Dr Quentin Tarantino
June 14, 2022 by Tali Aronsky
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino received an honorary degree–“Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa”–from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) at a festive ceremony during the 85th Board of Governors (BOG) meeting. Read more
Yamina faction chair quits coalition increasing odds for new elections
June 14, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Coalition MK and the leader of that party’s faction in the Knesset, Nir Orbach, has announced his intention to withdraw as a member of Israel’s current coalition government. Read more
Forgive us – omitted on the Queen’s Birthday awards list
June 13, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
As expected, we have missed a couple of recipients of the Queen’s birthday awards list. Sorry to Graham and Deborah Read more
Israel testing robotic unmanned vehicle armed with drones
June 13, 2022 by TPS-IL
Israel will begin testing an unmanned Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (M-RCV), developed by the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), the Tank and APC Directorate, and Israeli security industries, the Ministry of Defene announced today. Read more
Abbas to US envoy: ‘Our goal is to get rid of the occupation’
June 13, 2022 by JNS
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas hosted a U.S. delegation on Saturday led by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf. Read more
Queen’s Birthday Honours – the Jewish list for 2022
June 12, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
The percentage of women receiving awards today across Australia is 45%. Within the Jewish community, the percentage is 43%. Among those to receive their awards in the coming weeks is a Melbourne woman who will collect her partner’s. He died in August 2021 and she was awarded an OAM in January but did not receive it physically. This time she will be presented with her own award and her late partner’s.
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Jake signs with Sydney FC
June 12, 2022 by Jonathan Benjamin
Jake Girdwood-Reich picked up Sydney FC’s Rising Star Award at the club’s annual awards night on the weekend. Read more
Hitting Iranian weapons, Israel bombed and damaged Damascus International Airport
June 12, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted an airstrike against Iranian targets on Friday and bombed the Damascus International Airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported (SOHR). Read more
Israel slams Norway’s decision to label products from ‘Areas Occupied by Israel’
June 12, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has threatened Norway with a shift in diplomatic ties after it announced it will label Israeli products coming from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights. Read more
$28 million for NSW multicultural communities
June 12, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Major faith group leaders in NSW have commended the Perrottet Government after it was set to announce a record budget spend on NSW’s multicultural communities and the introduction of a Religious Communities Advisory Council. Read more
Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup
June 10, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month. Read more
Lowy Institute unpack Ukraine crisis Moriah Foundation Lowy Institute Dinner
June 10, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Moriah Foundation and Foundation Circle Members attended the annual Moriah Foundation Lowy Institute Dinner with Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow, Dr Bobo Lo, in conversation with Lowy Institute Executive Director, Dr Michael Fullilove, discussing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on global security. Read more
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan meets Pope Francis in the Vatican
June 10, 2022 by TPS-IL
On Thursday, Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan has had a rare private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis in the Vatican.
Torah hidden in 1941 Iraqi riots presented to a Samarian synagogue
Over eight decades after Yitzhak witnessed as a boy the Farhud, the anti-Jewish riots in Iraq, he has presented an ancient Torah scroll saved from the riots to the synagogue at Havat Yair in Samaria, where his grandchildren live today. Read more
IDF to open new elite units for women soldiers
June 9, 2022 by JNS
Israel Defence Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has begun a screening process for women soldiers who wish to serve in combat units previously only open to male personnel, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday. Read more
‘Clear Warning’: Israel welcomes IAEA’s censuring of Iran’s nuclear activities
June 9, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has welcomed the resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling on Iran to urgently fulfil its legal obligations in the context of its safeguards violations. Read more
Israel unveils ‘Negba’ combat vehicle project for Special Forces
Israel unveiled the Negba project in which the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP) in the Israel Ministry of Defense will purchase hundreds of combat vehicles from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the use of IDF’s Special Units. Read more
Israel contemplating fifth COVID vaccine as number of infections rises
June 9, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s health system is contemplating the administration of a fifth Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, as the number of new cases has significantly risen in recent days. Read more
Israel’s Ambassador to UN elected Vice President of General Assembly
June 8, 2022 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan was elected on Tuesday to serve as Vice President of the 77th UN General Assembly for the coming year, despite opposition from Iran and Syria. Read more
JCA campaign hits $4.5m milestone
June 8, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At lunchtime yesterday, NSW’s JCA campaign hit the $4.5m mark. Read more
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel: Report condemned by the US
June 8, 2022 by AAP
An independent commission of inquiry set up by the United Nations Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war says Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state. Read more
JNF says ‘toda’ to 106-yr-old for smuggling Iranian Jewish youth to Israel
June 8, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Haroz, born in 1915, was a Zionist activist who risked his life to send Jewish youths from Iran to Israel. Recently, he received a certificate of appreciation from KKL – JNF for his contribution to the Jewish community. Read more
‘This year we took fight to our enemies’: Bennett extols own security successes
June 8, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday to summarize his government’s first year in office, which he claimed was the best for Israel in years. Read more
Bennett’s coalition loses two crucial votes – election on the horizon
June 7, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The coalition, led by Naftali Bennett, lost two crucial votes at the Knesset’s plenum on Monday night, pushing it toward its collapse and elections in Israel. Read more
Activating Operation Tzur Israel: Reuniting Ethiopian Olim with their families
June 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week, 360 Ethiopian olim landed at Ben Gurion airport as part of the second phase of Operation Tzur Israel. Read more
‘I Felt Like I was in a Foreign Country for a Moment’: The Battle Against the PLO Flag in Israel
June 7, 2022 by TPS-IL
Is there something about the Palestinian flag that merits the new law restricting its display in Israel? Israelis on both sides of the question weigh in. Read more
Tasmania joins push to outlaw Nazi symbols
June 7, 2022 by AAP
The Tasmanian government will introduce laws to outlaw the display of Nazi symbols. Read more
At each side of the court
June 7, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
A Shavuot message from Mark Coure, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism
June 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
I send my best wishes to everyone in the Jewish community in New South Wales celebrating Shavuot, or the Festival of Weeks. Read more
120 Aussies on Gap Year Programs in the Arava
June 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the first of its kind, 120 participants from all of the Zionist Youth Movements as well as from Israel By Choice travelled to the Arava in Israel’s south for a three-day seminar in the Arava. Read more
