Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine to control Jerusalem holy sites
January 30, 2023 by David Singer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise visit to see King Abdullah in Amman last week was made to assure Abdullah that custodianship of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem would be vested in the newly-created entity to be called the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – should the merger of Jordan, Gaza and part of Judea and Samaria be implemented (Saudi Solution). Read more
Netanyahu at bay, but what about the facts?
January 27, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
So, how’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faring in his supposed program to smash democracy at the behest of the religious extremists in his government? Read more
Henry Greener and Charlie Owen talk about Renee Geyer
January 27, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Charlie Owen’s dedication to Renee Geyer. Read more
Glaring inconsistencies
January 27, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Another week witnesses yet more mind-boggling contortions by so-called friends and declared foes alike. Read more
Can I reconvert to Judaism?
January 27, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
South African documentary on Holocaust survivor
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ritz Cinemas, Sydney and Classic Cinemas, Melbourne, will present a Q&A screening of the deeply moving documentary I AM HERE. Read more
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising shows young people can lead the fight against racism in Aotearoa New Zealand
January 26, 2023 by Danya Levy
Eighty years after Jewish youths fought for their lives on the streets of the Warsaw Ghetto, the family of an Auckland Holocaust survivor is calling on New Zealanders to reject hatred and treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. Read more
In fractious times, remembering the Holocaust is as vital as ever
January 26, 2023 by Juliet Moses
In these fractured and fractious times, the one thing that people of different political stripes and ideologies seem able to agree on is that we are living in fractured and fractious times. Read more
Shabbat Bo: Mezuzah
January 26, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
This week we read about the preparation of the Israelites to leave Egypt. They were told to prepare a lamb for each household to eat together on the night that the Egyptian firstborn would be killed, and they would be let free from slavery. Read more
What’s Love Got to Do with It? A movie review by Alex First
January 26, 2023 by Alex First
Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistani cricket captain and politician Imran Khan, has written a cross-cultural romantic comedy. Read more
Tar: a movie review by Alex First
January 25, 2023 by Alex First
Surely an Oscar awaits Cate Blanchett for her extraordinary multilingual, piano playing performance in Tar. Read more
The heat generated by many Israeli politicians needs to be turned down
January 25, 2023 by Ron Weiser
To opponents of Israel and her existence, it does not matter who is in government, or what Israel does, or how she behaves. It’s all the same to them. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: The First Jewish Governor-General of Australia – Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs GCB GCMG
January 24, 2023 by Features Desk
Isaac was born on 6 August 1855 in Melbourne, the son of Alfred and Rebecca. Read more
Sunday: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
January 23, 2023 by Alex First
Sunday Reed is a firecracker. Read more
Feintooner
January 23, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Rule of Thumb. Read more
Wennesland and Guterres stay mum on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 23, 2023 by David Singer
Tor Wennesland – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) – and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres– continue to ignore the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) at their peril. Read more
The unhinged reaction to the new Israeli government
January 20, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The unhinged reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government represents a crisis for the Jewish people both in Israel and in the Diaspora. Read more
National Anthems
January 20, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
There is something so dated, archaic, and non-sensical about National Anthems, and indeed flags, that takes us back to a world of ancient tribal warfare, conquests, and long-lost identities. Read more
Frantic Frenzy
January 20, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The Oxford dictionary definition of frenzy states “a period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.” Read more
What I Wish I Had Known: Resisting the Urge to Live
January 19, 2023 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Jeffrey Cohen reviews Dasia Black’s book. Read more
Babylon: a movie review by Alex First
January 19, 2023 by Alex First
Sodom and Gomorrah might be a more appropriate title for a film all about excess and depravity. Read more
Shabbat Vaeyra: Hard Hearts
January 19, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Moses and Aaron are locked in a power struggle with Pharaoh, who seemingly holds all the cards. Read more
Legends in Concert: A musical review by Alex First
January 18, 2023 by Alex First
Energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of a slick tribute show to some of the greatest musical artists the world has seen. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Frances Barkman – a most selfless teacher and Jewish welfare worker
January 17, 2023 by Features Desk
Frances was born in in Kyev Russia in March 1885. Her father was a teacher of Hebrew. Read more
Can a Jew be an existentialist?
January 16, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
UN continues obscene silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 16, 2023 by David Singer
My latest article revealing that Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Hamas have seemingly agreed to the creation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – trashing the failed two-State solution proposed by the UN since 2016 – has brought no response from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Read more
Holocaust documentary asks why Lithuania honours villains as heroes
January 15, 2023 by Alan Zeitlin
Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews who would be brutally shot to death. Read more
Hiberno-Yiddish – The language of Irish Jews
January 15, 2023 by Avi Kumar
Hiberno-Yiddish or Irish-Yiddish is the historical dialect spoken by Irish Jews. Read more
M3gan: a film review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
When the most advanced “toy” in history goes rogue, lives are at stake in the engaging horror sci-fi thriller M3gan. Read more
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre – a movie review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
A rollicking, globe-trotting actioner, director and co-writer Guy Ritchie has a lot of fun and keeps things moving in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (ruse of war). Read more
