Gunman wounds 8 in Jerusalem bus shooting
August 14, 2022 by AAP
A gunman has opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected Palestinian attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza. Read more
Thermal imaging to improve surgical techniques
August 14, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Opgal, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, to utilize advanced thermal imaging technologies previously used for military and security purposes. Read more
Nazi symbols banned in NSW
August 11, 2022 by AAP
Intentionally waving a Nazi flag in NSW or displaying memorabilia bearing swastikas can land a person in jail for up to a year, along with a fine of over $100,000. Read more
Learning to lead in philanthropy
August 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JCA, United Israel Appeal (UIA) and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) are inviting emerging leaders and philanthropists in NSW aged 25-40 to join the Philanthropy Fellowship. Read more
Russian diplomats accuse Lapid of ‘double standards’ and ‘contempt for Palestinian lives’
August 11, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Russia’s embassy in Cairo had harsh words for Prime Minister Yair Lapid following Israel’s Operation Breaking Dawn against the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, accusing him of “double standards” and “contempt for Palestinian lives.” Read more
Iran expert briefs Australian opinion makers
August 11, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Benham Ben Taleblu, an expert on Iran from the Washington-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies, has warned Australian policymakers of the dangers to international security and Australia’s interests posed by the current Iranian regime. Read more
Twins survive Holocaust and now celebrate their 100th birthdays
August 10, 2022 by Elana Bowman
Phillip Maisel and his sister twin sister Bella Hirshorn were born in 1922 in Vilnius and survived the war incarcerated in different camps. Read more
Minister for Skills and Training, and Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology to address the NSWJBD AGM
August 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies annual general meeting next Tuesday will be attended by NSW Minister Alister Henskens as the guest speaker, representing the Premier and the NSW Government. Read more
President Herzog speaks with Russian President Putin about Jewish Agency crisis
August 10, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog spoke on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following motions by the Russian Ministry of Justice to ban the activities of the Jewish agency in the country. Read more
Bill to ban Nazi symbols in NSW passes Lower House
August 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Government’s bill to criminalise knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in public without a reasonable excuse has passed the Lower House unanimously. Read more
Hezbollah head: ‘Be ready for all options’
August 10, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah has threatened to attack Israel in September for the fourth time in recent weeks and said that the terror organization “has to be ready for all options.” Read more
‘How would Ireland react to Jihadi rockets raining on Dublin’: Israeli envoy slams UN’s hypocricy
August 9, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan assailed the hypocrisy of countries who sought to criticise Israel over Operation Breaking Dawn and called the international community to condemn the Islamic Jihad terror organisation instead. Read more
Jerusalem clarifies: we gave nothing to the Islamic Jihad
August 9, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel did not agree to the release of any of the detainees demanded by the Islamic Jihad, neither the administrative detainee nor the one who was arrested last week, a Jerusalem official clarified Monday following the end of Operation Breaking Dawn. Read more
Truce declared by Israel and PIJ
August 8, 2022 by AAP J-Wire
Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group have declared a truce, raising hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year. Read more
Gazans angered by Islamic Jihad rockets misfiring and exploding inside Strip
August 8, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Many in the Gaza Strip have expressed anger following about 120 rockets fired by the Islamic Jihad terror organisation at Israel, which fell short in the Strip, some of them killing civilians. Read more
Report: Islamic Jihad rocket kills another two Gazans
August 8, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A rocket launched by the Islamic Jihad terror organisation toward Israel on Sunday fell short and exploded in the Gaza Strip, killing at least one person, reports from the Strip say. Read more
Archaeological evidence of intensity of Roman assault that led to destruction of Second Temple
August 8, 2022 by TPS-IL
New computer-based research by the Israel Antiquities Authority provided evidence for the location of the Roman ballista firing machines that bombarded Jerusalem in the summer of 70 CE and the intensity of the assault that led to the destruction of the Second Temple. Read more
IDF launched Gaza op after detecting Islamic Jihad attack squads approaching border
August 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Defence Forces on Friday launched a series of preemptive strikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) assets in the Gaza Strip, after detecting attack cells from the organization approaching the shared border, the Israeli military stated. This was followed by a barrage of rockets being fired from Gaza. Read more
UN Special Coordinator expresses ‘deep concern’ over elimination of senior Islamic Jihad terrorist
August 7, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland angered Israeli diplomats when he expressed “deep concern” over Israel’s counterterrorism strikes in the Gaza Strip against the Islamic Jihad, including the elimination of a senior terrorist. Read more
Lipstadt slams Ayatollah Khamenei’s tweet about ‘Zionist merchants’
August 7, 2022 by JNS
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was denounced by Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, on Thursday for tweeting about “Zionist merchants.” Read more
Israel rejects apology of ‘Jewish lobby’ UN official
August 7, 2022 by JNS
A U.N. investigator who claimed in a July podcast that the “Jewish lobby” controlled social media apologized for his remarks in an Aug. 4 letter, but the Jewish state says it is not enough. Read more
Grandmother with Jemima on Gold medal-winning walk
August 7, 2022 by AAP
When Jemima Montag’s bracelet clinked against her wrist as she claimed 10,000m race walk gold, she could feel her late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, there with her. Read more
20 Melbourne teens join Diller Teen Fellowship
August 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Bethlehem’s lost Banksy appears in Israel
A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in an art gallery in Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed. Read more
Gaza-area closures enter third day as Israel prepares for possible conflict
August 5, 2022 by JNS
Roads around the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip remained closed on Thursday for the third straight day amid concerns of possible retaliation for the arrest in Jenin on Monday of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) figure. Read more
NIS 3m for children in lockdown near Gaza Strip
August 5, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The government will allocate a budget of about NIS 3 million (A$1,292,000) to fund vacations for the children of the Gaza Strip
locked in their homes for the past three days without being able to enjoy the summer vacation due to an Islamic Jihad threat. Read more
Come visit Mr Albanese
August 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning, thanking him for his commitment to the State of Israel and Australia’s commitment to the fight against antisemitism and BDS. Read more
‘The Phoenix’: IAF unveils new advanced remotely piloted aircraft system
August 4, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) unveiled this week the 144th “Phoenix” squadron which will operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), and deploy new and advanced technologies focused on intelligence collection and support for the maneuvering ground units. Read more
Homelessness Week: Technology and Collaboration is the way Plans succeed
August 4, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2022 Homelessness Week’s theme this year is ‘We need a Plan’, which is evident as awareness is raised about the 116,000 Australians who are homeless at any given night. Read more
Lapid welcomes US’ targeting of Al-Qaida commander Al-Zawahiri
August 4, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid has congratulated US President Joe Biden, the US Military, and “all who took part in the successful American operation” targeting Al-Qaida commander Ayman al-Zawahiri. Read more
