ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
Travelling Israelis
ZFA seeks urgent visa clarification from Home Affairs Minister
By AJN STAFF
“This latest visa issue is adding to the perception that the Jewish community in Australia is being targeted following a drastic rise in antisemitism.”
Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Peter Haskin
‘Mark of shame’Australia votes for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UN
By Gareth Narunsky
Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the UN General Assembly in September this year. Photo: AP Photo/Pamela Smith
'Factual confusion'Wong accused of equating Israel with Russia, China
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Giselle Haber
Foreign policyIsrael, Palestine and Labor’s ideological bonfire
By Anthony Bergin and Mike Kelly
2023-2024 Israel-Hamas war
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When Torahs burn
By AJN STAFF
The charring of sacred Torah scrolls, the foundational documents of Judaism, is a knife to the heart.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visiting the Adass Israel synagogue.
'Antisemitism crisis'Political fallout from synagogue arson
By Bruce Hill
Removal of undamaged torah scrolls, tallisim, and prayer books from the Adass Israel shule. Not all could be salvaged. Photo: Peter Haskin
Insurance probably voidedRuined Torah scrolls to be replaced
By Bruce Hill
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
‘This isn’t a promise’
Albanese announces $8.5 million for Sydney Jewish Museum
By Gareth Narunsky and Shane Desiatnik
The funding will go towards the Centre of Jewish Life and Tolerance which is to be built adjacent to the existing museum
The Adass Israel shule in Ripponlea last Friday after the arson attack. Photo: Peter Haskin
'Centuries-old pattern'When synagogues come under attack
By Konrad Kwiet
Around 1000 people gathered in Ripponlea across the road from the fire-bombed Adass synagogue in a show of solidarity. Photo: Peter Haskin
Almost a thousand attendJewish community rallies in solidarity
By Bruce Hill
NSW Premier Chris Minns at Central Synagogue. Photo: NSW Premier's Office
'A FRIEND AND AN ALLY'Minns pledges support
By Carly Adno
Victorian Opposition Leader, John Pesutto. Photo: Peter Haskin/The Australian Jewish News.
JUDGE RULES FOR EXPELLED MP
Pesutto loses legal case
By Peter Kohn
Women on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House show their solidarity and proclaim that Jewish women’s rights are human rights too. Photo: Peter Haskin
UN Human Rights Day
Jewish women march for hostages
By AJN STAFF
‘Jewish women’s rights are human rights too, and we call for the immediate release of them all’
Photo: Screenshot
'A national crisis'
Hate crime to be met with ‘full response’ from NSW Police
By Gareth Narunsky and Carly Adno
NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced Operation Shelter will return to the same operational levels as post-October 7 following another antisemitic incident in Woollahra.
BRISBANE MAN CHARGEDAlleged threat to ‘blow up’ Beth Weizmann
By Peter Kohn
Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue after it was firebombed. Photo: Yumi Rosenbaum
'Persistent demonisation'Jews warned against non-essential travel to Australia
By AJN STAFF
Tzipi Livni speaking at the Mount Scopus Foundation gala in Melbourne on December 9, 2024.
"Antisemitism & ignorance”
Tzipi Livni shares her vision
By Sharyn Kolieb
Former Israeli politician and trailblazer Tzipi Livni spoke one on one with Sharyn Kolieb ahead of her appearance at the Mount Scopus Foundation event in Melbourne this week.
Exciting news at Mount Scopus’ 75 year gala
By Sharyn Kolieb
Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue after it was firebombed. Photo: Yumi Rosenbaum
Dangerous Silence
Confronting the Flames of Antisemitism Before They Consume Us All
By Dani Dayan
Such hatred is all too familiar, it has been around for centuries.
ECAJ President Daniel Aghion, at the Jewish Serviceman's memorial in Ripponlea, believes the government needs to do more. Photo Bruce Hill.
Reactive not preventativeSecurity funding “not dealing with the problem”
By Bruce Hill
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in Jerusalem on December 9. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
'Act of antisemitism'Bibi’s Albo attack ‘should not be dismissed’
By Peter Kohn
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese surveys the damage to the firebombed Adass Israel synagogue with members of the community. Photo Prime Minister's Department
PM vows help to rebuild
PM visits firebombed synagogue
By Bruce Hill
Some cat calls aimed at the Prime Minister
Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue after it was firebombed. Photo: Yumi Rosenbaum
'Absolutely abhorrent'Police declare firebombing of synagogue a terrorist attack
By AJN STAFF
Peter Dutton at the Adass Israel synagogue on Monday. Photo: AAP Image/Con Chronis
'Comprehensive strategy'Coalition’s antisemitism blueprint
By Peter Kohn
Tensions over antisemitism have been rising, such as last month when protestors targeted Caulfeild Shule, opposed by hundreds of local Jews. Photo: Peter Haskin
PM to visit Adass shule
Antisemitism task force announced
By AJN STAFF
AFP launches special operation Avalite
Waverley mayor Will Nemesh.
Waverley CouncilWaverley Mayor’s call for collaboration
By AJN STAFF
Caulfield MP David Southwick speaking at the solidarity rally in Ripponlead on Sunday. Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto is on the left. Photo: Peter Haskin
Bipartisan working groupVictorian opposition demand Parliament recall
By Bruce Hill
Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
B'nai B'rith Essay competition
Countering an alarming shift in society
By ANONYMOUS
Pro-Palestinian protestors outside Sydney's Great Synagogue during a Technion event. Photo: X
'Only know of hate'
Protestors target Sydney’s Great Synagogue
By AJN STAFF
Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered outside The Great Synagogue during an event to mark 100 years of the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion).
