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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 493

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The flag of the banned terrorist organisation the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine flying at a demonstration outside Victoria's state parliament as police look on. Photo: Peter Haskin
200 Jews at counter demo
AJN staff moved on by police at demo
By Bruce Hill
The flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine [PFLP] was flown as part of a pro Palestine demonstration near the steps of Victoria’s state parliament.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Screenshot
Federal parliament‘Toughest ever’ hate speech laws pass in Canberra
Newtown Synagogue was recently vandalised.
New laws introducedNSW Premier strengthens hate speech laws to combat antisemitic attacks
By AJN STAFF
Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender moves a motion on antisemitism in the House of Representatives on February 4.
Antisemitism 'unAustralian'Motion condemning antisemitism in Parliament
By Sharyn Kolieb
2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war
Fromthe times of israel
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    Trump: US will own Gaza, Mideast states can help rebuild; US may let some Gazans in
    By ToI Staff and Reuters
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    Trump: Patience with Hamas running out, freed hostages 'looked like Holocaust survivors'
    By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
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    Erdogan: Trump's plan to oust Gazans from 'eternal homeland' unworthy of discussion
    By ToI Staff and Agencies
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    Back from DC, Netanyahu says Trump's Gaza plan 'much better' for Israel than alternatives
    By Amy Spiro
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    Pleading for his release, mother says hostage Alon Ohel is wounded, chained in Hamas tunnels
    By ToI Staff
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    Incoming US envoy Huckabee says Trump to bring Mideast change of 'biblical proportions'
    By Lazar Berman and Agencies
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    NY Times downplays Israeli post-Oct. 7 losses, Hamas role in war, data study says
    By Luke Tress
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    IDF fires at Palestinians who approached northern Gaza border, three said killed
    By Emanuel Fabian
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    Families of captives Matan Zangauker, Nimrod Cohen sue for full text of hostage deal
    By ToI Staff
  • Israel Palestinians
    Reports: Newly freed hostages were abused, now suffer malnutrition, heart disorders
    By ToI Staff, Diana Bletter and Elana Kirsh
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    Daily Briefing Feb. 9: Day 492 - 2 released hostages didn't know loved ones were killed
    By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
  • PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT
    Palestinians return to eastern part of Netzarim as IDF leaves the entire central Gaza corridor
    By Emanuel Fabian
  • PHASE 1 COMBO (3)
    These are the 17 hostages yet to be returned in phase one of Gaza ceasefire
    By ToI Staff and Agencies
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    Netanyahu panned for saying Palestinians could have state in Saudi territory
    By ToI Staff and Reuters
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    Netanyahu: Gazans relocated from Strip would be allowed back if they disavow terror
    By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
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    As negotiators arrive in Doha, sources say it's just for 'show,' PM aims to brick deal
    By ToI Staff
  • Thailand Gaza Hostages
    'Tears of joy': 5 freed Thai hostages land in Bangkok, are greeted by loved ones
    By ToI Staff and Agencies
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    Parents of slain hostage Goldberg-Polin urge Trump to get 'all 76 hostages out this week'
    By ToI Staff
  • Israel Hostages Hope and Despair
    Teddy bear helps hostage's family come to terms with grief amid joy over his release
    By DANICA KIRKA
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    Hostages' families call for all-in-one release after 3 captives return emaciated
    By Noam Lehmann
Liveblog
Fromthe times of israel
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    Government pushes off decision on Oct. 7 state commission of inquiry by 3 months
    By ToI Staff
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    Feb. 9: Gafni: A state commission of inquiry would mean Netanyahu’s prime ministership is over
    By ToI Staff and Shira Silkoff
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    Feb. 8: Families plead with PM to urgently seal 2nd phase of deal after hostages return emaciated
    By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh
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    Feb. 7: Source says Israeli negotiators ‘most likely’ headed to Doha for 2nd phase talks
    By ToI Staff, Shira Silkoff and Elana Kirsh
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    Feb. 6: PM reportedly gave US officials plan to end Gaza war, exile top Hamas officials
