Jewish pro-Trump groups accuse Facebook of censorship ahead of US elections
November 1, 2020 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Over the last several months, the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming presidential election have left many Americans feeling confused and uncertain about the future. Read more
Charles Edel on U.S. foreign policy – looking to the past to see the future
November 1, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
NCJWA NSW is delighted to invite you to our first Book Club event since the disruptions of the COVID crisis. Read more
On the other hand
November 1, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
If you happen to be living in the UK, Australia or New Zealand, 5 November is a time to enjoy firework displays as Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated. Read more
Israel: Tackling phoney social-media accounts ‘major strategic challenge to be dealt with’
October 30, 2020 by Josh Hasten - JNS
Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs released a 37-page report this week titled “Manipulating Social Media: The effort to delegitimize Israel through coordinated inauthentic behaviour online.” Read more
When journalists become cheerleaders, it usually ends badly
October 30, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
According to The Times of Israel, I misrepresented Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s feelings about Israel. Read more
Why Britain’s Labour Party will struggle to erase its moral stain
October 30, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The report of an 18-month inquiry into antisemitism in Britain’s Labour Party has now been published. Almost instantly, it produced a dramatic and unexpected result. Read more
The rainbow and Halloween
October 30, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
After Noah’s flood, God gave the rainbow as a sign that never again would humanity be destroyed because of its failings. Read more
Hobson’s choice
October 30, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Tuesday 3 November 2020 presents American voters with a dilemma as they cast their ballots in one of the craziest elections in the history of the United States of America. Read more
Eight exceptional fund managers to debate on the future of investing
October 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A charitable managed investment fund-of-funds has announced it will host a professional investors panel series for keen investors to attend in November. Read more
Trump election win needed to keep up Arab-Jewish peace momentum
October 29, 2020 by David Singer
President Trump’s re-election on 3 November will ensure the continuation of his momentum to end the Arab-Jewish conflict as set out in his Peace Plan – whilst a Biden win will see that momentum lost. Read more
Mark Leibler in conversation with Philip Bliss
October 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
An online event presented by the Council of Christians and Jews. Read more
Peter Beinart’s assault on the Abraham Accords
October 28, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Peter Beinart’s latest attack on the Jewish state that he opposes as vehemently as he professes to have its best interest at heart is a work of remarkable sophistry. Read more
Knesset bill to require consultation with Diaspora on matters regarding world Jewry
October 28, 2020 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch is introducing a Knesset bill that would require government ministries to consult with world Jewry on matters directly related to the Jewish people, such as Jewish informal and formal education, engagement and antisemitism. Read more
The Conspiracy of Kristallnacht
October 28, 2020 by Danny Hochberg
Kristallnacht is often referred to as the “Night of Broken Glass”. Read more
Digital conference: Gulf Arabs emphasize rapprochement with Israel, disappointment with Palestinians
October 27, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israelis are, of course, just getting used to the idea of having friendly relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain after signing normalization deals with each country in recent days. Read more
Trump’s inappropriate question still requires an answer
October 27, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It was one of those moments that summed up so much of both the good and the bad of the Donald Trump presidency. Read more
$10,000 award for Laya
October 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rebbetzin Laya Slavin has been named a Local Hero by Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney. Read more
A Press briefing on Israel in the US elections
October 27, 2020 by J-Wire
The Jerusalem Press Club has hosted a webinar with Danny Ayalon. Read more
Fraser Beath McEwing reports: What the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has in store for 2021
October 27, 2020 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Tossing aside the pandemic and the problem faced by wind players blowing through face masks, the SSO has announced the programs for its 2021 season. Read more
Fighting the new commissars
October 26, 2020 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The time for a reckoning with the social media giants has arrived, and not only in the United States. Read more
Is there a problem with women touching, handling and carrying the Sefer Torah?
October 26, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi… Read more
‘So what’? Foreign policy and the 2020 election
October 25, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Not so long ago, presidential debates were vital occasions for an exchange on American foreign policy and its priorities, as well as this country’s broader place in the world. Read more
Feintooner
October 25, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: #Me Three Read more
On the other hand
October 25, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
This week there was a very brief period of showers in Jerusalem which heralded a foretaste of what we all hope will be another beneficial rainy season. Read more
WIZO hosts conversation with Jason Greenblatt
October 23, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Jason Greenblatt will be talking with Ron Weiser and ZFA’s Emily Gian. Read more
What sanitizing Louis Farrakhan tells us about the West
October 23, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The writer Bari Weiss, who resigned in the summer from The New York Times in protest at its tolerance of antisemitism and refusal to publish opinions which challenge the left-wing consensus, continues on her painful political journey. Read more
Determining next steps of next administration on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
October 23, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
While U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term has been dominated by domestic issues, some of his most notable moves as president relate to foreign policy, in particular with a focus on Israel. Read more
Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson
October 23, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
In my youth, Angela Buxton was the darling of the Anglo Jewish sporting scene. Read more
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Board of Governors meeting online
October 23, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The community is invited to experience the Hebrew University “virtually” on Monday morning and Tuesday morning AEDT when friends and supporters from all around the world will join for the University’s 83rd Board of Governors Meeting that normally takes place physically in Jerusalem but of course, cannot this year because of Covid. Read more
Understanding contemporary Mid-East politics
October 23, 2020 by Ron Weiser
Direct Etihad passenger flights to Israel; the formation of Kosher Arabia which will apparently make it easier to get kosher food in Abu Dhabi and Dubai than in Sydney or Melbourne; a public sukkah in front of the world-famous Burj Khalifa Tower; and normalisation with Sudan around the corner. Read more
