Facing more powerful enemies, Israel’s military steps up training

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has significantly stepped up the scope and frequency of its combat training, as sub-state jihadist enemies around the Jewish state build up their power…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS.org. Read more

A UN task for President Trump…Ben Cohen/JNS.org

For those of us who spent much of 2016, based upon then-candidate Donald Trump’s own bombastic declarations, worrying about the thrust of the foreign policy of a future Trump administration, President Trump’s address to Congress Feb. 28 provided welcome relief. Read more

Negotiator: peace talks failed due to Palestinian demands, Kerry’s approach

The most recent round of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations failed because the Palestinian Authority (PA) responded to each Israeli concession with new demands and the Obama administration kept taking the Palestinians’ side, according to a veteran Israeli negotiator…writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org. Read more

They stood and cheered…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

After hearing Russian pianist, Daniil Trifonov play Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto last week in the Opera House, I eagerly anticipated his solo recital last night. I came away not just impressed, but gobsmacked, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Vashti: a fraud married to a faction

Megilat Esther, the Book of Esther, is both a narrative of historical events and a study of human dynamics. Both aspects are far from simple. Both are debated by the scholars…writes Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

Feintooner: Purim cartoon

Feintooner: Queen Esther dismisses Haman’s message to King Ahasuerus… Read more

Marvellous Melbourne

For the sixth year in a row, Melbourne has topped The Economist’s list of the world’s most livable cities. In MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE, its Art and Soul Exhibition, twenty-seven prominent Victorian artists capture the City’s uniqueness in a delightful array of paintings, drawings, prints & photographic artworks. Read more

Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich

Continuing a series by Stevie Whitmont of music banned by the Nazis…this month features Marcel Tyberg. Read more

Dutch Reflections: Jews, Israel, and antisemitism

Having lived for almost two years in the Netherlands, during 2015-2016, I gained some insights into the Dutch Jewish community, the perception of Israel in the Netherlands, and the problem of antisemitism. It is good to be back in Australia. I offer my personal reflections on the situation in the Netherlands. Read more

18C: still no answer…writes Tony Burke

Parents started to keep their children inside the house, and would personally escort them to school. Adults would avoid leaving the home alone unless they absolutely had to. A woman who used to ride to her evening classes stopped going altogether, because she couldn’t face the insults hurled at her as she cycled. Read more

Trump and Putin must co-operate to defeat Islamic State…writes David Singer

President Trump made his intention to destroy Islamic State crystal clear in his stirring address to the Congress on 28 February: Read more

Dirty secrets exposed…writes Michael Kuttner

There are countless news events concerning Israel which occur every day and never reach your media or if they do, receive distorted coverage. Read more

Tracey Sareff discusses her Sydney Melton Kabbalah course

“Mysticism and Kabbalah: Secret Knowledge in Judaism” provides a guided introduction to the fascinating area of Jewish mysticism. Students progress through two millennia of mystical writings covering a rich variety of centres, schools and kabbalistic figures. Read more

Two double passes for “The Laden Table”

J-Wire has two double passes to give away the March 14th performance of “The Laden Table” in Sydney [see features column to read about the play] Read more

The Laden Table

The independent theatre company known for taking daring risks, Sydney’s bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company, will kick off their 2017 season with a powerful world-premiere, The Laden Table, written and developed by a collective of Jewish, Muslim and Christian women in response to ‘dinner table racism’. Read more

The Russian boys get together: a music review

The APT Master Series opened its SSO 2017 season at the Sydney Opera House with a cleverly conceived and superbly executed concert dominated by Russians…writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Edwin Black talks aboutn the two state solution

Edwin Black is an American author of 11 books and investigative journalist visited Australia. Read more

Meet Joel Burnie: a Henry Greener interview

AIJAC’s Joel Burnie has a political pedigree going back to his student days. A video interview. Read more

The Jewish people should be able to determine their own future…writes Ron Weiser

This year we will celebrate the 120^th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress which took place in Basel in 1897 to consider Theodore Herzl’s plans to guide the re-establishment of the Jewish State. The third Jewish Commonwealth. Read more

Netanyahu underscores Israeli security control as two-state solution loses steam

For the second time in a month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed the leader of a major Western power that Israel will retain full security control over all of the disputed territories in any future arrangement with Palestinians…writes Alex Traiman/JNS.org. Read more

Teaching Terrorism in the Classroom: The high price of Israel’s segregated educational system

On February 23, Israel’s Education Ministry, Jerusalem District Police and Shin Bet security agency closed down a Hamas-operated school in east Jerusalem for teaching a violent, antisemitic and anti-Israeli curriculum…writes Gidon BenZvi. Read more

Miss Sloane: a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty) is a ruthless Washington D.C. lobbyist.  Known for her successful track record, she will do whatever it takes to win.

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On antisemitism, difficult questions and contested answers

In his magnum opus “A Lethal Obsession,” the late Robert Wistrich, one of Israel’s finest scholars of the murderous pathways of Jew-hatred, elegantly summarised the character of antisemitism at the turn of this century…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more

What is the relationship between Mordechai and Esther?

..and other Purim questions – answered By Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

Farewell Julian

NSW MP Heffron Ron Hoenig has paid a farewell tribute to outgoing Maroubra Synagogue Administrator Julian Cass, who has stepped down after almost eleven years in the role. Read more

Background: The new agreement between Australia and Israel

The new R&D agreement signed during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia between the Israeli government and the federal administration in Australia is expected to strengthen economic ties between the two countries and enable companies from Israel and Australia to receive funding for joint projects in research and development. Read more

Jewish House backyard makeover

A team from Bunnings Randwick has collaborated with other local Bunnings stores to volunteers to Sydney’s Jewish House to turn its drab backyard into a usable, practical, functional space which include a sustainable vegetable garden and mature citrus trees. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon from Feintooner… Read more

Australia and Singapore: a breath of fresh air

Compared to the malodorous emissions emanating from northern hemisphere sources the clear and level headed expressions of support from Australian and Singaporean leaders make a refreshing change…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Palestine: Netanyahu Needs To Expose PLO Hoax

The first visit to Australia by a sitting Israeli Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu – has been preceded by a statement signed by 65 prominent Australians on the initiative of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network. Read more

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