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Far-right extremist vows to continue doing Nazi salute
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 5:49 pm
A self-proclaimed “Hitler soldier” has been granted bail as he appeals a one-month jail sentence for performing the Nazi salute outside a court. Read more
Netanyahu sends planes to Amsterdam to rescue Jews from ‘pogrom’
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 4:45 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at about 4:30 a.m. local time that he was dispatching two rescue planes to Amsterdam following a “serious incident of violence against Israeli citizens.” Read more
Ramallah braces for Trump: Palestinians must ‘recalibrate policies’
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 6:38 am
Concerned by President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House, the Palestinian Authority is already bracing for a new administration in Washington. Read more
Sick Palestinians and their carers leave Gaza in war’s largest medical evacuation
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 6:02 am
In the largest evacuation of its kind since the October 7 attacks, 231 sick Palestinians and their caregivers have been taken to Israel and then flown to the United Arab Emirates and Romania for treatment. Read more
Knesset passes law allowing imprisonment of terrorists under age 14
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:51 pm
In a vote of 55 to 33 – out of 120 – Israel’s Knesset has voted final passage on a new law that will allow courts to sentence terrorists under the age of 14 to prison. Read more
Trump 2.0: Pompeo, Friedman among floated appointees
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:42 pm
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to begin selecting the members of his new cabinet soon. Read more
Neo-Nazi group targeted as police make four arrests
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Four men have been arrested following a series of allegedly racist attacks linked to Australia’s largest neo-Nazi group. Read more
Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:20 pm
A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says. Read more
Yad Vashem head warns of rising antisemitism, urges concrete action in Australia
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:11 pm
Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has called for urgent and decisive action against the rising tide of antisemitism in Australia, describing it as a threat that demands strong moral leadership and practical measures. Read more
New Claims Conference position for Robert Goot
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 5:55 pm
Robert Goot, deputy president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has been invited to serve on the Claims Conference’s Ad Hoc Committee on Education Allocation Priorities. Read more
‘Everyone is mourning’: Palestinian media reacts to Trump
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:57 pm
Faced with President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Palestinian leaders in Ramallah acknowledged they will have to significantly change their policies. Read more
Hezbollah missile strikes near Tel Aviv airport, operations return to normal
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:40 pm
A Hezbollah missile struck the area of Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport during a barrage, forcing travellers to briefly take shelter on Wednesday. Read more
A look at the new Israeli cabinet ministers running the war
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 9:52 am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, created a shift not just at Israel’s Defence Ministry but also at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more
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Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year
Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Paris Olympics star Jessica Fox has won again, taking out the overall World Cup canoe title by winning the final round in Spain. Read more
‘This medal was bigger than me’
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm
“Once I finished the competition, I realized that this medal was bigger than me,” Tom Reuveny, who won the men’s windsurfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, told JNS on Monday. Read more
With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:34 pm
Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. Read more
Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 9:03 am
Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Read more