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Israel approves A$29m rehabilitation plan for October 7 survivors

Israel’s government on Sunday approved an NIS 60 million (A$29 million) plan to extend rehabilitation and support services through...

Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 Hamas massacre with memorials, protests

Israel began marking 1,000 days since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre today with memorial ceremonies, protests and renewed calls...

‘We were lost’: Jewish MP recalls attack on electorate office

Federal Labor MP Josh Burns has detailed the antisemitic abuse directed at him and his partner, including the violent...

Bye-bye Bibi: May it happen speedily and in our times

In a profanity-filled telephone conversation last September, according to New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in their...

Your ABC just told Jewish Australians where they stand

Sometimes an institution does not need to issue a statement. Its decisions say enough. The ABC’s decision to give Grace...

Your tone-deaf ABC hires Grace Tame

Former Australian of Year Grace Tame has been hired by the ABC to showcase a four-episodes podcast on autism. She...

Israel kills Hamas military chief tied to October 7 attack

The Israel Defense Forces said it has eliminated Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas' military wing and a...

Israel: NYT printed ‘one of the worst blood libels ever’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has accused The New York Times of publishing “one of the worst blood libels ever to...

New report reveals systematic sexual violence in October 7 attack

Sexual and gender-based violence during the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel and against hostages held in Gaza was...

First day of Royal Commission hears fear, trauma and calls for action from Jewish Australians

The first day of public hearings at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has laid bare a...

Debra Messing to headline JCA campaign event in Sydney

As concern over antisemitism continues to rise in Australia following the Bondi terror attack and a series of community...

Israel’s High Court gives government deadline to outline October 7 probe

Israel’s High Court of Justice gave the government two months to decide how it will investigate the failures surrounding...

Magen David Adom event cancelled by Dublin concert hall

An event at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, at which Magen David Adom was set to feature testimony...

JNF Blue Box continues to strengthen Israel

For 125 years, JNF has played a central role in building and strengthening the State of Israel. Founded in 1901,...

NCJWA slams Grace Tame for calling October 7 rape evidence “propaganda”

Grace Tame, the 2021 Australian of the Year, has spent the past two years recasting herself from a celebrated...

New screen fellowship aims to boost Jewish Australian stories

A new fellowship aimed at strengthening Jewish Australian representation on screen has been launched by Jump Street Films as...

Modi pledges closer ties with Israel in historic Knesset speech

In a speech reflecting shared history and ambitions for closer ties and condolences, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked...

Israeli mayor brings message of radical hope to Sydney

Michal Uziyahu has a phrase she returns to again and again: snap out of it. She first said it on...

Jewish community welcomes announcement of royal commission into antisemitism

Australia’s peak Jewish organisations have welcomed the federal government’s decision to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into antisemitism and...

Prestigious award for photographer

Acclaimed photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel is set to join the ranks of the "25 Young Visionaries" next week, receiving...