Australia security experts visit Israel
May 20, 2016 by Agencies
A group of business people, intelligence experts and academics have participated in the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce Security Delegation to Israel co-organised with Perth’s Edith Cowan University. Read more
Woman who saved 800 Jewish children passes away
May 19, 2016 by Agencies
Constance Koster, Dutch‐born Melbourne resident and heroine of the Dutch resistance during World War II has passed away at the age of 95. Read more
Israeli divers discover 1,600-yr-old shipwreck
May 17, 2016 by Agencies
Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists diving in the ancient harbor in the Caesarea National Park have recovered beautiful statues, thousands of coins 1,600 years old and other finds from the seabed…the largest assemblage of marine artifacts to be recovered in the past thirty years. Read more
Holocaust cartoon contest in Iran
May 14, 2016 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder is “disgusted” by the fact that Iran is once again staging a global competition showcasing cartoons denying and mocking the Holocaust, adding that the Iranian government is insulting the international community by portraying itself as moderate while allowing such a display to be carried out under its name. Read more
Netanyahu proposes return of Israeli Independence Day military parades
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel reinstate the tradition of military parades on the country’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut). Read more
World diplomats join in Yom Ha’azmaut celebrations
May 13, 2016 by Agencies
Ambassadors to Israel, honorary consuls, and military attachés from around the world arrived at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem this afternoon (Thursday), hosted by President Reuven & First Lady Nechama Rivlin for a celebratory reception in honor of Israel’s 68th Independence Day. The President welcomed the guests in the garden of the President’s Residence, before both he and Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the event. Read more
Peres Centre’s Mini World Cup
May 11, 2016 by Agencies
With racism and violence in football stadiums rampant around the world the Peres Center for Peace’s “Mini Mondial for Peace” soccer tournament has taken place in Herzliya. Read more
Israel at 68: a video message from the president
May 11, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin sends the Jewish world a message on Yom Ha’azmaut , celebrating Israel’s 68th anniversary of its independence. Read more
London’s first Muslim mayor open to visiting Tel Aviv
May 11, 2016 by Agencies
London’s newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan has suggested that he would be open to visiting Tel Aviv. Read more
WJC condemns anti-Jewish songs on YouTube
May 7, 2016 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has condemned the internet giant Google’s ongoing refusal to remove all anti-Jewish and racist hate songs from its YouTube video platform. Read more
British Labour Party engulfed by convergence of the far left and antisemitism
May 7, 2016 by Agencies
Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced their displeasure with the Labour Party in the wake of a scandal on antisemitism within its ranks continuing to engulf the country’s second-largest party. Read more
Honorary doctorate for Isi Leibler
The Jerusalem-based former president of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Isi Leibler is to be conferred with an honorary doctorate from Bar Ilan University. Read more
Call for restitution
May 5, 2016 by Agencies
Holocaust survivors are still waiting for governments across Europe to provide restitution of, or compensation for, property stolen during the Shoah. Read more
Happy birthday Your Majesty
April 21, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s ninth President Shimon Peres has wished Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday through a video message on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Read more
Pre-Pesach Programs Brings Bar and Bat Mitzvah Happiness to 120 children
April 21, 2016 by Agencies
In advance of the Pesach holiday, seventy Israeli Bar Mitzvah boys and forty Bat Mitzvah girls were invited to participate in a large celebration hosted by the Chesed Menachem Mendel program of the Colel Chabad charitable organisation. Read more
Jerusalem bus bombing shatters relative silence on Israel’s terrorism front
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
The smoke billowing from a burning bus. The sirens of the first responders. The smell of explosives. All of those came back to haunt Jerusalem on Monday when a bomb detonated on Egged Bus 12 as it made its way from the Talpiot neighborhood to the city center. Read more
Rivlin helps the needy
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
Lauder lauds Putin
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
A delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC), led by WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more
John Kasich: celebrate Passover by fulfilling God’s purpose for your life
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
Ohio governor John Kasich is a Republican presidential candidate…and sends a Passover message. Read more
Disabled children perform for Netanyahu
April 19, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ‘deeply moved’ by a musical performance by disabled children at his annual pre-Pesach reception last week. Read more
Ukraine confirms appointment of Jewish prime minister
April 15, 2016 by Agencies
The Ukrainian Parliament has confirmed the appointment of the Jewish former mayor of Vinnytsia as the country’s new prime minister, following the resignation of prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Read more
First-of-its-kind nuclear imaging machine installed at Israeli hospital
Israeli patients will be the first in the world to enjoy a first-of-its-kind hybrid imaging scanner, which was installed at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital this week. Read more
Mike Baird meets Reuven Rivlin
Call for relations between Indonesia and Israel
March 31, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met in Jerusalem with a delegation of senior Indonesian journalists who visited Israel as guests of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more
New trade partners
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met with Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong. Read more
Honest Reporting – from Australia and New Zealand
HonestReporting, the world’s largest media watchdog organisation dedicated to ensuring that Israel is represented fairly and accurately in the media has launched “HonestReporting Down Under.” Read more
AIJAC at AIPAC
March 29, 2016 by Agencies
THE Australia-Israel relationship and Israel’s growing ties with Asia were among the topics addressed by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein at the AIPAC conference in Washington, DC last week. Read more
Medical cannabis demand could be as high as $100 million
Initial demand for medicinal cannabis in Australia could be as high as 8,000 kg of the product worth more than $100 million per year, according to a study by the University of Sydney Business School. Read more
Start up for start ups
March 22, 2016 by Agencies
MassChallenge Israel identifies the startups with the highest potential across the globe and across Israel and provides a gateway to the dynamic Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem during a 4-month accelerator program. Read more
Erdogan offers condolences
March 22, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received a condolence letter from President Erdogan of Turkey following the terror attack yesterday in Istanbul, in which three Israelis were murdered and a further 10 injured. Read more
