Australian Jewry

Young ViZionaries: Honorable mentions No.7, 8, 9 & 10

Dionne Taylor, Ari Meridy, Gary Fayman and Tal Louria

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(L to R) Ari Meridy, Gary Fayman, Dionne Taylor and Tal Louria
The three men bending Israel-Diaspora ties toward Jewish survival.

No. 36: Eric Fingerhut, Gary Torgow, and Jeremy Leibler: Bending Israel-Diaspora ties

The three men bending Israel-Diaspora ties toward Jewish survival.

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A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026

Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel

An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.

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Visitors to Bondi Pavilion hang an Israeli National Flag on the gate in Sydney, Australia. December 15, 2025

Australian man charged over alleged antisemitic threats against Zionist council

"Anti-Zionism has increasingly become a tool for a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred," the Queensland Zionist Council said.

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President Isaac Herzog brings Israel’s embrace to Australian Jews as protests rage outside

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Despite protests, Herzog’s trip to Australia underscored Israel's solidarity with the Jewish community following the Bondi Beach massacre.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByHERB KEINON
'We are one big family, and when one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain.’ President Isaac Herzog used his trip to Australia to act as Israel’s comforter-in-chief for the stricken community after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in December.

‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day

Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes during President Herzog's visit to Australia.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
A protester holds aloft a placard as they march during the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Melbourne on February 12, 2026

Watch: Herzog calls for ‘new beginning' in Israel-Australia relations as protests persist

The Australian PM thanked Herzog for the "comfort" he brought to their Jewish community, hosting the Israeli president at the Parliament House as several hundred people protested the visit outside.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByHERB KEINON
Israel's President Isaac Herzog and the First Lady Michal Herzog plant an olive tree in the gardens at the Embassy of Israel on February 11, 2026 in Canberra, Australia.

Queensland to ban 'from river to sea' and 'globalize intifada' chants under new legislation

As part of the package, Crisafulli is making chanting or displaying the slogans “globalise the intifada” and “from the river to the sea” an offense.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A demonstrator displays a placard with the lettering 'From the river to the sea' during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians at Oranienplatz Square in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, Germany, on November 11, 2023.

Australian businessman Harry Triguboff urges government action on antisemitism

Jewish business leader responds to Bondi attack with call for stronger security and policy measures

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
THE SYDNEY Harbour Bridge is illuminated white during the 'Moment of Unity', a one minute pause to reflect on the deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, during New Year's Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2025.

Bankstown Nurses plead 'not guilty' after threatening to kill Israeli patients in viral 2025 video

Two Sydney nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients in a viral 2025 video pleaded not guilty in court, with their defense set to challenge the video’s admissibility.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Two Australian nurses who were suspended for saying they would, and have already killed Israeli pateints, February 12, 2025.

Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip

President Isaac Herzog will be traveling to Australia from February 8 to February 12, where he will meet with Jewish leaders, victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and Australian politicians.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Three people shot dead in Australia's New South Wales, police say town in lockdown

Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition, the New South Wales Police said.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByREUTERS, MATHILDA HELLER
(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.

Mark Dreyfus honors victims of Bondi Beach massacre with Mourner's Kaddish in Australian Parliament

In a moving tribute, Mark Dreyfus recites the Mourner’s Kaddish for victims of the Bondi Beach attack, urging action on hate speech and gun reform.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Mark Dreyfus speaks in Parliament House on Jan. 19, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recalled parliament early, with a number of key pieces of legislation on the agenda, including the tightening of gun control laws.

'Give us back our Australia': Post-Bondi massacre, Jews send a message to the world - opinion

What happened at Bondi was an assault on the idea that free societies can remain free if they abandon the values that sustain them.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.