    By Michael Bachner and Shira Silkoff
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    Feb. 5: Netanyahu meets US Vice President Vance, National Security Adviser Waltz
    By ToI Staff
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    Feb. 4: In Oval Office with Netanyahu, US president urges permanent relocation of all Gazans
    By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
  • Trump
    Feb. 3: Qatar: We’re counting on Trump to stand behind efforts to reach 2nd phase of truce
    By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh
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    February 2: Jordan said to tell Hamas it will deport Sbarro pizzeria bomber, may extradite her to US
    By ToI Staff, Michael Bachner and Shira Silkoff
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    Feb. 1: PM said waiting to meet with Trump before dispatching team to Qatar hostage deal talks
    By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
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    Jan. 31: Israel said to believe Hamas won’t agree to free all living hostages in 2nd phase
    By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh
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    Jan. 30: As hostages return, reports shed light on noxious conditions, solidarity among captives
    By ToI Staff
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    Jan. 29: Red Cross says it has no control over Hamas conduct during hostage handovers
    By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh
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    Jan. 28: Trump envoy said to meet top adviser to PA's Abbas during Saudi Arabia visit
    By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
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    Jan. 27: Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire deal implementation
    By ToI Staff
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    Jan. 26: Israel says Hamas has sent how many 1st-phase hostages are alive; list matches intel
    By ToI Staff and Shira Silkoff
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    Jan. 25: Hamas yet to say which hostages still set to be freed in first phase of Gaza deal are alive
    By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh
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    Jan. 24: Israel approves 4 female hostages Hamas plans to free tomorrow, though list breaches deal
    By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
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    Jan. 23: IDF says troops in Gaza fired on several threats Thursday during ceasefire
    By ToI Staff
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    Jan. 22: Trump envoy stresses commitment to reaching hostage deal’s next phase
    By ToI Staff
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    I’m not Jewish, but October 7th 2023 changed my life.
  • Visitors to Israel enjoy a camel ride. Photo: Supplied
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    Time to say ‘This year in Jerusalem’!
  • Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Screenshot
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    ‘Toughest ever’ hate speech laws pass in Canberra
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    Community leaders react to Trump plan to relocate Gazans
  • Sharon Mason with Eliana, Omid and Radhika (last names withheld by request).
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    Jewish-led anti-Greens campaign launches
  • Gary Sokolov in Auschwitz Birkenau. Photo: Supplied.
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    Motion condemning antisemitism in Parliament
Idit Ohel, mother of hostage Alon Ohel, interviewed on Channel 12 news, February 9, 2025 (The Times of Israel: Channel 12 screenshot)
'I ask, I demand, I pray'Everyone must 'do everything. This is impossible any longer'
Alon Ohel’s mother pleads for his release
By TOI STAFF
Family of Alon Ohel — who turns 24 on Monday — say he is wounded and chained in Hamas tunnels, after testimony from newly freed hostages who were held with him in dire conditions.
Israeli captives, from left to the right, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, onstage before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
491 days of captivity‘Severe physical and mental deterioration’
By ELANA KIRSH and DIANA BLETTER and TOI STAFF
NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb. The police are being criticised for not taking action on an alleged antisemitic assault at a Sydney hotel. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
NSW Police criticised
Antisemitic attack at Sydney hotel alleged
By Bruce Hill
What began as a dispute over digital versus physical identification quickly escalated.
From left: Ned Mannoun, Will Nemesh and Darcy Byrne.
Local government
21 Sydney mayors stand together for unity
By AJN STAFF
‘We unequivocally condemn the alarming rise in antisemitic attacks … local government is for local issues’
Sydney.
Too many to count
This is Australia
By Carly Adno
“I write to you today with deep admiration for your incredible resilience during these challenging times,” wrote srael’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli.
Melbourne.
OUR SAYMore talk?
