Netanyahu: Putin told me that if it weren’t for me, Israel and Russia could be at war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rare media interview on Wednesday, in which he said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that if someone else was serving as Israel’s prime minister — Israel and Russia could have been at war. Read more

Germany: ICC’s Aability to launch probe against Israel ‘doubtful’; Intl. dissent grows

The admissibility of a probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel is “doubtful,” and the ICC should refrain from being politicized, the German Foreign Ministry stated, joining other countries which have voiced opposition to the ICC’s move against Israel. Read more

Defence Minister signs order confiscating ‘Pay-For-Slay’ stipends from Israeli-Arab terrorists

Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday signed an order to confiscate the monthly stipends paid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to convicted terrorists with Israeli citizenship and their families. Read more

Left-wing Israeli NGO to help prosecute Israel at ICC

The Israeli left-wing NGO Adalah announced this week that it is “prepared to submit legal material” to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to aid its war crimes probe against Israel.
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Just another way for the Palestinians to avoid peace

The announcement by Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, that she is prepared to begin an investigation into Israeli “war crimes” was a significant victory for those who have sought to use the court to help delegitimize the Jewish state. Read more

Netanyahu faces major challenge to leadership in upcoming Likud party primary

Over 110,000 members of the Likud Party will vote on Thursday to select a party chairman prior to Israel’s March 2 elections—the country’s third national vote in under 12 months. The incumbent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing a leadership challenge from Knesset member and former minister Gideon Sa’ar. Read more

Thank you Australia

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz took to Twitter to respond to a news item published by J-Wire reporting Australia’s echoing the United States’ support for Israel following the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Israel for war crimes. Read more

CBDChanukah – a J-Wire Photogallery

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A Happy Chanukah from the JCA!

Wishing you and your family a Happy Chanukah from all of us at JCA! Read more

Jojo Rabbit: a film review by James Berardinelli

It’s not hard to understand how something like Jojo Rabbit might divide audiences. Comedies about Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Third Reich can be difficult to sell, even if there’s an underlying seriousness to the subject matter. Read more

Merry Christmas from the Netanyahus

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara sends Christmas greetings and J-Wire joins them in wishing a wonderful Christmas to all its Christian readers. Read more

Time to shut down the Palestinian Chanukah and Christmas scams

It used to be confined to an annual piece of theatre staged by the Palestinian Authority every Christmas. Read more

US restores assistance for Palestinian security services, humanitarian and civilian purposes

Part of the $1.37 trillion spending bill that U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Friday included $150 million split evenly between assistance for security services and humanitarian and civilian purposes for the Palestinians. Read more

Report: Netanyahu puts Jordan Valley annexation on hold

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a meeting of an inter-ministerial team that was deliberating the annexation of the Jordan Valley following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to launch a probe into alleged Israeli “war crimes” against the Palestinians, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Read more

Israel intends to fight back against war-crimes probe by International Criminal Court

Yet another U.N. agency has stepped into the minefield that is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and as a result, appears in danger of losing its legitimacy. Read more

Mandelblit to submit opinion on whether Netanyahu can form a government

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday ordered Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to submit his legal opinion on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can assemble a government despite the indictments against him. Read more

Israeli scientists discover TB vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer’s Disease in cancer patients

Alzheimer’s Disease affects one-in-ten adults over the age of 65, a number that is expected to triple by 2030, and scientists around the world are scrambling to a cure. Read more

Australia echoes the United States in its reaction to ICC decision on Israel

Following the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement that Unites States “firmly opposes” the decision of the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes against the Palestinians, Australia has stated its position. Read more

Graham de Vahl Davis has passed away

Graham de Vahl Davis, a former leader of the New South Wales Jewish community, passed away this morning at the age of 88. Read more

A special Chanukah message from Boris

A must see Chanukah video message from U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Read more

The first candle at the Western Wall

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accompanied by the US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman,  lit the first Chanukah candle at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Read more

Israel’s ‘Prisoners of War’ tops The NY Times’ 30 best international TV shows of the decade

Israeli TV received global recognition on Friday when the New York Times chose Israel’s “Prisoners of War” as the best international TV show of the decade. Read more

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train finally begins operations

After an 11-year delay, the new high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem began running on Saturday night. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Just Nuts Read more

Lebanon’s Hezbollah-backed prime minister seeks to form government

Lebanon’s new Hezbollah-backed Sunni prime minister held talks on Saturday with the country’s parliamentary blocs with the aim of forming a government, the AP reported. Read more

Netanyahu: ICC inquest decision is ‘absurd’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for announcing her organization’s intention to conduct a broad investigation of Israel for “war crimes,” calling the announcement “absurd” and accusing the ICC of having become a weapon in the hands of Israel’s enemies. Read more

President Rivlin lights the first candle

President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin lit the first candle of Chanukah with the men and women of the David Sector of the Israel Police and Gimmel Company of the Border Police in the Old City of Jerusalem. Read more

Mango Menorah

The Cairns Jewish community have lit the first candle on the public Hanukkah menorah erected at the Cairns Esplanade. Read more

Do you want to read a Chanukah story?

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‘A Dark Day for Truth’: Israel Enraged by ICC’s Announcement on Probe of Alleged War Crimes

Israeli leaders expressed rage and dismissed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that is was launching a probe into alleged war crimes committed by Israel as “a travesty of justice and an overstepping” of the Court’s jurisdiction. Read more

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