Israel up in smoke: middle class myths about marijuana use
March 23, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Trump can broker Israel-Jordan deal but no Israel-PLO agreement
March 23, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump’s Special Representative for International Negotiations – Jason Greenblatt – has returned from his wide-ranging meetings in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Amman and Jericho with zero prospects of Trump brokering a deal between Israel and the PLO…writes David Singer. Read more
Land of Mine – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 22, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
A story about removal of land mines doesn’t make for easy viewing but this fine film is more about hope than hell.
On religious extremism…writes Isi Leibler
March 21, 2017 by Isi Leibler
It is ironic that with Jewish observance and spiritual values at unprecedentedly high levels in Israeli society, the established religious leadership has sunk to its lowest nadir. Read more
Richard Gere’s stunning pro-Palestinian hypocrisy
March 21, 2017 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
Diplomats never pretend to be experts on acting, yet for some reason actors constantly present themselves as experts on international affairs. Hollywood award ceremonies are now dominated by awardees delivering pretentious political diatribes. Read more
Koran is negative to Jews?…ask the rabbi
March 20, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers the question… Read more
An American resits his driving test in Israel
March 19, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
It’s akin to déjà vu on acid, being a 43-year-old driver’s student. The last time I sat through a lesson on defensive driving, the Los Angeles Police Department was caught on video behaving badly – firing a taser into Rodney King’s spine and beating him down with batons for good measure…writes Gidon Ben-Zvi. Read more
UIA NSW Gala Event: Photo Gallery
Did you attend the UIA NSW Gala Event at which Canadian former prime minister Stephen Harper spoke?…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
UIA NSW Major Donors: A J-Wire photo gallery
Did you attend the UIA NSW Major Donors function…. Read more
Unbelievable…writes Simon Plosker
March 17, 2017 by Simon Plosker
A newly released UN report, “Israeli Practices towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid,” says that “available evidence establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that Israel is guilty of policies and practices that constitute the crime of apartheid as legally defined in instruments of international law.” Read more
Never a dull moment…writes Michael Kuttner
March 17, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
One of the unique aspects of living in Israel is that there is never a dull moment. Read more
Palestine – Netanyahu sends clear message to Trump, Putin, May and UN
March 16, 2017 by David Singer
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has had a busy week meeting with UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in Jerusalem, President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and then back to Jerusalem for a five-hour meeting with President Trump’s Special Representative for International Negotiations – Jason Greenblatt…writes David Singer. Read more
American liberal Jewish leaders fuel antisemitism
March 16, 2017 by Isi Leibler
We try to rationalise that the anti-Zionist behaviour of individual Jews does not justify antisemitic bigotry. Read more
Uncommon music for the common man…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
March 15, 2017 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Calling its program ‘Symphony for the Common Man’, the SSO presented music by Ford, Rachmaninov and Copeland in an interesting mix of Australian, Russian and American composers. Read more
Purim gallery
Photos from Purim events Read more
“Smitten by Catherine”: A book review by Ron Jontof-Hutter
March 15, 2017 by Romy Leibler
Henry Lew has written a colourful book about Catherine da Costa bringing to life the times in which she lived and describing her world in interesting and compelling detail. Read more
Professional women’s workshops
March 15, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
In 2016, Sydney’s Shalom surveyed 90+ young women and found out that high on their priority list was professional development, career advancement and a need for workshops that offer hands-on and practical skills. Read more
MDA Lunch with Robert Goot…a photo gallery
Did you attend the Magen David Adom Solicitors and Professionals Lunch in Sydney with speaker Robert Goot? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Gen17: Henry Greener talks with Prof. Andrew Markus
March 14, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Prof. Andrew Markus heads the Gen 17 Survey team, helping to promote the importance of gathering data about Jewish Life, in order to aid planning for the Jewish Future and to understand the nature, complexity, experiences and behaviour of Jewish Identity, to provide data on key communal issues and needs for today and the immediate future. Read more
Feintooner – cartoon
March 14, 2017 by Feintooner
Feintooner’s cartoon looks at a deal with Trump and Abbas… Read more
Thomas Friedman lied about the Saudis
March 14, 2017 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
For the past 15 years, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has been promoting the so-called “Saudi Initiative,” a plan which he says proves that Saudi Arabia sincerely wants peace with Israel. But this week, a senior Palestinian leader revealed that at the very moment the Saudis were launching that plan, they were financing a major wave of terrorism against Israel…Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
Local Sydney theatre company presents Australian premiere of a hilarious new Broadway show.
March 13, 2017 by Geoff Sirmai
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is a hilarious and wild, musical farce with blushing brides, nervous grooms, overbearing mums, unexpected guests, and plenty of crazy twists and turns. It’s the funniest wedding you will ever go to… and it’s coming to the Independent Theatre, North Sydney from 31 March! Read more
Should you believe what people tell you?…ask the rabbi.
March 13, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Good question…read Rabbi Raymond Apple’s answer. Read more
The Tsivia Walden photo gallery
March 10, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Did you attend the NCJWA’s Sydney event with Tsivia Walden?….a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Persia, Iran, Haman and Khamenei
March 10, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Once again our annual commemoration of Purim is taking place and its relevance for today could not be clearer…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Jewish Halloween: On Dressing in Drag in the Holy Land…writes Gidon Ben-Zvi
March 10, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Should you suddenly find yourself surrounded by a bunch of young girls dressed up like Catwoman during the month of March, you may well have stumbled into a Purim street party. Read more
Palestine: PLO humiliated for denying free speech and elections
March 9, 2017 by David Singer
Frustration with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has surfaced at a Conference in Istanbul on 25 and 26 February attended by 6000 Palestinian Arabs living abroad in more than 50 countries…writes David Singer. Read more
Meet Emily Gian: a video interview
March 9, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Emily Gian, ZFA Media & Advocacy Director, works to support the Australian connection to Israel, through media releases and articles in the Press. Read more
Anti-Semitism and Aliyah
March 9, 2017 by Isi Leibler
Political correctness still seems to impel us to continue chanting the mantra that we are prohibited from relating to antisemitism as a cause for settling in Israel and insisting that the only motivation for aliyah today is to enable a committed Jew to lead a truly Jewish life in his homeland…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Feintooner cartoon
March 9, 2017 by Feintooner
Feintooner features Facebook’s decision to reinstate Fatah’s account… Read more
