The Israel Conundrum in Jewish Education: Teaching Israel Without Preaching Politics
November 24, 2015 by Agencies
Teachers specialising in Jewish education have a lot on their plate. Judaism, Jewish philosophy, Jewish history, and contemporary Jewish life provide both tremendous breadth and depth to this field of study, combining elements of both ethnic studies and theology. And as is typical in ethnic studies, Jewish education invariably reflects upon the relationship between homeland and diaspora. Read more
Jonathan Pollard released after 30 years in prison
November 21, 2015 by Agencies
After spending 30 years in a U.S. federal prison, American-Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was freed on parole Friday, one day ahead of schedule to allow him to observe Shabbat. Read more
American volunteer among five killed by Palestinian terror attacks in Gush Etzion, Tel Aviv
November 20, 2015 by Agencies
Three people were killed and others were wounded in a Palestinian shooting and car-ramming terror attack on Thursday in Gush Etzion, just a few hours after a stabbing attack killed two Israelis in Tel Aviv during a Jewish prayer service. Read more
Paris
November 15, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has expressed “shock and outrage” at the terrorist attacks in Paris, calling them “an unspeakable crime against humanity.” On behalf of world Jewry, Lauder expressed his deep condolences to the French people in a message sent to President François Hollande. Read more
EU “guilty of double standards”
The World Jewish Congress’ (WJC) says the European Union is guilty of applying “blatant double standards” after the European Commission, the EU’s executive, adopted new guidelines requiring the mandatory labelling of certain products made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Read more
Six honorary doctorates conferred by the Weizmann Institute
November 12, 2015 by Agencies
Lord Robert Winston and Israeli musician Shlomo Bar have joined two Nobel laureates and two distinguished philanthropists tin receiving honorary doctorates from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. Read more
European court finds France’s ban on Dieudonne lawful
November 11, 2015 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has hailed Tuesday’s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against the antisemitic French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala as a ‘milestone’ in the fight against hate speech, antisemitism and Holocaust denial. Read more
Boris scores a goal
November 11, 2015 by Agencies
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin this afternoon joined with Mayor of London Boris Johnson, in kicking off the new ‘Equaliser’ organisation soccer season in Jerusalem. Read more
Amnesty International’s New Zealand director against peace resolution
November 11, 2015 by Agencies
Amnesty International has criticised New Zealand’s recently proposed resolution to the U.N. Security Council which calls for the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) as well as halting the Palestinian campaign to bring Israel to trial at the International Criminal Court. Read more
The Prime Minister and the President
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. President Barak Obama in the The White House in Washington. Here is what they had to say… Read more
Yitzhak Navon passes away
November 8, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s fifth president Yitzhak Navon has passed away at the age of 94. Read more
Gaza merchant alleged to have transfered building material to Hamas
November 5, 2015 by Agencies
A resident of Bani Suheila in the Gaza Strip, was arrested on 31 August 2015 at Erez Crossing for diverting building materials to Hamas for terrorist purposes. Read more
Clinton attends Rabin commemoration
November 1, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin President has spoken at the public rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square held in memory of assassinated Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yitzchak Rabin, marking the 20th anniversary of his murder. Read more
WJC leaders meet with the Pope
Pope Francis has welcomed more than 100 leaders of the World Jewish CongresS to the Vatican and issued a strong condemnation of antisemitism. Read more
Remembering Rabin
October 26, 2015 by Agencies
Jewish leaders from around the world participating in The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors’ autumn meetings have observed a moment of silence in memory of slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during the opening session of the Board meetings in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more
On ABC Radio National
October 24, 2015 by Agencies
Coptic Christian Samuel Tadros and The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Jeremy Jones talk to ABC’s Rachael Kohn on this weeks “The Spirit of Things”. Read more
Lowy retires from Scentre
October 23, 2015 by Agencies
Frank Lowy will retire as Chairman of Scentre Group ) at the company’s Annual General Meeting in May next year. Read more
Netanyahu: what he said
October 22, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister has been slammed for stating that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem played a vital part in the extermination of the Jews during WWII – Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel states her country must take responsibility for the Holocaust. Read more
Israel rejects UNESCO resolution
October 22, 2015 by Agencies
Turnbull says no change to 18C planned
October 21, 2015 by Agencies
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that his government has no plans to reopen the call for reform to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Read more
Sydney hosts Maccabi Australia’s 90th anniversary
October 21, 2015 by Agencies
Rabbi Yehudah Glick: we will continue to call on Jews to visit the Temple Mount
October 20, 2015 by Agencies
Rabbi Yehudah Glick, an Israeli activist seeking to increase Jewish access to the Temple Mount, offers the following commentary on the security situation in Israel. Read more
Israeli yacht rescues refugees
October 20, 2015 by Agencies
A yacht from an Israeli civilian navigation school conducting training near the Turkish coast has encountered and rescued 11 Syrian and Iraqi migrants whose boat had capsized, in addition to a 6-month-old baby who did not survive. Read more
Kotel an Islamic site?…the MFA responds
October 20, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to a Palestinian proposed USESCO resolution to register the Wailing Wall as a Muslim site. Read more
UNESCO resolution to declare the Western Wall a Muslim site
October 19, 2015 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder today warned UNESCO against exacerbating tensions in Israel by adopting a Palestinian-sponsored resolution that declares the Western Wall in Jerusalem a part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Read more
Netanyahu’s media briefing
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a media conference that a Palestinian boy Israel is accused of executing is being treated in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Read more
Temple Mount out of bounds to politicians
October 9, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered both Jewish and Arab politicians not to go up to the Temple Mount. Read more
Fly me to the moon
October 8, 2015 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, has hosted members of the SpaceIL venture at his residence in Jerusalem. Read more
Two die in Jerusalem terrorist attack
At around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening (October 3, 2015), a knife-wielding Arab attacked Aharon Bennett, his wife, their 2-year-old son and infant who were on their way to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more
They seek them here…they seek them everywhere
October 4, 2015 by Agencies
Traveling in a motor home armed with Jewish gear, Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal make their way around the Australian outback in search of Jews. Read more
