Judaism

Israel's national security minister's precariously timed visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has prompted fury and condemnation. Here's why.

The Supreme Court of Israel orders rules for the mandatory military enlistment of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men after finding their exemption on religious grounds legally untenable.

An Orthodox Church priest and police officers are dead after the "terrorist" attacks, according to Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee.

Violence has erupted at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march, with some Jewish Israelis attacking Palestinians and journalists, including an ABC News team, while chanting offensive slogans.

The ANU has promised to take swift action if an investigation finds Nazi gestures were used at an online students' association meeting this week.

Both sides of politics show concern over hate speech on Q+A, but the government's Tony Burke says pro-Palestine encampments at universities should be left alone if they are peaceful.

Antony Loewenstein's investigations on Israel have earned him acclaim around the world, but within his own community, he has been labelled a traitor.

Thousands of Muslims gather at Sydney's Lakemba Mosque for the morning Eid prayer, with not a single politician in sight — because none were invited.

As the war in Gaza continues, there's a debate underway inside Israel over whether ultra-Orthodox men should remain exempt from military service.

Israel's ultra-Orthodox community has always been exempt from mandatory military service but a ruling in the country's highest court has changed everything.

The Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, including Australian Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, was a "mistake that followed a misidentification," the Israeli military says.

While Easter celebrations continue across the country, more than 100 people gathered at an interfaith symposium in Stockleigh, south of Brisbane, to not only observe Ramadan but to embrace all religions. 

It's taken Dassi Erlich a long time to stop blaming herself for the sexual abuse perpetrated by her former school principal, Malka Leifer. But the support of her family has helped her find strength.

When does anti-Zionism amount to anti-Semitism? Some say the emphasis on broadening definitions detracts from the "real threat" facing Australian Jews.

Talks on a truce in Gaza end without a breakthrough in Egypt as calls grow for Israel to hold back on a planned assault on the southern end of the enclave.

The biblical story of Amalek was invoked by Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu following the October 7 Hamas attack. South Africa says this is evidence of genocidal intent. But who were the Amalekites, and why is this relevant to the ICJ case?

Israel's Special Envoy for Antisemitism says the term 'Zionism' is now being used as term of discrimination.

Police say 10 people were arrested during a scuffle with officers after a secret passageway was discovered.

Nineteen members of a Canberra teenager's family have been killed over the course of the Israel-Gaza war, and throughout the conflict she's also had to face ostracism from her high school peers. 

Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents in Australia are at unprecedented levels as the Israel-Gaza war rages.