Settlements Are the Only Issue for 60 Minutes
June 29, 2017 by Simon Plosker
Way back in 2009, HonestReporting critiqued a particularly biased TV report by Liam Bartlett on Australian Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes. The program effectively advocated the Palestinian position on the issue of Jewish settlements and Bartlett made it obvious what his agenda was…writes Simon Plosker/Honest Reporting. Read more
South Head: a member writes
South Head: former president writes
Rabbi Milecki’s viewpoint has been well publicised through his articles, various letters in the AJN, his letters to the community, his family’s Facebook pages, and their ‘testimonial’ website. Read more
Stressing the point
June 28, 2017 by Grant Blashki
More than 260 participants from 16 countries attended a two-day conference on post-traumatic stress (PTSD) in Jerusalem. Read more
Supreme Court will likely uphold most of travel ban
June 27, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in October regarding President Trump’s second travel ban, may not itself tell us much about the likely outcome of the case. But the High Court’s decision to allow parts of the ban to go forward now – even before hearing the arguments—strongly suggests that there are a majority of Justices who will uphold the most important parts of the ban. Read more
Can a Jew be excommunicated?…ask the rabbi
June 26, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this and other questions. Read more
Feintooner: Abbas meets Kushner
June 26, 2017 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more
Trump, Kushner, Greenblatt flirt with phantom Palestinian Authority
June 26, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump has made a poor start in attempting to broker an end to the Jewish-Arab conflict by initially engaging with the “Palestinian Authority” – an entity that no longer legally exists…writes David Singer. Read more
Will Palestinian energy feud spark surge in violence against Israel?
June 23, 2017 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The long-running feud between Hamas and Fatah has led to a deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip, as a cut in the electricity supplied to the coastal territory is stoking fears of a surge in violence, both between the Palestinian factions and against Israel…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more
Welcome to the Shi’a corridor…writes Ben Cohen
June 23, 2017 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
If you haven’t encountered the term “Shi’a corridor” yet, chances are that you will in the coming weeks, particularly if the ongoing confrontation between the U.S. and Iran in Syria intensifies. Read more
Ignore at your peril…writes Michael Kuttner
June 23, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
There are many occasions in life when ignoring the obvious can have dire consequences at some later time. Read more
Israel: Confronting Fake News, One Camera at a Time
June 22, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
While today’s widespread use of the term fake news can be traced to Donald Trump’s first press conference as President-elect, Israel has long had to grapple with the phenomenon of media outlets bending the truth for political gain. Read more
Show your funny side
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
2017 Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival (MJCF) expression of interest are now open till June 30 2017. Read more
“50 Years of Aggression”: ABC Abandons Objectivity
June 22, 2017 by Simon Plosker
Australian ABC Radio National’s Counterpoint program broadcast on June 19 featured an interview with Professor Amin Saikal, the Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. Read more
The Australian World Orchestra returns
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) has announced two major performance events for their 2017 season, with internationally renowned conductor Simone Young returning to lead musicians from the AWO and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in a spectacular one-off performance of Olivier Messiaen’s orchestral masterpiece Turangalîla-Symphonie at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall. Read more
Off the air…but only temporarily
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Jewish radio J-AIR is to temporarily suspend its live broadcasting from the 5pm on Friday. Read more
The Israeli Film Festival in Wollongong’s special cause
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
From Wollongong, Chloe Saxby was diagnosed with Vanishing White Matter disease (VWM) a genetic, degenerative, terminal disease that affects mostly children, in 2012 when she was three and a half. Read more
Jeremy Corbyn didn’t win, so British Jews shouldn’t give up on Labour
June 21, 2017 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
For me, the main takeaway from the British election June 8 was that Jeremy Corbyn, the far-left leader of the opposition Labour party, didn’t win it…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
New board for NCJWA NSW
June 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The National Council for Jewish Women of Australia NSW branch has elected a new board at its AGM. Read more
Palestinian pollution: a dirty little secret
June 21, 2017 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
The Israeli authorities last week confiscated two tractors, a hydraulic excavator and other equipment used by Palestinians to carry out illegal quarrying that has been damaging a rare nature reserve in the Judean Desert…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
“Corrupt Motive” as the criterion for prosecuting a president
June 21, 2017 by Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz writes on the term “corrupt motive”… Read more
Feintooner: BBC’s Angels
June 20, 2017 by Feintooner
This week’s Feintooner cartoon… Read more
1997 Maccabi disaster aftermath
June 19, 2017 by Ron Weiser
On the 14th of July 1997, 20 years ago, a bridge commissioned by Maccabi World Union (MWU) collapsed during the opening ceremony of the 15th Maccabiah Games in Ramat Gan, Israel. Read more
Deceiving Trump and Tillerson has consequences for Abbas
June 19, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump and Secretary of State Tillerson are quickly learning that tough talk is needed to rein in Mahmoud Abbas – who has deceived Trump and Tillerson twice in the last month…writes David Singer. Read more
Do we want Mashi’ach now?…ask the rabbi
June 19, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this question..and others. Read more
International Jewish athletes ‘return’ to Jerusalem for 20th Maccabiah Games
June 18, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
During the 20th Maccabiah Games next month, about 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries will descend upon the Holy Land to join 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.0rg. Read more
How big data is preparing IDF for 21st century combat
June 18, 2017 by Yaakov Lappin
In the not too distant future, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion commander may stare out at the urban sprawl of a Gazan neighborhood. As he surveys the residential buildings, the locations of enemy gunmen hiding in apartments will be visible, marked in red by the augmented reality (AR) military glasses he’s wearing…writes this Yaakov Lappin/JNS.org Read more
Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich
June 17, 2017 by Stevie Whitmont
Continuing a series by Stevie Whitmont of music banned by the Nazis…this month features Darius Mihaud (1892-1974). Read more
Actions speak louder than words…writes Michael Kuttner
June 16, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Weasel words, duplicitous declarations and erroneous assertions have precipitated like springtime showers these last few days. Read more
Meet Ros Ben-Moshe
June 15, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Ros Ben-Moshe, a Wellbeing Consultant, Academic and now Author of a just-released Book “Laughing at cancer” on how to Heal with Love, Laughter and Mindfulness, Riding the Waves of Life Therapeutic Healing. Read more
