s from the Bedouin town of Houra who murdered four Israelis in a combined car-ramming and knife-stabbing attack in Beersheva on Tuesday, appeared to have acted in line with instructions found in ISIS attack manuals, a senior terrorism expert has told JNS. Read more

B & B – Beersheba and Balfour

Two momentous anniversaries coincided within a few days of each other…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Inauguration of the Beersheba Museum

Following the ceremony in Beersheba commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the historic ANZAC battle that triumphed over the Ottoman Empire during WWI, leaders from Israel, Australia, New Zealand and KKL-JNF came together to inaugurate the ANZAC Museum established by the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel (KKL-JNF) and JNF Australia. Read more

Beersheba notebook

It is hard to describe the feelings of being in Israel at this very special moment. Particularly, that of being an Australian in Israel and more specifically, spending yesterday in Beersheba…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

Missing in action

Celebrations are an ideal opportunity for friends to gather and join in showing solidarity and friendship…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Mountain bikers to trace the Light Horsemen’s ride

On October 30-31, exactly 100 years since the heroic victory of the ANZACs in the Battle of Beer Sheba, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will become the first Australian prime minister to visit Israel to attend the centennial commemoration…and going for the ride is Australian cycling legend Cadel Evans. Read more

Beersheba remembered

At the annual ceremony commemorating the 1917 Battle of Beersheba, the city’s mayor referred to a proposed project with the Australian government to establish a permanent museum in the city. Read more