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Argentina's Jewish Community and Milei's Presidency
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (52+ words) The Jewish Independent The Jewish Independent acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and strive to honour their rich history of…...
Social Media Fails to Curb Online Antisemitism
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (1595+ words) Among those who gave testimony at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism this week were (clockwise from top left) Hannah Rose, Tahlia Blicblau, Andre Oboler, Lee Kofman, Steven Lowy, Ben Adler "Jill all Kews" " at first glance, it's a nonsense. But…...
Hezbollah Rejects Israel-Lebanon Peace Deal
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (637+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C, back) looks on as (L/R, front row) Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework…...
Israel's Cabinet Formally Recognises Armenian Genocide
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (599+ words) Remains of Armenian victims in Der Zor (Armenian Genocide Museum Institute) Israel's cabinet decision to formally recognise the Armenian Genocide is one of those rare moments in which a government can act from questionable motives and still arrive at the…...
Australia's Hate Speech Surge Post-October 7 Attacks
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1158+ words) Red triangles painted on Avner's bakery in Sydney (Avner's). Australia has spent much of the past two years responding to anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate as separate problems. But our latest research suggests they have something important in common. Both changed…...
Eisenkot's Popularity Surpasses Bennett and Netanyahu
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (986+ words) For much of the past year, the upcoming Israeli election appeared to be likely to be a familiar contest. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would face former prime minister Naftali Bennett, while the opposition searched for a formula to end the…...
Netanyahu's Era of Permanent Conflict for Israel
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (954+ words) Israeli soldiers patrol a street during a large-scale military operation in the West Bank city of Tubas (Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua via Getty Images) More than two and a half years after October 7, Israel finds itself confronting a reality that overturns…...
GPI Report: AI in Warfare a Key Threat to World Peace
2+ week, 1+ day ago (620+ words) A constructed image of military drones above a glowing digital topographic grid with data points and target markers (imaginima/Getty) The Global Peace Index (GPI) has identified the use of military Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Israel in Gaza and Iran,…...
World Cup Sparks Patriotism Among Australian Jews
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Iran-US Deal: A Win for Iran, Israel in Strategic Bind
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