True Progressives are Zionists
June 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The irony is so great that it’s almost too obvious. The very week that a milestone was achieved in the state of Israel when a gay man became a cabinet minister, a leading gay organization in the United States banned Jewish symbols from its annual pride march so as to signal their hatred for Israel. Read more
On the other hand
June 10, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Resilience has always been the hallmark of the Jewish People. Read more
Cheesecake
June 7, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the Torah. Read more
Will a secular surge spark a revolution in Israeli politics?
June 7, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
In an interview with The New York Times published this week, new Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh warned Israel that it might experience “a very hot summer.” Read more
An evening with The Scott Van Gemert’s Big Band: a music review by Ron Jontof-Hutter
June 7, 2019 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
I attended a concert given at Melbourne’s Paris Cat Jazz Club given by Scott van Gemert and his 17-piece jazz big band this week. Read more
Scam alert
June 7, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten and the lie became the truth” – George Orwell 1984. Read more
New board appointments at Technion Australia
June 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Technion Australia has announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. Read more
MP Joan Ryan: Why she renounced antisemitism ingrained in Britain’s Labour Party
June 5, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
A member of the U.K. Parliament, in February, Joan Ryan became one of more than several members to leave the British Labour Party due to its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and the antisemitism fostered by him and others in the party. Read more
Election woes
June 5, 2019 by J-Wire
How did that happen????? Read more
Netanyahu will be Israel’s next Prime Minister – with Trump’s help
June 5, 2019 by David Singer
The abrupt termination of Israel’s 21stParliament with new elections being called for 17 September has seen the New York Times claiming that Israel has been plunged into unprecedented political chaos. Read more
Feintooner
June 3, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon. Jerusalem Day with the lion wearing an IDF helmet. Read more
Ten Commandments are not commandments
June 3, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
How can this be? Ask the rabbi… Read more
Were diamonds a girl’s best friend in the ancient Land of Israel?
June 3, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
Israel’s Bar-Ilan University is spearheading a new field of research in archaeological gemology which aims to examine and shed light on ancient precious stones and minerals. Read more
Nurses on the front line: IDF pilot program aimed at improving battlefield medicine
June 2, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
The Israel Defense Forces’ Medical Corps is in the midst of a pilot program that places nurses and male nurses in combat battalions, as part a series of changes designed to improve the military’s medical services. Read more
Bahrain economic conference failure foretold
June 2, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — An aphorism thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1150). Read more
Nabih Berri’s grotesque antisemitism
June 2, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
In a puff piece on Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, published on the occasion of his 80th birthday last year, the broadcaster France 24 headlined its profile, “The Great Survivor of Lebanese Politics.” Read more
On the other hand
June 2, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Despite the best intentions of our politicians to deprive pensioners, health, welfare and education of millions of shekels by scheduling yet another unwanted election there are still scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs working to develop cutting edge technologies. Read more
Kill them!
May 31, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
I have always been disturbed by the number of times the Bible declares “He, She or It, shall be put to death.” It doesn’t matter the severity of the crime. Being brought up in a liberal western society and having discovered how many innocent men and women have been wrongly put to death by judicial systems, I cannot accept the very idea of capital punishment. Let’s leave Nazis out of this. Death was too easy for them. Read more
Europe starts to fray at the seams
May 31, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The European parliament elections last week have provided further graphic evidence that Britain and Europe are in the throes of a profound political and cultural upheaval. Read more
Repeats, reruns and recycled
May 31, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
History repeats itself in almost every generation. The same endless assertions and accusations are rerun and recycled by politicians and media alike. Read more
Meet Vanessa Cohen – a video interview with Henry Greener
May 30, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Vanessa Cohen, Executive Director of Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University, is driven to deliver successful outcomes for Projects that combine strategic planning and commercial partnerships. Read more
Middle East peace can’t be bought. But can Trump change the conversation?
May 30, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
If the Trump administration’s forlorn hope for restarting Middle East peace negotiations wasn’t already facing long odds, this week’s political shenanigans in Israel further complicated matters. Read more
Freedom from PLO and Hamas rule awaits Gaza and West Bank Arabs
May 30, 2019 by David Singer
The announced participation of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar in the “Prosperity for Peace Conference” in Manama on 25-26 June – jointly convened by President Trump and Bahrain (“Manama Conference”) – promises to offer unique opportunities for Gaza and West Bank Arabs to emigrate to other Arab countries to seek better lives for their families. Read more
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s guide to an evaporating Israeli government
May 30, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”
– Obi-Wan Kenobi, referring to the lawless desert planet of Tatooine (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) Read more
Shabbat Live with Yoel Sykes
May 30, 2019 by Community newsdesk
On Friday 14 June, Emanuel Synagogue will combine with Kesher Sydney to present a special Shabbat Live featuring Yoel Sykes, the main prayer leader of Nava Tehila together with founder Rabbi Ruth Kagan and Daphna Rosenberg. Read more
The problem in Germany is about more than a ‘kippah’
May 29, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Who could really be surprised by the story that grabbed the attention of the Jewish world this past weekend? Read more
The case for enlisting ‘haredi’ men into the Israeli military
May 29, 2019 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Among key issues that have collapsed the 21st Knesset before its ministers have even been sworn into their positions is the enlistment, or lack of, Haredim serving in the military. Read more
More about the election and politicians
May 29, 2019 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
More evidence can now be given about the likely direction of the Jewish vote at the recent federal election. Read more
Celebrating volunteers making a world of difference
May 29, 2019 by Danielle Oppermann
Last week Montefiore celebrated the more than 400 volunteers (aged from 8 months to 80-something), who enrich the lives of older members of the community during National Volunteer Week 2019. Read more
A housewarming with a difference
May 29, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Last week, family members joined Montefiore Randwick residents for a housewarming to mark the opening of the newly renovated Special Care Unit, designed to create a home-like environment where people living with dementia can engage with regular household activities….a J-Wire Photo Gallery. Read more