By AJN STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
‘Should be unthinkable’
Community leaders react to Trump plan to relocate Gazans
By AJN STAFF
‘The details of Mr. Trump’s proposals are still not fully developed, and some of them are controversial and potentially quite problematic’
Chair of the parliamentary inquiry Macnamara MP Josh Burns at Wednesday's hearing.
"Culturally unsafe"
Uni heads face tough questions
By Bruce Hill
Committee members expressed frustration over his handling of controversial academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s social media posts.
The pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel encampment at the University of Melbourne in May 2024. Photo: Peter Haskin
Go8 definitionIt’s not too late to get it right
By David Knoll and Andre Oboler
Tracie Olcha (left) and her sister Mandy Katz-Jaffe with their cousin Danny Majzner whose sister Galit Carbone, an Israeli-Australian, was killed near Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023.
50 council members
Aussies represent on Voice
By Peter Kohn
The forum established by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to strengthen understanding and collaboration between Israelis and the Diaspora.
Offensive poster calling for violence at an anti-Israel rally in Melbourne.
"A catch-all defence"
Hate speech bill criticised
By Sharyn Kolieb
The legislation seeks to expand anti-vilification laws and make incitement of hatred or physical threats a criminal offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in jail.
ZFA CEO Alon Cassuto. Photo: Peter Haskin
ZFA: groups are direct threatExtremists sanctioned
By Bruce Hill
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks in federal parliament on February 4.
Terror threat
Albanese declines to answer caravan question
By Gareth Narunsky
‘You take the advice of the Australian Federal Police and the ASIO director-general, and that is precisely what I have done the whole way through’
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
Ongoing investigationPolice investigating caravan of explosives with note listing Jewish targets
By AJN STAFF
NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb. The police are being criticised for not taking action on an alleged antisemitic assault at a Sydney hotel. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
Probe ‘compromised'Premier, Police Commissioner defend keeping caravan investigation under wraps
By Gareth Narunsky
Joshua Levi at the 2016 NSW Premier's Multicultural Media Awards. Photo: Noel Kessel
Five years on
We remember Josh
By AJN STAFF
Malki Roth.
"Most-wanted" list
Justice for Malki’s killer?
By Peter Kohn
Roth noted there was no sign yet of any US figure “publicly demanding Jordan do what the treaty requires”.
There's been a six per cent rise in antisemitism in Australia according to the ADL.
Jews are openly hunted
I’m not Jewish, but October 7th 2023 changed my life.
By Pete Malicki
It was seeing how the world reacted to the October 7th massacre that made me start looking into Israel, the war and the wider region.
Families of hostages demonstrate outside IDF military headquarters in Tel Aviv, on February 20, 2024. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
Path going forwardThe mental scars of October 7 are not yet entirely known
Healing the soul of Israel
By Josh Feldman
Josh Feldman speaks to Yariv Sultan about his program, Healing the Soul, that is providing support and training for mental health professionals and public sector workers in Israel.
Another incident of antisemitic graffiti in Sydney, this time in Kingsford.
'Grotesque and depraved'
Spate of antisemitic attacks continue
By AJN STAFF
More homes and cars were defaced with antisemitic graffiti on Sunday morning, while five women were egged in Bondi in a targeted antisemitic attack.
Antisemitic graffiti outside Mount Sinai College in Maroubra.
'Grotesque' attackJewish school targeted in latest hateful attack
By AJN STAFF
Prahran by election candidate Tony Lupton says his stance against antisemitism could have made him a target.
Affront to the communityAntisemitic sticker defaces Lupton poster
By Bruce Hill
Yarden Bibas, flanked by his sister and father, is seen on an IDF helicopter on his way to a hospital in central Israel on February 1, 2025 (The Times of Israel: Israel Defense Force)
“Clinging to hope”
Hamas captors said to have tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids
By TOI STAFF
Reports say Bibas, Ofer Calderon were beaten, held in cages during early days of captivity; Keith Siegel says food was scarce, had to eat meat to survive despite being vegetarian.
