Netanyahu’s new government, its agenda and challenges
February 3, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tel Aviv-based think tank fellow, columnist and editor Shmuel Rosner presented the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, speaking on “Netanyahu’s New Government, its Agenda and Challenges”. Read more
Palestinians fire rockets, Israel aircraft hit Gaza
February 3, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli aircraft have struck in Gaza in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there was no immediate sign of a wider escalation in violence following days of tension. Read more
Looney Tunes
February 3, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
I remember as a youngster (last century) that one of the “shorts” always shown in the cinema before the main feature film was a series of cartoons called Looney Tunes. Read more
Shabbat BeShalach: Women at Sea
February 3, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Rashi, commenting on this week’s amazing events at the Red Sea, quotes the Midrash ( Mechilta 15:22) that at the Red Sea, God was seen by the humblest maidservant in a more powerful way than even the greatest of the prophets. Read more
Israeli gun licensing reforms to streamline approval for permits
February 3, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli authorities announced plans to streamline the approval process for gun permits aimed at clearing a backlog of requests. Read more
Iran blames Israel for drone attack, vows revenge
February 2, 2023 by AAP
Iran has blamed Israel for a drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, the semi-official ISNA news agency says, vowing revenge for what appeared to be the latest episode in a long-running covert war. Read more
Knock at the Cabin: a movie review by Alex First
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
Wen (Kristen Cui) is nearly eight years of age – a bright young girl collecting grasshoppers in a large jar so she can study them. Read more
US Mideast diplomacy isn’t advancing peace or democracy
February 2, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
During U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Jerusalem this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did his best to act as if the U.S.-Israel relationship had never been better. Read more
Russia urges Israel not to arm Ukraine
February 2, 2023 by JNS
Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against arming Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated he was considering providing military assistance to Kyiv and was willing to mediate. Read more
South Africans expose the ‘Israeli apartheid’ fallacy
More and more these days, people are calling Israel an apartheid state…writes Paul Schneider. Read more
A Toast to Travel: a book review by Alan Gold
February 2, 2023 by Alan Gold
There’s a type of writing which used to be in newspapers called ‘travel porn’, which older readers may remember. Read more
Tickets for La Boheme at the Sydney Opera House for 200¢
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In celebration of Gale Edwards’ production of La Bohème staging its 200th performance, Opera Australia is offering 200 tickets for just 200 cents each in a bid to encourage people to experience a world-class opera production at the Sydney Opera House for the first time. Read more
Jeremy Leibler speaks at the Knesset
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Read more
Feb-23 5pm SBS-World Movies The Scarlet and the Black
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War Two by hiding them in the church. Read more
Feb-22 5:35pm SBS-World Movies: The Great Dictator
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
A Jewish barber loses his memory after a plane crash. Read more
Abbas to US: Security cooperation with Israel will be restored
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas told CIA Director William Burns in Ramallah on Sunday that security cooperation with Israel will be restored, Channel 12 reported on Monday. Read more
The Russia-Iran axis may prompt the West to see Israel with new eyes
February 1, 2023 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Media claims that last weekend’s terror attacks in Jerusalem were an act of revenge for the deaths of nine members of Islamic Jihad during an IDF raid in Jenin are false. The attacks were a product of hateful ideology and antisemitic incitement. Read more
Brain activity can predict political orientation, Israeli researchers find
February 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Political orientation between right and left can be predicted by differences in brain activity, Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered. Read more
Moscow sends veiled warning to Israel over Iranian blast
February 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Russia made an implied threat against Israel and the US on Monday while condemning a recent drone strike on an Iranian weapons facility. Read more
$10,000 available for filmmakers through JIFF
February 1, 2023 by Features Desk
The Jewish International Film Festival has a grant pool of $10,000 is available for the production of two short films incorporating a Jewish theme, character or story arc. Read more
Does Judaism have any list of banned books?
February 1, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
My Old School: a movie review by Alex First
February 1, 2023 by Alex First
The true tale of 16-year-old Scott Brandon Lee (not the actor son of Bruce Lee) is remarkable. Read more
Feb-13 4:00pm SBS-TV: Who do you think you are?
February 1, 2023 by J-Wire
Intrigued by family stories from his granddad Eddie, former Towie star and presenter Mark Wright investigates his dad’s side of the family. Read more
Bennett vows return to premiership
February 1, 2023 by JNS
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet vowed on Monday to return to politics, comparing himself to Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom recaptured the premiership after lengthy periods out of office. Read more
