Sydney’s Masada College 2022/3 board
July 6, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Masada College has announced its 2022/3 board which comprises a number of current, past and new board members, resulting in a talented group of communal leaders, professionals and communally active parents. Read more
Yair Lapid meets French President Macron in Paris
July 6, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Read more
PA appropriates Israeli heritage site in Samaria
July 6, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has commandeered another archeological site in Samaria and has converted it into a “Palestinian Heritage Site,” as a monitoring organization warns of an irreversible loss of Israeli history and culture. Read more
Highland Park grapples with loss, shock and coincidence after July 4 shooting
July 6, 2022 by Agencies
In the peaceful suburb of Highland Park, Ill., the wounded and critically wounded are in treatment, and the suspect is in custody. So far, only the names of two of the seven victims—one more person was confirmed dead on Tuesday afternoon—have been released, but the mourning process has already begun. Read more
Netanyahu corruption trial hears of gifts
Australian billionaire James Packer “adored” former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and showered his family with gifts, a corruption trial has heard. Read more
Chicago shooting: two victims reported to be Jewish
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At least two of the victims are reportedly Jewish while the Jewish community fears that the number of dead among its members will climb. The Chicago suburb has a large Jewish community. Read more
Maccabiah: Magen David Adom well-prepared
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The preparations and assessments for medical security for the events of the 21st Maccabiah, which will open on July 14 with the opening ceremony at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, have just ended. Read more
The IDF investigation to Shireen Abu Akleh’s death
July 5, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The IDF has released conclusions made by its official investigation into the shooting death of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a clash between the IDF and the terrorist group Islamic Jihad on May 11, 2022, in Jenin. Read more
US government finds no evidence who fired bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh
July 5, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The United States government issued a ruling on the bullet that was said to have been the one that killed A.P. reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a clash between the IDF and the terrorist group Islamic Jihad on May 11, 2022, in Jenin. Read more
Israel and Poland restore relations after Holocaust-related spat
July 5, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Isaac Herzog has discussed with Polish President Andrzej Duda “the promotion of their countries’ bilateral relations” and agreed to restore the relations “to their proper course”. Read more
Mazal Tov! Quentin Tarantino, wife Daniella welcome new girl
July 5, 2022 by JNS
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer Daniela Pick, welcomed a baby girl to the world on Sunday. Read more
Yair Lapid meets Deborah Lipstadt
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid has met with US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt. Read more
Australian professionals attend Israel Cyber Week
July 5, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney and the Trans-Tasman Business Circle have taken a business delegation of 18 cyber security professionals from Australia and New Zealand to Tel Aviv. Read more
Is it right for a chazan to be paid for conducting services on Shabbat?
July 4, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Yair Lapid’s attempt to appeal to the majority
July 4, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
In his maiden speech on Saturday evening, Israel’s newly instated interim prime minister, Yair Lapid, performed very well. His delivery was good and whoever wrote the address deserves kudos for its content and tone. The trouble was the circumstances, which rendered the whole thing moot. Read more
Walk together
July 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria First Nation’s Reconciliation Program has launched Walk Together, with the objective of increasing the Jewish community’s understanding of, and support for, Aboriginal self-determination and empowerment. Read more
UN, EU, Jordan & USA keep mum on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
July 4, 2022 by David Singer
The United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) Jordan and America (USA) continue to keep mum by refusing to comment on the Saudi Arabian proposal to unify Jordan, Gaza and part of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) into one territorial entity to be named “The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine” Read more
Feintooner
July 4, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Drowning out the drones Read more
The Amateurs: a theatre review by Alex First
July 4, 2022 by Alex First
One of the most bizarre plays I have seen, The Amateurs at Melbourne’s Red Stitch Theatre is a tragicomedy from 2015 American Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison. This is its Australian premiere. Read more
PM Lapid seeks to lead Israel’s government ‘as if elections were not being held’
July 4, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Yair Lapid headed his first weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, after entering office on Friday. Read more
PA hands over bullet that killed Al-Jazeera journalist for US inspection
July 3, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Palestinian Authority (PA) handed over on Saturday to US officials the bullet from which Al- Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akleh was killed ahead of a ballistic inspection that may determine who killed her. Read more
France elects Jewish woman speaker of National Assembly
July 3, 2022 by JNS
A Jewish lawyer and mother of five is the newly elected speaker of France’s National Assembly and the first woman to ever hold that position. Read more
Wishing Israel away
July 3, 2022 by Ben Cohen
A disparate group of Islamist clerics has been busily predicting that the State of Israel will disappear in 2022, citing the Koran for support. Read more
Tensions high after IDF downs Hezbollah drones heading toward Israeli gas rig
July 3, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16 fighter jet and an Israeli Navy missile ship intercepted three drones that were flying from Lebanon and approached the airspace over Israel’s economic waters on Saturday, in an apparent attempt to target the new Karish gas rig. Read more
Madama Butterfly: an opera review by Victor Grynberg
July 3, 2022 by Victor Grynberg
Bravo Opera Australia, which once more has given us an unforgettable evening. Read more
Palestinians accused of torturing critics
July 3, 2022 by AAP
Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity, an international rights group says. Read more
Two new Jewish chaplains appointed to the ADF
July 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Rabbanit Judith Levitan and Rabbi Ari Rubin of Chabad House in Cairns have been appointed Jewish chaplains to the Australian Defence Force. Read more
On the other hand
July 3, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
We are in the midst of “wedding fever” at the moment. Read more
Licking Ben & Jerry’s
July 1, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A great victory has been declared over BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement whose aim is the destruction of Israel. Read more
Apple to expand Palestinian R&D centre in Rawabi
July 1, 2022 by JNS
Apple announced the expansion of its R&D centre in the Palestinian city of Rawabi, which already employs 60 engineers. Read more
