Eli Bibas fears for lives of kidnapped son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren

“Ariel loves Batman. He drew a picture and asked his teacher to write on it, ‘I fly and save people who are stuck in a pit,’” Eli Bibas, whose son Yarden, daughter-in-law Shiri and grandsons, Ariel and Kfir were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas to Gaza, told JNS on Wednesday. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Escalation is in the eye of the beholder Read more

Biden, Bibi, MBS, Guterres & Abdullah can no longer ignore HKOPS

President Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Jordan’s King Abdullah (“The Group of 5”) need to meet urgently to discuss the implementation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Solution (HKOPS). Read more

The Art of Banksy – Without Limits

An art review by Alex First Read more

Israelis accept the breach in relations with the Biden administration

Israelis hunkered down Thursday night and braced for Iran’s promised retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah and Hamas terror masters Fuad Shukr and Ismail Haniyeh. Read more

Eylon Levy is giving people the words they need to defend Israel

Eylon Levy became an Internet meme after the U.K. Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked him on Nov. 23 if the Jewish state values Palestinians less than Israelis since it is willing to engage in lopsided prisoner swaps, with each Israeli exchanged for many more Palestinians. Read more

Unpacked for educators strengthens Jewish education in Australia

Two representatives from Unpacked for Educators, a pioneering educational platform based in Israel, recently conducted a two week visit to Australia aimed at enriching Jewish and Israel education. Read more

L’Chaim to Life

Morry Frenkel speaks with Joe Gersh, former ABC Director. Read more

Would our government defend us?

Imagine an extreme far-right militia invaded New Zealand, murdered 3,000 people and took 250 citizens hostage – back to their massive compound. Imagine that affiliated militia continued to fire thousands of rockets into our country, occasionally breaking through defences and exploding in neighbourhoods. Read more

On the other hand

With Israel’s summer in full heat mode, one certain food item is the “hot” favourite to keep cool. Read more

In Meiner Tasche

The German Embassy in Australia has extended its support of the In My Pocket Project an inspiring program designed to encourage children to stand up for what’s right and embrace the beauty of diversity.

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English

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Israel’s treacherous frenemies

At time of writing, Israelis are bracing for a possible direct and multi-front attack by Iran. Read more

Who was Peter Bergson?

The anniversary of Hillel Kook’s death was this week. A Jewish Walter Mitty and a colorful, complex, dual personality also known as Peter Bergson. Read more

Olympic Shames

Olympiads and Jews do not have a gold medal relationship. Read more

Who was Ismail Haniyeh?

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a missile strike attributed to Israel struck a Tehran guest house killing Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s politburo and number one leader. Read more

Terror leaders killed in Beirut and Tehran: What happens next?

Within hours of each other, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, and Hezbollah’s “Defence Minister” was killed in an airstrike in Beirut, raising the spectre of further escalation in the Middle East. Read more

Shabbat Mattot Massei Rosh Chodesh Av Tuesday – Conquering the Land

This week, two sections of the Torah are read as we come to the end of the fourth Book of the Torah. Read more

Little Shop of Horrors

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Second Temple era quarry discovered in Jerusalem hi-tech park

One of the largest quarries ever found in Jerusalem was discovered in a hi-tech park, providing a glimpse into the city’s Second Temple period, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said on Thursday. Read more

The Abraham Alliance

Nobody gives a speech like Prime Minister Netanyahu. His address to the US Joint Houses was exceptional. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Philip Masel OBE – businessman, writer, army officer Read more

Michael Easson’s address to the NSW ALP Conference

First principles. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Silence of the Lambs Read more

Dry Bones: Druze victims

We mourn our brothers and sisters … Read more

Jessica takes a piece of Paris home in K1 victory

Victory in Paris is extra sweet for Australia’s French-born paddler Jessica Fox with the Olympic medals containing fragments of iron from the Eiffel Tower. Read more

Biden & Security Council ploy sinks two-state solution

The attempt by President Biden and the UN Security Council to adopt a specific two-state solution (Biden/Security Council Solution) to end more than 100 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs has turned out to be a political disaster – virtually ensuring any future plan to create an independent state between Jordan and Israel is dead and buried. Read more

On the other hand

The most popular Jewish baby names in Israel for 2023 have been revealed. Read more

The hour of Israeli leadership has arrived

Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his address before the Joint Houses of Congress, Kuwait’s Al-Jarida newspaper reported that Iran has provided Hezbollah with electromagnetic pulse weapons. Read more

Inside story: Behind the Netanyahu-Harris meeting

This week, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sent strong signals to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about what to expect from a relationship should she succeed U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Read more

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