Adelaide University student paper: “Death to Israel”

Habibah Jaghoori, the editor of Adelaide’s student newspaper On Dit earlier this month penned an article titled “For Palestine, There is No Ceasefire”. Read more

Netanyahu, senior officials receive warning letters following Mt. Meron disaster

The special stated-appointed committee that investigated the disaster on Log Ba’Omer at Mount Meron has dispatched warning letters to a long list of senior officials who were implicated in the responsibility for the catastrophe. Read more

World Jewish Congress mourns the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

 

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has reacted to the news of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union. Read more

Israel sentences Gaza aid worker to six more years in prison

An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian relief worker on Tuesday to an additional six years in prison on top of the six that he had already served for funneling money to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Two Israelis shot, wounded by Palestinians at Joseph’s Tomb

Two Israelis were wounded by gunfire on Monday night after entering the Joseph’s Tomb site on the outskirts of Nablus, according to the Israeli military. Read more

The latest Yad Vashem fiasco

When Effi Eitam was tapped in 2020 by then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the new chairman of Yad Vashem—to replace Avner Shalev, who had held the position for nearly three decades—all hell broke loose on the left. Read more

Zionism won. So why is it still under attack 125 years after Basel?

The Zionist movement is throwing itself a party. This week marks the 125th anniversary of Theodor Herzl’s convening of the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland. Read more

Former Mossad chief: ‘Iran lying to the whole world’

“The regime in Iran is the global financier of terrorism in the world. This regime calls for the obliteration of the State of Israel from the map,” former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said, as the Biden administration appears to be on the cusp of signing a renewed nuclear deal with Tehran. Read more

President Herzog staying at same Swiss hotel as Herzl

President Isaac Herzog and the First Lady of Israel are staying at the Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois (Three Kings Hotel) in Basel, in the same room in which Theodor Herzl slept during the Fifth Zionist Congress in 1901. Read more

Neo-Nazis, far-right extremism on the rise

Neo-Nazism and other far-right extremist ideologies are a growing threat in Victoria, putting marginalised groups at risk of violence, a new report has found. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Henry Emanuel Cohen – the first President of the NSW Arbitration Court

Henry Cohen was born on 1 December 1840 at Port Macquarie NSW, a twin son of Abraham and Sophia Cohen. Read more

Israel’s rational and irrational Iran policies

As news emerged last week that the United States and Iran are on the verge of concluding a new nuclear deal, Israelis were given two very different interpretations of events. Read more

Revived nuclear deal could see Iran armed with nuclear bomb in 2031, Gantz warns

Israel’s defence minister warned on Saturday that the progress Iran has made with its nuclear program means that certain aspects of the nuclear agreement currently under discussion, specifically the so-called sunset clauses, are “problematic.”  Read more

Time is running out to act against Iran

With the United States and its P5+1 partners on the last stretch of their frenzied race to sign a new version of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, a number of retired Israel Defence Forces generals and current think-tank experts have been taking the opportunity to insist that “a bad deal is better than no deal.” Read more

Why does Jewish law object to women singing in front of men?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Lucrezia Borgia: an opera review by Alex First

Soaring vocals and a bravura performance by soprano Helena Dix are among the many highlights of Lucrezia Borgia, in which subterfuge and skulduggery abound. Read more

New Vic report to shed light on far-right

The growth of far-right extremism in Victoria and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced it will be explored in a new report. Read more

Israel eyes ‘every scenario’ on Iran deal

Eyeing a potential revival of an international deal to set controls on Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli officials say they are preparing for “every scenario”. Read more

For the first time since 1967, Israelis enter Temple Mount through Gate of the Tribes

A group of Jewish worshipers entreated the Temple Mount on Sunday through the Gate of the Tribes in the northern part of the Mount for the first time since 1967, when liberating IDF paratroopers entered the holy site during the Six Day War. Read more

Religious bullying ‘rampant’ in Australian schools – a call for UN to intervene

A new, ground-breaking report will be published dealing with the importance of Special Religious Education/Instruction, known colloquially as scripture classes.
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Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Gantz – de Gaulle or de Goose?

Two statements made this past week by Israel’s current Defence Minister– Benny Gantz – could see his run for Israel’s next Prime Minister ended after it has just started. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Living and Lying La Dolce Vita. Read more

The Moriah Foundation launches Trusted Advisors Network

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An end to the delusions about Biden, Iran and Israel?

Like any gambler who is willing to seize on any glimmer of hope that irresponsible betting will be rewarded with an unexpected reversal of fortune, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid was sounding hopeful this week. Read more

Gal Gadot visits children in Gaza border town

Israeli actress Gal Gadot paid a visit to the southern Israeli town of Netiv HaAsara on Wednesday, surprising a group of youngsters there. Read more

Ben-Gurion Airport goes digital 

Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport will launch digital check-in procedures for departure flights next year in an effort to cut down wait times for travelers, reported Ynet. Read more

German official urged to resign after calling British officer Israeli ‘war criminal’

A German official has been pressed to resign or be fired immediately for making accusations about a decorated World War II British Army hero and icon in Israel, reported Fox News. Read more

‘Basmanny Justice’ and the Jews of Russia

Six months into the war in Ukraine, Russia is being Russia once again. Read more

New Moon

There was a popular Israeli song in the forties that my father loved, and he taught his pupils at Carmel College. Read more

On the other hand

Currently, most countries are facing a bull market where prices are rising, and the cost of living is escalating. Read more

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