Corneas of Israeli terror victim transplanted to two people
August 15, 2023 by J-Wire Staff
The corneas of Israeli terror victim Chen Amir have been transplanted into patients on Sunday, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital announced yesterday. Read more
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society to give evidence on the review of proposed hate legislation
August 14, 2023 by J-Wire
Yad Vashem using AI to restore memory of Holocaust
August 14, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem announced Sunday that it has started using state-of-the-art AI technology including a new image detection capability to help comb through the world’s largest archive documentation of the Holocaust. Read more
Israeli youth at risk while playing online games
August 14, 2023 by TPS-IL
According to the first survey of its kind in Israel, published by the country’s Ministry of National Security, more than 40% of Israeli youth playing online games have been exposed to inappropriate content. Read more
Saudi Arabia appoints first-ever envoy to Ramallah and Jerusalem
August 13, 2023 by TPS-IL
Saudi Arabia has appointed its first-ever non-resident envoy to the Palestinian Authority, who will double as consul general to Jerusalem. Read more
Why were we not asked?
August 13, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ameinu Australia, Meretz Australia, Habonim Dror Australia and Hashomer Hatzair Australia have written to the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, pointing out they were not consulted about ZFA’s statement on the recent change of the Albanese government’s position on Israel. Read more
Senator says Labor stoush avoided after Israel change
Trade Minister Don Farrell remains confident a Labor conference stoush has been avoided following the federal government’s change of language on Israel. Read more
Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic
August 13, 2023 by Bradley Martin
Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more
A cocktail definition for antisemitism mixed by La Trobe University
August 11, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Melbourne’s La Trobe University has combined the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) definitions of antisemitism. Read more
ALP national conference and Israel
August 11, 2023 by J-Wire
Labor will use the final day of a contentious national conference to project unity on the Indigenous voice referendum and as a springboard into its ‘yes’ campaign. Read more
As wildfires rip through Hawaii, Chabad offers relief
As of Thursday, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have claimed 36 lives and left thousands homeless, as emergency workers searched through the night on Wednesday for survivors in the charred ruins of burned-out buildings. Most of the structures in the town of Lahaina, with an estimated population of 13,000, have been decimated by flames. Read more
200 Israelis, Jews rescued from northern Ethiopia
August 11, 2023 by JNS
More than 200 Israelis and Ethiopian Jews were rescued from northern Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon amid ongoing violence, the Prime Minister’s Office and Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced in a joint statement. Read more
The real reason Palestinians do not have a free press
August 11, 2023 by Bassam Tawil
It is no secret that the Palestinians do not have a free press. Read more
Palestinian Authority strains ties in Jenin as it reasserts control
August 10, 2023 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Palestinian Authority is straining ties with Jenin as it continues its efforts to assert control over the city. Read more
Indigenous Friends of Israel say the Albanese government has thrown Israel under a bus
August 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Indigenous Friends of Israel (IFI) co-founders Norman and Barbara Miller has condemned “the decision by the Albanese government to throw Israel under a bus by calling its holiest sites including the Temple Mount and Western Wall ‘occupied territories.’ Read more
Pauline Rockman leaves the Melbourne Holocaust Museum board after 30 years
August 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) long-term co-President and visionary leader Pauline Rockman has stepped down from her role at the museum after 30 years. Read more
More relief for the homeless
August 10, 2023 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish House and MyBond have joined forces to address homelessness and assist survivors of domestic violence. Read more
Labor policy shift troubles Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel
August 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel say that reports today that the Albanese Government will adopt divisive, inflammatory rhetoric on Israeli-Palestinian affairs are deeply troubling. Read more
Jewish Care and a tale of success
August 9, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Jewish Care will celebrate its 175th anniversary on 19 November 2023 and is the oldest continually running philanthropic organisation in Melbourne. Read more
Israel sending more emergency relief workers to aid Greece during wildfires outbreak
August 8, 2023 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
In response to a direct request for aid from the Greek President, Israel is instigating “Operation Wings of Fire” to aid the country as it suffers from a rash of wildfires. Read more
Australia to strengthen objection to Israeli settlements
August 8, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Australia will strengthen its objections to the Israeli government’s planned settlement expansion and is “gravely concerned” by activities that hinder the prospect of peace in the region. Read more
Israel formalizes ties with South Pacific island country of Niue
August 7, 2023 by JNS
Israel last week established diplomatic ties with the South Pacific island nation of Niue. Read more
Jamie Foxx apologizes for ‘they killed Jesus’ post
August 7, 2023 by JNS
American performer Jamie Foxx apologized on Saturday for a social media post that was seen as anti-Semitic. Read more
JCCV commends bravery of boys facing a knife in bus
August 7, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A man brandishing a knife confronted a group of Jewish students from Melbourne’s Leibler Yavneh College while they were aboard a public bus. Read more
Temporary injunction against Netanyahu impeachment law
August 7, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday issued a temporary injunction against the Knesset’s “Recusal Law”, which restricts the ways in which a sitting prime minister can be removed from office. Read more
Zionism Victoria takes ABC to task: headline “misleading and biased”
August 7, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Zionism Victoria has written to ABC News to protest its online coverage of Saturday night’s fatal shooting of 42-year-old patrolman Chen Amir in Tel Aviv. Read more
Israel Rambam Study visit returnees describe “electricity of the past”
August 7, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) recently heard from three recent returnees from two separate AIJAC Rambam study visits to Israel: Senator Andrew McLachlan, The Australian Opinion Editor Nicholas Jensen, and columnist and media strategist Gemma Tognini. Read more
One killed in Palestinian terror attack in downtown Tel Aviv
August 6, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli security guard was killed in a Palestinian terror attack in downtown Tel Aviv on Saturday. Read more
Israel detains two settlers after Palestinian killed
Two Israelis have been arrested after a Palestinian teen was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in an attack by Israeli civilians on a local village, Israeli police say. Read more
High Court ends marathon hearing over Netanyahu recusal law
August 4, 2023 by Pesach Benson
A five-hour hearing at Israel’s High Court of Justice over the legality of the “Recusal Law” ended on Thursday without the three justice-panel issuing a ruling. Read more
