Israeli studying in Australia on MH17
July 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A 27-yr-old Israeli student reported to have been living in Melbourne, is one of those who perished on the Malaysian aircraft shot down when flying over the Ukraine. Read more
Still Life…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 19, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Funerals are meant for the living. Still Life opens intriguingly with the same solitary figure at a series of burial services. Read more
Palestine – Israel Takes Off The Gloves…writes David Singer
July 19, 2014 by David Singer
Israel’s disastrous unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in August 2005 faces possible reversal with the Israeli army’s re-entry into Gaza in July 2014. Read more
Not naive – just loving…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
July 18, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A gentile seeking to convert to Judaism once approached the great sage Hillel and said: “Teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot.” Read more
From “Fabrication” to Validation: UNRWA responds to evidence that Hamas embedded itself in UNRWA
July 18, 2014 by David Bedein
To grasp the complexities of the Israel- Gaza war, take into account that UNRWA the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, is responsible for the well being of 75% of Gaza’s population, who dwell in “temporary” UNRWA refugee camps since 1949. with the expectation that they will return to their villages that existed before 1948. Read more
Tom Goldman elected vice-president of Maccabi World Union
July 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney Maccabi stawlwart Tom Goldman has been elected one of three Vice Presidents of Maccabi World Union. Read more
Israel offers condolences
July 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Facebook caught in Social Media war
July 18, 2014 by Andre Oboler
Beyond the physical war between Hamas and Israel and another war is raging. This other war is taking place in social media; it’s caught major players like Facebook unprepared, and its caused government officials around the world to quietly express concerns about vilification on social media potentially fueling violence on the streets in places far removed from the zone of conflict. Read more
Dual demos in Wellington
July 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A hundred meters separated a pro-Israel rally in the New Zealand Capital of Wellington from one supporting Palestinians in Gaza. Read more
Mahmoud Abbas: the so-called Palestinian leader…writes Sean Savage
July 18, 2014 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Since taking over as president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) after Yasser Arafat’s death in 2004, Mahmoud Abbas—whose PA term actually expired in 2009—has been continually touted by world leaders as someone Israel can rely on to make peace. Read more
Protective Edge: Ground campaign begins
July 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, last night instructed the IDF to commence ground action to strike at the terrorist tunnels from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory . Read more
Shame on all of us
We in Australia, many of us immigrants or children of immigrants, enjoy a wonderful life. Read more
Mending bridges
July 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Premier Mike Baird was questioned today about statements attributed to Community Relation Commission Chair Vic Alhadeff who is also CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies.
Australia condemns Hamas ceasefire refusal
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has condemned Hamas’s rejection of a proposed ceasefire. Read more
French arrive in Israel
July 17, 2014 by Avi Mayer
430 new immigrants from France havde arrived in Israel aboard two special flights organized by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption. Read more
Conflict discussion held in Melbourne
July 17, 2014 by Steve Yarrow
Over 200 people have attended a meeting in Melbourne to discuss the current war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. Read more
Not a time for complacency
Dear Jewish Communities and Israelis overseas,
This is not a time for complacency! We cannot afford it. Read more
A letter from Israel
Melbourne-born Delilah Schwartz is in the IDF training as an officer…and writes from Israel. Read more
Russians want to resolve conversion crisis
July 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The annual Harry Triguboff Institute Conference, marking 25 years since the rise of the iron curtain, has been held at the Intelligence Heritage Center in Israel. Read more
Unloved – A Dark Unnatural Space …writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf
July 17, 2014 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
The problem is not the problem – the relationship is the problem. So states Steven Covey. So why are there wars over territory and messy divorce disputes? Read more
Giving voice to silenced works
July 17, 2014 by Stephen Gibbs
A Wellington concert in August this year will feature for the first time anywhere in the world music written 78 years ago in Germany. Read more
Five Double Passes to give away
J-Wire has five double passes on offer to Melbourne readers for French/Israeli movie “Rock the Casbah”. Read more
Statement from the Embassy of Israel in Australia
On July 15th at 9am [Israel time], Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire. Israel stopped its military action in the Gaza Strip in order to restore routine life to Israeli citizens having been subjected to constant rocket attacks by Hamas. Read more
New Israel Fund’s emergency grants
July 16, 2014 by Liam Getreu
In this time of conflict, the New Israel Fund, the leading organisation supporting civil society in Israel, is giving additional funds from its Emergency Grants Program to five Israeli organisations to support marginalised groups in Israel deal with rocket attacks and to combat intolerance. Read more
Hamas’s true colours
July 16, 2014 by Agencies
Ahead of a solidarity mission of more than 50 international Jewish community leaders to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, World Jewish Congress chairman Ronald S. Lauder said Hamas’ refusal to sign up to an Egyptian cease-fire plan once again revealed the organization’s true colors. Read more
The case the ECAJ did not want to know about
July 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The case brought by Israeli advocacy group Shurat Hadin against University of Sydney associate Professor Jake Lynch has been dropped…a case involving BDS from which The Executive Council of Australian Jewry distanced itself. Read more
We ceased, they fired…writes Michael Kuttner
July 16, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
As soon as the so called ceasefire was announced anyone with even a smattering of common sense could have and indeed did predict that this farce would not last longer than a snowball in hell. Read more
Michael Kuttner updates
July 16, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
In a televised address to the nation this evening, the PM reiterated his determination to bring peace and quiet to Israeli citizens no matter what it takes to do so. Read more
From Benjamin Netanyahu
July 16, 2014 by Agencies
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following statement following Hamas’s rejection of the ceasefire. Read more
Writing to the IDF
July 16, 2014 by Brenda Segal
More than 200 Melbourne community members have written letters of support to soldiers in the IDF. Read more
