WJC presents UN program with petition signed by more than 22,000 condemning Hamas’ environmental crimes
October 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer has presented a petition signed by more than 22,000 people worldwide to Deputy Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Jamal Ahmad, condemning Hamas for causing severe environmental damage to southern Israel.
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Rabbi officiates at rain prayer service
October 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At a multi-faith prayer service in Canberra officiated by Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, seven religious leaders offered their own rain prayer/supplication/ritual in support of our Australian farmers suffering from a dreadful drought. Read more
ADC slams Malaysian leader
October 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Anti-Defamation Commission has condemned Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for describing Jews as “hook-nosed” and blaming Israel for creating the troubles in the Middle East. Read more
Real Madrid’s invite to Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
October 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer sent a letter Sunday to Florentino Pérez, President of Real Madrid, and José Ángel Sánchez, CEO of Real Madrid, to voice concern over the football club’s invitation to Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who advocates violence against the State of Israel, to be an honored guest at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium over the weekend. Read more
IDF pays tribute to Charles Aznavour
October 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a Twitter post the IDF wrote of Aznavour “His music and strong bond with Israel and the Jewish people touched the lives of many”. Read more
Minister calls for Olympic suspension of Jibril Rajoub
October 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Netanyahu talks with Nikki Haley
September 30, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in New York where he had been attending the UN General Assembly. Read more
Corbyn gets no support from Secord
September 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary friends of Israel and Labor Israel Action Committee patron Walt Secord says he completely disagreed with UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his views on recognising Palestine. Read more
Netanyahu exposes secret sites in Teheran and Beirut
September 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the United Nations General Assembly inviting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect nuclear warehouses in Teheran. Read more
Netanyahu declines UNESCO invitation to participate in UN Conference on Antisemitism
September 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an invitation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to participate in a conference on antisemitism at the United Nations. Read more
‘World leaders must not remain silent in the face of antisemitism’
September 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder spoke Wednesday at a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) event held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, on the power of education in preventing racism and discrimination, with a focus on antisemitism. Read more
Making hay for drought-stricken farmers
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Jerry Schwartz has pledged to support Australia’s embattled farmers by donating the profits from his first night as owner of the new Four Points by Sheraton at Sydney’s Central Park. Read more
Netanyahu expresses regret over shot down Russians
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to media on Russia-Israel relations at Ben-Gurion International Airport before leaving for the UN General Assembly in New York. Read more
Adelaide man not guilty of encouraging others to kill Jews
September 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A 52-year-old Adelaide man who posted videos on Facebook encouraging the killing of Jewish people has been found not guilty of advocating terrorism as he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. Read more
WJC and Lithuanian Jewish community mark 75 years since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto: “We must continue to strengthen Jewish life in Lithuania”
September 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and its affiliated community in Lithuania marked the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto, alongside Pope Francis and other notable personalities. Read more
Moriah’s principal resigns
September 21, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College president Stephen Jankelowitz has announced that John Hamey has tendered his resignation and will conclude his role as college principal at the end of 2018. Read more
Chelsea FC and WJC to convene international summit in Paris to fight racism in sports
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and its President Ronald S. Lauder, together with senior officials of the top English soccer team Chelsea Football Club have announced that they will convene an international summit in 2019 to battle discrimination, racism and antisemitism in sports. Read more
If Israel was a village of 100 people….
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A look at how Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics would see the population… Read more
Yeshivah joins Manny Waks in welcoming settlement
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre has followed child sex abuse advocate Manny Waks in welcoming the confidential settlement between them in relation to the abuse he experienced at the Centre. Read more
U.S. updates special antisemitism envoy position to ambassadorial rank
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress welcomes the U.S. Congress’ legislation to upgrade to ambassador level the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the State Department and calls for a swift appointment to the position. Read more
Supporters club
September 18, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders of a number of Christian Zionist organisations have joined with representatives of the two Jewish communal roof bodies – the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) for a lunch get together.
A mazeltov from Bibi
September 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called gymnast Linoy Ashram and congratulated her on winning the silver medal at the 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Read more
Go “Beyond Borders” with Melton: Understanding the Middle East Conflict
September 17, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Arab-Israeli conflict is complex and seems intractable. What if there were a way to get to “the bottom” of the conflict, gain a real understanding of its origins and be able to make sense of events in this turbulent region as they unfold? Read more
Manny Waks and The Yeshivah Centre
September 16, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After six years of litigation against Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre for the ongoing sexual abuse that happened under their watch, followed by cover-ups and victim intimidation, the matter between the Centre of child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has been resolved. Read more
Rambam report
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Professor John Blaxland, Peter Kurti and Mark Ludlow briefed an AIJAC supporters in Sydney on their experienceson their return from an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam program trip as part of an August eight person academic/media group to Israel and the Palestinian territories, accompanied by AIJAC’s Associate Director of Public Affairs Joel Burnie. Read more
Music of the Jewish Days of Awe
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ten Days of Awe are the most holy period in the Jewish calendar. Read more
Up and running
September 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dave Sharma, the Liberal candidate for the by-election for Wentworth, met the press at Sydney’s Bronte Beach within hours of gaining preselection. Read more
WJC calls Swedish court decision not to deport Palestinian firebomber a ‘moral outrage’
September 13, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer has called the Swedish court of appeals’ decision not to deport a Palestinian migrant who was convicted of hurling firebombs at the synagogue in Gothenburg “an offensive moral outrage that sets a dangerous precedent for rewarding terrorist violence, antisemitism, and criminal behaviour.” Read more
Pig entrails thrown at MP’s office door
September 12, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Some time early this morning a bag of pigs entrails was thrown at Labor MP’s Mike Kelly’s front office door in Queanbeyan near Canberra. Read more
WJC condemns antisemitic attack against Jewish restaurant in Germany
September 12, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress vehemently condemns the reprehensible antisemitic attack that took place recently on the sidelines of a neo-Nazi protest in the east German city of Chemnitz, in which masked assailants hurled rocks and bottles at a Jewish restaurant, injuring one person. Read more