Freed hostage Ofer Calderon in an IDF helicopter en route to Sheba Medical Center after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, February 1, 2025 (IDF)
Solitude and abuseCages, starvation and fasting on Yom Kippur: More testimonies from freed hostages emerge
By TOI STAFF
Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman speaks during commemorations at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland to mark 80 years since the liberation of the concentration camp on 27th January 1945. Picture date: Monday January 27, 2025.. See PA story MEMORIAL Holocaust.. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
'Lesson of antisemitism'
Never Again?
By Sharyn Kolieb
The memorial was held at the site where around a million Jews were murdered, among the six million Jews who were killed in the Shoah.
OUR SAY80 years on
By AJN STAFF
80 YearsHolocaust Remembrance Day: Messages from the Prime Minister, Opposition Leader
By Anthony Albanese and PETER DUTTON
Marking 80 yearsFederal government pledges $4.4 million for National Holocaust Education Centre
By AJN STAFF
Naama Levy reunited with her parents. Photo: IDF
"So glad they are free"
Released hostages begin healing process
By Carly Adno
The video of a bleeding Levy being pulled by her hair, wrists tied behind her back and her pants bloodied, was one of the most horrific images from the October 7 attacks.
Michael Gencher.
‘Making a difference’
StandWithUs Australia needs your help
By AJN STAFF
‘Your support will help us continue our vital work in countering misinformation, educating the public, and empowering the next generation to stand proudly with Israel’
The University of Sydney. Photo: Dreamstime
Significant first steps
ECAJ and 5A call for IHRA
By Sharyn Kolieb
Australia’s leading universities has developed a definition of antisemitism which they are recommending to their constituents.
The Hebrew University board of governors visit Israel's south.
Hebrew UniversityScholarships for hostages
By AJN STAFF
Sharon Mason with Eliana, Omid and Radhika (last names withheld by request).
Follows Queensland wins
Jewish-led anti-Greens campaign launches
By Bruce Hill
Prahran by election will be first test of strategy in Victoria
The Little Desert Lodge near Nihill, now completely destroyed by a bushfire. Photo: Facebook.
Chabad Youth will rebuild
Bushfire destroys Jewish camp venue
By Bruce Hill
The loss of the facility comes as a significant blow to Chabad Youth’s camping programme.
JNF Australia has partnered with Australian charity Operation Fire Support (OFS) to help communites along Israel's border regions.
Combat wildfiresFire knowledge shared with Israel
By AJN STAFF
Deborah Conway visiting Kibbutz Nir Oz, with guide Roy who experienced the terror for 11 horrendous hours hiding behind his futon while the terrorists sat on the couch and smoked. Photo: Tammy Bar-Shay
‘A badge of honour’A ‘harrowing, emotional, mind-blowing’ trip
Countering the insane narrative
By Jessica Abelsohn
Deborah Conway is loudly and proudly Jewish. She recently returned from Israel where she volunteered, performed and bore witness to the atrocities of October 7.
A speech and slide presentation by Sarah Schwartz at the Queensland University of Technology.
"Dutton's Jew"
QUT ‘anti-racism’ conference anger
By Bruce Hill
The slide was presented by Sarah Schwartz, the executive officer of the fringe, far-left group the Jewish Council of Australia.
Members of a Pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
This fringe group is not itStop calling them the JCA
By Gareth Narunsky
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin.
Stars of David
Goldberg-Polins set to appear at Sydney and Melbourne UIA events
By AJN STAFF
‘We will stand together and show our honoured guests and all the people of Israel that their courage and sacrifice is not taken for granted by our community over 13,000km away’
Eden Golan singing October Rain in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv. Photo: Ziv Koren/Polaris
Intense Jewish prideMusic has been part of Judaism since the dawn of time
Feel the musical magic
By Jessica Abelsohn
Knowing music brings comfort and joy to everyone who hears it, the AJN has compiled a list of uplifting and comforting Israeli songs for the community to enjoy.
