Israeli organization demands action after Belgian soccer fans chant slogans ridiculing Holocaust
January 4, 2019 by Yossi Lempkowicz - JNS
Soccer fans in Belgium chanted antisemitic slogans, including ones about the burning of Jews, during a recent match in the city of Bruges, prompting an Israeli lawfare organization to take action. Read more
Jeremy Spinak was a unifier
Jeremy Spinak was a unifier. The last thing he would have wanted is to use his funeral as a launching pad for communal arguments. He is in the world of truth and we are thankfully in the world of rectification…writes Yankel Koncepolski. Read more
British cover band ‘Pink Floyd Experience’ lands in Israel
January 4, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Members of the British rock cover group ‘UK Pink Floyd Experience’ landed in Israel on Thursday evening, despite a heavy campaign of pressure by Roger Waters invoking BDS in recent months to cancel the visit. Read more
JNF on tour: Day 3
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Researchers reveal new mechanism to “activate” the immune system against cancer
January 4, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells better than before, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature. Read more
None So Blind
January 4, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
“There is none so blind as he who will not see.” That, I think, applies nowadays to very many people…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more
Off to a flying start
January 4, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
With the starter’s gun still reverberating and 2019 just dawning the election steeplechase has already attracted a crowded field ranging from old grey mares to young untrained fillies and would be stallions…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
A special event to mark the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has welcomed the initiative of the Polish authorities and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation with a special event at the site. Read more
Israeli water experts to confer with NSW and QLD to solve drought problems
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three of the world’s leading experts live in Israel and will visit New South Wales and Queensland to share ideas and know-how designed to tackle the severe drought inter alia through making use of state-of-the-art technologies developed in Israel. Read more
JNF on tour: Day 2
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Orthodox rabbis advised not to attend memorial service for NSWJBD president held at reform temple
January 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Chaim Ingram is questioning a story he considers negative published in the media revealing that the Rabbinical Council of NSW advised the members of this orthodox organisation not attending a memorial service for Jeremy Spinak, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, as it was to be held at The Emanuel reform synagogue. Read more
Honduras plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
January 3, 2019 by JNS
Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its Honduran embassy in Tegucigalpa, following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo on Tuesday. Read more
Five questions about Israel’s political musical chairs
January 3, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The old expression is that for every two Jews, there are three political opinions…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
With SpaceIL launch, Israeli children can dream about ‘reaching the moon’ and beyond
January 3, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
In 2019, a team of Israelis will make history when an unmanned spacecraft they built will launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., destined for the moon. Read more
Israeli startups raise record $6.1 billion in 2018
January 3, 2019 by JNS
Israeli startups raised a record $6.1 billion in 2018. Read more
Mishpacha
January 3, 2019 by Jonah Solomons
Follow the adventures of a Jewish family some of whom you might recognise… Read more
Beth Dins behaving badly
January 2, 2019 by David Werdiger
Local Rabbis are again in the news for all the wrong reasons…writes David Werdiger. Read more
JNF on tour
Each day a member of the current JNF mission reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Israel officially leaves UNESCO
January 2, 2019 by Agencies
Israel is no longer a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. Read more
At the start of 2019, Israel’s population nears 9 million
January 2, 2019 by JNS
With the start of 2019 approaches, Israel’s population is 28,000 away from 9 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday. Read more
Livni after disbandment of Zionist Union: Most important thing now is to replace Netanyahu
January 2, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The most important mission is to bring about a “political revolution” and replace Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni said at a press conference on Tuesday, just hours after Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay disbanded the Zionist Union and unceremoniously ousted her from their joint-list. Read more
Zionist Union splits amid surprise announcement from Labor Party chairman
January 2, 2019 by JNS
Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay issued an unexpected announcement on Tuesday that he would dissolve his partnership with Hatnua chair Tzipi Livni. Read more
Another Rivlin in the news
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
91-yr-old Joan Lardner Rivlin has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to seniors. Read more
New Israeli law criminalises buying of sex
January 1, 2019 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
The Knesset plenum approved yesterday a bill that will impose fines on persons buying sex. Read more
Report: Israel involved in capture of Saddam Hussein
January 1, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The State of Israel was instrumental in the location and capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, London-based Arabic website Rai al-Youm reported yesterday. Read more
Amos Oz and the centrality of Hebrew in Jewish life
January 1, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For those who only know Israel as a field of political combat, Amos Oz was just a writer with a point of view about his country’s basic political and security dilemmas…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
From Jerusalem to Latin America: Israel’s diplomatic successes in 2018
January 1, 2019 by Steve Leibowitz
2018 is viewed by many experts as a banner year for Israeli diplomacy, including major achievements and enhanced international reach. At the same time, analysts say the Jewish state is facing political pushback and some significant challenges as the calendar year comes to an end…writes Steve Leibowitz/JNS. Read more
Eulogy for Amos Oz
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin delivered the eulogy at the funeral for the world-acclaimed writer and thinker Amos Oz who died last week at the age of 79. Read more
The immune system’s fountain of youth
January 1, 2019 by Yael Edelman
If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. Read more
Visitor no 4,000,000 passes through immigration in Israel.
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The arrival of the four millionth tourist to land in Israel in 2018 ends a year of record-breaking tourism figures. Read more
