Featured Articles Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/category/featured-articles/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:40:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Featured Articles Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/category/featured-articles/ 32 32 6446428 Trump using Iran-delay to help him win mid-term elections https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-using-iran-delay-to-help-him-win-mid-term-elections/ https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-using-iran-delay-to-help-him-win-mid-term-elections/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:40:53 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181907 President Trump’s continuing failure to resume his unfinished war against Iran seems to have been influenced by two upcoming mega major events in America that could help him win the mid-term Congressional elections in November: The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played between 11 June and 19 July, involving 48 national teams – including […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-using-iran-delay-to-help-him-win-mid-term-elections/feed/ 0 181907 The United Nations’ false equation https://www.jwire.com.au/the-united-nations-false-equation/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-united-nations-false-equation/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 07:03:26 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181869 On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas employed sexual violence as a weapon in the orders issued by its then-leader, Yahya Sinwar. It was used against women, men and children, and later against hostages held in Gaza. Rape was often accompanied by mutilation and murder. All of this is documented in thousands of records, videos filmed by […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-united-nations-false-equation/feed/ 0 181869 INTO THE FRAY: Trump, TRIPP, and conflict resolution https://www.jwire.com.au/into-the-fray-trump-tripp-and-conflict-resolution/ https://www.jwire.com.au/into-the-fray-trump-tripp-and-conflict-resolution/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 06:39:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181864 When Donald Trump began his second term, his foreign policy goals were presented as a framework designed to pursue peace and to defuse wars and violence across the globe. A chequered performance? While it may be fair to denote the Administration’s endeavours hitherto as an ongoing work-in-progress, even dyed-in-the-wool Trump supporters will be compelled to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/into-the-fray-trump-tripp-and-conflict-resolution/feed/ 1 181864 On SBS nationwide this evening at 7:30 – The Hunt for the Last Nazis https://www.jwire.com.au/on-sbs-nationwide-this-evening-at-730-the-hunt-for-the-last-nazis/ https://www.jwire.com.au/on-sbs-nationwide-this-evening-at-730-the-hunt-for-the-last-nazis/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 06:02:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181855 The Hunt for the Last Nazis sees award-winning writer, producer and director Dan Goldberg investigate the story behind the alleged Nazi war criminals who immigrated to Australia after World War II and managed to evade justice.  With exclusive access to rare and never-before-seen classified government files and video and audio recordings, Goldberg’s documentary reveals how hundreds, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/on-sbs-nationwide-this-evening-at-730-the-hunt-for-the-last-nazis/feed/ 1 181855 On the other hand https://www.jwire.com.au/on-the-other-hand-386/ https://www.jwire.com.au/on-the-other-hand-386/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 08:49:23 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181810 With Diaspora communities facing a tsunami of hate, there has been a noticeable increase in interest from individuals and families wanting to make Aliyah. The ex CEO of the UK United Synagogues, Jeremy Jacobs, announced that despite his family having lived in the UK for several generations, he now sees no future for Jews there. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/on-the-other-hand-386/feed/ 0 181810 War against Israel targets the British Museum https://www.jwire.com.au/war-against-israel-targets-the-british-museum/ https://www.jwire.com.au/war-against-israel-targets-the-british-museum/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:47 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181834 Fury has exploded among prominent British Jews and others over the decision by the British Museum in London to postpone a lecture that was scheduled to be given this week. Paul Collins, the museum’s keeper of the Department of the Middle East, was due to give a lunchtime talk on “Ancient Israel and Judah” as part […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/war-against-israel-targets-the-british-museum/feed/ 0 181834 When Jewish advocacy is treated as suspicion https://www.jwire.com.au/when-jewish-advocacy-is-treated-as-suspicion/ https://www.jwire.com.au/when-jewish-advocacy-is-treated-as-suspicion/#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 06:25:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181824 There is an uncomfortable question sitting beneath the public discussion about antisemitism in Australia. Is the Jewish community being seen as too influential? Not influential in the ordinary democratic sense. Communities organise, lobby, make submissions, meet politicians, fund causes and argue for their place in public life every day. Business groups do it. Unions do […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/when-jewish-advocacy-is-treated-as-suspicion/feed/ 1 181824 Chumps https://www.jwire.com.au/chumps/ https://www.jwire.com.au/chumps/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 03:42:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181808 Listening to the rhetoric emanating from the White House, the media, and sundry foreign ministries, one cannot help but feel that something rotten is being cooked up. The definition of a “chump” is someone who is a sucker, gullible or easily deceived. Unfortunately, this more than adequately sums up the prevailing scenario as far as […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/chumps/feed/ 0 181808 Myths https://www.jwire.com.au/myths/ https://www.jwire.com.au/myths/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 01:36:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181806 The word myth can be understood in many different ways. Originally Greek, it literally meant telling stories. All cultures and people tell stories about their past, and often they teach ideas, values, and traditions handed down from generation to generation. Some may be based on or originate in actual events. Others are didactic tools and […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/myths/feed/ 0 181806 From Gaza captivity to a new beginning, Emily Hand prepares to return home https://www.jwire.com.au/from-gaza-captivity-to-a-new-beginning-emily-hand-prepares-to-return-home/ https://www.jwire.com.au/from-gaza-captivity-to-a-new-beginning-emily-hand-prepares-to-return-home/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 08:06:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181789 “Obviously, the first thing you want to do is try to understand what she went through. I still don’t know half of it. When she’s older, I might be able to ask her.” For Tom Hand, father of former Hamas hostage Emily Hand, the questions surrounding his daughter’s 50 days in captivity remain largely unanswered. […]

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