Emily Damari (right) embraces her mother, Mandy, after her return from Hamas captivity, January 19, 2025. (IDF)
Tears of relief
The Hostage Deal Through a Soldier’s Eyes
By Dr Tuvia Book
The tears of each emotion mingled together in this bitter-sweet moment. I saw the day unfold through my eyes, a soldier’s eyes.
Photo: A24
Honouring his heritage'There is a humanity in storytelling'
The brutality of the post-war immigrant experience
For Adrien Brody, The Brutalist is a story deeply tied to his heritage, immigration, and resilience. He spoke to The AJN about the award-winning film.
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Alessandro Nivola and Adrien Brody in The Brutalist. Photo: A24
A powerful performanceAn epic postwar architectural drama
By Lior Zaltzman
The 2024 winners of the JIFF Short Film Fund. Photo: Facebook
Short Film FundSpotlight on Australian Jewish life post October 7
By AJN STAFF
Photos: Jewish News UK
DocumentaryCharting the magic of Paul Simon
By Darren Richman
Reflecting joy and sorrowAddressing raw grief
By Jessica Abelsohn
Jake Gillis with Aleeza Ben Shalom.
Spreading loveSharing the positives of Israeli culture
By AJN STAFF
A Good Jewish BoyCommentary on antisemitism in France
By Sharyn Kolieb
Camp fence with guard box at Hay, circa 1940 by Georg Teltscher. Photo: State Library of NSW
'Very resourceful'Finding beauty in the mundane
By Jessica Abelsohn
Helen Mirren as Grandmère and Bryce Gheisar as Julian. Photo Credit: Larry Horricks
'Choose kind'A lesson in choosing kindness
By Jessica Abelsohn
David Baddiel. Photo: Steve Best/Xavicus Media
Ignorance of antisemitism‘Jews don’t count’
By Carly Adno
Author Lily Brett. Photo: lilybrett.com
Australian author Lily BrettFinding Treasure
By Sharyn Kolieb
A visit to ViennaOpa’s headstone
By Peter Kohn
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    The brutality of the post-war immigrant experience
  • The remains of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be'eri near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen on Jan. 4, 2024. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90
    Eyewitness testimony
    The humanity behind the horror
    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
  • Simple, tasty, honest
    Food as a love language
    By Alex Galbinski
  • Singer Valerie Hamaty performs at the ACUM Awards ceremony for Hebrew Song near Tel Aviv, Sept. 7, 2022. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
    Racism won't win
    Breaking boundaries through song
  • A form of storytelling
    Celebrating Judaism through the Doodles of Googles
    By Jessica Abelsohn
  • Illustration: Beck Feiner
    Uniquely Australian
    Defining moments in Aussie history
    By Jessica Abelsohn
  • POLIN Museum 10th Anniversary.
    A special exhibition
    Poland’s Jewish struggle
    By Peter Kohn
  • Singer Netta Barzilai in the video for her new single, Big Love. Photo: Nadav Yahalomi
    Loss and anguish
    Netta Barzilai offers ‘Big Love’ after a hard year
    By JESSICA STEINBERG
  • 'Where are our stars?'
    Stories of our local football legends
    By Jessica Abelsohn
  • I’m That Jew artwork by Justine Kuran. Photo: Instagram @justinekurandesigns
    Antisemitism in the arts
    Silenced: the battle of Jewish creatives
    By Jessica Abelsohn
  • Elana (left) with some of the Benjamin cousins when they were young.
    Preserving the traditions
    Stories and spices across the generations
    By Jessica Abelsohn
  • Rachel Spigelman with her portraits of her granddaughters behind her.
