Israel - Australia relations

'Don’t be afraid, stand proud,' President Herzog tells Australian Jews during Australia trip

President Isaac Herzog participated in two public events with Australian Jews during his visit, the first one since the Bondi Beach attack where 15 people were killed.

|ByHERB KEINON
President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Australia.
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Not what I used to call home: Bondi attack shocks Australian Jews, tests national values - opinion

The Jewish community, already dismayed by the less-than-friendly stance to Israel of the current Labor government, is seeing a dim and grim Australia that it had not previously known.

|ByANNA KRYCER
People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Bondi attack: A predictable antisemitic murder - opinion

For years, severe antisemitic incidents have steadily increased, intensifying further during the war in Gaza.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Netanyahu to late Rabbi Schlanger father-in-law, Arsen Ostrovsky: 'Israel is with Australian Jews'

Netanyahu assured that these attacks are part of the “lax policies of the local authorities and the Australian government," and that "Israel stands with the Australian Jews."

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Far from home, close to home

In sharp contrast to Israeli Americans, most Israeli Australians don’t vote in Australian federal elections; we barely know the names of the candidates, let alone the issues of the day

NOVEMBER 2, 2017BySHIRLEY ZAUER
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

With prime minister in town, Australians laud ties with Israel

One Australian minister said that over the last year or so ten Israeli companies with a combined market value of $1.7 billion had been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Turnbull and Netanyahu during the latter's official visit to Australia