Combatting UN bias, pro-Israel organizations highlight UNRWA incitement and corruption

To combat Monday’s notorious Agenda Item 7, in which Israel is singled out at each session for its alleged abuses of Palestinians, pro-Israel human-rights experts and groups addressed UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) incitement, corruption and misappropriation of funds during the 42nd UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) this week in Geneva. Read more

Is Ireland setting a dangerous precedent on Israel?

It was an Irishman, Daniel O’Connell, who persuaded the British government in 1846 to repeal an ancient discriminatory law prescribing distinctive dress for Jews. The rest of Europe followed suit…writes Sister Anastasia Kennedy. Read more

Going abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…still abroad in Moscow. Read more

The unbearable cost of a unity government

Ever since Israel’s snap election drew to a close on September 17 the country’s chattering class has ginned up its campaign to convince Israelis that what they really want is a national unity government. Read more

Netanyahu: End of an era

As we move into the New Year 5780, our dysfunctional political system seems to have sunk to an all-time low. There is now a complete deadlock that could have been avoided had there been a more intelligent electoral system. Read more

Ma’asei Avot Siman L’Banim – Our Climate Inaction Emboldens Our Children

The children are protesting. Read more

Working Woman: a movie review by Toni Susskind

Written by Michal Aviad, Working Women is a powerful movie that highlights gender exploitation, by turning the spotlight on sexual harassment in the office. Read more

Netanyahu and Liberman could cut deal if Rivlin plan fails

President Rivlin’s decision to bring Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz together to see if a Government of National Unity can be formed makes sense in the extraordinary situation that has followed Israel’s elections on 17 September. Read more

SodaStream Rosh Hashanah gift

SodaStream is extending a 10% discount on it products to J-Wire readers on orders placed in Australia before Rosh HaShanah. Print your order sheet. Read more

Get out your crystal ball! Take the 5780 Jewish pundit quiz

The year 5779 brought tragedy and great sorrow to the Jewish community as the Pittsburgh and Poway synagogue shootings by white supremacists represented the worst instances of violent antisemitism in American history. Read more

Joint Arab List’s ‘historic’ recommendation of Gantz likely to land in history’s dust bin

Israeli and international media have been making a lead story out of the Joint Arab List’s recommendation of Benny Gantz for prime minister, calling the recommendation “historic.” In regard to Israel’s current election deadlock, the announcement isn’t historic, influential or practical. And while the recommendation is important on some levels, it is so for reasons other than coalition-building. Read more

With Netanyahu and Gantz in political deadlock, Lieberman says only ‘one option’ remains

Following his completion of meeting with party representatives, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party head Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, in an attempt to discuss the coalition-building process and to break the political deadlock. Read more

Going abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…out in space. Read more

A Rosh Hashanan perspective

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank. Read more

A ‘unity government’ cannot exclude religious parties

Try as some politicians might to make the current election about rifts between secular and religious Israelis, both the April and September polls were about a single issue: whether or not Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to serve as Israel’s prime minister. Read more

What is the real story behind Judaism in Hungary?

The history of Europe and the Jewish people is one that has seen some of humanity’s most remarkable triumphs and darkest periods. Read more

In Heaven’s Name Why?

Over 150 people including rabbis and communal leaders filled the Caro Synagogue (Bet Yosef) in Bondi for the launch of Rabbi Chaim Ingram’s fourth book “In Heaven’s Name Why?”. Read more

The rabbi writes on Rosh Hashanah…

Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious congregation. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem and has pointers for Rosh Hashanah. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon….Juggling the Jugular go-getters Read more

Who can (and will) break Israel’s political stalemate?

Will Benjamin Netanyahu or Benny Gantz be able to form a government, or will Israel have to go to the polls for a third election in the course of a year? That’s the question being asked throughout Israel in the wake of Tuesday’s election results, which again ended in a dead heat. Read more

On the other hand

The post-election “balagan” is dominating the media at the moment. Read more

Going abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…church time. Read more

The Jews of Mashhad

History is going out of fashion. It is declining as a subject taught at universities. It is seen as irrelevant to the great surge of technology and finance and out of favour with the politics of “me” and “now”. Read more

The political downfall of Israel’s right-wing

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political career as he continues to get battered by a complicated parliamentary system that he has led for the past 10 years—13 years in total. Read more

In a deadlocked election, the real winners are Israeli Arabs

If nothing else, one clear result of Israel’s frustrating general election gives the lie to the claim that Israeli Arabs were being intimidated from casting their vote. Read more

Long lost human relative unveiled

If you could travel back in time to 100,000 years ago, you’d find yourself living among several different groups of humans, including Modern Humans (those anatomically similar to us), Neanderthals, and Denisovans. Read more

Take the next exit

The election GPS app has spoken but unfortunately, at this stage, the current driver is ignoring its instructions. Read more

Gone abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…he visits Moscow but not before he faces the trials and tribulations of today’s immigration scanners. Read more

The Israeli election: as I see it

It seems that in those countries where conservatives win elections, opinion polls and exit polling are proving less accurate. Think about Trump in the US, or Morrison here in Australia. Or Israel. Perhaps conservative voters are less likely to publicise their intentions. Read more

The results are in: Who will emerge from Israel’s election deadlock?

Israel’s hyper-democratic parliamentary system is being put to the test once again as the second round of elections in six months has yielded no clear winner. Read more

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