    Holocaust memoir
    Recalling the memories for future generations
    By Jessica Abelsohn
Those we are missing
The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
  • Yair Horn
    Taken captive: Devoted uncle and Nir Oz resident Yair Horn
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: Shiri Bibas and her redheaded babies
    By ToI Staff
  • Gali Berman
    Taken captive: Gali Berman, from Kfar Aza's 'young neighborhood'
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: Ohad Yahalomi, shot in the leg by terrorists
    By ToI Staff
  • Tal-Shoham
    Taken captive: Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family
    By ToI Staff
  • Matan Zangauker
    Taken captive: Matan Zangauker 'is a survivor'
    By ToI Staff
  • Edan Alexander
    Taken captive: Edan Alexander, told mother he was safe
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: Amazon employee Sasha Trufanov
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house
    By ToI Staff
  • Segev Kalfon
    Taken captive: Segev Kalfon, last seen running across Highway 232
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: Matan Angrest, turned 21 while held hostage in Gaza
    By ToI Staff
  • Bipin Joshi
    Taken captive: Bipin Joshi, Nepalese student who deflected grenades
    By ToI Staff
  • Pinta Nattapong
    Taken captive: Pinta Nattapong, saving up for a coffee shop
    By ToI Staff
  • Guy Gilboa-Dalal
    Taken captive: Guy Gilboa-Dalal, took a selfie with his brother for mom
    By ToI Staff
  • Rom Braslavski
    Taken captive: Rom Braslavski, rave guard who saved others
    By ToI Staff
  • Tamir Nimrodi
    Taken captive: Tamir Nimrodi, walked by gunmen to base gate
    By ToI Staff
  • Nimrod Cohen
    Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home
    By ToI Staff
  • Shlomo Mansour
    Taken captive: Shlomo Mansour, as his wife of 60 years escaped
    By ToI Staff
  • Alon Ohel
    Taken captive: Alon Ohel, pianist's family recorded song for him
    By ToI Staff
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    Taken captive: Omer Wenkert, suffers from autoimmune condition
    By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war
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    Staff Sgt. Afik Rosenthal, 20: Commando was a peacemaker among friends
    By ToI Staff
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    Aanand Sah, 25: Nepali student was his family's hope for the future
    By ToI Staff
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    Supt. Stas Sheinkman, 40: Counter-terror cop was family's 'iron man'
    By ToI Staff
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    Sgt. Or Avital, 20: Armored Corps soldier dreamt of hiking Israel Trail
    By ToI Staff
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    Moshe Saadyan, 26: Entrepreneur envisioned life of 'unconditional love'
    By ToI Staff
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    May Izhaki, 25: Partygoer with dreams of crisscrossing the globe
    By ToI Staff
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    Chaim Peri, 79: Artist, peace activist and doting grandfather to 13
    By ToI Staff
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    Sgt. Matan Malka, 19: Tennis player who 'adopted' two lone soldiers
    By ToI Staff
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    Avi Megira, 48: Motorcycle enthusiast and dad of 4 'was young at heart'
    By ToI Staff
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    Maj. Roee Negri, 28: Computer programmer slain 6 weeks after wedding
    By ToI Staff
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    Elazar Samuelov, 21: Partygoer saw his large family as an anchor
    By ToI Staff
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    Sgt. Maj. Salman Eben Marei, 41: Bedouin tracker and father of 7
    By ToI Staff
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    Hezi Hanom, 31: Postal worker 'lived life as a king'
    By ToI Staff
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    Sgt. Ilay Bar Sadeh, 19: Golani soldier who was 'hungry for life'
    By ToI Staff
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    Thawatchai Saetao, 26: Thai worker slain on son's 2nd birthday
    By ToI Staff
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    Staff Sgt. Amichai Vanino, 22: Warrior, Torah scholar had a 'noble soul'
    By ToI Staff
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    Ron Yehudai, 24: Soccer-loving partier 'tattooed his life on his body'
    By ToI Staff
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    Sgt. Lior Azizov, 20: Talented artist 'managed to do so much in life'
    By ToI Staff
  • Staff Sgt. Tomer Mizrahi, 21: Nahal soldier's song lives on in memory
    By ToI Staff
  • ליאור טקאץ
    Lior Tkach, 26: CompSci student with a 'passion and love for life'
    By ToI Staff
Community Heartbeat
  • Kfar Aza resident Yaktarina Horwitz with her hamsa from Sydney.
