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2 days ago · Survey finds 1 In 5 Australians hold significant antisemitic views. Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:57 pm. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) latest Global Index of Antisemitism reveals an alarming rise in antisemitic attitudes worldwide, with nearly half of all adults—an estimated 2.2 billion people—holding significant antisemitic beliefs.
Calls for political unity after antisemitic attack – J-Wire
2 days ago · An independent MP has urged Anthony Albanese to call a national cabinet meeting after the former home of a prominent Jewish community leader was attacked. Australians just want anti-Semitic attacks to stop and politicising them does not help, an independent MP says. The nation’s Jewish community is reeling after the former Dover Heights home of […]
Antisemitic attack in Dover Heights: Former home of Jewish leader ...
2 days ago · The Dover Heights home targeted in an antisemitic attack early Friday morning was previously owned by Alex Ryvchin, a prominent Jewish leader and co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. While the current residents are not Jewish, police are investigating whether the attack, which involved arson, graffiti, and vandalism, was intended to …
Task force charges first man in antisemitism crackdown
2 days ago · A man accused of making death threats against members of the Jewish community is the first person to be charged by a special federal antisemitism task force. A man has been charged after allegedly using social media to make death threats against members of the Jewish community. The 44-year-old from western Sydney is the first […]
Jewish Australians hopeful of imminent hostage release
4 days ago · A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Gaza securing the return of hostages is reportedly close to being sealed, prompting hope in Australia. Jewish Australians are hopeful a ceasefire deal in Gaza will secure the release of hostages and guarantee Israel’s safety. Israel and Hamas are reportedly on the precipice of signing an agreement […]
Australian Jewish leadership calls on major parties to preference …
Oct 9, 2024 · The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry have written to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition requesting that both major parties prefer each other above the Greens at the next Federal election and rule out negotiating with or forming a minority government with the Greens. Today marks the […]
Yad Vashem head in Australia – J-Wire
Nov 5, 2024 · Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan is in Australia for the first time since taking the helm of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in August 2021. This weeklong landmark visit spans Australia’s two major cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and includes an opportunity for Chairman Dayan to meet and discuss pressing matters of Holocaust remembrance and the […]
Australia safe for Jews - J-Wire
Dec 5, 2023 · Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. …
Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks
Mar 15, 2024 · Former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans attend as Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers the 2024 Gareth Evans Oration at the Australian National University in Canberra, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has asked the Polish government to provide protection to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, if he were to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Times of Israel portal reported on Thursday.