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Herzog’s visit brought warmth to Australia's Jews - opinion
As antisemitism surges in Australia, President Herzog’s visit offered solidarity and reassurance that Jews living in the Diaspora are not alone.
In Australia, President Isaac Herzog tells anti-Israel demonstrators to protest Iran instead
Herzog meets lone soldiers and families in closed-door Melbourne gathering
‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day
How Malka Leifer has evaded justice for over a decade
Why has Israel been unable to bring an end to the shocking saga of alleged sexual abuse by the principal of an Australian haredi school?
Jewish Agency and Kol v’Oz partner to protect children
“We know of 60 convicted and credibly accused perpetrators of child sexual abuse who have made aliyah,” says Manny.
Three jailed for IS-inspired Christmas Day attack in Australia
The men were found guilty last year of planning the attacks in Australia's second city in what authorities called "an imminent terrorist event" inspired by militant group Islamic State.
El Al to trial non-stop flights to Melbourne in 2020
The flights, which will commence in the second quarter of 2020 pending regulatory approval, will be operated on their airline's new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Australian officials express concern over shocking antisemitism in schools
A five-year-old boy was harassed for weeks by other children in his school’s bathrooms, laughed at for being circumcised and addressed with expressions such as “Jewish cockroach.”
‘Mummy, I’m a Jewish rodent:' 5-year-old Aussie after antisemitic attacks
Also in Australia, a 12-year-old was forced to kiss a Muslim classmate's feet in a public park.
Football players help covering antisemitic graffiti in Australia
“I cannot ignore this symbol. All my family were Holocaust survivors – my mother’s parents, my husband’s parents – and for me it’s hurting twice,” the owner of the defaced cafe said.