Owner of Nomad Alan Yazbek with his offensive sign.
Nomad sentencingNo conviction for swastika
By Gareth Narunsky
A general view of Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024. (The Times of Israel: AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Targets across Syria
As Assad falls, Israeli jets destroy his deadly arsenals before they fall to rebels
By EMANUEL FABIAN and AGENCIES
Example of antisemitic graffiti in the ECAJ report.
'A national crisis'
Dutton: antisemitism ‘a national disgrace’
By Bruce Hill
“Antisemitism is not just a threat to the Jewish community – it is a stain on the values we hold as a nation,” Peter Dutton said exclusively to The AJN.
An anti-Israel rally in Melbourne's CBD. Photo: Peter Haskin
OUR SAYStop hate
By AJN STAFF
Fallen IDF soldier Zamir Burke.
Vale Zamir Burke
Australian family mourns tragic loss of ‘beloved soul’
By Sharyn Kolieb
“He was extremely proud that the nature of his role was that you had to clear the way for other soldiers to be able to get through,” says Zamir’s Australian uncle Danny Brill.
University of Sydney chancellor David Thodey. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
'End to the bullying'
USYD accepts review findings
By Gareth Narunsky
USYD appointed barrister Bruce Hodgkinson in July to conduct the external review following complaints from Jewish staff and students of feeling unsafe due to antisemitism
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Screenshot
Bill passedDoxxing ban now law
By Gareth Narunsky
Broadcaster Ray Hadley.
"I'm absolutely stunned'
Hadley stunned by Jewish donor
By AJN STAFF
“I’ve witnessed one of the most generous acts I’ve ever witnessed,” Ray Hadley said on his morning radio talk show.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks at the Yom Ha'atzmaut cocktail event in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
ALLAN GOVERNMENT
Israel MoU scrapped
By Peter Kohn
Caulfield MP and deputy Liberal leader David Southwick wrote to Allan last week expressing “concern and deep disappointment”.
Zoe Daniel with Alex Dyson at Dyson's campaign launch in August. Photo: Facebook
CANDIDATE’S DELAYED APOLOGY‘Remorse’ for Hitler radio game
By Peter Kohn
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
'Where are our stars?'
Stories of our local football legends
By Jessica Abelsohn
David Weiner’s new book takes readers on a journey through the most iconic goals in Australian football history. Jessica Abelsohn spoke to the author about The Goals That Changed Australia.
From left: Steven Lowy, Judy Lowy, Michal Herzog, President Isaac Herzog, Frank Lowy.
'Fighting antisemitism'
Lowy honoured for ‘exemplary leadership’
By Carly Adno
Having assumed the role in 2019, Lowy has decided to stand down and will hand over to Bruce Leboff for a “refreshment of leadership”.
Israel's president Isaac Herzog during the webinar, holding a poster of hostage Edan Alexander. Photo: Screenshot
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEBINARHerzog thanks Aussie Jewry
By Shane Desiatnik
POLIN Museum 10th Anniversary.
A special exhibition
Poland’s Jewish struggle
By Peter Kohn
But beyond the gates of the death camps stands a millennium of Jewish life, as showcased at the impressive POLIN Museum in Warsaw, which opened in 2014.
Then-former US president Donald Trump poses for photos with family members of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, after visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York, October 7, 2024. (The Times of Israel: AP Photo/ Yuki Iwamura)
"RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”
Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20
By Jacob Magid
After making threat as candidate at the RNC, president-elect doubles down, two days after Hamas releases video of American-Israeli captive begging him to secure a deal
Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 27, 2024. Photo: AP Photo/Pamela Smith.
UN PALESTINE VOTE
Government ‘disconnected from reality’
By AJN STAFF
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton said the government, in pursuing votes in inner city seats dominated by the Greens, has “abandoned Israel”.
‘Warning beware Zionist venom’, photo taken at a demonstration in Sydney, 15 Sep. 2024
316% increaseSurge in antisemitic incidents
By Bruce Hill
A photo of Karina (centre) and her two children, that appears on the GoFundMe campaign page.
COMMUNITY SHOWS SUPPORT
Fundraiser for Jewish mum injured in Sydney crash
By AJN STAFF
Sydneysiders are generously donating to help the family of a Jewish mum hurt in a car crash in Lane Cove.
Photo: Supplied
What Matters Now
What Matters Now to combat medic Tuvia Book: Reserve duty for over a year
By TOI STAFF
Tuvia Book was honourably discharged as a combat medic in the Israel Defense Forces following the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
Call Me Back – with Dan Senor: The People’s Army – with Dr Tuvia Book
By TUVIA BOOK
Israel: Our tenacious country
By Anna Pasternak
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Alessandro Nivola and Adrien Brody in The Brutalist. Photo: A24
A powerful performanceAn epic postwar architectural drama
By Lior Zaltzman
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
Photograph of ex-commando Damien Thomlinson in the exhibition Service. Photo: Richard Wiesel.
Photographic ExhibitionCapturing the resilience and trauma of veterans
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
Opinion
Arts and Features
Those we are missing
The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
Those we have lost
Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war