Canoe slalom star Fox back in action at World Cup
May 31, 2023 by AAP
Olympic canoe slalom champion Jessica Fox expects next year’s Paris Games to be her toughest yet, bracing for some “argy-bargy” as she targets three gold medals. Read more
Italy spy agents, ex-Israeli agent die in boat capsize
May 31, 2023 by AAP
Two Italian intelligence agents and one retired Israeli agent are among the four dead when a sudden storm sank a houseboat hired for a pleasure cruise on a northern Italian lake, authorities say. Read more
‘Not good enough,’: Kennedy Jr explanation of tweet supporting Roger Waters
May 30, 2023 by JNS
It’s been a busy few hours on Twitter for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and a Democratic candidate for president in 2024. Read more
Julia, Israel’s celebrity seal, spotted on restricted military beach site
May 30, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Julia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal who has been winning Israeli hearts, beached herself on a restricted military site in the centre of the country, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Monday. Read more
Fresh settlement against Leifer, ultra-Orthodox school
May 30, 2023 by AAP
A settlement has been reached in a fresh civil claim by a former student against the former principal and convicted abuser Malka Leifer and the Adass Israel School in Melbourne where she worked. Read more
Academic should be reinstated after Nazi flag posts
May 29, 2023 by AAP
A Sydney academic will not be compensated for the hurt and humiliation he claimed to suffer after being fired for posting a picture online of an Israeli flag with a Nazi symbol on it. Read more
New president for Progressive Judaism Victoria
May 29, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maureen Barten has been elected president of Progressive Judaism Victoria. Read more
Auschwitz movie takes second prize at Cannes
May 29, 2023 by JNS
Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won the Grand Prix award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Read more
Hundreds protest against Roger Waters show in Frankfurt
May 29, 2023 by AAP
Around 400 people demonstrated outside Frankfurt’s Festhalle before a concert by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. Read more
Israel scores stunning win to advance in Under-20 World Cup
May 28, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israel made soccer history on Saturday night at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, rallying late while a man down to beat Japan 2-1. Read more
Henry Kissinger turns 100, eying his legacy
May 28, 2023 by AAP
The labels range from intellectual, Nobel Prize-winning statesman and brilliant negotiator to egomaniac and war criminal. Read more
Roger Waters probed over Nazi-style uniform in Berlin
May 28, 2023 by AAP
Rock star Roger Waters says he was opposing fascism and bigotry when he wore a Nazi-style uniform on stage at a concert in Berlin that led German police to launch an investigation into the Pink Floyd co-founder. Read more
Peru police seize cocaine packets bearing Nazi flag
Fifty-eight one-kilo packages of cocaine wrapped in Nazi swastikas and bearing the word Hitler have been seized by Peruvian police. Read more
Iran unveils Khaybar missile capable of reaching Israel
Iran presented to the world a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (around 1,240 miles) capable of carrying a 1,500-kg warhead, Tehran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. Read more
Israeli president to belatedly present State Cup Trophy after soccer fans rushed field
May 25, 2023 by TPS-IL
President Isaac Herzog will present the trophy to the soccer State Cup winner Beitar Jerusalem on Wednesday at his official residence in Israel’s capital. Read more
Israel 75 Peace Garden in Melbourne
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Israel 75 Peace Garden, established by Zionism Victoria in partnership with the City of Glen Eira on the occasion of Israel’s 75th anniversary, symbolises both the friendship between the Jewish community and the City of Glen Eira, as well as the historic bonds between Israel and Australia. Read more
Dan Springer to farewell JNF
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
JNF Australia CEO Dan Springer announced that he plans to step down at the end of the year, after almost 11 years in the role. Read more
Victorian Government budget to exact heavy toll on Jewish day schools
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Council of Jewish Schools says that a 5% payroll tax could result in an increase of at least 4% in fees imposed by Victorian Jewish Day Schools. Read more
Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. Read more
Ginette Searle to leave ZFA
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Ginette Searle is to leave her position as CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia later this year. Read more
M-E schools textbooks expert briefs Australian MPs
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ECAJ and Parliamentary Friends of Israel have co-hosted Middle East textbooks expert Marcus Sheff at Parliament House in Canberra. Read more
Israeli terror victim to file $1.3 billion lawsuit against CNN
May 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, rejected an on-air apology from CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour on Monday and said on Tuesday he intends to file a $1.3 billion lawsuit against the cable news giant. Read more
Miracle baby defies odds, leaves hospital after lengthy battle for his life
May 23, 2023 by Pesach Benson
After 80 days of battling for his life in a neonatal intensive care unit, a premature Israeli baby was sent home from a hospital in Ashdod on Monday. Read more
Sky’s the limit for Israel’s autonomous UAV hunter
May 23, 2023 by TPS-IL
Among the cutting-edge Israeli technologies on display at the GoForIsrael investment conference in Tel Aviv this month was the “Goshawk,” an autonomous drone hunter patterned on birds of prey. Read more
While military lifts ban on Israelis returning to Homesh, it will be years until they do
May 22, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The head of the Israel Defence Forces’ Central Command on Thursday signed off on an order allowing Israelis to return to what was once the northern Samaria community of Homesh. Read more
Julian Leeser sets the wheels of criminalisation of Nazi symbolism into motion
May 22, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Federal MP Julian Leeser has revived efforts to impose an Australia-wide ban on Nazi symbols. Read more
A special UIA award for Penny Hurst
May 22, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Penny Hurst has been honoured at the Keren Hayesod-UIA Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner as part of the 2023 International Women’s Division Mifgash, held in Israel recently. Read more
Jerusalem Day celebrates city’s Jewish ties and diversity
May 19, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Jerusalem Day celebrates Jewish ties to the holy city. Read more
White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end
May 19, 2023 by JNS
The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. Read more
On Jerusalem Day a look at Jerusalem of old
May 19, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has released photos offering a glimpse of life into Jerusalem during the early years of the British Mandate in honour of today’s Jerusalem Day. Read more
