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CSG warned police about alleged Bondi gunman years before massacre

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:37:10 +0000

The Jewish community security group (CSG) warned NSW Police about alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram years before the Bondi Beach terror attack, according to a 2019 email. CSG raised concerns with NSW Police counterterrorism officers about a street preaching network in Sydney’s south-west and identified Akram and others as involved. The email, sent in July […]

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Sydney University investigates posters accused of promoting violence

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:18:21 +0000

The University of Sydney has launched an investigation into anti-Israel posters circulated on campus that used blood-like imagery and a Palestinian cartoon symbol in material targeting Israeli universities. The posters promoted a March 26 protest and featured Handala, a cartoon figure usually shown as a barefoot child with his back turned and hands clasped behind […]

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Teen walks free after sharing IS propaganda online and threatening shul

AAP J-Wire — Thu, 14 May 2026 06:13:39 +0000

A teenager who published Islamic State propaganda online and threatened a Jewish congregation has been released from detention but will remain under strict supervision. A teenager who published Islamic State propaganda online and threatened a Jewish congregation has been released from detention but will remain under strict supervision. The 18-year-old, who cannot be named for […]

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The antisemitism driving Jewish musicians off Australian stages

Rob Klein — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:51:42 +0000

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. The singer-songwriter gave evidence during the commission’s Sydney hearings alongside Melbourne saxophonist and composer Joshua Moshe. The inquiry heard that Jewish artists […]

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Unity dinner brings faith communities together

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 13 May 2026 06:20:14 +0000

B’nai B’rith NSW will host “A Celebration of Unity” in Sydney next month, bringing together Jewish, Christian, multi-faith and secular communities for an evening of connection, discussion and shared cultural experience. The dinner, to be held on Saturday, June 13, will include a havdalah ceremony, live entertainment by Chutney and traditional hora dancing. Organisers say […]

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Buried in the algorithm

JNS — Tue, 12 May 2026 06:50:39 +0000

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. I have watched antisemitism enter my TikTok Live panels like smoke beneath a locked door. I have seen it arrive during Torah studies, book readings and […]

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Golem horror film claims inaugural Jewish Australian Screen Fellowship

Rob Klein — Mon, 11 May 2026 22:46:16 +0000

Queensland filmmaker Idan Kotzen has been named the first recipient of the Jewish Australian Screen Fellowship, a new $20,000 initiative designed to support Jewish Australian storytellers and increase authentic Jewish representation on screen. The fellowship was announced by Jump Street Films, the production company founded by Australian producer and director Jamie Bialkower. Kotzen, who spoke […]

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Perth teenager’s online abuse among harrowing accounts at antisemitism commission

Rob Klein — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:18:53 +0000

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. At hearings in Sydney on Monday, a Jewish teenager from Perth recounted how classmates […]

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Behind every Royal Commission witness are hundreds too afraid to speak

Rob Klein — Mon, 11 May 2026 06:20:16 +0000

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. Many fear repercussions for themselves and their families at work, at school, at university and online. One of them is Sydney […]

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Darwin honours Australia’s only Jewish premier

Rob Klein — Sun, 10 May 2026 01:13:57 +0000

A ceremony in Darwin honouring Australia’s only Jewish state premier, Vaiben Louis Solomon, has highlighted the long but little-known history of Jewish contribution to the Northern Territory as community leaders warn of rising antisemitism nationwide. Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Daniel Aghion, who attended the Darwin ceremony, said the visit offered “a salutary reminder […]

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