NYT needs to end silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
December 5, 2022 by J-Wire
The visit to Hebron this week by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Kathleen Kingsbury, The New York Times Opinion Editor, could see the NYT finally breaking its silence on the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine proposal published in the Saudi Arabian government-controlled Al Arabiya News on 8 June 2022. Read more
The not so beautiful game
They call football the beautiful game – a game played with grace and beauty and elegance as if poetry itself has leapt from the pages and onto the playing fields where players move with the smoothness of a gentle breeze across vast desert sands…writes Justin Ambler. Read more
“Carmen “ on Cockatoo Island. ‘Unforgettable and a must see’ says Victor Grynberg
November 28, 2022 by J-Wire
Carmen is probably the most played opera around the world. Read more
Israeli teenager killed, more than 20 injured in Jerusalem terror bombings
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
One Israeli was killed and more than 20 injured on Wednesday in two explosions at bus stops located near entrances to Jerusalem. Read more
For Israel’s detractors, her existence is the root cause of the issues, not her policies.
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
This most recent Israeli election, the fifth in the current cycle, proved to be quite different from the previous four, not only in producing a definitive result but with the campaign itself. Read more
Remove the word ‘Nazi’
November 24, 2022 by J-Wire
Lawyers for Victoria’s education department asked an expert to remove the word Nazi from a report on whether a school principal’s alleged anti-Semitic speech caused offence to Jewish students, a court has heard. Read more
It’s time for Israel to untie the American apron strings
Can Israel break its dependency on the United States? Read more
Unpredictable politics
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
I realise someone has to run a country. I just wish there was another viable alternative to current politics. Read more
Qatar’s farcical World Cup begins
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian national team, Ali Daei. Read more
Rabbis call out State Department for double standard on Ben-Gvir and Palestinian terrorism
November 20, 2022 by J-Wire
A coalition representing more than 2,000 American rabbis criticised U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price for what it described as a double standard on support for terrorism. Read more
Melbourne City Council joins anti-Israel groups to sponsor Palestine National Day
November 15, 2022 by J-Wire
The Melbourne City Council and Federation Square have sponsored today’s Palestine National Day. Read more
Lies and unapologetic antisemitism from the UN ‘Commission of Inquiry’
November 9, 2022 by J-Wire
Antisemitism at the United Nations may be as ubiquitous as the United Nations’ dead silence on human rights violations around the world but rarely has it been as brazen and transparent as on Oct. 27, 2022. Read more
New Zealand agritech delegation to Israel
November 6, 2022 by J-Wire
The Embassy of Israel in Wellingtons is partnering with the Trans – Tasman Business Circle in the upcoming Agritech Delegation to Israel from 6 – 12 November. Read more
International Day of the Girl
October 25, 2022 by J-Wire
The National Council of Jewish Women NSW has commemorated the International Day of the Girl with a large-scale creative charity event. Read more
Oct-26 11am Sydney: Resilience in the face of adversity
October 21, 2022 by J-Wire
“I’m not a victim, I am a survivor,” says acclaimed author and motivational speaker Eddy Boas. Read more
Nov-13 11am Melbourne: A unique opportunity to learn about the Voice
October 20, 2022 by J-Wire
Next year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum that will ask whether Australia should enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the Constitution. Read more
A unique opportunity to learn about the Voice
October 20, 2022 by J-Wire
Next year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum that will ask whether Australia should enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the Constitution. Read more
Water and Joy
October 16, 2022 by J-Wire
The last days of the festival of Succot have, over time, turned from a sort of last-minute postscript called Shmini Atzeret, the farewell get-together to round things off the season of festivals with, into the joyful Simhat Torah. But why is joy so important? Read more
“The intolerant cancer of the far right in our community”
October 14, 2022 by J-Wire
The deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel, Walt Secord has urged the NSW Perrottet Government to increase monitoring and investigation of extreme far-right groups. Read more
10 reasons faulty Israel-Lebanon gas deal smells foul
October 14, 2022 by J-Wire
After 10 years of failing to reach an agreement on the Israel-Lebanon maritime border, Prime Minister Yair Lapid has announced that an accord has been reached, calling it a “historic achievement.” Read more
Nazi flyers in Bondi
A neo-Nazi group has been distributing white supremacy flyers in the heavily Jewish Sydney suburb of Bondi. Read more
WWI Australians honoured in Israel
October 12, 2022 by J-Wire
The heroic efforts of the Australian Light Horsemen were acknowledged at the Battle of Semakh Commemoration recently at the historic Semakh Railway Station. Read more
Nov-2 11:20pm SBS World Movies: The Counterfeiters
October 12, 2022 by J-Wire
Salomon ‘Sally’ Sorowitsch is an expert Jewish counterfeiter, enjoying the good life until he’s sent to the Mauthausen concentration camp. Read more
Nov-3 8:30pm SBS World Movies: Waiting for Anya
October 12, 2022 by J-Wire
Based on the book by world-renowned author Michael Morpurgo, Waiting For Anya tells the powerful and true story of a young shepherd and a reclusive widow who work together to smuggle Jewish children across the southern border of France into Spain during the horrors of World War Two. Read more
Nov-3 10:30pm SBS-World Movies: Into the Arms of Strangers
October 12, 2022 by J-Wire
For nine months prior to World War II, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Read more
Oct-23 Sydney: Jewish speed dating event
October 9, 2022 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Dover Heights Shule will be the venue for Debbie Katz’s next speed dating event. Read more
Send a message against racism – join the Harmony Walk
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire
Four Sydney Councils – Randwick, Waverley, Bayside & Woollahra will join Multicultural NSW in supporting the anti-racist Harmony walk being held on 16 October. Read more
Fight for the common good
October 7, 2022 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Yair Lapid yesterday addressed the memorial ceremony for IDF soldiers who fell in the Yom Kippur War. Read more
Oct-29 5:10pm SBS-World Movies: Between Worlds
October 6, 2022 by J-Wire
25-year-old Oliel lies severely injured and unconscious in hospital after a terror attack in Jerusalem. Read more
Oct-27 9:55pm SBS-World Movies: The Physician
October 6, 2022 by J-Wire
In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon’s apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians. Read more






