An answer to Cathy O’Toole

In a speech to the Australian House of Representatives earlier this week Labor MP Cathy O’Toole presented a highly distorted account of the events that led to a three-month imprisonment of Dima al-Wawi, a Palestinian minor who tried to stab an Israel security guard with a knife…writes Professor Gerald Steinberg. Read more

Inflammatory consequences…writes Michael Kuttner

Incendiary incitement usually results in a burning desire to take action and so it proved this past week. Read more

Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich

A monthly series by Stevie Whitmont of vignettes of Jewish composers banned in by Nazis. This month features Henriëtte Bosmans. Read more

Trump and Israel…writes Ron Weiser

Since his election, Donald Trump has said remarkably little on Israel at all. Read more

Limmud Fest 2016 brings 200+ People to the Central Coast

With 220 people in attendance, a stunning campsite and perfect weather, this Limmud Fest 2016 weekend of Jewish thought and ideas was high successful. Read more

Danby responds to Vamvakinou’s motion on Palestinian childrer

A couple of foolish speeches in this House paid little attention to reality—that is, reality in the Palestinian territories…writes Michael Danby. Read more

Palestine – Carter Threatens Chaos For Obama, Trump And US Foreign Policy…writes David Singer

Former US President Jimmy Carter has urged current President Barack Obama to: Read more

Happy Families at Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s 2016 AGM

Jewish Care’s 2016 Annual General Meeting at which the organisation’s achievements from the past financial year were highlighted. The AGM was followed by a panel discussion titled ‘Families in the 21st Century’. Read more

Mahana: a movie review by Glen Falkenstein

When I spoke with Mahana Director Lee Tamahori earlier this week he told me that westerns were a dead genre. Mahana may not be a western, but the genre’s spirit is alive and well in the accomplished Director’s confronting and visually rapturous thriller. Read more

Why did the Bible always have chapters and verses?…ask the rabbi

Bible Chapters, Two Visions of God and Seniors Citizens Course give rise to questions for the rabbi. Read more

Jews is News

Hardly a day passes when Jews and the Jewish State are not featured in the media…writes Michael Kuttner.
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Montefiore Volunteers Celebrated

Sydney’s Montefiore Home has held its annual Spirit of Volunteering function at its Hunters Hill Campus to celebrate and honour the generous contribution of its volunteers. Read more

Palestine – Trump Triumph Requires Direct Negotiations Between Jordan And Israel

President-elect Donald Trump has used his greatest media critic – the New York Times – to reiterate his determination to broker a deal to end the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict – suggesting his son-in law Jared Kushner might be just the person to advance Trump’s declared mission…writes David Singer. Read more

After years of institutional ‘decay,’ Palestinians set for long-overdue elections

Against the backdrop of this month’s long-overdue leadership elections for Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah political party, the Palestinians living in the West Bank face an uncertain future following more than a decade of stagnant rule…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org.
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Henry Greener interviews Nicole Groch

Nicole Groch is passionate about Living Safe, her website about embracing toxic-free living. Read more

Newt’s News: Post-Truth Judaism

Post-Truth Judaism is questioned by Newton Gatoff, as the media is invaded by the BDS movement and antisemitism from every direction. Read more

Breaking the boundaries between academia and society

Shelly Freeman interviews Prof Shlomo Biderman, President and Liat Weiss, Director of External Affairs & Resource Development of The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo. Read more

Young Scholar to address AJHS meeting

Mark Rapport will speak on the topic An Old Feud Oft-Times Renewed: Orthodox and Liberal Judaism in Australia at a Australian Jewish Historical Society in Sydney. Read more

Killing the Messengers: The Democratic Party Embarks on Path of Personal Destruction

Up until last week, I had always thought that Adolf Hitler was the worst person who ever lived…writes Gidon Ben-Zvi. Read more

Trump’d…writes Emily Gian

I have thought about how I would write this for over two weeks now.  Read more

The illiberal world of Stephen Bannon

In considering the furore around President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon, the CEO of the hard-right news website Breitbart, as his chief strategist, let’s start with the perspective of those who have defended him…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org.
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Rivka Hartman’s play Let’s Talk About You…a theatre review by Deb Meyer

Let’s Talk About You is the newest offering by playwright Rivka Hartman (My Mother & Other Catastrophes) – a Melbourne born, Yiddish speaking thespian who’s Jewish identity informs much of her writing. Read more

Mixed marriages and shule boards

Rabbi Raymond Apple has answers for questions on Judaism.  Read more

The Trump revolution, Israel and American Jews

The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections will have long-term global repercussions at many levels…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Why I rejoice in a Trump victory…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram

Somehow, we failed to see the signs…in the early days of the campaign when he was the leading Republican contender in all the polls and garnering all the attention, everyone said he isn’t a serious candidate and will falter. Read more

Newts News

Newt’s News: Trumpism & Judaism, Women of The Wall and Leonard Cohen… Read more

The Odd Couple…a Henry Greener interview

David Maeir-Epstein and Rabbi Moshe Shapoff are the “Odd Couple”….working to address an issue that is divisive, yet essential to a functional Israeli Society… Read more

Walking for friendship

Jews, Christians and Muslims Walking for Friendship in Melbourne…a video report. Read more

US election after shocks

The reverberations from the US elections continue to rumble throughout the world…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Palestine – Brexit 1922 Key To Trump Resolving Arab-Jewish Conflict

President-elect Donald Trump has lost no time in stressing his desire to end the Arab-Jewish conflict which has seen many proposals in the last 100 years fall by the wayside as a result of unrelenting Arab rejection to any Jewish State in former Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more

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