    Hamsas and Mezuzahs
    A beautiful link to Emily Damari
    By AJN STAFF
  • Hatzolah and Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund are concerned about demand for mental health services.
    Mental Health Services
    Hatzolah and MJCF to conduct feasibility study
    By Carol Saffer
  • Sarah and Max Epstein. Photo: Supplied
    A rich tapestry of themes
    Show at Malvern Artists’ Society
    By Carol Saffer
  • 103-year-old Len Dixon celebrates his bar mitzvah 90 years on. Photo: Supplied
    ACT Jewish community
    Celebrating a bar mitzvah’s 90th anniversary
    By Carol Saffer
  • Manila, capital city of the Philippines.
    Connect with survivors
    Call out to tell your story
    By Carol Saffer
  • Jam Project participants prepare Jam Fest 2024. Photo: Supplied
    NCJWA Empowering Girls
    The Jam Project year 9 mentoring program opens
    By Carol Saffer
  • Past Elwood High School students get together.
    Lasting friendship
    Celebrating a 60-year reunion
    By Carol Saffer
  • Chabad North Queensland's Rabbi Ari Rubin with the flower menorah in Cairns.Photo: supplied
    "The power of community"
    Chabad menorahs light up Queensland
    By Carol Saffer
  • Photo: Supplied
    Sefer Torah survival
    Saved again in 2024
    By Carol Saffer
  • From left: Mark Leibler, Marcia Langton, Leon Mann, Steven Prawer, Lloyd Hollenberg and Harry Quiney at the mezuzah ceremony at Melbourne University. Photo: Supplied
    Mezuzah Ceremony
    Melbourne Uni blessed
    By Professor Leon Mann
  • Ten new Hatzolah community emergency responder graduates are prepared to answer the call. Photo: Supplied
    Hatzolah milestone
    New graduates ready to save lives
    By Carol Saffer
  • Alice Fu and Eden Miller after winning the Sub-Juvenile Standard Ballroom Championship. Photo: Supplied
    Ballroom champion
    Eden dancing for the hostages
    By Carol Saffer
  • Naama Remocker bakes a variety of cakes each Friday. Photo: Supplied
    Sweetheart patisserie
    A new sweet delight
    By Carol Saffer
  • From left, Tamara, Sharona, Naomi and Rafael Ungar join sofer Rabbi Gustavo Suraszki as he inscribes the new Sefer Torah. Photo: Bev Rosenberg
    KEHILAT NITZAN AT 25
    New scroll for Masorti shule’s milestone
    By Peter Kohn
  • Yvonne Feldman then and now 36 years later. Photo: Supplied
    'A bit of positivity'
    Izraeliana t-shirts relaunched
    By Carol Saffer
  • Students from Yesodei Hatorah College with Labor Party representative Josh Burns in Canberra. Photo:Supplied
    Political engagement
    Yesodei leadership team visits Canberra
    By Carol Saffer
  • Pauline and John Gandel at the building site of the Gandel Rehabilitation Centre in Jerusalem. Photo:Supplied
    Gandel Rehabilitation Centre
    Join a private tour of Jerusalem facility
    By Carol Saffer
  • Light extra candles during Chanukah to support The Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Israel. Photo: Supplied.
    Release the hostages
    Light candles to banish the darkness
    By Carol Saffer
  • Jewish subjects
    Shortlist announced
    By AJN STAFF
  • From left: Avi and Sandy Waislitz, Oli Schilling, Danielle Schilling, Brad, Mia and Jarrod Waislitz.
