Cybergym to give local security systems a workout

Israeli cyber security company CyberGym is the latest tech company to set up shop in Melbourne with its global headquarters and state-of-the-art cyber security training arena opening in Docklands this week. Read more

Polish far-right nationalists call for ‘Jew-free’ country

Tens of thousands of far-right nationalists chanted calls for a “Jew-free” Poland as they marched through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to mark 99 years since the country was re-established as an independent nation. Read more

KKL-JNF workers protest government actions outside Prime Minister’s office

Employees of the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) protested outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem against the government’s intention to legislate a law in the Knesset that will significantly damage the independence and functioning of the KKL-JNF. Read more

Congratulations to the new Director-General of UNESCO

World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer congratulated former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay on her appointment as incoming Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and expressed hope that she would push for much-needed reforms to address the ongoing politicisation of UNESCO. Read more

Best ever month for tourism in Israel

Over 400,000 tourists visited Israel in October – 80,000 tourists and 23% more than April this year which held the record up until now.  Read more

3,000,000th tourist arrives in Israel

Israel’s three millionth tourist this year has landed in Israel, a new all-time record for incoming tourism in Israel…and received a very special guide in Jerusalem. Read more

This week Israel will welcome its 3,000,000th tourist for 2017

The Israel Tourism Ministry is currently preparing for the arrival of the 3 millionth tourist with the ministry planning to surprise him/her and to leverage the event for its international marketing. Read more

Former NZ Foreign Minister responds to his predecessor’s remark on Iranian diplomat

New Zealand National Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson and foreign minister in the recently defeated government Gerry Brownlee says reports that an Iranian diplomat delivered what was effectively a hate speech at an Auckland mosque in June raises questions as to why Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters hasn’t already required the withdrawal of the diplomat’s credentials and his removal from the country. Read more

Netanyahu visits Theresa May

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited 10 Downing Street in London where he met with UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Read more

Malcolm Turnbull meets Ruvi

President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has held a working meeting with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull. Read more

The Turnbulls visit Yad Vashem

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy have visited Yad Vashem World Holocaust Centre in Jerusalem and reiterates “as we stand with Israel and the Jewish People”. Read more

Inauguration of the Beersheba Museum

Following the ceremony in Beersheba commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the historic ANZAC battle that triumphed over the Ottoman Empire during WWI, leaders from Israel, Australia, New Zealand and KKL-JNF came together to inaugurate the ANZAC Museum established by the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel (KKL-JNF) and JNF Australia. Read more

PA denies report of Abbas demand that Hamas recognise Israel

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has refuted a report citing an alleged demand by PA President Mahmoud Abbas that members of the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas must recognise Israel if they want to be included in the cabinet of a unity government. Read more

Malcolm plants a tree

Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) hosted the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a planting ceremony at the Grove of Nations in Jerusalem. Read more

WJC condemns NYC terror attack

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the “senseless” attack that killed up to eight people in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, in what federal US authorities are treating as a terrorist incident. Read more

Ceremony honoring the ANZAC Soldiers who fell during WWI

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara joined Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy and New Zealand Governor General Patsy Reddy and her husband at the memorial ceremony to honor the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fell during WWI marking 100 years since the battle for Be’er Sheba.  Read more

Governor-General Patsy Reddy meets Israel’s leaders

New Zealand Governor General Patsy Reddy has visited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on her visit to mark the 100^thanniversary of the WW1 battle for Be’er Sheva. Read more

The Netanyahus welcome the Turnbulls

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy who travelled to Israel in the framework of the event to mark the 100^th anniversary of the WWO battle for Be’er Sheva.

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Hamas terror tunnel discovered under UN refugee agency’s school in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) stated Saturday that it had discovered a Hamas terror tunnel located underneath one of the U.N. body’s schools in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Q&A in Israel

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Josh Frydenberg and Dan Tehan separately faced the media in Israel. Here are some of the questions…and their answers. Read more

WJC welcomes FIFA decision to drop Palestinian push against Israeli soccer teams

The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the decision by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council to decline the Palestinian Football Association’s long-standing push for punitive measures against the Israeli Football Association on the grounds that it is a complex political dispute unrelated to football. Read more

President Rivlin addresses Balfour Declaration centennial at Young Person’s Award ceremony at British Ambassador’s Residence

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has addressed the award ceremony for the International Young Person’s Award – Israel, a volunteering and young leadership project under the umbrella of the renowned Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in the UK. Read more

Poland’s proposed restitution law ‘excludes vast majority of Holocaust survivors and heirs’

The World Jewish Congress has expressed “profound disappointment” in the Polish government’s proposed legislation for the restitution of confiscated property belong to Holocaust victims and their heirs. Read more

Palestinian unity deal could allow Hamas leader to become PA president

The Gaza-controlling Hamas terror group’s recent decision to sign a unity deal with the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ruling Fatah party may have been motivated by more than just a desire to reconcile after years of bitter rivalry. Read more

World Jewish Congress calls Austrian election result ‘distressing’

The World Jewish Congress (WJC)  has voiced serious concerns about the strong showing of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Austria’s parliamentary election. Read more

Islamic State claims responsibility for rockets fired at Israel from Sinai

The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for firing two rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel on Sunday night. Read more

New portions of Western Wall and Roman theatre unveiled in Jerusalem

The Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA) has announced large-scale excavations conducted in the Old City of Jerusalem for the past two years have revealed massive portions of the Western Wall unseen for 1,700 years, as well as an ancient Roman theatre. Read more

WJC Urges UN Body to focus on its Core Mandate

Following the U.S. and Israel governments’ announcements this week that the two countries intend to withdraw from UNESCO, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder urged the United Nations body “to focus on its core mandate rather than addressing political matters that fall outside the organisation’s purview.” Read more

WJC cautiously optimistic on UN postponement

President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder said he is “cautiously optimistic” regarding UNESCO’s postponement of resolutions dealing with Israel and, in particular, Jerusalem. Read more

Belgium freezes funding for Palestinian Authority schools over incitement, watchdog says

Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), an organisation that monitors Palestinian incitement, said its research has prompted Belgium’s government to freeze funding of Palestinian Authority (PA) schools. Read more

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