Is Man a sinner? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple answers the question… Read more

Feintooner

Pride comes before a fall…this week’s cartoon. Read more

This widow made her audience merry…an operetta review by Victor Grynberg

There were high expectations for the new production of Franz Lehar’s biggest hit The Merry Widow when it opened in Melbourne in November. Read more

Experts debate whether protests can change Iran

Amid the continued popular protests throughout Iran, what will the future hold for the country’s terror-funding Shi’a regime?…asks Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org. Read more

Trump odds-on to defund UNRWA if PLO won’t negotiate with Israel

President Trump appears determined to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) should the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) refuse to resume negotiations with Israel…writes David Singer. Read more

On the other hand

Australia and New Zealand may be closed for the summer but here in Israel winter rains have finally arrived and good news keeps pouring forth…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Ready – Steady – Go!

The civil year 2018 is barely out of the starting blocks and we are already witnessing events which without a doubt will impact all of us no matter where we live…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Why Trump’s Palestinian aid cut threat makes sense

We didn’t need the publication of a new book filled with behind-the-scenes gossip to know that Donald Trump is an unconventional and, at times, inappropriate president…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org. Read more

Win or lose, Iranians want regime change

For the first time in nearly a decade, one dares to believe that the Islamist clerics who have ruled Iran since 1979 will not be in power by the time the 40th anniversary of their revolution rolls around in 2019…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more

Lorde’s PR rabbi

Until last month, if I had heard of the singer, Lorde, it was only at its most peripheral. I couldn’t — and still can’t — identify a single one of her songs, but then I am not the 21-year-old’s target audience…writes Jenni Frazer. Read more

New elite military unit ready to defend Israel from Gaza terror threat

A new elite IDF infantry unit is about to take up its position along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip.  Read more

Will mass protests divert Iran’s attention inward and away from fighting Israel?…asks Adam Abrams

Thousands of protesters took to the streets this weekend in cities throughout Iran to demonstrate against the Islamic Republic’s strained economy, corrupt regime and costly military expansion throughout the region, in what has been characterised as the country’s largest wave of anti-government protests since the “Green Revolution” erupted in 2009 following a controversial presidential election. Read more

Did you make the Rich List? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple answers what makes you rich… Read more

#NoWayToTreatAChild: a cynical campaign to manipulate Palestinian children

In a video that has gone viral, a young Palestinian approaches two Israeli soldiers. She hits, prods and slaps them. She is trying to provoke a reaction that will be caught on camera and show the ugly violence of the Israeli army. The soldiers respond with professionalism and restraint, and ignore her attack….writes Daniel Laufer/JNS.org. Read more

Debating BDS with Harvard’s Cornel West

Zionism was the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, not a colonial enterprise. Nor is Israel in any way like South Africa, where a minority of whites ruled over a majority of Blacks, who were denied the most fundamental human rights. In Israel, Arabs, Druze and Christians have equal rights and serve in high positions in government, business, the arts and academia…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

Feintooner

The Wizards of ShirOz…this week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more

UN vote on Trump’s Jerusalem decision reaches new legal low

The United Nations General Assembly resolution on 21 December 2017 asking nations not to establish diplomatic missions in Jerusalem (“Resolution”) was adopted by 128 of the 193 member States acting in breach of three specific articles in the UN Charter…writing David Singer. Read more

On the other hand

As 2017 fades and 2018 arrives, Israel continues to innovate and expand the boundaries of knowledge which benefit all. Read more

Oh Lordey – more sour notes from Down Under…writes Michael Kuttner

Whether it is something in the water, plain old ignorance or political hypocrisy, whatever the reason, New Zealand has well and truly soiled its reputation when it comes to Israel in recent times. Read more

Defining ‘occupied’ and the semantic battle for peace

In a demonstration of how completely at odds his views are from those of the foreign policy establishment, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reportedly asked the State Department to stop using the term “occupied territories” and instead refer to the “West Bank.”…writes Jonathan S.Tobin/JNS.org. Read more

Technion’s new China campus fuses Israeli innovation and Chinese resources

Last week’s inauguration of the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT)—the first Israeli university campus in China—represents a fusion of the Jewish state’s innovation with the Asian giant’s abundant resources and comes amid developing ties between the two nations…writes Adam Abrams JNS/org. Read more

G-d bless you mighty Micronesia

Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo. If you don’t know where to find these countries on the map, search for them right now. Read more

Discretion in dealing with Europe’s populist parties

Populist and nationalist parties are emerging as powerful political forces. They are likely to profoundly influence domestic and foreign policies in virtually every European country…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

An Aliyah for the son of a non-Jewish father

What name is used for calling up the son of of a non-Jewish father to the Torah?   Ask the rabbi… Read more

Feintooner

Little Shop of Terrors…this week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more

Hamas ‘just waiting for Abbas to die’ as Palestinian unity deal falters

Hamas’s latest effort to join a Palestinian unity government is little more than a facade, and the terror group’s top immediate objective is to seize control of Judea and Samaria and turn it into a second Gaza, according to the assessments of defense experts…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS.org. Read more

UN, OIC, EU and PLO invite Trump retaliation…writes David Singer

Humiliating President Trump by declaring his decision recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as being “null and void and must be rescinded” – spells financial and political trouble for the United Nations (UN), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the European Union (EU) and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Read more

On the other hand

Israeli innovations continue to benefit humanity. Whether it is medical, scientific or technological expertise they all contribute to a better future…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday with UIA

UIA has announced that it will host six Israel missions in 2018 to celebrate the State’s 70^th birthday. The range of missions on offer means there are options available for all ages. Read more

Montefiore Randwick’s Broadway in the Grounds a smash hit with community

Sydney’s Montefiore Randwick campus threw open the gates to the community for its annual outdoor concert themed Broadway in the Grounds. Read more

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