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Report finds Australian charities failing Jewish staff

Major humanitarian and human rights organisations with Australian links have been accused of failing Jewish staff, mishandling antisemitism complaints...

Flotilla activist charged after repeating banned slogan outside court

A Gaza flotilla activist has been charged after allegedly repeating a prohibited pro-Palestinian slogan outside a Brisbane court where...

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...

UK Labour frontrunner faces questions over Israel and antisemitism

Andy Burnham’s record on Israel, Gaza and antisemitism is coming under renewed scrutiny after he entered the race to...

Antizionist activist arrested in Brisbane for using banned slogan

A pro-Palestinian activist was detained in Brisbane after allegedly violating Queensland's new hate speech laws by uttering the phrase...

Australia, UK and Canada establish peace fund for Israelis and Palestinians

Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada have announced a new International Peace Fund for Israelis and Palestinians. Each country will...

Confessions of a Peace Activist

By Donna Jacobs-Sife Like most of us, October 7 changed me. Prior to that day, I facilitated countless dialogue groups and...

Israel mocks Spain after Gaza flotilla activists beaten by police in Bilbao

The activists were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters on May 18 and 19, briefly held in Israel...

Victorian Labor condemned over anti-Israel motions

Victorian Labor has been criticised after delegates at its state conference backed motions condemning Israel, calling for the release...

The Royal Commission seeks truth, not ideological ‘balance’

A Sydney councillor with a long record of antizionist activism has urged supporters of the pro-Palestinian movement to "flood"...

Time for Trump to dictate terms of Iran’s surrender

President Trump’s patience must have been pushed to its limit with his announcement cancelling Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s...

Minns won’t intervene as ‘intifada’ event heads to council hall

Senior state and federal politicians have declined to intervene in a controversial pro-Palestinian forum scheduled to be held at...

Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws

A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane...

Backlash grows over Sydney event defending ‘globalise the intifada’

A City of Sydney council venue will host a public forum next month defending the phrase “globalise the intifada”,...

Jewish family allegedly targeted with Nazi salute outside Crown Casino

Victoria Police is investigating after a group of Jewish men were allegedly subjected to antisemitic abuse outside Melbourne's Crown...

Ryvchin questions timing of protest prayer at Town Hall

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has suggested that a group of Muslims performing sunset prayers during...

Legal fight ahead of contentious Israeli president trip

Protesters are headed to court after police were granted extra power to try and stifle demonstrations against the Israeli...

Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit ‘riot’

NSW Police have extended restrictions on public protests ahead of the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, citing...

UK lawyers say Britannica erased Israel from content

A British legal group has accused Encyclopaedia Britannica of erasing Israel from its children’s educational materials, alleging that entries...

NSW parliamentary committee recommends ban on controversial slogan

A New South Wales parliamentary committee has recommended banning the public use of the slogan “globalise the intifada”, finding...