Former PMs to headline UIA Victoria’s Campaign Events
January 11, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australian former Prime Minister John Howard and Canadian former Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be the keynote speakers for the UIA’s Victorian campaign. Read more
World honour for Mickey Fisher
January 11, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has congratulated Michael Fisher on being the recipient of the World Union of Jewish Students Union Leader of the Year in 2016. Read more
Ambassador Dave Sharma visits injured soldiers
January 11, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s ambassador Dave Sharma has visited two of the injured IDF members, victims of the recent terrorist attack in Jerusalem which claimed the lives of four soldiers. Read more
Australia’s Jewish community shocked by Jerusalem attack
January 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the ADC have condemned the attack in Jerusalem which claimed the lives of four soldiers. Read more
Michael Shafar is Jewish-ish
January 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
After a sell-out season at the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Michael Shafar debuts Jewish-ish at Fringe World. Michael is one of the country’s best emerging comics having headlined around Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the US. He also happens to be Jewish, which is something he will probably mention on stage. Read more
Terrorist attack in Jerusalem kills four soldiers
January 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
In a vehicular terror attack on January 8, a terrorist rammed his large flatbed truck into a group of soldiers just after they stepped off a bus at the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem, killing four and injuring at least 16, some of them seriously. Read more
A Barmitzvah at 73
January 8, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
A Sydney man has celebrated his Barmitzvah on the 60th anniversary in the year marking where it should have been performed. Read more
Secord visits site of Berlin market terrorist attack
January 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord visited the Berlin Christmas markets – a day and a half after the terrorist attack – to see the impromptu memorials at the site and pay his respects. Read more
MK Amir Peretz on the conviction of Hebron shooter, Elor Azarya
January 5, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
MK Amir Peretz has responded to the trial results of Elor Azarya, and his conviction after shooting a neutralised Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. Read more
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts want Australia to back Israel
January 4, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Senator Malcolm Roberts has called on the Australian government to back Israel, a close ally, and take serious steps to stop the world-wide targeting of the Jewish state. Read more
AIJAC applauds Turnbull and Bishop
January 4, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
AIJAC applauds Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for their opposition to the recent UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which unfairly places the onus of blame on Israeli settlements for the continuation of the conflict with the Palestinians while acquitting the Palestinian Authority (PA) of any responsibility for the lack of progress towards peace. Read more
The government rejects Abbott’s comments
January 3, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called his country to cut $40 million aid to the Palestinian Authority and to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if Donald Trump carries out his suggestion to move the USA embassy. Read more
Israeli killed in Istanbul attack
January 2, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
ZAKA is assisting in returning the remains of the Israeli teenager murdered in the Reina nightclub terror shooting in Istanbul. Read more
Shoulder to shoulder
January 1, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid an unexpected visit to Sydney’s Central Synagogue to join its Friday night service and Menorah lighting telling the congregation that Australia stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel. Read more
New Year messages
January 1, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
New Year messages from Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Read more
Protest in NZ
January 1, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Seventy-one Christian supporters of Israel travelled a 13-hour trip from the New Zealand city of Hastings to the country’s capital Wellington to protest outside parliament against New Zealand sponsoring the UN resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements. Read more
Holidays don’t stop JNF
December 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
While most are taking a well deserved break, not even the holidays will stop the JNF Education Shaliach, Yigal Nisell, from bringing the message of Israel and Zionism to Jewish youth. Read more
First public Menorah lighting in Paddington
December 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Since its establishment in the mid 1800’s, there has never been a public Menorah lighting held in Paddington…until this year. Read more
Rotem takes the top spot at Israeli Foreign Ministry
December 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Former ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem has been appointed as director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more
Australian students celebrate Chanukah in Israel
December 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
More than 200 students from Sydney and Melbourne currently enrolled at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) have celebrated Chanukah. Read more
NZ pro-Israel Christians to protest at parliament
December 29, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Two busloads of people from the Flaxmere Christian Fellowship and other Churches in Hawkes Bay will leave Hastings tomorrow to lead a protest on the grounds of Parliament in front of the Richard Seddon Statue. Read more
Google relegates Holocaust denial sites
December 28, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has welcomed the decision by Google to tweak its algorithms so as to ensure that the Holocaust denial and white-Supremacist website Stormfront and its article “Top 10 reasons why the Holocaust didn’t happen” has been removed as the top result. Read more
Netanyahu: At the cabinet meeting and at the Wall
December 26, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the U.N. resolution condemning Israeli condemning Israel’s continued settlement building at the weekly cabinet meeting and at the second Chanukah lighting. Read more
An open letter to Murray McCully
December 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Chairman of the Hawkes Bay Friends of Israel Assn. John McCormick has sent an open letter to New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully following NZ’s co-sponsorship of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s continued settlements. Read more
Call to keep Israeli embassy open in New Zealand
December 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The New Zealand Jewish community has called on the governments of New Zealand and Israel to work together to keep the Israeli Embassy in Wellington open. Read more
Israel recalls its ambassador to New Zealand
December 24, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Israel has recalled Ambassador Itzhak Gerberg from Wellington after New Zealand co-sponsored a resolution calling on the halt of Israeli settlements expansion in the United Nations. Read more
A message from Daniel Andrews
December 23, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Victoria’s Premier sends a Chanukah message… Read more
Luminaries celebrate Chanukah in the ACT parliament
December 23, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Chabad ACT hosted their third annual Chanukah Menorah lighting and cocktail dinner celebration during the last sitting week for 2016 of the ACT Parliament’s calendar. Read more
NSW Premier Baird’s Chanukah message
December 22, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Premier Mike Baird sends a Chanukah message to the Jewish community… Read more
A Chanukah message from Malcolm Turnbull
December 22, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sends a Chanukah message to J-Wire readers. Read more
