The Technion, Hebrew Uni and IBM to work together on AI

The Technion and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have signed a partnership agreement with IBM Research to advance artificial intelligence capabilities and applications in Israel. Read more

Armageddon Time to open JIFF

This year’s Jewish International Film Festival will open with the Australian premiere of Armageddon Time, starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong,  headlining the biggest JIFF festival to date. Read more

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returns to America to play Carnegie Hall

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is preparing for a tour of the United States under the leadership of its history-making conductor, Israeli-born Lahav Shani. Read more

UK chief rabbi hails crucial work of new centre to examine anti-Semitism

A new academic centre to study anti-Semitism that is set to be unveiled in London on Sept. 11 has received praise from Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and the United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis reported The Jewish Chronicle. Read more

President Isaac Herzog signs condolence book

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog have signed the condolence book for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more

National Workers’ Organisation of KKL – JNF bring sunshine to kids with cancer

Famous Israeli Children Stars visited “Dana-Duek” Hospital in Ichilov to entertain children suffering from cancer in an initiative of the National Workers’ Organization of KKL – JNF. Read more

Improving the success of IVF

A method of improving the success of IVF has been clearly identified in a systematic review of high-quality clinical trials – carried out by a team of researchers at Kaplan Hospital and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), led by Dr Devorah Heymann. Read more

The Dreyfus Affair Act II

Queensland Liberal Senator Paul Scarr has always been a good friend of the Australian Jewish community and is pained by the upset caused by the analogy of the Dreyfus Affair he used in the Senate debating the ministerial conduct alleged demonstrated by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. Read more

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth: Tributes

Tributes have been received to the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who passed away yesterday in Scotland at the age of 96. Read more

Israel and Qatar are in talks to create a World Cup office

Officials revealed on Wednesday that Israel and Qatar held diplomatic negotiations to establish a temporary office in Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read more

The passing of Queen Elizabeth: Chief Rabbi’s statement

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has passed away at the age of 96. Rabbi Efraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, has issued the following statement. Read more

The Dreyfus Affair

A Liberal senator has compared with Attorney-GeneralMark Dreyfus with Alfred Dreyfus, the French army officer accused of treason at the end of the 19th century. Read more

JNF NSW family back together again

This week’s JNF’s Gala event hosted over 600 supporters in the first in-person major event since 2019. Read more

Senator Hollie Hughes has questions for the ABC

The Senate has been told by NSW Senator Hollie Hughes that she has questions for national broadcaster ABC to answer regarding its policy as to how it sees Israel. Read more

Rare First Temple-period document repatriated to Israel

The Israel Antiquities Authority has successfully repatriated a rare First Temple-period document from the United States. Read more

Yair Lapid: ‘No one will dictate our rules of engagement to us’

Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid had forceful words for the Biden administration and rejected any attempt to pressure the IDF into changing its rules of engagement. Read more

President Herzog visits Bergen-Belsen

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has visited the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Read more

NAB hosts Melbourne Jewish day school students

More than 120 uniformed students of Melbourne Jewish day schools visited the offices of National Australia Bank where they were the guests of NAB Private Wealth. Read more

Report: UN refugee agency accepted $50 million from US-designated terrorist group

The U.N. agency responsible for assisting refugees globally has accepted $50 million in donations from a U.S.-designated terror organization, according to a report from a pro-Israel advocacy group. Read more

Holocaust-denier reportedly arrested for hate-speech stunt at Auschwitz

In a post on the platform Gab, Jon Minadeo II, from Petaluma, California, wrote, “Got handcuffed and arrested in Poland today for (((hate speech))) regarding Aushwitz (sic),” reported Newsweek on Tuesday. Read more

Second time in a week, IAF bombs Syrian airport

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed the airport in Allepo on Tuesday night for the second time in a week, Syrian media reported. Read more

Australian Senate hears about “pay for slay”

NSW Senator Hollie Hughes has addressed the federal parliament describing her visit to Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian administration and what shocked her. Read more

Calling emerging leaders and philanthropists

United Israel Appeal (UIA) Victoria and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) invite emerging leaders and philanthropists aged 25-40 to join the UIA Philanthropy Fellowship – an in-depth, exclusive learning experience on how to make a philanthropic impact. Read more

Liz Truss takes over British premiership with Conservative Party win

Liz Truss won the vote on Monday to become the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, a contest that also decided who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Read more

IDF: Al-Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh was probably mistakenly killed by our fire

Al-Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akleh was probably mistakenly killed by IDF fire during a counterterrorism operation in the Jenin Refugee Camp on May 11, the IDF announced Monday after it concluded an extensive inquiry into the incident. Read more

As Israel mourns 50th anniversary of 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre, Fatah celebrates it

Israel is marking the 50^th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre with a series of memorial events, while the Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, has chosen to celebrate it. Read more

EU Foreign Affairs Committee blasts UNRWA chief over Palestinian textbooks

Members of the European Union’s Parliament’s influential Foreign Affairs Committee slammed United Nations Relief and Works Agency Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini last week over the content of textbooks used by UNRWA schools. Read more

Major General Hertzi Halevi named IDF’s 23rd Chief of Staff

Major General Herzl (Herzi) Halevi will serve as the IDF’s 23^rd Chief of Staff and will replace Aviv Kochavi at the end of the year, Minister of Defence Benny Gantz announced on Sunday. Read more

Combating anti-Semitism vital says Germany

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the fight against anti-Semitism is fundamental to democracy in Germany. Read more

Terrorist killed, 17 arrested in IDF counterterrorism operations

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria on Sunday night arrested 17 terror suspects and another was killed in a gun battle that ensued between the forces and terrorists during one of the operations. Read more

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