Israeli-led resolution combating Holocaust denial receives overwhelming support at UN
January 21, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The first time, it was about remembrance. This time, it’s about preserving those memories. Read more
The unspoken truths behind the Texas synagogue attack
January 21, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, where the rabbi and three other Jews were taken hostage until they managed to escape unharmed, was shocking enough. Read more
Time
January 21, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
We have just celebrated another New Year. I was not specifically thinking of 2022, although that too. Or of Tu BiShvat, the Fifteenth Day of the Month of Shevat. The New Year for Trees. One of four different New Years as recorded in the Talmud ( Rosh Hashana ). Read more
Masada leaps 45 places in the HSC
January 21, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Mazeltov and congratulations to Sydney’s Masada College HSC students for their results and achievements in the 2021 Higher School Certificate. Read more
UK man found guilty of inciting terrorism after ‘jihad by sword’ mosque speech
January 21, 2022 by JNS
A Muslim man who promoted “jihad fighting by sword” was found guilty on Wednesday of encouraging terrorism at his local mosque in the United Kingdom, reported the Evening Standard. Read more
Germany to produce three new submarines for Israel
January 21, 2022 by TPS-IL
The Israel Ministry of Defense and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have signed an agreement for the development and production of three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy. Read more
New Zealand votes to fund unprecedented attack on Israel
January 20, 2022 by David Cumin
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution establishing an ongoing Commission of Inquiry which has unprecedented scope to demonise Israel. Read more
Israel hopes UN condemns Holocaust denial
January 20, 2022 by AAP
Israel is hoping the UN General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.” Read more
UN Security Council president: Israelis and Palestinians need to ‘get back to negotiating table’
January 20, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
She helped lead the backchannel effort to get Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization leaders in the same room to hash out an interim agreement that was to serve as a basis for peace. Read more
Israel: a check on the political temperature
January 20, 2022 by Ron Weiser
Suddenly, there are two issues that have arisen which have the potential to shorten the life of the Israeli coalition government. Read more
Following boycott on Israel, Unilever shares in unprecedented dive
January 20, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A half a year after notifying Avi Singer, the owner of Ben & Jerrys Israel, of the termination of his contract due to his refusal to boycott Judea and Samaria and refrain from selling ice cream there, Unilever shares are in an unprecedented dive. Read more
‘The world says nothing’: Israeli envoy slams UN for silence on Arab rock terrorism
January 20, 2022 by TPS-IL
The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday which focused on the Palestinian issue. Read more
Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers
January 20, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s the sort of story that makes you wonder about who is doing the leaking and why. Read more
Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road Safety unveils plan to reduce car use by half
January 20, 2022 by JNS
A new plan by Israel’s Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road Safety has set itself the ambitious goal of cutting Israeli car use by half, and promoting walking, cycling, scooter use and public transport instead, a report by Globes said on Wednesday. Read more
US ambassador criticizes Israel for Sheikh Jarrah eviction in eastern Jerusalem
January 20, 2022 by JNS
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on Israel to refrain from evicting residents of several illegal structures in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Read more
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins 2022 Genesis Prize
January 20, 2022 by JNS
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wednesday morning. Read more
‘Moon Knight’ to feature first overtly Jewish superhero
January 20, 2022 by JNS
The highly anticipated Marvel superhero series, “Moon Knight,” which is scheduled to debut on the streaming platform Disney+, has sparked a great deal of excitement among comic-book fans, among other reasons because it features, for the first time, a superhero who is overtly Jewish. Read more
Shabbat Yitro: Jethro in 13
January 20, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The most important feature of this week is arguably Judaism’s greatest contribution to the world, the so-called, Ten Commandments. Read more
Palestinian family evicted in Jerusalem
Israeli police have evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, demolishing the dwelling in a case that has drawn international attention. Read more
There’s no cure for health-authority pig-headedness
January 19, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
It’s time for health authorities in Israel and abroad to stop vilifying the medical experts who’ve been issuing a reassuring message as to where the coronavirus pandemic is headed. Read more
EU tries to twist international law to fight eviction of Sheikh Jarrah squatters in Jerusalem
January 19, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israeli authorities on Monday morning attempted to evict the Salhiya family, Arab squatters living illegally since the 1950s in a home in the Shimon HaTzadik neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. Read more
Proud to have been vaccinated
January 19, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Tanya Warms demonstrates the ‘Proudly Vaccinated’ kippot, masks and pens funded for the Leo Baeck Centre in East Kew by a government grant. Read more
Trees for Cairns planted for Tu B’Shevat
January 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Cairns Jewish Community celebrated Tu B’Shevat by planting trees for the council. Read more
ISIS supporters praise Texas synagogue hostage-taker
January 19, 2022 by JNS
Following the hostage situation of four Jewish congregants of Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, users of the pro-ISIS rocket.chat server expressed support for the armed assailant, according to a report exclusively shared with JNS by the Media Research Institute’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (MEMRI-JTTM). Read more
Israel to distribute millions of free antigen tests to public
January 19, 2022 by JNS
Israel is set to distribute millions of free COVID-19 antigen tests to the public, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Tuesday. Read more
SUMMIT UIA: 2022 campaign promises events with a difference
January 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA is to produce a five-night symposium with Israel’s finest speakers, icons and personalities, streaming live for UIA’s annual event, albeit with a little twist in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Read more
Together against hate
January 19, 2022 by Danny Danon
We all anxiously followed the unfolding on Saturday of the tragic hostage event at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Read more
Texas hostage-taker raised no red flags
January 19, 2022 by AAP
The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the US but raised no red flags, the White House says. Read more
Israelis donate NIS 2.5 million to Netanyahu’s legal battle amid rumours of plea bargain
January 17, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Thousands of Israelis have donated close to NIS 2.5 million in 24 hours to support Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal battle, amid rumours that he is on his way to sign a plea bargain. Read more
A Jewish majority is insufficient to protect Israel
January 17, 2022 by Caroline Glick - JNS
After their claim to be the peace camp exploded into a million pieces in a hundred suicide bombings, Israel’s left reinvented itself as the Zionist camp. Read more