    B’NAI B’RITH MENORAH AWARDS
    Volunteers continue to step up
    By Carol Saffer
Sports
  • Members of Israel's first women's Aussie Rules football squad, with their coach Shir Maran (on left). Photos: Ezra Finkelstein
    AUSSIE RULES
    AFL Israel forms inaugural women’s squad
    By Shane Desiatnik
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    Yellow ribbon
    Israeli tennis player sidesteps Australian Open ban on wearing hostage pin
    By TOI STAFF
  • Newly elected Collingwood president Barry Carp. Photo: Collingwood Football Club
    A “true honour”
    Collingwood elects Carp as new president
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • Jessica (right) and Noemie Fox with the Don Award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductions and awards gala in Melbourne on Monday. Photo: AAP Image/Supplied by Sport Australia Hall Of Fame
    "It's the greatest honour"
    Sporting sisters inspire Australia
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • Erebus Motorsport owner Betty Klimenko (back) with winning 2024 Bathurst 1000 drivers Todd Hazelwood (left) and Brodie Kostecki, holding the Peter Brock Trophy. Photo: Supercars
    MOTORSPORT
    Klimenko savours her second Bathurst 1000 win
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • 2024 CRO Race stage six winner Oded Kogut celebrates on the podium. Photo: Rafa Gomez/Sprint Cycling
    CYCLING
    Israeli’s emotional debut win a year after October 7
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • WEIGHTLIFTING
    Yates wins world masters title
    By AJN STAFF
  • Brayden Bloch (fourth from the right, in blue shirt) cycling for team Brocar-Ale in the hills surrounding Valencia, Spain, last month.
    CYCLING
    How Bloch bounced back after early season blow
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • From left: Harry Sheezel, Zach Merrett, Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Dillon and Jonathan Brown. Photo: Maccabi Victoria
    MACCABI VICTORIA
    Sheezel in top Maccabi panel
    By AJN STAFF
  • Daniel Cohen takes a mark for the Jackas. Photo: Peter Haskin
    FOOTY
    Jackas edge Hampton in preliminary final
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • Melbourne City FC's director of football Michael Petrillo (left) with Yonatan Cohen.
    A-LEAGUE MEN
    Israel’s Yonatan Cohen joins Melbourne City
    By AJN STAFF
  • than Andrews Zucker in action at the 2024 Australian Snowsports Interschools Championships at Perisher.
    SNOWSPORTS
    Jewish skiers impress at interschool nationals
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • Grand final glory from AJAX Girls
    JUNIOR FOOTY
    Grand final glory for AJAX girls
    By AJN STAFF
  • Under 13 division 2 premiers the AJAX Comets. Photo: Peter Haskin
    JUNIOR FOOTY
    AJAX teams win two flags in one day
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • 2024 ESFA U14 boys division 1 champions, the Maccabi-Hakoah Lions.
    FOOTBALL
    Maccabi U14 Lions roar in grand final
    By AJN STAFF
  • Jordan Cohen scored 10 goals for AJAX in its 125-36 round 17 win over Oakleigh. Photo: Peter Haskin
    FOOTY
    Jordan Cohen kicks a huge 10 goals for Jackas
    By AJN STAFF
  • Top row, from left: Moran Samuel, Ian Seidenfeld, Guy Sasson and Ezra Frech. Bottom row, from left: Adam Berdichevsky, Mark Malyar, Asaf Yasur and Jody Schloss. Photos: Getty Images, design by Grace Yagel
    PARALYMPIC GAMES
    Jewish and Israeli athletes aim for glory in Paris
    By JTA
  • Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat (left) and sailors Tom Reuveny (center) and Sharon Kantor pose with their silver, gold and silver Olympic medals in Paris on August 4, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Olympic Committee of Israel)
    2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
    Brushing off threats and boos, Israel’s 7 medals mark its best-ever Olympic showing
    By AMY SPIRO
  • Jemima Montag celebrates after crossing the finish line in the mixed marathon race walk relay at the Paris Olympics on August 7. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
    OLYMPIC GAMES
    Montag wins bronze again in Paris
    By Shane Desiatnik
  • Jemima Montag (right) in action in the Olympic women's 20km race walk on August 1. Photo: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, via JTA
    OLYMPIC RACE WALKING
    Montag’s magnificent effort earns her bronze
    By Shane Desiatnik
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