Fearing Israeli anti-terror law, PA banks close 35,000 accounts of terrorists
May 6, 2021 by TPS-IL
Banks operating in the Palestinian Authority (PA) have closed 35,000 bank accounts of imprisoned terrorists, released terrorists, and families of dead terrorists, a result of action taken by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Read more
Jerusalem police arrest 5 Arab rioters in Sheikh Jarrah
May 6, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jerusalem’s police arrested three Arabs in the city on Wednesday night during violent riots in the Shimon Hatzadik neighbourhood, also known as Sheikh Jarrah. Read more
Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, capital’s population nears 1 million
May 6, 2021 by JNS
In the runup to Jerusalem Day, which this year falls on May 9, the city continues to be Israel’s largest, with a population nearing 1 million, according to a study by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research…writes Yori Yalon. Read more
President Rivlin on a farewell visit to Mossad HQ
May 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin has made a farewell visit to the Mossad thanking its staff for its dedicated work. Read more
President Rivlin gives Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid mandate to form government
May 6, 2021 by TPS-IL
President Reuven Rivlin has given Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid the mandate to form a government. Read more
ABC profiles George Newhouse: The Accidental Advcate
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney-based George Newhouse is the founder of the National Justice Project, arguably the number one human rights firm in Australia. Read more
Hamas Military Leader Threatens Israel over Eviction of Illegal Residents in Sheikh Jarrah
May 5, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Muhammad Def, head of Hamas’ military wing, issued a “last and explicit warning” to Israel that Hamas will not stand by idly in the face of Israel’s “aggression against the Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood” in Jerusalem, and Israel will “pay a heavy price” if it does not cease its actions there. Read more
May-09 4:30pm SBS-TV: True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi – Goebels
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire
Joseph Goebbels was the man who ‘sold’ Hitler and the Nazis to Germany.
Joseph Goebbels was a club-footed socialist, university academic, and novelist who earned a doctorate in romance language and literature at Heidelberg University. He was the man who despised ‘Jewish’ American capitalism, and yet brought American advertising techniques in order to sell National Socialism.
May-12 7:35pm SBS-TV : 1982
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire
In June of 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon, a country just north of its border was already reeling from its ongoing fractious war. Read more
Spetz – an Israeli app to find the help you need
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Spetz is an Israeli start-up working internationally that has been very successful in Israel, are working in the UK, and has recently soft-launched in Australia. Read more
April-22 4:30pm SBS-TV: True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire
Speer is the Nazi leader who escaped the noose and spent the rest of his life trading off his Nazi celebrity status. Read more
Calls for Abbas’ resignation following postponement of PA elections
May 5, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Since Mahound Abbas announced last Thursday the postponement of the Palestinian Authority (PA) elections and blamed Israel for refusing to allow the elections in eastern Jerusalem, criticism has been growing against him from outside and at home, as he faces Hamas’ attempts to destabilize the PA. Read more
A difference of opinion
May 5, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for spying for Israel in the United States…and now is the keynote speaker at an event in Jerusalem celebrating Jerusalem Day. Read more
Israeli forces arrest suspects connected to Samaria terror attack
May 5, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli security forces arrested on Monday night several suspects connected to Sunday’s terror attacks at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria, in which three young Israelis were shot and wounded. Read more
Police slammed for shutting down Temple Mount for Jews
May 5, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s police have banned all access for Jewish worshippers to the Temple Mount at least until the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan, apparently fearing Muslim violence at the holy site. Read more
UIA Women’s Division photo gallery
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
The UIA Women’s Division event shared between Perth and Melbourne was held at Melbourne’s Classic cinema. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Dr Ruth guest speaker at UIA Victoria and WA Women’s Division event
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Victoria and WA Women’s Division held their headline event joined by donors in the US, Israel, Guatemala and Colombia. Read more
May-23 1:05pm SBS World Movies: Abe
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire
Abe is a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn who cooks to unite his half Israeli and half Palestinian family, but everything goes wrong.
May-23 4:30pm SBS-TV: True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire
The capture of Adolf Eichmann by Mossad in Argentina is one of the most dramatic of all Nazi-hunting stories. Read more
Israel’s Umoove launches app to help clear distressed minds
May 5, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Israel-based mobile software technology company Umoove has announced the launch of MindReset, an app that will help users clear their distressed minds through very short, eye-tracking based, sessions. Read more
School bullying victims meets the president
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Reuven Rivlin welcomed 12-year-old Agam Asayeg to his residence Beit HaNasi after she suffered physical and mental abuse at school last week. Read more
Tragedy brings out the best and the worst – an Op-Ed
May 5, 2021 by David Cumin
The Har Meron disaster is one of the worst peacetime tragedies in modern Israel’s history. There are at least 45 people confirmed dead and over 150 more injured. Read more
Netanyahu fails to form government
May 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Benjamin Netanyahu has been unable to form a new government following the 28-day term allotted to him to do so. Read more
$500,000 Victorian government grant to Melbourne’s oldest Shul
May 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s oldest Synagogue, the iconic East Melbourne Synagogue, has received a significant boost to its ambitious vision for a significant restoration and expansion after receiving a $500,000 grant from the Victorian government to help restore the Synagogue and old school hall to its former glory. Read more
Two rabbis, two cities
May 4, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
Melbourne’s ARK Centre’s Rabbi Gabi had the pleasure of catching up with the CEO of Sydney’s Jewish House Rabbi Mendel Kastel. Read more
Bob Carr targets Israel again
May 4, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Former NSW Premier and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr has sent an email to “to all supporters of Palestine in the Australian Labor Party”. Read more
UIA NSW 2021 major donor dinner
May 4, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
UIA NSW hosted nearly 300 supporters from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth at its 2021 Major Donor Dinner on 29 April, with guest speaker Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP. Were you there?…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
A farewell to Vic
May 4, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Vic Alhadeff is leaving the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies of which he has been the CEO for 16 years. Read more
Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization honour victims of Mt. Meron tragedy
May 3, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization (WZO) have paid tribute to those who died while participating in the Lag Ba’Omer festivities on Mount Meron last Thursday night. Read more
Who’s responsible for the Meron disaster?
May 3, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Israel’s largest religious festival turned into its largest peacetime tragedy late Thursday night, as 45 celebrants were crushed to death, and dozens more were injured, under the feet of fellow worshippers in a horrific stampede at Mount Meron. Read more
