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Zionist youth movement and Australasian Union of Jewish Students flag bearers at Tuesday’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
Yom Hazikaron: ‘Because of them, we are alive’
TUESDAY night’s Yom Hazikaron commemorations in Sydney and Melbourne struck a particularly emotional chord, following the loss of four Israeli lives over the weekend as a result of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza.
By Rebecca Davis
Friends and family at the funeral of Yovel Moryosef. Photo: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov
December 21, 2018, 3:38 pm
Two soldiers killed as terror attacks spike
Three Israeli families where in mourning this week, after a sharp spike in terror attacks in the West Bank that killed two soldiers and a baby.
By Nathan Jeffay
IDF personnel in Metulla on Tuesday. Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
December 6, 2018, 12:00 am
IDF destroys Hezbollah terror tunnels
The IDF has launched an operation to strike a blow to Hezbollah's tunnels – a vast underground network intended for attacking Israelis.
By Nathan Jeffay
Palestinian protesters climbed over the border fence during a protest on the beach at the border with Israel near Beit Lahiya this week. Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra
October 18, 2018, 12:50 am
Locals feel war could be just weeks away
AS angry protests rage and fires burn in Gaza, residents of Southern Israel are bracing themselves for violence. 
By Nathan Jeffay
Palestinian demonstrators at the Israel–Gaza border last Friday. Photo: by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Sipa USA
October 4, 2018, 12:01 am
Clashes escalate on the Gaza border
Scenes of violence returned to Israel's southern border in recent days amid mounting concerns of a threat from the north, writes Nathan Jeffay.
By Nathan Jeffay
The bomb shelter with the Arik Einstein lyrics at Kibbutz Erez.
September 27, 2018, 12:01 am
Living on the border in the shadow of terror
"One thing is for sure, as long as that bomb shelter still has a purpose, that change we want to see in the world will sadly never come." Emily Gian shares her experience of visiting a bomb shelter on Kibbutz Erez, situated very close to the Gaza border.
Donald Trump. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
September 20, 2018, 12:01 am
Fears funding freeze is going too far
DONALD Trump is being accused of taking his squeeze on Palestinian funding too far, by stopping new grants to organisations that promote coexistence with Israelis.
By Nathan Jeffay
Ehud Barak, (right) with, Greg Sheridan. Photo: Giselle Haber
September 7, 2018, 12:01 am
Israel stands stronger than ever at seventy
A CAPACITY audience packed The Venue in Alexandria to hear Ehud Barak, a former Israeli Labour prime minister, who had become the country's most decorated soldier, proclaim that "Israel is stronger now than in other point in our history", in conversation with foreign editor of The Australian, Greg Sheridan.
By Peter Kohn
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza Israeli border on July 20. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
August 23, 2018, 12:00 am
Hamas and PA clash over Israel talks
Palestinian politics has been turned on its head, with Hamas deep in negotiations with Israel and the moderate Palestinian Authority furious about the process.
By Nathan Jeffay
Dore Gold delivers the ADC Gandel Oration. Photo: Wayne Taylor
August 22, 2018, 11:41 am
Corbyn a danger to Jews, says Gold
THE views of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn represent a new high in resurgent anti-Semitism, said Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs, as he delivered the 35th Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) Gandel Oration.
By Peter Kohn
Mahmoud Abbas welcoming Ahed Tamimi after her release from an Israeli prison. Photo: EPA/Thaer Ghanaim
August 2, 2018, 12:00 am
Palestinians give Tamimi hero’s welcome
The Palestinian teenager who became famous for slapping an IDF soldier left prison on Sunday – and instantly became a sought-after celebrity.
By Nathan Jeffay
The view from Israel following Russian air strikes on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Monday. Photo: EPA/Atef Safadi
July 26, 2018, 12:00 am
Tensions high as Israel downs Syrian jet
Israel is on "high alert" after a Syrian fighter jet entered Israeli air space on July 24 and two Syrian missiles hurtled towards Israel the day before.
By Nathan Jeffay
Sderot locals review the damage caused by a rocket. Photo: Sderot Municipality
July 19, 2018, 12:00 am
Tensions escalate after Gazan rocket barrage
Southern Israel is reeling, after Gaza militants fired 200 rockets in a single day, injuring residents and terrifying worshippers in a synagogue.
By Nathan Jeffay
Ehud Barak for JNF.
July 13, 2018, 12:01 am
Ehud Barak for JNF
FORMER Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak will be the keynote speaker at JNF Australia's annual dinner events in August and September.
Palestinians hurl stones and burning tires near the Gaza border earlier this month. Photo: AP Photo/Adel Hana
June 21, 2018, 12:00 am
IDF to tackle rising Gazan fire threat
As Gaza arsonists branch out from kites to balloons, the IDF has started intensifying its response, with a series of strikes.
By Nathan Jeffay
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