Herzog lauds ‘wonderful meeting’ with Biden
July 19, 2023 by JNS
In an address to foreign reporters, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who did not take questions, lauded a “wonderful meeting” with U.S. President Joe Biden, whom he called a “huge friend of Israel,” according to the pool report. Read more
Israel reservists step up demos against judicial change
Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul have intensified with demonstrations across Israel as a retired air force general said 161 of the corps’ reserve officers had vowed to no longer report for duty. Read more
Fifty years after carving his house into a cliff, Israeli man faces eviction
July 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli man who literally carved out a home for himself in seaside cliffs faces eviction after having lived there for 50 years. Read more
Opponents of judicial overhaul launch ‘Day of Disruption’ across Israel
July 18, 2023 by TPS-IL
Protesters in Israel today launched another “Day of Disruption” over the judicial reform effort of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read more
Biden calls retiring Jesse Jackson, with long history of Jew-hatred, ‘man of God and of the people’
July 17, 2023 by Menachem Wecker
History will remember Jesse Jackson as “a man of God and of the people,” who is “determined, strategic and unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation,” U.S. President Biden stated on July 16. Read more
Israeli president in the US – visit to include address to Congress
July 17, 2023 by Michelle Curran
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is on an official diplomatic visit to the US. Read more
Drownings at Israeli beaches nearing last year’s total
July 17, 2023 by JNS
Halfway through the 2023 beach season, the number of drownings in Israel is approaching the total for all of last year, according to the Knesset’s Information and Research Centre. Read more
Three victims being treated following Palestinian shooting attack
July 16, 2023 by TPS-IL
Breaking: Magen David Adom and Israel Defence Force medical workers report three injured in this morning’s shooting attack at the Tekoa Junction in the Gush Etziyon region south of Jerusalem.
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Torah and bible burning in Stockholm was never going to happen
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Swedish national Ahmed Alloush never planned to go through with the burning of holy Jewish texts and the Christian bible and only wanted to make sure authorities weren’t selectively enforcing laws
Netanyahu feeling good after hospital stay
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was kept at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan overnight on Saturday for observation apparently suffering from dehydration, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Read more
Zelenskyy: Netanyahu didn’t take up my offer to visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit but the latter didn’t take him up on the offer. Read more
Herzog scores two White House invites, before Netanyahu gets one
July 14, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli President Isaac Herzog—slated to be in Washington to address a joint session of Congress—has been invited twice to the White House. Read more
Star of “Golda” Helen Mirren meets the Herzogs
July 14, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog and his wife and First Lady of Israel, Michal, rolled out the red carpet for Academy Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren during her visit to Israel for the highly anticipated Jerusalem Film Festival. Read more
Leo Dee urges end to PA funding, Palestinian chance to work in Israel
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two teenage daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, called on Wednesday for Jerusalem to terminate all funding to the Palestinian Authority and to grant Palestinians the possibility to work in Israel. Read more
Israeli firm pulls water from air in Ukraine after dam collapse
July 13, 2023 by TPS-IL
The Israeli company Watergen has deployed its water-from-air generators to the Ukrainian city of Kherson following last month’s dam collapse in nearby Nova Kakhovka. Read more
Premier heralds new changes to assist the homeless
July 12, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
NSW Premier Chris Minns fronted the media in the back garden of Bondi’s Jewish House care facility. Read more
Israel protests flare over Netanyahu Supreme Court bill
July 12, 2023 by AAP
Thousands of protesters have blockaded Israel’s main airport and highways as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nationalist-religious coalition presses ahead with a justice bill that has opened deep splits in the country. Read more
Israeli surgeons reattach Arab boy’s head after ‘internal decapitation’
July 12, 2023 by J-Wire
Surgeons at Hadassah Medical Centre-Ein Kerem have reattached a boy’s head after a horrific accident left him internally decapitated. Read more
David Beckham a ‘proud member’ of Jewish community
Former professional soccer player David Beckham, one of the game’s best-known and most accomplished athletes, shared leadership insights and reflected on his Jewish connections in a July 2 address at London’s St. John’s Wood Synagogue. Read more
Acting CEO for the NSWJBD named
July 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has announced that Michael Gencher has today been appointed as the Board’s Acting CEO. Read more
Israelis protest judicial overhaul after Knesset advances legislation
July 11, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Opponents of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul initiative began blocking highways and interchanges across the country on Tuesday after the Knesset overnight voted to advance key legislation. Read more
Israel gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill
July 11, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off a deep political crisis. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: John Jacob Cohen – architect, politician and judge
July 11, 2023 by Features Desk
John Cohen was born on 20 December 1859 at Grafton, NSW, the third son of London-born parents Samuel and Rosetta Cohen and one of thirteen children. Read more
Noa Tishby and Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi headline JNF major events
July 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JNF Australia will host two distinguished keynote speakers for its highly anticipated 2023 Annual Events taking place this September. Read more
Maccabi Australia spreads its wings
July 11, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi World Union has amended its constitution to include Maccabi Australia assisting with the development and expansion of Maccabi communities in New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and India. Read more
Israel’s judicial reform edges ahead despite protests
July 10, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signalled impatience with disruptions caused by resurgent demonstrations against his judicial overhaul plans, summoning his attorney-general for a cabinet discussion of police counter-measures. Read more
Darren Bark resigns
July 10, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Darren Bark has resigned as CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies with immediate effect. Read more
Second group for Mizrachi program
July 10, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli Security Cabinet votes to save Palestinian Authority
July 10, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Security Cabinet on Sunday night voted in favour of a series of economic and defence measures to boost the Palestinian Authority. Read more
David Baddiel to headline Sydney Jewish Writers Festival
July 7, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The inimitable David Baddiel, British comedian, best-selling author, screenwriter, and television presenter will join the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival across a number of events. Read more
