Palestinians celebrate murder of Ronen Hanania
October 31, 2022 by JNS
After learning that a Jew had died in a terrorist attack in Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Saturday night, local Palestinians celebrated in Ibn Rushd Square, according to a video circulated on social media. Read more
UK chief rabbi to stay with King Charles to be able to attend coronation on Shabbat
October 30, 2022 by JNS
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis will be an overnight guest of the royal family in May in order to attend King Charles’ coronation which will take place on Shabbat. Read more
Assistant Foreign Minister addresses Zionist Federation of Australia conference
October 30, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts MP spoke at the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Biennial Conference today. Read more
US sanctions Iranian organisation that placed bounty on Salman Rushdie
October 30, 2022 by JNS
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned an Iranian organization that it says encouraged the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie on Friday. Read more
Australia is one of UN states coming to Israel’s defence in face of latest Commission of Inquiry report
October 30, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
A number of United Nations member states came to Israel’s defence on Thursday as a controversial U.N. Commission of Inquiry presented its second report to the body. Read more
Netanyahu launches new government: ‘I promise to stop Iran, expand circle of peace’
October 30, 2022 by JNS
Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the Knesset on Thursday to launch his new government, announcing it would focus on three main goals. Read more
Parliamentary Friends of IHRA
October 28, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Parliamentary Friends of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was officially launched yesterday in Parliament House. Read more
IDF adopts all-female tank crews for border defence
October 28, 2022 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces will permanently adopt the model of all-female tank crews for border defence missions. Read more
Judge rules University of Sydney academic who added a swastika to Israeli flag cannot be fired
A controversial Sydney academic who superimposed a swastika over an Israeli flag did so under intellectual freedom and could not be fired as a result, a judge has said. Read more
Abbas deputy admits PA security personnel work with terrorists
October 28, 2022 by JNS
Israeli security forces launched an anti-terror raid against the “Lion’s Den” terror cell, including a bomb-making factory, early Tuesday. The cell was responsible for several terrorist attacks. Read more
Leifer trial swansong for Manny Waks
October 28, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
VoiCSA (voice against child sexual abuse) founder and CEO, Manny Waks, has announced that he plans to step down from his role as a public advocate in the context of child sexual abuse, including as CEO of VoiCSA. Read more
Ryvchin to represent Australia at Global Coalition
October 28, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has been invited to represent the Australian Jewish community at the Global Coalition for Israel in Jerusalem early next year. Read more
Presidents meet in the White House
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has completed his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office in Washington. Read more
US sanctions, designates 14 Iranian entities and officials for role in cracking down on protests
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The U.S. on Wednesday announced sanctions and other designations on 14 Iranian entities and officials, in an effort to hold Iran accountable for its crackdown on the ongoing protests against the regime nationwide. Read more
UNHRC report condemned
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia have condemned the latest biased report by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) unprecedented permanent “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.” Read more
Shadow Attorney General slams Jerusalem reversal
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Shadow Treasurer Julian Leeser has addressed the federal parliament on the government’s reversal of the 2018 Liberal decision recognising West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Read more
Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023
October 27, 2022 by AAP
Queensland’s first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane’s central business district, the premier says. Read more
Assistant Foreign Minister to headline ZFA Biennial conference
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts will headline the 2022 Zionist Federation of Australia Biennial Conference, to be held on Sunday. Read more
Libs to make Jerusalem election issue
October 27, 2022 by AAP
The federal coalition will take the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to the next election. Read more
Kanye West’s net worth plummets after Adidas cancels partnership for anti-Semitic comments
October 26, 2022 by JNS
Kanye West’s net worth dropped from $2 billion to $400 million after Adidas ended its “Yeezy” brand partnership with the rapper on Tuesday, according to a report from Forbes. Read more
Rishi Sunak inaugurated as Britain’s prime minister
October 26, 2022 by JNS
Rishi Sunak was inaugurated as Britain’s new prime minister on Tuesday, just days after fellow Conservative Party member Liz Truss resigned from the position and after securing the Tory leadership without a vote. Read more
Gantz offers early warning system but no weapons to Ukraine
October 25, 2022 by JNS
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, on Monday and offered to provide the war-torn country with an alert system for early warning of Russian missile and drone attacks. Read more
Five Palestinians killed in West Bank raid
October 25, 2022 by AAP
Israeli troops have raided a stronghold of an armed group in the occupied West Bank’s second-largest city, blowing up an explosives lab and engaging in a firefight in which five Palestinians were killed, the military says. Read more
Parliamentary praise for The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies
October 25, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal Scott Farlow moved a motion in the NSW parliament supported by all parties praising The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and acknowledging recently retired president Lesli Berger. Read more
Vic Alhadeff elected director for Australian Republic Movement campaign
October 25, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, Vic Alhadeff, has been elected one of nine new directors of the national committee of the Australian Republic Movement. Read more
Netanyahu dominates Israel’s election
October 24, 2022 by AAP
At a dead-end road in a crime-hit town in central Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a mobile stage enclosed by a glass wall, pledging through a window to restore law and order as the crowd chants “Bibi the king.” Read more
Major General Herzi Halevi new IDF Chief of Staff
October 24, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The government of Israel has approved the appointment of Major General Herzi Halevi as the 23rd Chief of Staff of the IDF. Read more
$18 Million USD to erect new Albert Einstein Museum at Hebrew University
October 24, 2022 by Tali Aronsky
Israel’s government has approved the establishment of the Albert Einstein Museum at the Safra Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at the cost of $18 million USD / NIS 64 million. Read more
Two Polish women honoured by Yad Vashem as ‘Righteous among the Nations’
October 24, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Two Polish women, Renata Rostborowska and her aunt Kristina Wojwodzka were posthumously named “Righteous among the Nations” by Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial and museum. Read more
Is Israel returning to the policy of ‘Targeted Eliminations’?
October 24, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Tamer Kilani, a 33-year-old leader of the Nablus-based terror cell Lion’s Den, was killed in an explosion in the early morning hours on Sunday. Read more
