Australia will condemn Iranian threats to Israel

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Iran Deal will depend on Iran fulfilling its commitments and that she will condemn any threat to Israel. Read more

Iran deal: Israel’s leaders share the same view and Netanyahu has his say

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition chairman Isaac Herzog are united in their opposition to the Iran deal. Read more

Iran: World Jewish Congress leader skeptical

World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder voiced strong skepticism about today’s agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in Vienna aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Read more

ECAJ slams Labor MP’s signing petition against Israel

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has slammed Labor MP Melissa Parke for signing an anti-Israel petition. Read more

Australian military expert to address NSWJBD plenum

Retired Australian Major-General Jim Molan, a member of a multi-national group of former military experts which defended the actions of the Israel Defence Force in its war against Hamas last year, will address the NSWJBD plenum later this month.  Read more

Michael Danby on Q&A

Michael Danby has welcomed the ABC Board finally acting by issuing a warning to Q&A executive producer Peter McEvoy, and thereby indirectly presenter to Tony Jones, over giving Sydney Islamist Zaky Mallah a platform on the ABC’s million rating Q&A program. Read more

Yeshivah Centre under review

Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has announced the formation of a Governance Review Panel and an interim Committee of Management. Read more

Establishing Jewish identity in the Ukraine

Last weekend an office for Jewish ancestry clarification purposes was inaugurated in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk. Read more

New NSW program for up and coming politicians

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies  has announced its new Berger Fellowship program designed to strengthen ties between the Jewish community and future political leaders. Read more

The new fence

Israel’s Security Cabinet has adopted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to begin work on an approximately 30-kilometer long section of security fence along the State of Israel’s eastern border, from Eilat to the site designated for the Timna airport. Read more

Welcome to Israel

Israel has “welcomed” passengers on a ship headed for Gaza but intercepted by the Israeli Navy. Read more

Israel-Palestine conflict: NZ FM says both sides share similar goals

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has said that the Israelis and Palestinians share similar goals. Read more

Remarkable Jewish artist

The National Gallery in Canberra will screen a remarkable film featuring  Jewish American artist Jon Imber. Read more

UNHRC report on the 2014 conflict B’nai B’rith add its voice

B’nai B’rith International and The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) have denounced the report issued by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) “independent, international commission of inquiry” into Israel’s defensive operations against Hamas in Gaza during the summer of 2014. Read more

Questioning the Foreign Minister on Iran

Federal Labor Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has continued his criticism of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s U-turn on Iran. Read more

Adam Schwab at Chabad of Melbourne CBD

From mergers and acquisitions,  lawyer to managing director of one of the fastest growing companies on the BRW list in just over ten years, Mount Scopus College alumnus Adam Schwab has quite a story to share. Read more

UN Human Rights Council Report of the 2014 Gaza conflict: The ZFA’s initial response

The fingerprints of Israel-phobic UN Human Rights Council staffers are evident throughout the report into last year’s conflict in Gaza  by that body’s supposedly ‘Independent Commission of Inquiry’. Read more

Responses to the U.N. Gaza Conflict report

Response from Israeli leadership and the WJC   to the report issued by the United Nations on last year’s Israel-Gaza conflict has been swift. Read more

Queensland call for Holocaust museum

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Biased report on children’s rights

B’nai Brith International and The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) have concurred with the concerns raised by Israel regarding misconduct by United Nations officials in crafting a report on the violations of children’s rights in conflict areas. Read more

Australian student to join world program at the Technion

A second Australian student has been accepted into the internationally selective, prestigious Technion SciTech Program in Israel. Read more

New fight against breast cancer

Women with breast cancer that no longer respond to treatment, have a new ally in their fight for survival. Read more

Stay at home gala dinner

“No ballrooms, no average kosher food, no long speeches” boasts the invitation to Stand Up’s first Gala Dinner. Read more

Security plan escalated in Melbourne

Melbourne’s Community Security Group has issued a joint statement with The Jewish Community Council of Victoria announcing that it has enacted its escalation plan following intelligence indicating that the community may be at rick of an attack. Read more

Marriage equality OK with UPJ

The Union for Progressive Judaism welcomes recent moves to have Marriage Equality recognised through the legislative system of Australia. Read more

Julie Bishop attends North Shore Chabad anniversary

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has addressed Sydney’s North Shore Chabad function marking its 25th anniversary. Read more

UIA Federal President visits Perth

Federal President of The United Israel Appeal Harold Finger has recently visited the Perth community. Read more

A miraculous match

A Melbourne leukaemia patient has met the  Sydney donor whose stem cells have saved his life…and both men were originally from South Africa. Read more

A place to eulogise

The Metaher House at Melbourne’s Springvale Cemetery has been restored giving mourners a place to hear eulogies immediately prior to the burial of loved ones. Read more

Anti-BDS book launched by Melbourne academics

Over 100 people packed into popular St Kilda bookstore ‘Readings’ to attend the launch of a noteworthy book, ‘Boycotting Israel is Wrong,’ authored by Monash University academics Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth. Read more

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