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Jews and LGBTQ+ People Share Similar Patterns of Prejudice
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (392+ words) White supremacists demonstrating in Corowa, on the Murray River, on October 13, 2024 (AAP) One of the complaints of Jews who are concerned about growing signs of antisemitism across the world is that antisemitism is often excluded from discussions of racism. There…...
Former Australian of the Year Apologises for Sex Violence Remarks
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (407+ words) A screen capture of Tame’s Instagram clarification Six months after dismissing the October 7 rapes as "propoganda" which had been "debunked", Grace Tame has "clarified" her remarks, saying she believes Israeli survivors of sexual violence. The former Australian of the Year…...
The Israel Lobby: Why the Term Fuels Antisemitism
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (947+ words) He described the politicisation and weaponisation of the Bondi massacre as a “foreign influence operation” led by what he and others call “the Israel lobby”, and asked: “To what extent has the Israel lobby itself contributed to antisemitism in Australia…...
Australia to Impose West Bank Sanctions but No Import Ban
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (277+ words) Foreign Minister Penny Wong in front of an image of West Bank settlements (Image: AAP/Creative Commons/TJI composite). Australia will introduce new sanctions against West Bank settlements, but Foreign Minister Penny Wong has ruled out a blanket ban on…...
LGBT Palestinians Face Uncertain Futures in Israel
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (704+ words) Yamen, a young gay Palestinian, was abducted and beaten by a group of men before fleeing the West Bank for his life. He is now living in Israel, but his future is far from certain: he is one of an…...
UK Bans Settlement Produce Amid Rising Tensions
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (574+ words) Pro-Palestine rally on September 1 in London, days before Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions on settelements (Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images) “The impact of settler violence and terrorism has been catastrophic for Palestinian communities. Settlement expansion and attempts…...
Netanyahu and the Alleged October 7 Security Failure
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1308+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu during the funeral of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last hostage whose remains were brought back from Gaza, on January 28, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/ POOL/ AFP via Getty Images) October 7 is Benjamin Netanyahu’s greatest political vulnerability. His conduct before and…...
Fear of Netanyahu victory may drive big surge in Palestinian voter turnout
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1171+ words) A young Arab Israeli woman votes during Israel’s parliamentary election at a polling station near Haifa in 2019 (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) It’s not hard to grasp why Palestinian citizens of Israel might view Gadi Eisenkot, the former chief…...
A Skeptic Finds Hope in Palestinian Medical Aid
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (528+ words) Members of the Rozana delegation in Beit Oula (supplied) Keith Dvorchik is a veteran of American Jewish communal life. He has visited Israel many times, but until recently he had never set foot in a Palestinian village. He freely describes…...
Segalovitz Joins Mansour Abbas??? Ra'am Party
1+ week, 5+ day ago (985+ words) Israeli politician Yoav Segalovitz (R) and leader of the Arab Israeli party Ra’am (United Arab List) Mansour Abbas (back) attend a news conference in Nazareth on August 31, 2026. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) I am a Jew, a Zionist, secular, an…...