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Confessions of a Peace Activist

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:04:27 +0000

By Donna Jacobs-Sife Like most of us, October 7 changed me. Prior to that day, I facilitated countless dialogue groups and listening circles with Palestinians and Jews, taught Jewish studies, attended protests, and served as program director for more than a decade with Together for Humanity. I was also a long-time mentee of the great […]

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

JNS — Sun, 24 May 2026 09:04:26 +0000

The activists were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters on May 18 and 19, briefly held in Israel and then deported. Spain’s leftist leadership had condemned Israel’s treatment of the group, which the United States called the “pro-Hamas flotilla”, in slapping sanctions on some of the organisers it accused last week of terrorism ties. […]

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Victorian Labor condemned over anti-Israel motions

Rob Klein — Sun, 24 May 2026 08:07:25 +0000

Victorian Labor has been criticised after delegates at its state conference backed motions condemning Israel, calling for the release of jailed Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti and declining to criticise Iran’s regime. Delegates at the Melbourne conference voted for motions accusing Israel of apartheid and unlawful detention of Palestinians. They also opposed the war involving Iran […]

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The Royal Commission seeks truth, not ideological ‘balance’

J-Wire News Service — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:02:56 +0000

A Sydney councillor with a long record of antizionist activism has urged supporters of the pro-Palestinian movement to “flood” the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with submissions. Many in the Jewish community and beyond are likely to see it as an attempt to counter testimony from Australians who have experienced genuine antisemitism. Ahmed […]

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Time for Trump to dictate terms of Iran’s surrender

David Singer — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:27:32 +0000

President Trump’s patience must have been pushed to its limit with his announcement cancelling Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit to Islamabad for continuing negotiations with Iran on April 25. These were originally commenced on 12 April, after Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan the evening before their intended arrival and Iran said […]

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

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:46:48 +0000

Senior state and federal politicians have declined to intervene in a controversial pro-Palestinian forum scheduled to be held at a City of Sydney venue. This is despite strong objections from Jewish community leaders and victims’ families. The event, titled Why It’s Right to Say ‘Globalise the Intifada’, is due to take place on May 5 […]

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Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:13:32 +0000

A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane court he intends to plead insanity as a protest against the legislation. Jim Dowling appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with publicly displaying a prohibited expression during a demonstration outside Boeing’s Brisbane offices on 18 […]

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Backlash grows over Sydney event defending ‘globalise the intifada’

Rob Klein — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:51:22 +0000

A City of Sydney council venue will host a public forum next month defending the phrase “globalise the intifada”, prompting strong criticism from Jewish leaders and renewed scrutiny of Cumberland councillor Ahmed Ouf. The event, titled “Why it’s right to say ‘globalise the intifada”‘, has been rescheduled to Tuesday 5 May at the East Sydney […]

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Jewish family allegedly targeted with Nazi salute outside Crown Casino

Rob Klein — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:34:10 +0000

Victoria Police is investigating after a group of Jewish men were allegedly subjected to antisemitic abuse outside Melbourne’s Crown Casino in the early hours of Saturday 15 March 2026. One alleged victim, aged 32, said he was sitting on the Yarra Promenade between Crown Casino and the Yarra River in Southbank with three family members, […]

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Ryvchin questions timing of protest prayer at Town Hall

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:49:14 +0000

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has suggested that a group of Muslims performing sunset prayers during last week’s chaotic Sydney protest appeared to have carried out an “orchestrated stunt” aimed at inflaming community divisions. In comments to Sky News today, Ryvchin addressed the February 9 incident in which NSW Police dispersed about […]

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