Ahead of Four Corners
Tonight, ABC-TV’s Four Corners will broadcast a program highlighting the exposure of Palestinian children living in the West Bank to Israeli military law whilst their offending Israeli counterparts are dealt with under Israeli civil law. Honest Reporting has something to say on The Australian’s reports on the issue….the Australian paper’s John Lyons collaborated with the ABC. Read more
J-Views’ multiple views
Apologies to those who received multiple emails from J-Views. Our techs believe they have found and corrected the glitch in the system…
Technion offers MBA to international market
The Technion, Israel’s leading university, now offers a prestigious international MBA aimed at entrepreneurs interested in practical start-up experience. Read more
On Remembrance and Boycotts: Thoughts and sentiments from Yosef Livne, Israeli ambassador to New Zealand
Time passes on and the pain of destruction is as fresh as 69 years ago when the camps were liberated. Read more
KA has its say
Recently the JCA and NSW Jewish Board of Deputies made a statement announcing a commission of enquiry into the kosher food industry in New South Wales. The KA responds…
Blue Mountains Getaway
For teenagers, the summer holidays are a time to get out of the house and hang with our friends. Read more
Australia Day Message from the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has this message for Australians on Australia Day, 2014. Read more
Mazeltov Adam!
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) today congratulated Adam Goodes on being named Australian of the Year for 2014. Read more
David Wilder writes to Isi Leibler
David Wilder heads The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron…he is responding to an article by Isi Leibler published in J-Wire… Read more
Attacks on Julie Bishop unwarranted…write Peter Wertheim and Alex Ryvchin
It comes as little surprise that Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s refusal to condemn Israeli settlements in an interview with The Times of Israel was met with unreserved hostility by her predecessor Bob Carr, the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and, of course, the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Hanan Ashrawi. Read more
Israeli falls at the first
Israel’s top male tennis star has been eliminated from the Australian Open in the first round. Read more
Ariel Sharon remembered as military hero, political ‘Caesar’
The funeral for Ariel Sharon, 11th prime minster of the State of Israel, took place on Monday, with dignitaries from 19 countries coming to pay their last respects. Sharon served as prime minster from 2001 until 2006, when a massive stroke left him in a comatose state until his death on Jan. 11. Read more
J-Wire and its paywall
Following a comment from a reader, J-Wire needs to clarify its paywall position. Read more
The KA responds
J-Wire ran a statement by Sydney caterer Amaze in Taste in which references were made about the Kashrut Authority. The KA has issued a statement of its own…. Read more
Child Sexual Abuse: A victim’s statement
David Cyprys has started an eight year jail sentence and will not see freedom for at least five and a half years. Manny Waks was one of his victim’s and has released his victim impact statement as presented to Melbourne’s County Court…. Read more
Australia’s ambassador to Israel supports peace campaign
Scopus and Bialik Shine Again
2013 has been another outstanding year for Year 12 students at Melbourne’s Mount Scopus and Bialik Jewish day schools. Read more
Basketballers do well
Melbourne’s Bialik College Under 17 Boys Basketball Team has competed in the Australian Schools Basketball Championship. Read more
Sound advice for Innovators
The Eden Project has hosted its end of year celebration, ‘Dinner with David’ at The White House in Melbourne’s St. Kilda. Read more
The Montefiore: President David Freeman
Ahead of Sunday’s AGM and contested election, president of the Sir Moses Montefiore Home David Freeman has issued a statement: Read more
NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Days 7
Linda Galley has sent in this belated report from the NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Mission. Read more
Senior Journos Report on Israel visit
Four senior journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Study Mission to Israel reported on their experiences at a well-attended public meeting at Sydney’s Central Synagogue last night. Read more
AUJS backs ECAJ on Racial Discrimination Act issue
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) has backed the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in calling on the Federal Government to abandon its plans to repeal or weaken Australia’s race hate laws. Read more
Solomon Lew on PM’s Advisory Council
The Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council will bring together 12 prominent Australian and global business leaders and experts to help restore a strong working relationship between business and government. Read more
Board in the Bush
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies charted new territory last week when it expanded its bridge-building work to the far-western Outback town of Broken Hill and to the State’s second city, Newcastle, for the first time in about 20 years. Read more
Dealing with grief
Leaders and members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) have participated in a professional development training course focussing on Grief and Bereavement Support, with Keren Ludski of the Australian Centre of Grief and Bereavement. Read more
NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Days 7 & 8
20 people, 31 points of view, 8 days, over 20 destinations and 12,000,000 kilojoules. Read more
NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Day 6
Day 6 of our Mission saw us off in the bus to Honest Reporting Headquarters – Jerusalem Israel, where Simon Plosker, Managing Editor, gave us a crash course in ‘Understanding Media Bias’. Read more
A safe camp is a good camp
With the summer holiday period approaching, child sexual abuse advocacy group Tzedek has issued guidelines ensuring a safer environment for you children and grandchildren planning a camp holiday. Read more
NSWJBD/Honest Reporting Israel Mission Day 5
The NSWJBD joint mission to Israel with Honest Reporting has a Canadian member. Alan Perlmutter from London, Canada files the report on Day 5… Read more
