Jewish teens in Cairns distribute gifts to hospitalised children
August 21, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Children in Cairns base hospital got a happiness boost when teens from Chabad North Queensland gave them gift bags. Read more
Israel grants another 1,500 work permits to Gazan Arabs
August 21, 2022 by J-Wire
Israel has decided to expand the quota of workers coming to work in the country from the Gaza Strip by an additional 1,500. Read more
Sir David Smith KCVO, AO: Official Secretary to five Governors General
August 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has offered condolences to the family of Sir David Iser Smith. Read more
Abbas takes back comments accusing Israel of committing ‘50 Holocausts’
August 19, 2022 by JNS
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has taken back comments made in Germany on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians. Read more
Walt Secord to quit parliament
August 19, 2022 by AAP J-Wire
NSW upper house Labor MP Walt Secord will not contest the March 2023 election after standing down from the opposition’s shadow ministry following bullying allegations. Read more
One Palestinian killed, 30 wounded after Jewish group attacked en route to Joseph’s Tomb
August 19, 2022 by JNS
A Palestinian youth was killed and some 30 Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday in Nablus during clashes with Israeli forces that erupted when a Jewish group was attacked on the way to Joseph’s Tomb, Israeli media reported. Read more
Mossad appoints first-ever woman as director of Intelligence Authority
August 19, 2022 by JNS
For the first time in history, women occupy some of the most senior roles in Israel’s Mossad, the intelligence agency announced on Thursday. Read more
A special visitor for Save a Child’s Heart
August 19, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Professor Nachman Ash, Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Health, has visited Save a Child’s Heart in Holon. Read more
German arrested for Nazi salute to Israeli athletes visiting 1972 Munich massacre memorial
August 19, 2022 by JNS
German police on Wednesday announced that a security officer had been detained for giving the Nazi salute in front of a group of Israeli athletes that were visiting a memorial to the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. Read more
FIFA World Cup hospitality website excludes Israel, lists ‘Palestine’ instead
August 19, 2022 by J-Wire
The FIFA World Cup, which is set to take place in Qatar from Nov. 21 through Dec. 18, has a website that offers the public help in purchasing hospitality packages, but Israelis looking for their country were originally given the sole option of “Palestinian Territories, Occupied” rather than “Israel.” Read more
Milan honoured for helping to save Jews from Nazi concentration camps
August 19, 2022 by JNS
The city of Milan, Italy, has been named an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) in recognition of its residents’ efforts to help rescue Jews from Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Read more
TPS exclusive: PA source states Mahmoud Abbas’ time as its leader may be numbered after his Holocaust comments
August 18, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A source in the Palestinian Authority (PA) told TPS on Wednesday that the “unfortunate” words of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen) accusing Israel of committing “50 holocausts” against Palestinians were a self-inflicted wound for international public opinion toward the Palestinian cause. Read more
Israel condemns Mahmoud Abbas’ Holocaust comparison as ‘reprehensible and unfounded’
August 18, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Leadership has strongly condemned remarks made by the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas – also known as Abu Mazen – accusing Israel of committing 50 “Holocausts” against Palestinians over the years. They called the remarks, which were especially egregious as they were made in Germany, “despicable” and a “moral disgrace.” Read more
NSW’s Kerry Chant going to Israel to share COVID-19 notes
August 18, 2022 by AAP
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant will lead a team of delegates to Israel next month for a high-level information exchange on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Taglit-Birthright Israel trip – at last
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two and a half years have passed since the last time a group from Australia went on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. Read more
ZFA Jewish Educators Conference
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 12th biennial ZFA Jewish Educators Conference was held in Melbourne earlier this week, attracting record numbers, and raised the bar in terms of quality of output and engagement. Read more
Nomi Kaltmann to contest Caulfield
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Lawyer and journalist Nomi Kaltmann is to contest the Victorian state seat of Caulfield currently held by Liberal David Southwick. Read more
Adelaide Holocaust Centre vandalised
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire
An active neo-Nazi group is believed to behind the latest vandalising of the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Centre complex. Read more
David Ossip takes over at JBOD
August 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Ossip was elected as the president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies at this week’s annual general meeting succeeding Lesli Berger who has served as president for four years. Read more
Sydney Jewish dayschool’s registration cancelled
August 16, 2022 by J-Wire
The Civil and Administrative Tribunal meeting in Sydney confirmed that the registration of the Yeshiva College, Bondi is not to be renewed and that it is now cancelled. Read more
MAOZ Safeguarding Unit to protect Melbourne’s Jewish children
August 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
To effectively protect Melbourne’s Jewish community, MAOZ has forged an alliance with the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) in the development of a safeguarding unit. Read more
Israel’s UN ambassador calls for reinstatement of official ousted for denouncing Islamic Jihad
August 16, 2022 by JNS
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday urged the U.N. to reinstate Sarah Muscroft, who was ousted as head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Palestinian Authority for condemning Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more
British archaeologist awarded honorary medal for excavation work at Treblinka
August 16, 2022 by JNS
A British archaeologist was awarded an honorary medal on Aug. 4 by the Treblinka Museum for her work investigating Nazi crimes that took place at the concentration camp in Poland. Read more
Report: Rushdie’s attacker had direct contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
August 16, 2022 by JNS
Hadi Matar, who attempted to murder writer Salman Rushdie last week, is believed to have had direct contact with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps via social media, Vice World News reported on Sunday. Read more
The satanic stabbing of Salman Rushdie and the dangerous Iran deal
August 15, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The attempted murder on Friday of Salman Rushdie is the latest in a string of appalling incidents that ought to put the United States and its P5+1 partners to shame for their efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with the evil regime in Tehran. Read more
Major rehab centre dedicated in Jerusalem
August 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 20,000 square metres Gandel Rehabilitation Centre at Mount Scopus in Jerusalem has been dedicated in the presence of the Israeli Minister of Health, Nitzan Horowitz and John Gandel, Pauline Gandel, their daughter Lisa Thurin. Read more
Melbourne University Student Union calls for boycott against Israeli academics
August 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Melbourne University Student Union has passed a motion blacklisting Israeli academics and businesses. Read more
Jewish House launches hospital portal
August 14, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Mendel Kastel and NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard have launched Jewish House’s online Hospital: Patient and Staff Resource Portal. Read more
UK prime minister candidate to review moving embassy to Jerusalem, if elected
August 14, 2022 by JNS
British Foreign Secretary of State and Parliament member Liz Truss promised to consider moving the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if she is elected Tory leader and becomes prime minister in September. Read more
Israel Prize laureate welcomes granddaughter same weekend IDF kills terrorist behind son’s death
August 14, 2022 by JNS
Israel Prize-winning educator Miriam Peretz welcomed the birth of a granddaughter just a day before the Israel Defense Forces killed the terrorist who was behind the operation that killed one of her children. Read more
