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.
Defeating Iran’s regime requires patience, but shouldn’t take ‘forever’
May 4, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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Given enough time, a combination of economic and military pressure may be enough for Trump to topple the Islamist terrorists. The question is whether he has it.
Hezbollah rockets, drones target Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon
Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists launched several rockets and drones at Israeli soldiers on Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces. No injuries were reported.
Trump: Iran war could be renewed if mullahs ‘misbehave’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that renewed military action against Iran was a possibility if the mullahs “misbehave, if they do something bad.”
“Right now, we’ll see. It’s a possibility that could happen, certainly,” the president told reporters before departing Palm Beach, Fla.
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Into the Fray: Iran – Why the war must be won
April 28, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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“How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing!” —Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, BBC Broadcast, September 27, 1938
” You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.”
— Attributed to Winston Churchill, Speech in the House of Commons, 5 October 1938
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April 27, 2026 by Feintooner
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AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon
April 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has criticised the federal government’s call for de-escalation in Lebanon, arguing the position risks misrepresenting the origins of the conflict and drawing false equivalence between Israel and Hezbollah.
Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire
Lebanon must be included in a temporary truce in the Middle East, Australia says, warning motorists will pay the price at the bowser if the conflict drags on. Read more
“This is not Israel’s struggle alone” – ambassador frames Iran war as global fight for democracy
Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, has warned the war with Iran is a defining test for democracies worldwide, arguing the conflict is already reshaping global security, energy markets and economic stability far beyond the Middle East.
Death threats after Israeli flag protest at Lower Hutt restaurant
March 24, 2026 by Greg Bouwer
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The owner of a restaurant in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, has reported receiving death threats after placing Israeli and United States flags on the floor of his premises, triggering confrontation, online backlash, and a police response. Read more
Iran retaliates striking Tel Aviv with cluster warheads
Iran has used cluster warheads to attack on Tel Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s killing of the Islamic Republic’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani. Read more
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners are still firmly in charge. Mojtaba Khamenei has close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards but has never held a formal government role and opposes reforms and engagement with the West.
Azerbaijan foils alleged Iranian plots targeting Jewish sites and oil pipeline
March 8, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
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Azerbaijan’s State Security Service has announced it has thwarted multiple planned terrorist attacks and sabotage operations allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Among the primary targets were prominent Jewish sites: the Ashkenazi synagogue in Baku, a modern synagogue in Dilara Aliyeva Street serving the Ashkenazi and European Jewish communities. The Israeli embassy in the capital was also a reported target. Also allegedly targeted was a leader of the ancient Mountain Jews community, a historic Jewish group with centuries-old roots in the Caucasus region.
UK police arrest four men suspected of spying for Iran on Jewish community
British police have arrested four men suspected of spying for Iran following an investigation into alleged surveillance of Jewish sites and individuals in London.
Israel strikes Qom building as clerics meet to choose Khamenei successor
March 4, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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Israel has struck a building in Iran’s holy city of Qom where senior clerics from the Assembly of Experts were reportedly gathering to select a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Saturday in joint US-Israeli strikes.
Hundreds of Aussies heading home from Middle East
A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai, carrying fleeing Australians, as crisis teams are sent to the Middle East to provide extra consular support.
Netanyahu’s long road to confronting Iran
March 4, 2026 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
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For decades, Israel’s leader has maintained that survival demands strength. After Oct 7, that doctrine became a policy to reshape the region.
Iran’s shadow in Australia’s antisemitism debate
March 4, 2026 by Adam Kreuzer
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As Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its work, a series of public mourning notices issued by numerous Shi’a Islamic centres in Australia following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has added a sharp new edge to an already tense national conversation.
Israel strikes Hezbollah following first rocket fire since 2024 ceasefire
March 2, 2026 by Pesach Benson
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The Israel Defense Forces began attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iran-backed terror group fired rockets at northern Israel in the early hours of Monday morning. The rocket attack was the first since a November 2024 ceasefire took effect.
‘Indiscriminate, reckless’ attacks, say US, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi, UAE
The governments of the United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that the Iranian regime had carried out “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks against sovereign territories across the region,” the U.S. State Department said.
‘Dancing in the streets’: Iranian-Australians celebrate
There’s a growing sense of hope among some Iranian-Australians after the United States and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s supreme leader.
More strikes aimed at Iran after supreme leader killed
Israel says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilise the wider Middle East. Read more
Millions receive defection alert after Iranian app hacked
A popular Iranian prayer-time app was hacked on Saturday morning, sending push notifications in Persian that urged military and security personnel to defect and join efforts to liberate the country.
Australian leaders back siege on ‘illegitimate’ Iran regime
Senior Australian government ministers have been called to a snap meeting after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, reportedly killing the Islamic regime’s leader.
Woman killed in Tel Aviv missile strike
March 1, 2026 by Pesach Benson
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A victim in her 40s who was critically injured in an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv on Saturday night has died, according to emergency responders, the first Israeli fatality of the new round of fighting.
Netanyahu – “together we will fight”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning said the operation was launched to remove “the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran”. He also thanked our “great friend, President Donald Trump, for his historic leadership.”
Israel and US carry out pre-emptive strike on Iran
Israel and the US have conducted a pre-emptive military strike on Iran, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz, who described the action as necessary to eliminate immediate threats to Israel.
Israel commends EU decision to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group
The Council of the European Union has added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran to the EU terrorist list. Read more
The forgotten exodus: Sydney honours 850,000 Jews who fled Arab lands and Iran
More than 200 people gathered at the National Council of Jewish Women hall in Woollahra on Sunday evening for the annual commemoration honouring Jewish refugees from Arab lands and Iran. Read more
Australia lists IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism
On Thursday, 28 November, the Australian Government officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism, marking the first listing under newly passed counter-terrorism legislation.
