Saudi Arabia tells Biden & UN: No State between Israel & Jordan

Saudi Arabia has sent US President Joe Biden and the United Nations (UN) a clear message to abandon the idea of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan in an article published in Al-Arabiya News on 8 June headlined: The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Elections Round 5. Read more

Barry Smorgon talks Maccabiah Games

Next week, 570 Jewish Australians who will participate in the 21st Maccabiah will fly to Israel. Read more

Israel’s plan to reduce private car travel by 5% in a year

Israel’s Cabinet approved on Sunday in its last meeting in its current format Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Transport Minister Merav Michael’s “One Million” plan to reduce private car use by 5%, which is one million trips per day, within a year. Read more

Austen Tayshus documentary on Foxtel

Austen Tayshus – Skin In The Game is a new documentary to be streamed next month featuring the four decades career of one of Australia’s most controversial and popular stand-up comedians. Read more

The moral clarity of Nikki Haley

U.S. President Joe Biden is about to travel to the Middle East in an attempt to alleviate the mess created by his own ineptitude. Read more

The ‘Judensau,’ then and now

Two major news stories to hit the headlines in Germany this month focused rather strikingly on negative depictions of Jews in works of art, raising once more the question of whether these visual displays need to be contextualized and explained, or whether they should be removed from public view altogether. Read more

Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine

Israel continues to struggle to maintain integrity while balancing its delicate diplomatic relationships with both Ukraine and Russia. Read more

$1 million grant for Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club

The NSW Government will support the revitalisation of ‘White City’ with a $1 million grant to the Sydney Maccabi Tennis Club. Read more

Reporter killed by Israeli forces: inquiry

Information reviewed by the UN human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shots that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson says. Read more

Minions: The Rise of Gru – a movie review by Alex First

Minions: The Rise of Gru is an origin story and an ode to the music of the ‘70s. Read more

Wiesenthal Centre in Jerusalem welcomes Wollongong Council’s decision on donor’s Nazi past

Dr Efraim Zuroff, the Coordinator of  Simon Wiesenthal Centre Nazi war crimes research worldwide, has said the Centre welcomes the decision of the Wollongong City Council to remove the name of Nazi collaborator Bronius Sredersas from a room in the Wollongong Art Gallery dedicated to him. Read more

Nazi salutes at Sydney’s Balmoral Beach

A chilling incident at Balmoral Beach has left residents fearing for their safety after witnessing a sickening display by extremists in front of young children on Saturday…reports Anna Usher. Read more

Zubin Mehta to conduct the Australian World Orchestra

The legendary Maestro Zubin Mehta will once again lead the AWO as it comes together for two much-anticipated performances in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more

Who was Sanballat?

Does this name mean anything to you? He is mentioned in the Bible as someone who tried desperately to prevent the Judeans from rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem. Read more

New Zealand joins the International Holocaust Remembranc Alliance

New Zealand’s joining of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) will help fight racism for all New Zealanders, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and the New Zealand Jewish Council say. Read more

Adam Kellerman to launch Michael Meyerson’s ‘Tragedy and Triumph’

Tragedy and Triumph, written by Michael Myerson, is a fascinating book about Jewish Olympians over the last 100 years, telling the stories of triumph and tragedy. Read more

Jun-30 6pm Sydney Jewish Museum: Book launch Tragedy and Triumph

Tragedy and Triumph, written by Michael Myerson, is a fascinating book about Jewish Olympians over the last 100 years, telling the stories of triumph and tragedy. Read more

Supporting more inclusive school communities

Educators, community and religious leaders and both sides of politics came together to support the development of more culturally inclusive schools at Together For Humanity’s fundraiser at the Art Gallery of NSW. Read more

Bad mouthing then and now

We have just read the portion of the Torah which describes the episode of the twelve spies and the repercussions which ensued following their devastating reports about the Promised Land. Read more

Yair Lapid in Istanbul: Iranian attacks against Israelis a ‘clear violation of Turkish sovereignty by Iran’

In a further sign of Israel’s improving relationship with Turkey, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrived in that country on Thursday and met with his counterpart, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Ankara. Read more

Library named after Henry Wirth in Sydney

Family, friends and residents convened at Rose Bay B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages (BBRV) recently to celebrate the contribution made by Henry Wirth in over 20 years of service on the Board. Read more

Gallery dumps Nazi collaborator plaque

Wollongong Art Gallery has removed the name of one of its most generous benefactors from its rooms after discovering his history as a Nazi collaborator. Read more

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Hebrew University

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) in a live speech from Kyiv. Read more

Report: Turkey’s intelligence organization nabs Iranian assassination team

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) arrested an eight-man cell that was working on behalf of the Iranian secret service to target Israelis in the country, Turkish media reported Thursday. Read more

Josie Lacey honoured in NSW State Parliament

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has hosted a special event at State Parliament where he addressed the parliament paying tribute to Jewish communal leader Josie Lacey. Read more

Muslim paramedic joins op to rescue Jewish refugees from Ukraine

On Tuesday, two Jewish Ukrainian refugees began the final leg of their journey to a new home in Israel. In a collaborative operation run by the JDC, The Jewish Agency, and United Hatzalah, the two refugees, each suffering from a severe medical condition, were brought to Israel to receive medical care. Read more

Community organisations partner to create A Kinder World Now.

In Sydney, Jewish House, The Friendship Circle, Maccabi All Abilities, The Choice Foundation, One&All, JewishCare, and The Central Synagogue have united to organise a disability advocacy and awareness event next week. Read more

SBS reporting on Al Jazeera journalist’s death breaches Code of Practice

A tweet by SBS News published on May 11 stated that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla was shot dead by a member of the Israeli Defence Forces. Read more

UN’s anti-Israel special rapporteur again excuses Palestinian violence

The new U.N. Special Rapporteur on Palestinian issues has justified violence against Israelis for the second time in her short stint. Read more

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