Lies Reveal Truth About a Liar …writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Why do people lie? Why state an untruth? A lie contradicts reality. A lie misleads. Lies reveals a defective character. Lies breed more lies. Lies become habitual. Read more

The deafening silence of American Jewish Leaders…writes Isi Leibler

Over the past few months, Israel has been increasingly castigated and blamed by President Obama and his spokesmen concerning their botched initiative to bring about a settlement with the PA. Read more

Next to Her…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Chelli (Liron Ben-Shlush), an attractive young woman, is a school security guard in Haifa. Read more

Autopsies…ask the Rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple writes on protecting the dead… Read more

Gaza – Hamas Humiliates and Manipulates World Media…writes David Singer

A family of 11 previously reported dead in an Israeli air strike in Gaza has turned out to be false – further fuelling the unprecedented furore caused by the Tel Aviv based Foreign Press Association (FPA) issuing the following statement on 11 August slamming Hamas for its treatment of journalists during the current conflict: Read more

For the Shabbat Table: The Real Face of Hamas

An analysis on Hamas from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Read more

For the Shabbat table: The Myth of an Israeli Siege on Gaza

J-Wire publishes a series of updates on the Gaza-Israel conflict sent to us from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more

Describing or creating…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Question: You always emphasize the importance of positive speech. But it is not always possible. In times of crisis we need to be brutally honest without hiding behind false perceptions. You cannot describe an ill person as a picture of health and you can’t call a deficit a surplus. How can we speak positively and be realistic at the same time? Read more

Sculthorpe remembered

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra paid its respects to the distinguished Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe who recently passed away by including an unscheduled performance of his Memento Mori in its ATP series concert thus week. Read more

Shameful Selectivity…writes Michael Kuttner

In an amazing display of spurious sanctimonious self righteousness, one hundred and sixty four Australians of Jewish identity invited us to break our silence about what they perceived to be Israel’s crimes in Gaza. Read more

Kidon – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

In January 2010 Hamas operative Mahmoud al Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room. The local police accused the Mossad and released security-camera footage showing supposed Israeli agents caught on tape, immediately making worldwide headlines. Read more

Jews and the Left

Melbourne academic and author Philip Mendes will talk about his new book “Jews and the Left” tomorrow evening at the Jewish Museum in Melbourne.  He gives J-Wire readers the background behind the work… Read more

Music lovers’ menu for 2015 at the Opera House

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2015 program. Read more

Gaza, the Jewish Educator, and the Moment

When is a Jewish school a factory line instead of a place of education: when it slavishly follows a syllabus at a moment of historical trial. Read more

Gaza – Hamas Evil Must Be Confronted And Defeated…writes David Singer

One month of fierce fighting between Israel and Hamas has resulted in an enormous propaganda victory for Hamas as horrific pictures of dead and wounded Gazan children and civilians, their destroyed homes and other buildings have appeared daily in social media and newspapers around the world. Read more

Relying on Abbas to defang Hamas is delusionary…writes Isi Leibler

As of now, most Israelis, including his long-standing opponents, endorse Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership during Operation Protective Edge. Read more

Responding to a growing threat…writes Dr Andre Oboler

Online antisemitism is a growing threat to the Jewish community in Australia and around the world. This hate does not stay on the internet, it affects society around us. Antisemitism in social media damages the confidence of our children and creates stress and health impacts across the community. It creates a physical environment which is less safe for the Jewish community. Read more

When the fog lifts…writes Emily Gian

Over the past four weeks since Operation Protective Edge began, we have been subjected to images shrouded by the fog of war. Read more

Let them eat cake

Rabbi Raymond Apple writes on smoking, eating cake and not thinking… Read more

Rami Bar-Niv in New Zealand

Internationally acclaimed Israeli concert pianist, Rami Bar-Niv, is to perform in concert at Rotorua’s Civic Theatre on 19 August. Read more

Michael Danby battles the media

“If in the past year you didn’t CRY OUT when thousands of protesters were killed and injured by Turkey, Egypt and Libya, when more victims than ever were hanged by Iran, women and children in Afghanistan were bombed, whole communities were massacred in South Sudan, 1800 Palestinians were starved and murdered by Assad (at the Yamouk camp) in Syria, hundreds in Pakistan were killed by jihadist terror attacks, 10,000 Iraqis were killed by terrorists, villagers were slaughtered in Nigeria, but you ONLY cry out for GAZA, then you are not pro HUMAN RIGHTS, you are only ANTI-ISRAEL.”

 — Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, July 15, 2014 Read more

Is the “Mirror Theory” always true?…asks Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Question:

Last week , you explained the “mirror theory”. You said that when we look at others we are looking at a mirror. Noticing defects in other people is really the undeveloped parts of our own personality showing up. Read more

Jewish anti-Zionism? Not in our name

I recently journeyed to Columbus Circle in Manhattan to savor the atmosphere at two rival demonstrations over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more

When You Are Called ‘Child-Killer’…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

The world underwent a major test these past few weeks. Truth versus Lies. Good versus Bad. Innocent versus Guilty. I refer to the Gaza War. Did the world pass? The jury is out. Read more

In Defence of Whataboutery

“Whataboutery” for those who are blissfully unaware, is the dismissive response given by anti-Israel campaigners when they are accused of applying double standards to Israel. Read more

It’s at times like these…writes Michael Kuttner

There have been very few times in the last 66 years when Israel has enjoyed peace and quiet. Since independence and even before, Jews were targeted by terror groups of one sort or another. Prior to the fictitious green line the presence of Jews in pre 1967 Israel provoked terrorist attacks. The mere fact that we were building flourishing communities, turning the desert into fertile agricultural land and draining malarial infested swamps was enough excuse for the predecessors of Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and comrades to launch murderous raids and murder innocent Israeli citizens. Read more

Freedom of speech is essential to our democracy…writes Mike Baird

When I became Premier, the Australian community was debating proposed changes to federal racial discrimination laws. My first column outlined my opposition to the proposals being put forward, and sought to address concerns being discussed within communities across NSW. Read more

Will President Obama Continue Shielding the Barbarians at our Gates?

The US is Israel’s most important ally. It has provided us with arms and only last week Congress granted us additional funds to further develop the Iron Dome. It has also used its political clout to deflect hostile resolutions and sanctions at the international level…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Ambos at Our Big Kitchen

About fifty ambulance officers joined thirty members of the community combined at Our Big Kitchen (OBK) last week to cook for the homeless. Read more

When Jews were funny…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“You can capture the past by retelling it” declares one comic in this documentary which attempts to answer the old question – why are so many comedians Jewish? Read more

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