Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Jewish Agency can shift relationship paradigm with everyone at table
October 17, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
As a former Knesset member and now head of the Nefesh B’Nefesh Institute for Aliyah Policy and Strategy, as well as a senior consultant to the Jewish Federations of North America, Michal Cotler-Wunsh is no stranger to politics or Diaspora Jewry, both of which she will need intimate knowledge if she is chosen to head the Jewish Agency, which is currently looking for a new director. Read more
New European-wide survey reveals disturbing findings of antisemitism, anti-Israel bias
October 17, 2021 by Eliana Rudee
Europe’s Action and Protection League (APL), in partnership with the European Jewish Association (EJA), released a European-wide survey offering a complex and detailed account of the prevalence of antisemitic perceptions, including widespread views in some countries that Jews exploit the Holocaust, run secret networks and will never be able to integrate into society. Read more
A new Israeli ambassador for Australia
October 17, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Amir Maimon has been appointed by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the new ambassador to Australia. Read more
Podcast: A chat with Eddie Tamir
October 17, 2021 by Features Desk
Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) Artistic Director, Eddie Tamir brings us up to speed on everything JIFF, along with the new initiatives from the Tamir cinema entertainment businesses: ChaiFlicks for lovers of Jewish and Israeli movies and TV shows, and the inaugural edition of Europa Europa Film Festival. Read more
Doctorate for Angela
October 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Technion has awarded German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel with an Honorary Doctorate – a recognition that is reserved to a select few who have made a significant contribution to Israel and/or Science. Read more
On the other hand
October 17, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Israel is a country of striking contrasts in climate and geography, in its ethnicities and faiths. Read more
Josh Frydenberg on Eddie Jaku
October 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eddie Jaku, the happiest man on earth, died this week at the age 101. Josh Frydenberg shares his thoughts. Read more
Bathurst councillor podcasts unvaccinated to be the “Jews of the 21st century
October 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A podcast hosted by a Bathurst councillor claimed that unvaccinated persons would become the “Jews of the 21st century.” Read more
Podcast: Michael Gawenda shines a light on the (John) Lyons’ den
October 15, 2021 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Michael Gawenda, former editor of The Age, about the recent booklet by John Lyons that claims a powerful, pro- Israel lobby influences reporting on Israel in Australia. Read more
Poll: 86 percent of Likud voters support Netanyahu over Edelstein as party leader
October 15, 2021 by JNS
Some 86 percent of Likud voters prefer to see former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the party’s leader over former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who announced on Monday that he plans to challenge Netanyahu for the role, a Channel 12 news survey revealed on Tuesday. Read more
US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council, vows to ‘push back’ against anti-Israel bias
October 15, 2021 by JNS
The United States was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday, reversing a move by the Trump administration, which withdrew from the international body in 2018 over its anti-Israel prejudice. Read more
The real reason for Western support of the Palestinians
October 15, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States who is now a candidate to head the Jewish Agency, has rightly said that the decline in support for Israel among American Jews has reached a crisis point. Read more
Useful Yidiots
October 15, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
One of the best definitions I have seen of the term, “useful idiots” is One who is seen to unwittingly support a malignant cause through their ‘naive’ attempts to be a force for good. Read more
Shabbat Lech Lecha: No one is Perfect
October 15, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Abraham is the first, full character study in the Torah. Read more
President Herzog: Jews around the world have interpreted COVID-19 as call for aliyah
October 15, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is being interpreted by Jews around the world as a call to come to Israel, and the Jewish state must be ready for them, President Isaac Herzog says. Read more
Durban’s Orwellian legacy of antisemitism lives on: Canadian experts Irwin Cotler and Karen Mock
October 15, 2021 by Features Desk
Canadian law professor and former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Irwin Cotler and fellow distinguished Canadian human rights advocate Dr Karen Mock have featured in an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more
Exposure to high and low temperatures during pregnancy may result in reduced fetal growth
October 15, 2021 by Elana Oberlander
An Israeli nationwide study of more than 600,000 births, led by a researcher at Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, reveals consistent links between high and low temperatures and low fetal birth weight, particularly exposure to heat during the second and third trimesters. Read more
BBC changes label calling French army captain Dreyfus ‘notorious Jewish spy’
October 15, 2021 by JNS
The BBC has changed the description of a new French period crime drama that identified Alfred Dreyfus, an army captain falsely convicted of treason, as a “notorious Jewish spy.” Read more
UPJ and ARZA welcome government’s IHRA antisemitism adoption
October 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Union for Progressive Judaism and The Australian Reform/Progressive Zionist Association have welcomed the Australian Government’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more
Time to have a laugh
October 15, 2021 by Features Desk
We all need a laugh more than ever, and what better way than to support the next generation of Australian Jewish comedians? Read more
Israel can’t ignore China’s threat to the free world
October 15, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Any time Israel has reason to doubt the reliability of America’s friendship, some in the Jewish state start thinking about the need to re-evaluate its attitude towards the world. Read more
Nazi Yellow Stars copied to get out anti-vaxx message
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
News.com.au has reported that a celebrity anti-vaxxer with 100,000 plus followers on social media had simulated the yellow Star of David used by the Nazis to identify Jews during the Holocaust on a post. Read more
Neo-Nazi Covid activity in Blue Mountains
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor has expressed its alarm that six shops in the Blue Mountains had neo-Nazi stickers placed on their storefronts and the QR check-in codes blocked by the stickers. Read more
Report exposes pervasive ‘top-down’ antisemitism among Irish politicians, activists
October 14, 2021 by Sean Savage
A new report on antisemitism in Ireland provides a comprehensive and “deeply disturbing” look into how Irish politicians and activists use the guise of criticism of Israel to promote antisemitic accusations and tropes that is becoming pervasive throughout Irish society. Read more
Foundations of Australia’s two Jewish day schools partner to connect members
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah Foundation partnered with Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Foundation to hear from an eminent panel of Israeli professors from Tel Aviv University, sharing their insights into Israel’s pathway out of the pandemic. Read more
Government recommended to proscribe Hamas 100% as a terrorist organisation
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has recommended the government consider listing Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist organisation. Read more
Australia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism that the Australian government pledges to embrace the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Read more
EU, Germany launch program to ‘Maintain Palestinian Identity’ of Jerusalem
October 14, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The European Union and Germany have launched the “East Jerusalem Tourism Development Programme” and inaugurated the Tourism Development Hub in eastern Jerusalem, with the objective of “maintaining the Palestinian identity of the city.” Read more
Anti-Israel bots attack Billie Eilish for saying ‘Hi Israel’
October 14, 2021 by TPS-IL
Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish was recently attacked on her social media platforms by a suspected network of anti-Israel bots after she said “Hi Israel” in a promotional video for her new album. Read more
In UN discussion on arms control, Israeli envoy laments international inaction against Iran, Syria
October 14, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Ambassador to the US and the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan participated in a discussion on arms control and international security at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he sharply criticize Syria’s use of weapons of mass destruction and the Iranian regime constantly violating its commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Read more
