UAE Ambassador says Abraham Accords will fundamentally change the Middle East
October 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Australia Abdulla Al Subousi has spoken to an Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more
Will Beverley be the City of Melbourne’s first Jewish woman councillor?
October 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Businesswoman Beverley Honig is running in Melbourne City Council Elections and hopes to be the first Jewish woman elected as a City of Melbourne councillor. Read more
Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team wins historic first-ever Giro d’Italia stage
October 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN) cycling team made history today, recording its first-ever stage victory in a Grand Tour race, just five years after the team’s establishment. Read more
Head of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia visits Jewish centre
October 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Izzat Abdulhadi, the head of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, has visited the ACT Jewish Community Centre on Friday, at the invitation of community rabbi Elhanan Miller. Read more
Coronavirus on the agenda on prime ministerial phone call
October 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday. Read more
ABC corrects error in news item naming Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital
October 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) wrote to ABC following a TV news bulletin on October 4 on the 6pm during which the national broadcaster claimed demonstrations in Israel had “been held in the capital, Tel Aviv.” Read more
Budget 20-21: Scott Morrison addresses Australia’s ethnic media
October 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison participated in a webinar with Australia’s ethnic media to discuss the Budget and to address any questions. Read more
Ambassador Richard Schifter has passed away
October 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress mourns the death of Ambassador Richard Schifter who has died at age 97. Read more
Our new man in Israel
October 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has officially announced Paul Griffiths as Australia’s next Ambassador to Israel. Read more
Is this Australasia’s largest etrog?
October 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
For ten years entertainer and educator Uncle Velvel has been tending the etrog tree in his Bondi and this Sukkot his patience borne special fruit with a giant etrog. Read more
Arnold Roth speaks to ZFA
October 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arnold Roth the father of Australian-born Malki Roth, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in August 2001, has spoken in an online address to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Quantum leap forward for Dunera
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The entertainment/lifestyle portal Dunera broke new ground when its two-hour production “To Melbourne with Love” attracted over 6500 viewers to its platform. Read more
$3 million for Qld Holocaust Museum and Education Centre
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Queensland Jewish community has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Government to contribute $3.5m to help establish a permanent Holocaust Museum and Education Centre in Brisbane. Read more
Andre Oboler appointed as an adviser to inquiry into antisemitism in Victorian schools
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Andre Oboler is to support the investigative team reviewing incidents of antisemitism in Victorian state schools. Read more
International Criminal Court placing its own foundations at risk
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
“If the International Criminal Court applies a double standard with regard to Israel,” Israel’s official Knesset representative to the International Criminal Court, lawyer and MK Michal Cotler-Wunsch told an AIJAC webinar recently “the ramifications are that we undermine the entire infrastructure upon which the ICC is based.” Read more
A candle for COVID-19 victims
September 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Israel Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has called on Israelis and Jewish communities around the world to light an additional memorial candle in memory of over one thousand Israeli victims of coronavirus. Read more
Yom Kippur in lockdown
September 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne filmmaker Danny Ben Moshe has produced a film about Yom Kippur during lockdown for ABC-TV. Read more
Australian government welcomes Leifer decision
September 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Morrison Government has welcomed a decision by an Israeli court that has paved the way for former Melbourne school teacher Malka Leifer to finally face due process back in Australia. Read more
Dr David Adler to speak at international political conference
September 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) President Dr David Adler has been confirmed as a featured speaker for a 20-minute presentation at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Australia to be held on the 4th November 2020 in Sydney. Read more
AIJAC expresses its appreciation
September 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) continues to welcome Australia’s consistent and principled approach in opposing anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations. Read more
IINZ calls for government condemnation
September 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Institute of New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Government to condemn rocket fire, into Israel, from Gaza, in the wake of the historic Abraham Accords, which normalise relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and between Bahrain and Israel. Read more
Digital media and the Jewish future
September 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
OpenDor Media a Jerusalem-based global media company helps today’s generation connect with their identity and heritage has completed a study exploring the role of Jewish media and its potential impact on young Jews. Read more
Leifer to be extradited to Australia
September 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Malka Leifer is to be extradited to Australia where she is facing 74 charges for alleged child sexual abuse. Read more
Four years without him – A memorial ceremony beyond borders for the 9th President of the State of Israel – the late Shimon Peres
September 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This year marks 4 years since the passing of the 9th President and 8th Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a man of action and vision. Read more
Behind every Holocaust property there is a story
September 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) is currently running its social media campaign,#MyPropertyStory: The Next Generations, to shine a light on the unprecedented theft of property from Jewish people and communities during the Shoah and its aftermath. Read more
A Rosh HaShanah message from Daniel Andrews
September 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
I send my best wishes to our Victorian Jewish community, as you mark this Rosh Hashanah. Read more
Nazi Hunter joins International Council of NZ’s Holocaust Foundation
September 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Efraim Zuroff has joined the Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation, Aotearoa New Zealand, as a member of its International Council. Read more
Rosh HaShanah in the NSW Parliament
September 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the NSW Parliament’s last sitting day before Rosh Hashanah, NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord sent out a message of goodwill to the Jewish community – as NSW Jewry worships in a COVID world. Read more
UAE investing in Israel
September 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
United Arab Emirates-based Mohammed Al Beloushi, CEO of Barker and Booth Commercial Agency LLC announced a strategic investment in Israeli startup Fintica AI LLC. Read more
Video greetings from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
September 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Premier’s Rosh Hashanah message… Read more
