US withholds $65 million from UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, calls for changes
The U.S. has announced announced a major cut in its current funding of UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated solely to Palestinian refugees, while calling for reforms to the organisation. Read more
Look who’s visiting the Taj Mahal
January 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Taking time out for a romantic episode…. Read more
Teacher pleads guilty to creating child pornography
January 17, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
A media teacher has pleaded guilty to make child pornography in the employment of Jewish day schools. Read more
AJA takes issue with CAM’s statement
January 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association believes that The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism statement supporting Victoria’s African community is ill-considered and counterproductive. Read more
A former NSW premier goes into bat for Michael Danby
January 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former NSW premier Morris Iemma has questions for Fairfax media who have mounted a front page attack against Labor Federal MP for using taxpayer funds for funding ads to point out bias in ABC reporting in Israel. Read more
NSW MP visits Israeli wave technology to generate electricity
January 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With NSW and Australian families facing record electricity bills, NSW State Labor MP Walt Secord visited the pilot site for an Israeli power company using ocean wave technology to create electricity in southern Europe. Read more
Lebanon bans Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ over director’s ties with Israel
January 16, 2018 by Agencies
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, “The Post,” has been banned in Lebanon due to the famed Jewish-American director’s purported ties with Israel. Read more
Terrorism and rejectionism: twin threats to peace and security
January 16, 2018 by Richard D. Heideman - JNS.org
The recent moves at the United Nations by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), who sought the vote condemning U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, mark the latest use of rejectionism as a tool in the PA-PLO arsenal of diplomatic warfare against Israel—and now America…writes Richard D. Heideman/JNS.org. Read more
70 hours of Israeli Celebrations
January 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Plans for celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday events have been announced by Minister of Culture and Sport, Miri Regev. Read more
Groups petition Israeli High Court for expanded Western Wall egalitarian prayer section
The Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel, the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, and the Women of the Wall prayer rights group brought a petition to Israel’s High Court of Justice in an effort to force the expansion of the existing egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall. Read more
Palestinian leader Abbas slams Trump and calls Israel a ‘colonial project’
January 16, 2018 by Agencies
During a two-hour speech to the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) Central Council, Palestinian Authority (PA) President and PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas slammed President Donald Trump’s attempts to jumpstart peace negotiations as well as America’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Read more
IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel that infiltrated Israeli and Egyptian territory
The IDF destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that ran underneath Israel’s Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip as well as under the Egypt-Gaza border. Read more
One ambulance, one shift, two births
January 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last Friday began normally for a team from Magen David Adom’s Modi’in station, headed by ambulance driver and EMT Itzhak Cohen, and volunteers Noa Oster, Ziv Bamberger and Shaked Ron-Tal. Read more
Descendants re-signing Israel’s Declaration of Independence
January 16, 2018 by Michal Marmary
Dozens of grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the original signers of Israel’s Declaration of Independence (Megilat Ha-Atzmaut) gathered to photograph a reconstruction of that historic event. Read more
The ECAJ joins the push to quash a death sentence for Baha’i man in Yemen
January 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Yemini prisoner and a member of the Baha’i community has been sentenced to be executed in public because he made contact with Baha’i headquarters in Haifa. Read more
Victorian Jewish community supports Australians of African descent
January 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism which includes The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has expressed its targeting the African community as scapegoats for youth crime in the state. Read more
How do you deal with a rabbi who has lost credibility?…ask the rabbi
January 15, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this interesting question… Read more
Abe sits at Sugihara’s desk
January 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited his country’s former consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania at which Chiune Sugihara issued Japanese visas to around 6,000 Jews escaping Nazi-occupied Poland in WWII. Read more
Game of Drones
January 15, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The first technique to detect a drone camera illicitly capturing video has been revealed in a new study published by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Weizmann Institute of Science cyber security researchers. Read more
Feintooner
January 15, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Trump rattles the cage. Read more
Israel-Jordan negotiations could follow PLO threat to boycott Trump
January 14, 2018 by David Singer
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) threat to refuse to negotiate with Israel unless President Trump withdraws his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel could see Jordan replacing the PLO as Israel’s negotiating partner to end the 100 years-old Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer. Read more
Israel braces for violence as manhunt for terrorist behind Samaria attack continues
January 14, 2018 by Agencies
As the manhunt continues for the terrorist who killed Israeli father of six Raziel Shevah in Samaria earlier this week, Israeli security forces are bracing for violence. Read more
NZ must reconsider unconditional support of UNRWA
January 14, 2018 by IINZ
Over the past nine years, New Zealand has contributed $10.4m to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) but has never once publicly condemned their egregious inefficiency, history of staff inciting and supporting terror, use of schools and other buildings as militant bases, or allegations of corruption. Read more
Don’t diagnose President Trump – respond to him
January 13, 2018 by Alan Dershowitz
The 1964 presidential election was the second in which I voted. Lyndon Johnson who had succeeded John Kennedy, was running against Barry Goldwater…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more
On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner
January 13, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Winter is well and truly here but rainfall is still far below what we require. Meantime there is no shortage of further medical advances, amazing innovations and heartwarming human drama. Read more
Swinging Safari – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
January 12, 2018 by Roz Tarszisz
Blasts from the past can be fun. This latest offering from writer/director Stephan Elliott with lava lamps, high waisted bellbottoms, parents behaving badly and a bunch of feral children looked to be just the ticket for the summer holiday season.
We Remember – the Holocaust survivors’ anthem
January 12, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the lead up to the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January 2018 a series of recordings of The Partisan Song, Zog Nit Keynmol, sung and recited by ORT and other schools will be available to educators. Read more
Turn off the taps…writes Michael Kuttner
January 12, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
For far too long, terror groups and those associated with them have been awash with funds provided by Governments which deliberately ignore the consequences of their generosity. Read more
Comedian Chris Rock defies BDS, performs in Israel
January 12, 2018 by Agencies
American comedy legend Chris Rock this week took his act to Israel, performing in the country for the first time before a crowd of 10,000 at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena. Read more
Jerry Seinfeld criticised for visiting Israeli counter-terror training camp, air force base
Famed Jewish-American comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld came under fire this week for a recent visit to a counter-terrorism and security training academy in the Judea and Samaria community of Efrat. Read more