Ukraine repeatedly votes against Israel in U.N. but is making demands

Ukraine’s Embassy in Israel has launched a campaign against the Jewish State accusing it of not providing Ukrainian citizens with prostatic limbs “only because they are Ukrainians.” Read more

Another Fox takes to the water

Australia’s Noemie Fox is stepping out from the shadows of her Olympic canoe champion sister Jessica, making a name for herself in the extreme slalom event. Read more

Anne Frank: a unique day in Wellington

A new memorial to Anne Frank has brought together a unique gathering of committed members of the Wellington community. Read more

Lithuanian art donor was a Nazi collaborator

Bronius “Bob” Sredersas, the former steelworker who donated his art collection to the City of Wollongong art gallery, was a collaborator working with the Nazis in his native Lithuania. Read more

David Spitzer, AKA ‘Yigal’, one of the last Lehi fighters, passes at 92

David Spitzer witnessed it all – he was a member of the Lehi underground and fought the British occupation before the establishment of the State of Israel and 1948, and accompanied the young country through its next seven decades until he passed away on Saturday, at the age of 92. Read more

IDF rejects latest ‘biased’ inquiry into death of Al Jazeera reporter

The IDF again called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to conduct a joint investigation into the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and transfer the bullet from which she was shot for an Israeli examination, and rejected the most recent “biased” Al Jazeera inquiry that blamed Israel for her death. Read more

Renovation work in Poland finds 60 Jewish tombstones near old Gestapo building

Dozens of Jewish tombstones were discovered this week in the Polish town of Radzyń Podlaski (also known as Radin), about 35 miles from Lublin, near a building that had been used as headquarters for the Gestapo during the years of World War II and the Holocaust. Read more

IDF bombs Hamas targets in response to rocket attack

The IDF bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Gazan terrorists launched a rocket toward Israel. Read more

TAU president to make his first Australian visit

The president of Tel Aviv University Professor Ariel Porat will make his first visit to Australia nex week. Read more

Israeli Education Ministry freezes youth trips to Poland Holocaust sites

The Israeli Education Ministry is freezing youth trips to Holocaust sites in Poland, according to Israeli media reports. Read more

105 years after his death, Israeli group begins search for Australian soldier

A group of 30 Israelis has set out on a journey in southern Israel to find the burial place of an Australian soldier killed in battle 105 years earlier as the British Empire tried to gain control of the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire, the Walla news website reported on Wednesday. Read more

Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog named next Chair of the Jewish Agency

The Nominating Committee of The Jewish Agency has recommended the nomination of Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog, 71, as its candidate for the position of Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for the next four years. Read more

Over 100 Jewish, Muslim, Christian medics train together in Israel

United Hatzalah of Israel has held a mass casualty incident training exercise in Ramla, with more than 100 emergency medical service personnel, including 17 ambulance teams and first responders on ambucycles. Read more

Time to help the helper – JCCV appeal

In the last 12 months, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has spoken up on behalf of Victorian Jews in many important areas and added the community’s voice to significant debates. Read more

Coalition Votes Against Economic Plan Bennett Campaigned On – and Loses

Israel’s coalition registered another defeat at the Knesset plenum on Wednesday evening when the opposition put forward a segment of the economic plan Prime Minister Naftali Bennett promoted while campaigning, and the coalition lost the vote against it.

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Men at work vests on the Hakoah site at last

The Sydney White City Project Director Robert Woolf has handed over the key to the site to Parkview Constructions, who will build the new Hakoah. Read more

Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty

An Israeli court has convicted a Gaza aid worker of several terrorism charges in a high-profile case in which his employer, independent auditors and the Australian government say they have found no evidence of wrongdoing. Read more

Outrage as Bennett orders postponement in demolition of terrorist’s home until after Biden’s visit

The IDF has postponed the demolition of a terrorist’s home by several weeks until after President Joe Biden visits Israel in mid-July so as not to antagonize him or stir up security tensions in the Jenin area. Read more

Australia’s new government rejects UN Right Council focus on Israel

Addressing fellow delegates following the release of the first report by the UNHRC’s Commission of Inquiry into alleged Israeli human rights abuses in Geneva,  Australia’s ambassador to the U.N. Amanda Gorely expressed the Australian government’s  “fundamental concerns” about the permanent inquiry and the “disproportionate scrutiny” of Israel. Read more

White House confirms Biden to arrive in Israel on July 13

The White House on Tuesday confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia between July 13 and July 16. Read more

Leaders request Israel to commemorate global Jewish terror victims

Heads of major Jewish organizations, led by the Jewish Agency for Israel, delivered a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calling on the Israeli government to designate those killed in anti-Semitic incidents outside of Israel as official victims of terror. Read more

South African pro-Palestinian group calls for Justin Bieber to boycott Israel

Pop-music singer Justin Bieber is being threatened with being cancelled by an anti-Israel group in South Africa if the artist goes ahead with his planned tour stop in Israel. Read more

Israel joins the Invictus Games

Israel, Colombia, and Nigeria are the three newest members of the newly developed Invictus Community of Nations, bringing the total number of community nations to 23. Read more

Israeli scientists uncover traces of fire dating over 800,000 years

Israel scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, using an advanced, innovative method they developed to detect nonvisual traces of fire, have seen the usage of fire at least 800,000 years ago, one of the earliest known pieces of evidence for the use of fire. Read more

Tributes to Lady Anna Cowen

Tributes have received the passing of Lady Anna Cowen who was the widow of former Australian Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen. Read more

Innovative exhibition focusing child survivors of the Holocaust

With funding from the Gandel Foundation, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) is designing a permanent exhibition with award-winning Art Processors to engage young visitors with the lessons of the Holocaust. Read more

Yair Lapid promises ‘whoever harms Israelis visiting Turkey will pay’

Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid called on Israelis not to travel to Turkey in light of the continuing terrorist threat posed by Iranian agents in that country. Also on Monday, Israel’s National Security Council raised its travel warning for Istanbul to its highest level, level 4. Read more

Masada hosts inaugural Jewish Educators’ Professional Learning Symposium

Sydney’s Masada College, together with The University of Sydney, welcomed 80 Jewish educators from across Sydney to the inaugural Jewish Educators’ Professional Learning Symposium. Read more

Austria, US, UK and 19 Countries against Human Rights Council’s Commission accusing Israel of human rights violations

Austria, the US, the United Kingdom, and another 19 countries from around the world have published a strong statement against the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following Operation Guardian of the Walls. Read more

Australian extremism focus ‘myopic’

A “myopic” focus on Islamist extremism in Australia since 2001’s September 11 attacks in the United States has come at the expense of monitoring the far-right movement, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told. Read more

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