Australia proposes a ceasefire to resolve the crisis diplomatically as Hezbollah continued firing missiles at Israel

The Israel Defence Forces said it detected about 45 missile launches crossing into Israel from Lebanon today. Read more

Our concrete promise for the People of Israel

When we say “Am Yisrael Chai,” it’s not just a catchcry, it’s a promise. Read more

Yoav Gallant

Theodore Herzl was born in Hungary in 1860 and moved to Paris in 1891, from where he reported for the Viennese newspaper Neue Freie Presse. Read more

What would a ground war in Lebanon look like?

Hezbollah leaders have repeatedly vowed to prevent 60,000 evacuated residents of northern Israel to return to their homes, prompting escalating rocket attacks and Israeli airstrikes — all raising the likelihood of a ground invasion of Lebanon. Read more

EToro to blast off with superannuation app Spaceship

Israel-based social trading and investment platform eToro has acquired the Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed Australian superannuation app Spaceship in a deal worth up to $80 million. Read more

Our cup Runnicled over

A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing Read more

Shabbat Nitzavim & Vayeylech

SECRETS Read more

Australia backs Israel-Lebanon 21-day ceasefire plan

Australia has called on Israel and Lebanon to endorse a temporary ceasefire to allow a lasting peace to be negotiated as rocket attacks kill hundreds. Read more

Lebanon ceasefire deal makes progress: France at UN

France says efforts will continue in coming hours to clinch a deal on a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in the Lebanon conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Read more

Israel’s quandary: Can it afford to win in the face of international opprobrium?

The life of Israel is a split screen. Read more

IDF fighting Hezbollah terrorists, not Lebanon, Netanyahu reiterates

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Lebanese citizens to rise up against Hezbollah on Tuesday while warning that the military will not hesitate to strike any infrastructure used by the terror group. Read more

In General Assembly speech, UN head takes shots at Israel

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, opened the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level debate week by repeatedly criticizing the Jewish state. Read more

As goes Hezbollah ….

As Israel pounds Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, it appears that Israel’s actions on the northern front will change the situation in the Middle East. Read more

Fragile creatures: A memoir of love and pain

A book review by Anne Sarzin Read more

For first time, Hezbollah fires ballistic missile at Tel Aviv

Residents of Tel Aviv scrambled to bomb shelters on Wednesday morning when Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile at the city. Read more

Review: Alex Edelman: “Just For Us” – The most Jewish comedy special since Jackie Mason

A confession: Until last week, when he won an Emmy Award, I had never heard of Alex Edelman. Read more

Operation Northern Arrows: Israeli fighter jets hit over 1,600 Hezbollah targets in 24 hours

The Israeli Air Force struck over 1,600 Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley over the past 24 hours as part of “Operation Northern Arrows.” Read more

No, Israel’s war against Hamas not floundering

The Times’ Middle East Editor Richard Spencer describes Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza as floundering, with little conviction behind it. Read more

Israel strikes 1,600 Hezbollah targets, declares ‘special emergency situation’

Israel continued striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon while the Iran-backed terror group fired volleys of rockets at Haifa, Nahariya the Galilee and Jezreel Valley overnight and Tuesday morning. Read more

Neo-Nazi tattoo duo accused over swastika graffiti

A pair accused of graffitiing dozens of swastikas on the grounds of a major university have appeared in court with tattoos linked to white supremacist ideology. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Hephzibah Menuhin – American-Australian pianist, writer, and passionate supporter of women’s and children’s rights. Read more

Swords of Iron Memorial

President Isaac Herzog and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion have unveiled the Swords of Iron Memorial monument in Jerusalem. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: The road to peace runs through Hezblastollah Read more

Deep-sea corals contaminated with human drugs, researchers warn

Israeli scientists on Monday revealed the presence of pharmaceutical compounds, including antibiotics and laxatives, in corals collected from the Gulf of Eilat. The findings challenge assumptions that deeper marine environments are insulated from human pollution. Read more

Magen David Adom’s first-of-its-kind intensive care bus in Israel, equipped with 7 beds and 10 seats

Due to the security situation in northern Israel, a special operation has been conducted by Magen David Adom teams, transferring nine premature infants from Carmel Medical Centre to protected hospitals in Haifa and Hadera. Read more

Haifa Day Dinner in Melbourne

Over 150 leaders and volunteers from the Indian and Jewish communities joined together for dinner on Monday night to commemorate Haifa Day. Read more

Adler, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and “As a Jew…”

On the weekend, I was planning to write about Israel’s pinpoint pager and walkie-talkie attacks on Hezbollah, whose leader, Hassan Nasrallah, describes the Jewish state as a “cancerous gland” in the Middle East. But I was thrown off course by Louise Adler’s op-ed headlined, “These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel.” Read more

Palestine: 124 Nations display their Jew-hating credentials

124 of the 193 member nations of the United Nations have publicly recorded their hatred of Jews – banding together to demand: Read more

Israel strikes Central Gaza school taken over by Hamas

Israeli aircraft struck a Hamas command and control centre in a building formerly used as a school in central Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more

Israel targets Hezbollah terror network hidden in civilian areas, warns of new strikes

Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon to flee homes used by Hezbollah to store weapons while releasing a video of a strike on a home containing a cruise missile on Monday. Read more

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