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Hatred normalised in plain sight: Government hesitation helped foster antisemitism, Jewish leader tells probe
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (989+ words) April 29, 2026 " 7: 30pm Government hesitation helped antisemitism flourish in the lead up to the Bondi massacre, one of the nation's top Jewish leaders has argued in an emotional royal commission submission that decries the use of the terms "Zionist" and "genocide supporter…...
Religious Zionists spearheading a radical movement sweeping Israel
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1546+ words) With international attention focused on Iran, the "pioneers" of Israel's religious Zionist movement have their sights set on Gaza. At a picnic spot and a memorial for fallen Israeli soldiers just a few hundred metres from the Gaza border, Israel's…...
Gather round them: After 323 torturous days, the red-and-black faithful can smile again
2+ week, 4+ day ago (892+ words) April 11, 2026 " 6: 42pm After 323 torturous days and 17 miserable losses on end with no cause to sing their song, the Bombers finally broke through and got the chance to be loud and proud again. With victory over Melbourne in Gather Round on Saturday,…...
We are one family: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1105+ words) April 4, 2026 " 1: 00pm For most of her 39 years, Naima lived in survival mode. As a teenager she was married and then widowed, left to raise her young son Feisal alone in Somalia. A mother at just 15, her own parents had died years…...
This Passover will be like no other
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (544+ words) On the first night of Passover, Jewish children open the Seder " the meal held by families on the first and second nights of Passover where we retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt " with the Ma Nishtana: why is…...
Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (536+ words) March 20, 2026 " 11: 30am Instead of naming Jewish people specifically, Swans chief executive Matthew Pavlich paid tribute more generally to the victims, their families and the emergency services who responded to the December 14 massacre. He later issued a heartfelt apology for the omission....
Mourners gather in Melbourne vigil for stabbing victim
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (51+ words) SMH. com. au Gout Gout caps breezy heat run with 'ice-cold celebration' Trump says US and Israeli objectives in Iran might be a 'little different' Bennett asks reporters to 'move on' King Frederik and Queen Mary's first tour of Australia…...
Only so much hope you can hold: Sydneys Lebanese community prepares for the worst
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (829+ words) March 6, 2026 " 7: 30pm When Israel issued evacuation orders for their village in southern Lebanon earlier this week, Fatima Hassoun's family decided that if they die, they will die together. Three of her eight siblings have moved their families into their parents' apartment…...
How "Zionist" became a safe word for hate
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (610+ words) February 14, 2026 " 7: 30pm At protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia, some demonstrators directed their anger not only at Israel's policies but at "Zionists" themselves " accusing them of malign influence in the media and government. At other recent rallies, Zionism…...
Jewish solidarity will overcome terrorists" division, Herzog says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (996+ words) February 10, 2026 " 7: 47pm Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met privately with families of victims of the Bondi massacre at a synagogue on Tuesday night, after publicly defending his decision to invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia and decrying "devastating" scenes of violence…...