National Security Minister reiterates call to ease gun permits for Israelis
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry firearms, describing it as one of his “overarching goals.” Read more
Israeli Foreign Minister to press EU on Iran during Brussels trip
May 2, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is scheduled to travel to Brussels today to meet with his E.U. counterpart Josep Borrell and other high-ranking officials. Read more
Antisemitism training now online for government Victorian teachers
May 2, 2023 by J-Wire
All Victorian government school teachers now have access to free, on-demand, specialised antisemitism training. Read more
The Knesset gets back to work
May 1, 2023 by David Isaac
The Knesset’s summer session began on Sunday after a month-long recess and will run until July 30. Topping the agenda are passing a state budget, judicial reform, an updated ultra-Orthodox, or haredi, conscription bill and the establishment of a National Guard. Read more
World Rugby says pulling Israel from tournament wasn’t discriminatory
May 1, 2023 by JNS
World Rugby, the world’s governing body for the sport, has ruled that the South African Rugby Union’s decision to disinvite an Israeli team from a competition in February wasn’t discrimination. Read more
Ben-Gvir reiterates call to loosen criteria for arming citizens
May 1, 2023 by JNS
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry firearms, describing it as one of his “overarching goals.” Read more
Guardian removes cartoon slammed as antisemitic
The London-based Guardian newspaper has apologised for and removed from its website a cartoon depicting outgoing BBC chairman Richard Sharp after it was accused of spreading antisemitic tropes. Read more
Israel shuts down its last COVID ward
May 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Officials at Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Centre closed the COVID ward, Israel’s last one in operation, on Sunday. Read more
Stormy Knesset summer session begins today
April 30, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Despite national demonstrations for and against a controversial judicial overhaul, the government’s priority will switch to passing a state budget as the Israeli parliament’s summer session begins today. Read more
ZFA welcomes Kol Ha’am – Voice of the People
April 30, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog has announced a global consultation with world Jewry ahead of a landmark initiative to establish a worldwide Jewish advisory council under the Office of the President of the State of Israel. Read more
Estimated 600,000 supporters of judicial reform gather outside Knesset
April 28, 2023 by JNS
Two suspects were arrested on Thursday in Tel Aviv, as anti-government protesters attacked Israel’s economy minister Nir Barkat. Meanwhile, organisers estimated 600,000 advocates of judicial reform gathered in Jerusalem. Read more
Swastika drawn on school window
April 28, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Visitors to a Melbourne school’s open day were confronted by a large swastika etched into a hallway window. Read more
Former US television host Jerry Springer dies at 79
April 28, 2023 by AAP
Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all – sometimes literally – as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, has died. Read more
Harry Belafonte, grandson of Dutch Sephardic Jew, dies at age 96
April 27, 2023 by JNS
Harry Belafonte, a singer and actor of Jewish descent who brought joy to millions over a long career and challenged Americans to address ongoing social challenges, died in his sleep from congestive heart failure on April 25. He was 96 years old. Read more
Israeli population approaches 10 million on Independence Day
April 27, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israel’s population stands at 9.72 million, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Independence Day. Read more
ASIO backs federal push to ban Nazi symbolism
April 27, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Australia’s spy agency says a proposed bill outlawing Nazi symbols could help stop extremist radicalisation and recruitment. Read more
Israel marks 75th Independence Day with flyover, barbecues
April 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israelis began celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday with trips to parks and the start of the annual Air Force flyover. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu to families of IDF fallen: ‘I am one of you’
April 26, 2023 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the state ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars held at Israel’s Mt. Herzl national military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more
On Israel’s 75th anniversary, President Herzog sends a message to the Jewish world
April 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
“We have the opportunity to pause and reflect with gratitude on the miracle that is our Jewish and democratic state.” VIDEO Read more
Sydney remembers its Jewish ANZACs
April 26, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney Jewish Community’s Annual Anzac Day Wreath Laying and Commemorative Service was held at the Sydney Jewish Museum with special guest Margaret Beazely, the Governor of New South Wales. Read more
Pre-sentence hearing set for ultra-Orthodox sex abuser
April 26, 2023 by AAP
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal and now convicted sex offender Malka Leifer will face a pre-sentence hearing in June. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu hears memories from orphans of Israel’s war dead
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met with IDF orphans and a bereaved brother from the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization. Read more
AIJAC welcomes the deepening of Jewish-Muslim engagement in Australia
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, has participated in five iftars during Ramadan this year, including a keynote address to a gathering of NSW South East Asian Muslims– as part of his commitment to improving inter-community relations.
75-year-old compass found at battle site: Israeli archaeologists emotional
April 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The discovery of a brass compass from a massacre of 35 Israeli soldiers in 1948 has left two researchers feeling like they were given a “punch in the stomach.” Read more
Five injured in car-ramming attack in downtown Jerusalem
April 25, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Five people were injured in a car-ramming attack in central Jerusalem on Monday. Read more
Credit Suisse fires investigators working on the bank’s ties with the Nazi regime
April 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Credit Suisse has fired Neil Barofsky, a former U.S. federal prosecutor, and Ira Forman, former U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, from investigating the bank’s ties to Nazi officials. Read more
UN warns on Sudan escalation, Israel proposes talks
April 25, 2023 by AAP
Israel has proposed hosting rival Sudanese leaders for ceasefire talks after “very promising” progress in mediation efforts led by a senior Israeli official. Read more
Israel braces for tense Memorial Day
April 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli government, opposition and defence officials urged the politicians and the public not to politicise Memorial Day. Read more
‘Kosher’ electricity is coming to Israel
“Kosher” electricity is coming to Israel. Read more
Happy birthday, Adolf
April 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It is 2023. In Melbourne. In a restaurant named Bavaria in Knox St Westfield Shopping Centre, around 20 neo-Nazis celebrate the 134th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday. Read more
