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WEBSunday, October 6, 2024 at 4:59 pm. Thousands of marchers have attended pro-Palestine protests across Australia, with the biggest gatherings taking place in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more. Young woman charged following Hezbollah flag display at Sydney protest. Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 5:42 pm. …
‘Never again’ vow as community remembers terror attack
WEB1 day ago · Rally against anti-Semitism at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, October 7, 2024. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
October 7 and the antisemitic flood – J-Wire
WEB1 day ago · In Australia, it is now October 7, the first anniversary of the horrific Hamas terrorist attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel. It’s been a heart breaking and incredibly intense year. It is a year that put social cohesion and long term multi-faith and inter-communal relationships to the test, and too often found them falling short. At the ...
We did not ask for this war': Jewish community gathers – J-Wire
WEB2 days ago · Mr Maimon said October 7 not only marked a day of violence – it was the beginning of a painful chapter for Israel. “We did not ask for this war,” he said. “We did not start it. “We did not want it, but we are determined to win it.”. Michal Ohana, who survived the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival in Israel on October 7, 2023 ...
Anthony Albanese - October 7 – J-Wire
WEB1 day ago · Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: “On the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we pause to reflect on the horrific terrorist atrocity that reverberated around the globe. October 7 is a day that carries terrible pain. Over 1,200 innocent Israelis died: the largest loss of Jewish life on any single day since the Holocaust.
Sydney to host first global commemoration of October 7 attack
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Sydney will lead the world in hosting the first official commemoration of the October 7, 2023, attack at sunrise, marking a significant moment of reflection and unity. Nova Festival area Photo: Rob Klein. This global memorial organised by StandWithUs Australia will begin at 6:29 am, the precise time the attack took place, offering a solemn ...
Forecasting changes in Australia’s Jewish community – J-Wire
WEBAug 9, 2024 · The data reveals a modest 1.2% increase in the Jewish population from 2011 to 2021, a stark contrast to the 19% growth seen in the general population during the same period and to the strong growth experienced by the Jewish community since the 1980s. “The Jewish population likely peaked around 2016 at …
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WEBSeptember 24, 2024 by Julie Szego. 1 Comment. 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 ...
Australia’s Jewish population at an all-time high – J-Wire
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Peter Wertheim, co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “It shows 99,956 Jews in Australia, an all-time record, and a dramatic increase on the 2016 figure (91,000+) which we always maintained was an under-count skewed by flaws in the 2016 census.”. The census results: 55,860 Jews were born in Australia out of the total of ...
Australia safe for Jews - J-Wire
WEBDec 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. Richard Marles. 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.