Many victims of the Hanukkah terror attack near Sydney had roots in the former Soviet Union, a community accounting for as much as a quarter of Australia's Jews

Yaakov speaks with Yair Miller, CEO of Keren Hayesod-UIA Australia, about a government that ignored antisemitism, turned on Israel, and left its Jewish community exposed.

Reforms will target extremist preachers, as some urge expansion of hate speech definition to include ‘Globalize the intifada’; killers said to have holed up in hotel for most of Philippines visit

Violence began after inspector issuing parking ticket was attacked by two young men, apparently draft-dodgers, who threatened to 'slaughter' him; Lapid blames government for abetting draft evasion

Aggravating circumstance thrown out for procedural reasons, as alleged antisemitic remarks to police only came after the poisoning, weren't recorded in presence of lawyer

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Deal, which US reportedly pressed Israel to back, briefly stalled earlier this year after energy minister cited a lack of assurances that Israeli market would receive 'fair prices'

Coalition bill also requires civil court judges to pass test on Jewish law, though that clause expected to be nixed; MKs also vote for legislation stripping chief justice of authority to staff judicial panels