Banning of the swastika in NSW a step closer
February 22, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism and deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Walt Secord has welcomed the report of the parliamentary inquiry into his bill which bans the display of Nazi symbols – saying the legislation moved a step closer to becoming law in NSW. Read more
Shield Dome, advanced maritime version of Iron Dome Defence System, tests successfully
February 22, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF and Israel’s defence industries have successfully completed a complex series of experiments with the “Shield Dome,” defence system, the Ministry of Defence announced Monday. Read more
Israel to allow unvaccinated foreign nationals admission to country from March 1
February 21, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz have determined that the Coronavirus situation in Israel has improved enough that the country can now ease travel restrictions and reopen to foreign tourism. Read more
Israel warns its citizens war in Ukraine may be ‘swift and harsh’
February 21, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel again issued a stern warning to its citizens in Ukraine and called on them to leave the country as soon as possible as “the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine may be swift and harsh.” Read more
Hamas proscribed as a terrorist organisation in its entirety: more political support
February 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Federal Member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma MP, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of its intention to list Hamas as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code in its entirety. Read more
Government accused of racial discrimination
February 18, 2022 by AAP
A racial discrimination complaint of a Palestinian-Australian man against the federal government for its support of Israel has been accepted by the country’s Human Rights Commission. Read more
Harry Triguboff announces strategic partnership with Hartman Institute
February 18, 2022 by Asher Gold
A proclamation formalizing a strategic partnership between the Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute and the Shalom Hartman Institute was signed this week in a ceremony held at the Hartman campus in Jerusalem. Read more
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets PM Bennett: ‘Israel’s security is an imperative for America’s security
February 18, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Thursday with a Democratic Congressional delegation led by House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more
Ayelet Shaked added to UIA Summit line up
February 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA has announced that its guest speaker for the opening night of Summit UIA wll be Ayelet Shaked, Israel’s Interior Minister. Shaked will headline the ‘Politics’-themed session on Sunday 27 February at 7pm AEST. Read more
Israel’s JNF and Chad join forces to combat climate crisis and desertification
February 18, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the Republic of Chad in Central Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote cooperation and the sharing of knowledge between them in the areas of water resource management, sustainable agriculture, forestry and the combat of desertification. Read more
Hollywood star John Voight: Ancient Shiloh is ‘one of holier sites’
February 18, 2022 by TPS-IL
Hollywood star Jon Voight was in Israel’s Binyamin region on Thursday visiting the Ancient Shiloh heritage site and the site of the Tabernacle. Read more
International Jewish literature collaboration
February 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Library of Israel (NLI) have announced a new collaboration that will promote their shared vision to further cultivate a vibrant international Jewish literary culture and community. Read more
US House Speaker Pelosi hosted by President Herzog, visits Knesset
February 17, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has had a full first day as she visits the State of Israel. Read more
Hamas in its entirety to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
February 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Government has proscribed Hamas in its entirity as a terrorist organisationas well as naming three new groups and extending the listings of others. Read more
Labor silent on BDS, outspoken on “apartheid” Israel
February 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Media, politicians from both sides of the divide, have made strong criticisms of Labor’s Senator Susan Lines following a speech in which she supported Amnesty International report branding Israel as an “apartheid” state. Read more
Illegal Arab residents of Sheikh Jarrah preparing for ‘Great Evacuation,’ disappointed with Hamas
February 16, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in eastern Jerusalem is becoming a “fortified compound” following the establishment of MK Itamar Ben Gvir’s office. Read more
Israel stands with the people of Tonga
February 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Humanitarian supplies donated by Israel’s Agency for International Development and Cooperation, MASHAV, and The Embassy of Israel in Australia have been delivered to Tonga by the Royal Australian Air Force. Read more
Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Holocaust survivors, dies at age 75
February 16, 2022 by JNS
Jewish producer and director Ivan Reitman died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Montecito, California, at the age of 75, his family told The Associated Press. Read more
Top Turkish delegation to visit Israel
February 16, 2022 by JNS
A delegation of top Turkish leaders will arrive in Israel this week, ahead of a planned visit by President Isaac Herzog to the country, the president’s office said. Read more
SUMMIT UIA: Book now for a campaign with a difference
February 15, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
UIA shares with the community its planned annual event for 2022: Summit UIA. Read more
Head of UN probe on Israel asked to resign after her anti-Israel bias exposed
February 15, 2022 by TPS-IL
The head of a new United Nations (UN) inquiry into the IDF’s counterterrorism Operation Guardian of the Walls against Hamas in May was accused Monday of “making prejudicial statements” on the issues under investigation, “compromising her impartiality,” and was asked to recuse herself in a legal brief filed today with the UN by a Geneva watchdog group, which has also launched an online petition campaign. Read more
Anti-Israel group compels Dutch universities to reveal Jewish, Israeli connections
February 15, 2022 by JNS
Administrators at more than a dozen universities in the Netherlands are complying with a freedom of information request filed by a pro-Palestinian organization to make public lists of their connections to Jewish and Israeli organizations and universities. Read more
Bennett receives warm welcome in Bahrain
February 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has landed in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on his first official visit to the country. Read more
Collectors livid as auction site vows to prohibit sale of Nazi artifacts
February 14, 2022 by JNS
The fight against the auctioning of Nazi artifacts took another turn over the weekend, as popular auction website “Bidspirit” announced a total ban on the sale of Nazi items. Any auction houses violating the ban will be removed from Bidspirit’s website, it warned.
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Study: Women twice as likely as men to experience COVID vaccine side effects
February 14, 2022 by JNS
Women experience nearly twice as many adverse events following inoculation with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as men, a new Israeli study published in the peer-reviewed journal Vaccines showed. Read more
Mathias Cormann meets Israeli cabinet
February 14, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, Mathias Cormann, attended the meeting of Israel’s Cabinet Sunday morning. Read more
Israel calls on its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately, prepares for emergency evacuations
February 13, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has elevated its travel warning to Ukraine and has called on Israeli citizens to leave the country immediately, following a situational assessment that took place Saturday and as the US warned Russia will invade the country in the coming days. Read more
Belgium museum returns Nazi-looted painting to Jewish heirs
February 13, 2022 by JNS
Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts has returned a painting to the great-grandchildren of a Jewish couple who owned the artwork before it was stolen by the Nazis, reported Reuters. Read more
Palestinians furious with PA over corruption, suspension of hospital construction
February 13, 2022 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, face sharp criticism for stopping the construction of a new Palestinian hospital to treat cancer patients, even though the funds were already raised for the project. Read more
Corbyn to join webinar affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood
February 13, 2022 by JNS
Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is scheduled to participate in a webinar that will feature extremist figures affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Read more
