Once again, the PA shows it doesn’t care about having a viable state
June 20, 2019 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
The Palestinians’ refusal to attend a U.S.-sponsored “economic workshop” in Bahrain on June 25-26 has been widely treated as a reasonable response to the unlikelihood that U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan (whose economic section will be unveiled at the workshop) will satisfy their demands. Read more
Did Dutch Jews go like lambs to the gas chambers?
June 20, 2019 by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Retired Dutch general Toine Beukering is a freshman Dutch senator from the Forum for Democracy (FvD), a new anti-immigration and Euroskeptic party that has become the largest party in the Dutch Senate. Read more
The invention of Palestinians
June 19, 2019 by Jerold S. Auerbach - JNS
Rumours circulate of an impending Israeli-Palestinian peace plan to be proposed by the Trump administration. It might, therefore, be appropriate to scrutinize the Palestinian claim—grounded in myth and not history—to national sovereignty. Read more
The deadly detriments of a doctrine of defence
June 19, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
“Every round of violence, in which the results are not a clear-cut IDF victory is, in the eyes of Israel’s enemies, another nail in the coffin of the Zionist entity.” — Veteran war correspondent, Ron Ben Yishai, June 1, 2019 Read more
Behind the Bundestag’s vote against banning the political arm of Hezbollah
June 19, 2019 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
The scene out of the German Bundestag (Parliament), with its transparent dome shining light overhead to symbolize democracy—the “new Germany”—might as well have taken place in the rowdy Knesset, where MKs are known to talk over each other and trade nasty barbs. Read more
Trump reverses Obama-UN treachery on West Bank and East Jerusalem
June 19, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump’s decision to back Israel’s claims to sovereignty in the West Bank and Jerusalem has resurrected America’s commitment to the Jewish people made by President Bush and Congress in 2004 after that commitment had been subsequently repudiated by President Obama in the last month of his Presidency in December 2018. Read more
Inter-Faith seminar Melbourne
June 18, 2019 by Community newsdesk
An Inter-Faith Leaders’ Seminar has been held at the Leo Baeck Centre, East Kew, as part of the 70th Anniversary celebrations. Read more
Iran is dragging the Middle East into a dangerous standoff
June 18, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
In recent weeks, Iran and its proxies have begun operating under a new directive best described as a policy of controlled escalation. Still, the potential for miscalculation and regionwide conflict has grown considerably. Read more
My Sack Full of Memories: a book review by Geoffrey Zygier
June 18, 2019 by Geoffrey Zygier
People are motivated to bare their lives in public for different reasons. Read more
WOW weekend
June 17, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue’s ‘Women of Worth’ WOW Weekend is back to WOW the women of Sydney. Read more
“Amen”….why did I say that?
June 17, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Feintooner
June 17, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner…Smoke Signals. Read more
China or the United States? Israel needs to pick one
June 16, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Contrary to the myths cherished by some American Jews and many non-Jewish sympathizers, Israel is not the 51st state. Read more
Hamas endorsement of UNRWA elections underscores the agency’s inherent flaws
June 16, 2019 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
Following the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) union elections in Gaza on April 24 and the publishing of the results mid-May, various terror groups, including the Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Hamas, have endorsed the new leadership of UNRWA’s union of teachers and administrators. Read more
Queen’s Birthday Awards: meet two honourees
June 16, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener talks with Les Kausman and Vivien Brass. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart
June 16, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener interviews Hannah Wollan is the Executive Director of Save A Child’s Heart, an NFP established in 1995 at the Wolfson Medical Centre in Holon, Israel. A video presentation. Read more
Jul-11 Melbourne: Russian Jews adapt their identity in Melbourne
June 16, 2019 by J-Wire
“From atheists to traditional? Identity of Russian-speaking Jews in Melbourne”. Read more
On the other hand
June 16, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Like the endless blue skies and soaring temperatures of an Israeli summer, the daily dose of amazing positive achievements makes us aware that good news does occur even if you do not read or hear about in your local media. Read more
What happened to Israel’s Labor Party … and why?
June 14, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Avi Gabbay, chairman of Israel’s Labor Party, has announced that he is leaving politics after just two years as the party’s leader, and the scramble has begun to replace him with the party at an all-time low in mandates and morale. Read more
Nuclear secrets and terror links uncovered, Tehran ramps up aggression
June 14, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A few days ago, Britain’s Daily Telegraph revealed that in 2015 the British authorities had uncovered a Hezbollah terrorist plot. The key point was that this had been kept secret until now. Read more
The “Elders of Zion” are making a comeback in Australia’s Arabic media
June 14, 2019 by Dr Ran Porat
In 2019, classic antisemitism is alive and kicking in some pockets of Australia, including locally published Arabic media. Read more
Silence
June 14, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
The fourth book of the Bible was called Numbers by early Christian scholars. I guess this is because it starts off with a national census. Read more
Enough already
June 14, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Anonymous quote: “There is a time to be nice and there is a time to say enough already.” Read more
Tolkien – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 13, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
It is not necessary to have read The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien to view this offering from director Dome Karukoski (Tom of Finland). However, for aficionados of the books or movies, clues to the author’s ideas are strewn throughout the production and it is fun to take note of them.
Trivia quiz at Limmud Oz
June 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
You are invited to attend Limmud Oz at the UNSW Roundhouse, this Saturday night 15 June to Monday 17 June. Read more
If Blue and White has a chance to win in September, it needs to define itself to Israeli voters
June 12, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Formed just months before Israel’s April 9 elections and headlined by several former generals, the Blue and White Party made a strong showing, matching Likud with 35 seats. Read more
Men’s Health Week
June 12, 2019 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
Trump recognizes Israel claims in West Bank and East Jerusalem
June 12, 2019 by David Singer
US Ambassador to Israel – David Friedman – has set a cat among the pigeons with his claim that:
“Under certain circumstances I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.”
Kangarusski Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
June 11, 2019 by Community Editor
Kangarusski is the vibrant project of the Zionist Federation of Australia whose main goal is to engage and unite members of the Russian speaking Jewish community around their culture and heritage and connect them to the Jewish community and to Israel. Read more
I whistle a happy tune – what happens when you’re afraid?
June 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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