English Premier League and clubs adopt definition of antisemitism

The English Premier League and its clubs adopted on Thursday the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Read more

British MP suspended for antisemitism is elected to party disciplinary board

A member of the British Parliament who served a suspension for antisemitism and was reinstated by his party has been elected to serve on his party’s disciplinary board. Read more

Philanthropist donates US$30 million for new emergency department in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Sourasky-Ichilov Medical Center Tel Aviv announced a new emergency medicine department to be named after philanthropist Sylvan Adams, who donated NIS 100 million (more than $30 million) for its establishment. Read more

Transforming trauma: How Jewish voices from Iran and Arab lands can be a bridge for peace

With just the clothes on their backs and a few belongings hurriedly thrown into a sack, thousands of Jewish families were forced to flee from their homes after the declaration of the Jewish state on May 14, 1948. Read more

The myths of Chanukah

There are several myths about Chanukah. That Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus decisively and regained independence for the Judean state. That when Judah did regain control of the Temple, a miracle took place. Read more

Dubious diplomacy

Is it better to rely on diplomatic negotiations or instead to take direct action which promises a far more promising outcome? Is a judicious combination of both more guaranteed to provide success? Read more

Multicultural challah

Recently, Kangarusski volunteers hosted a Challah bake event at Our Big Kitchen for members of the We Are All Sydney (WAAS) leadership course. Read more

Senate motion on the 25th anniversary of Rabin’s assassination marred by anti-Israel outburst

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomed a Senate motion by Senator Eric Abetz on behalf of 23 other cross-party senators. Read more

COVID-19 and the Melbourne Jewish community

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has joined forces with nine other ethno-specific service providers in a consortium called Cultural Connections Victoria, to develop a survey that will help us better understand the impact of the pandemic on Victoria’s multicultural communities. Read more

The Freedom Circus: a book review by Geoffrey Zygier

As the years pass by and the number of survivors dwindles, the stream of Holocaust-themed books continues to gush. Read more

Palestinian and Israeli songstresses perform together for Chanukah

The New Israel Fund Australia is to host a special evening filled with beautiful music and conversation with two outstanding performers and activists to mark the first night of Chanukah. Read more

Prematurity and the development of chronic kidney disease

Hear from a panel of experts on the link between prematurity and the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adulthood. Read more

Dec-06 8pm Zoom: UIA International Women’s event

A specially-curated Women’s Division webinar featuring five topics… Read more

Netanyahu welcomes Bahraini tourism minister in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at his office in Jerusalem with Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashin Al Zayani, who is in Israel until Thursday leading a 40-member delegation. Read more

President Rivlin at reception ceremony for the Israel Navy’s new missile boat, INS Magen

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin has addressed the guests and crew at the reception ceremony for the Israel Navy’s new missile boat, INS Magen, at the Haifa Naval Base. Read more

Knesset moves towards dissolving unity government, possible new elections

The Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary bill to dissolve the government, paving the way for a fourth round of elections within the last two years. Read more

Australia commended for UN vote

The Zionist Federation of Australia has commended the Australian Government for maintaining its principled voting record in the United Nations. Read more

Palestinian Authority teaches kids to identify as ‘refugees’

Palestinian children born decades after Israel’s establishment in 1948 are being educated by the authorities in Ramallah to envision themselves as residents of the cities “stolen by the Jews” and as “refugees” temporarily living in the Palestinian territories, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Tuesday. Read more

European Union makes move to combat antisemitism

A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat antisemitism. Read more

Antisemitism focus of major global confab on Internet Hate

Antisemitism in all its manifestations was the focus of the 2020 Annual Conference of the International Network Against Cyber Hate, an alliance of the major non-governmental organisations confronting this phenomenon since 2002. Read more

Israeli joins A-League

Israeli football striker Tomer Hemed has signed to play for New Zealand club the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. Read more

UIA International Women’s event

A specially-curated Women’s Division webinar featuring five topics… Read more

A building to create a brighter future

Emanuel School has received approval to redevelop an existing, outdated 1970s building to create a state-of-the-art learning centre, doubling the existing floor space. Read more

Byron Shire’s Jewish cemetery consecrated

Rabbi Nir Gurevitch drove from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Byron Shire in Northern NSW to consecrate the community’s first cemetery. Read more

Will Biden tolerate ‘pay for slay?’

Supporters of the Palestinian cause are openly clamouring for the Biden administration to let the Palestinian Authority wriggle out of the ban on U.S. aid over the “pay for slay” policy. Friends of Israel should vigorously oppose these efforts. Read more

Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist’s funeral held amid vows of retaliation

The funeral for assassinated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh began on Monday in northern Tehran, as the country’s defence minister vowed retaliation, Reuters reported. Read more

A chance to right a historical wrong

Some 850,000 Jews have been deported from Arab countries and Iran, but their stories are not heard in E.U. meetings and their photos cannot be found hanging in exhibitions in the corridors of the United Nations. Read more

March of the Living Australia appoints a dynamic new board

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Two Aussies and one Kiwi in Israel’s cycling 2021 team

The Israel Start-Up Nation 2021 cycling team will consist of 32 riders from Israel and 16 other countries. Read more

Activists and experts demand German transparency on UNRWA support

The Jerusalem-based Center for Near East Policy Research held a Zoom seminar this week in order to share research about the prevalence of anti-Israel hate education as an official part of the curriculum within Arab schools for children of all ages in the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria, and Jerusalem being run by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA). Read more

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