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The poster for Berowra MP Julian Leeser defaced with dollar signs over his eyes.
May 30, 2019, 12:00 am
Leeser: Dirtiest, nastiest election I can remember
RE-ELECTED MP for Berowra Julian Leeser despaired that the recent federal election campaign was "singularly the dirtiest and nastiest election I can remember".
By sophie deutsch and adam kamien
Professor Efraim Inbar visiting Australia in 2016. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 24, 2019, 12:00 am
Analyst says war an option
AHEAD of his return visit to Australia, Professor Efraim Inbar declared that in the absence of a Palestinian peace partner, "conflict management" is Israel's best hope for the foreseeable future.
By Peter Kohn
May 23, 2019, 12:19 am
Israeli actress Shira Haas nominated 
for Emmy for ‘Unorthodox’ role
Haas was nominated in the category of outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie, alongside Australian actress Cate Blanchett.
By Nathan Jeffay
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of the Sydney Beth DIn. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
Rabbi Gutnick to remain head of RCANZ
RABBI Moshe Gutnick is to remain president of the Rabbinic Council of Australia and New Zealand (RCANZ) despite the High Court rejecting an appeal application by the Sydney Beth Din (SBD), which he heads, to overturn contempt of court convictions against four of its members.
By Gareth Narunsky
Labor's Josh Burns won the Melbourne seat of Macnamara.
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
Macnamara’s first MP
Labor's Josh Burns won the Melbourne seat of Macnamara, making him the newest Jewish Member of Parliament.
By Peter Kohn
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff outside TAFE's Ultimo campus, where the incidents took place. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
TAFE acts after Jewish student told to ‘burn’
A JEWISH TAFE student was left too scared to go to class after enduring two years of antisemitic bullying.
By Gareth Narunsky
Dave Sharma addressing the media. Photos: Gareth Narunsky
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
Sharma: ‘I will always stand up for Israel’
NEW Wentworth Liberal MP Dave Sharma has pledged to "always stand up for Israel" and to be a "fervent combatant" of antisemitism and the anti-Israel boycott movement.
By Gareth Narunsky
From left: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president Lesli Berger, Vaucluse MP Gabrielle Upton, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman and Minister for Multiculturalism John Sidoti. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
May 22, 2019, 11:41 am
NSW govt provides $2m for communal security
Vaucluse MP Gabrielle Upton joined NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman and Minister for Multiculturalism John Sidoti to present the community with a $2 million cheque.
By Evan Zlatkis
Kerryn Phelps (left) and Dave Sharma in Sydney on Monday.
May 20, 2019, 12:04 pm
Phelps concedes; Sharma wins Wentworth
THE federal seat of Wentworth is back in Liberal hands after Independent MP Kerryn Phelps conceded defeat to Dave Sharma on Monday.
By Evan Zlatkis
Australia's Eurovision entrant Kate-Miller Heidke. Photo: SBS
May 19, 2019, 10:51 am
Australia finishes ninth in Eurovision
Australia's Kate-Miller Heidke has secured ninth place in the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv.
By Nathan Jeffay
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of the Sydney Beth DIn. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
May 17, 2019, 1:46 pm
Sydney Beth Din: contempt of court rulings stand
THE contempt of court finding against the rabbis of the Sydney Beth Din (SBD) will stand, a court ruled today.
Tributes have poured in for former prime minister Bob Hawke, who passed away aged 89. Photo: AJN file
May 17, 2019, 11:20 am
Jewish community mourns Hawke
JEWISH leaders and politicians have paid tribute to former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 89.
Rolene Marks.
May 17, 2019, 12:00 am
Tackling apartheid claims
A WIZO activist renowned for fighting the claim that Israel is an apartheid state is in Australia this week.
By Nathan Jeffay
Israeli ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and leaders of the Jewish community. Photo: Giselle Haber
May 17, 2019, 12:00 am
Israel-NSW ties endure
ISRAELI ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer announced unequivocally at Israel's 71st Independence Day celebration on Tuesday evening that the Jewish community of NSW is one of the best, if not the best, community he has worked with during his 39 years in the foreign ministry.
Greens candidate for Barton Connor Parissis.
May 16, 2019, 3:39 pm
Greens slam candidate for promoting BDS
THE Australian Greens have slammed as "unacceptable" a NSW Greens candidate using their official campaign Facebook page to promote the anti-Israel boycott movement, despite it not being party policy.
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