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A call for reform for the Sydney Beth Din
February 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Working Group established by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in 2019 to inquire into and make recommendations regarding the administration, finances, governance, communal oversight and other matters concerning the Sydney Beth Din (SBD) has now brought down its final report. Read more
PA plants trees to honour 35,000 Shahids, including suicide bombers
February 3, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a project to honour all Arabs who have died as so-called Shahids, martyrs killed while fighting the Infidel, since 1917 when the British Army liberated the land of Israel from the Ottoman Empire. Read more
Israel is right to doubt new negotiations with Iran will work
February 3, 2021 by Dore Gold
In August 2002, the Iranian opposition, known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), disclosed secret Iranian nuclear facilities at the Natanz enrichment plant, the Arak heavy-water production facility, the Isfahan uranium conversion plant, as well as other previously unknown Iranian facilities. Read more
Biden administration ‘embraces’ international definition of antisemitism
February 3, 2021 by JNS
The Biden administration has said it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, a key tool in fighting antisemitism at home and abroad. Read more
Meet Ashraf Jabari: The Palestinian populist
February 3, 2021 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
With a mask resting below his mouth, which just took in its third or fourth cigarette of the last hour, Palestinian reformer and businessman Asharf Jabari said he hasn’t received the COVID vaccine yet. Read more
Jordan and Israel now the only viable two-state solution
February 3, 2021 by David Singer
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has unequivocally confirmed its rejection of an independent demilitarised State proposed by President Trump in: Read more
Israel transfers COVID-19 vaccines to PA, PA denies It
Israel transferred 2,000 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday, the first batch of a total of 5,000 doses. Read more
Collingwood and this week’s Parsha
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week’s Parsha is Yitro. Named after the non-Jewish father-in-law of Moses, the Parsha recounts the excitement and joy that Yitro feels when he finds out that the Jewish people have been redeemed from Egypt. Moshe is recorded kissing and happily greeting his father-in-law and rejoicing together with him at the salvation that G-d delivered to the people of Israel from Egypt. Read more
Kushner and Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Abraham Accords
February 2, 2021 by JNS
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, and his deputy Avi Berkowitz were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for their role in the normalization deals between Israel and several Arab states known as the Abraham Accords. Read more
Large haredi funeral processions in Jerusalem hit raw nerve after recent violent clashes
Thousands of people packed the streets Sunday in Jerusalem to participate in the funeral processions of two prominent haredi rabbis, both of whom passed away due to complications from COVID-19…writes Meira Svirsky. Read more
Iron Dome upgraded
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israeli Air Force and Navy have participated in successful flight tests of the upgraded Iron Dome defence weapon system. Read more
Coming soon to cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Canberra
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
From star-studded features, gripping historical dramas, and stories of iconic Jewish trailblazers and innovators, the Jewish International Film Festival (February 17 – March 24) returns for another year of spectacular Jewish cinema from around the world. Read more
Joe Biden, Anne Neuberger and dual loyalty
February 1, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Lost amid the whirlwind of anger, violence and recrimination that followed the November 2020 presidential election in the United States was the singular concern over where Joe Biden’s ultimate loyalties might lie, as voiced by a group of conservative voices across the pond in Britain. Read more
The Orah Fund generates a further $350,000 for charity
February 1, 2021 by J-Wire Staff
In the second half of 2020, the ORAH Fund generated an 18% investment return for investors, as well as $350,000 of donations to Jewish-related charities in Australia and around the world. Read more
Historical discovery in southern Israel offers glimpse into wardrobe of King David and King Solomon
February 1, 2021 by TPS-IL
Groundbreaking research conducted by Israeli archaeologists enabled them to recover scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple from the time of King David and King Solomon, some 3,000 years ago, the first time that purple-dyed Iron Age textiles have been found in Israel, or indeed throughout the Southern Levant. Read more
Is Iran behind the attack on Israel’s embassy in India?
February 1, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An explosion occurred on Friday afternoon close to the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, sending India’s security apparatus in search of a terror cell that may be connected to Iran. Read more
Where does “upon my heart” originate
February 1, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Entrepreneurs from Syria, Libya, Iraq, Gaza participate in Israeli program to develop startups and social initiatives
February 1, 2021 by TPS-IL
A group of young entrepreneurs from Arab countries is participating in weekly zoom meetings as part of a unique Israeli program for the development of startups and social initiatives. Read more
Iran says nuclear deal non-negotiable, rejects new participants
February 1, 2021 by JNS
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that its 2015 nuclear agreement with six world powers was non-negotiable and rejected any changes to the participants in the accord. The announcement came in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement on Friday that any new negotiations should include other countries in the region, such as Saudi Arabia. Read more
