Supreme Court freezes Sheikh Jarrah evictions
March 2, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Supreme Court of Israel Tuesday issued a ruling freezing any evictions of the Arab families who are currently living in Jewish owned homes in the Shimon HaTsadik neighbourhood in Jerusalem known as Sheikh Jarrah in Arabic. Read more
PA remains silent on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
March 2, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas have maintained silence and prefer not to comment on the war in Ukraine due to the fear that taking a stand with one of the sides will harm their interests. Read more
Eddie Jaku on the NSW Multicultural Honour Roll
March 2, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eddie Jaku has been inducted onto the 2022 Multicultural Honour Roll at the NSW Premier’s Harmony Dinner for his lifelong work in the Jewish community. Read more
Israeli lawmaker to Ukraine Jews: ‘our home is your home’
March 2, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Ukrainian Jews “should consider [Israel] a national home, mainly in times of crisis,” and of Israel “should be prepared to absorb them in the best possible manner,” Member of Knesset Alex Kushnir stated during Monday’s meeting of the Finance Committee on immigration to Israel from Ukraine. Read more
Bennett holds first official meeting with Progressive Jewish leaders in six years
March 1, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with leaders of the Conservative and Reform Jewish organizations, from both Israel and abroad, at his office in Jerusalem Monday. Read more
Israel to support UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
March 1, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel will co-sponsor and vote in favour of a resolution at the United Nations condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “together with a decisive majority of the world’s countries,” Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced Monday during a briefing to reporters. Read more
Yad Vashem: keep Nazis out of Russia-Ukraine War
March 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, called on all parties to refrain from the use of terminology related to the Holocaust and analogies to Nazi Germany when relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more
World Zionist Organization to create space for 1000 Ukrainian families in new portable structures
March 1, 2022 by Michael Jankelowitz
The Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization is initiating a move to place about 1,000 new portable structures (large and permanent caravans) throughout the rural areas of Israel for the benefit of the absorption of new immigrants (olim) from Ukraine. Read more
Meet Gillian Wess
March 1, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
Gillian Wess has recently been appointed as the CEO of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. She talks with J-Wire. Read more
Israel balancing its ties with Kyiv, Moscow
February 28, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened the Cabinet on Sunday evening and led a two-hour discussion on the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the situation for Israel, including the diplomatic and economic aspects, the absorption of immigrants, and other issues. Read more
Israel dispatches ambassador to Warsaw, transfers Ukraine embassy staff to Poland
February 28, 2022 by JNS
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced on Saturday that he had instructed ambassador-designate to Poland Yacov Livne to leave for Warsaw ahead of schedule. Read more
Jewish Agency opens six ‘aliyah’-processing complexes on Ukraine borders
February 28, 2022 by JNS
The Jewish Agency for Israel has opened six aliyah-processing stations at Ukrainian borders, the agency said on Saturday night. Read more
Israel sending 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
February 28, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel will send 100 tons of humanitarian equipment to civilians affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced. Read more
Russia’s President Putin and PM Bennett discuss war in Ukraine, Bennett offers to mediate
February 28, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday and updated him about “the course of the special military operation to protect Donbass,” the Kremlin press service reported. Read more
NZJC calls for help for Ukraine’s Jews
February 28, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
The New Zealand Jewish Council has launched a funds drive to finance help for Ukraine’s Jewish community. Read more
Swastika daubed on Josh Burns poster
February 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor MP Josh Burns took to Twitter to react to a photograph of him on a poster being daubed with a Hitleresque moustache and a swastika on his forehead. Read more
Israeli and Jewish organisations across the world rally in support of Ukraine’s Jews
February 27, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli and Jewish organizations from around the world have dispatched teams and aid to Ukraine and the countries surrounding it to assist the Israelis trapped in the country and help Jews who wish to make Aliyah (immigrate to Israel) following the Russian invasion of the country. Read more
Israel steps up operations to assist Israelis and Jews in Ukraine
February 27, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Ministry took several steps over the weekend to assist Israelis trapped in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. Read more
Ukrainian ambassador appeals for military aid, stronger sanctions amid Russian onslaught
February 27, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro
As Russian military forces bore down on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on Friday, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova spoke to over a hundred supporters and leadership of the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ) on Friday, calling for stronger sanctions and military aid to help Ukrainians repel the invasion. Read more
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know
February 27, 2022 by AAP
A current briefing from Associated Australian Press.
Fox, Delfour crowned Aust kayak champions
February 27, 2022 by AAP
Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox and dual Olympian Lucien Delfour have been crowned champions in the kayak finals at the Canoe Slalom Australian Open at Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Read more
Kyiv’s Jewish community watches with apprehension as Russia attacks Ukraine
February 25, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Jonathan Markovitch and his wife Inna are hoping for the best as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian cities. Hunkered down in Kyiv, where they run the Kyiv Jewish Center, the Markovitchs said they decided to stay in the city “because we have a flourishing community of 2,500 here that depend on us.” Read more
Israel’s Chief Rabbi to Ukraine Jews: We Stand With You
February 25, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Lau spoke on Thursday with Rabbi Moshe Asman and Rabbi Yaakov Bleich of Ukraine after Russia invaded the country and told them that “the people of Israel are by your side.” Read more
Israel’s FM Lapid: Russian attack on Ukraine ‘a serious violation of international order’
February 25, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Russian attack on Ukraine “is a serious violation of the international order,” and Israel “condemns the attack, and is ready and prepared to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated on Thursday, about seven hours after the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced. Read more
Russians, Ukrainians and Israelis protest invasion of Ukraine at Russian embassy in Tel Aviv
February 25, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Both Russians and Ukrainians living in Israel took to the streets of Tel Aviv Thursday night to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Israel’s UN envoy: If human rights orgs cared about human rights they would look to PA and Hamas
February 24, 2022 by TPS-IL
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a special debate on the Middle East on Wednesday, during which the Palestinian Ambassador accused Israel of being an “apartheid” numerous times, and Israel’s envoy responded by accusing the Palestinian Authority of hypocrisy and of human rights abuses. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Samuel Burmister – From Sport to Entertainment
February 24, 2022 by Features Desk
Samuel, known as Sam, was born in Estonia in 1897 and participated in the 1912 Olympics for Russia as a wrestler Read more
Qantas CEO and NRL star pay tribute to Holocaust Survivor Lotte Weiss
February 24, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Qantas boss Alan Joyce and dual international rugby star Timana Tahu were the guest speakers at the recent Memorial evening for Holocaust survivor Lotte Weiss – on the first anniversary of her passing in February 2021. Read more
David Emanuel: a fighter to the end
Well-loved David Emanuel was capped nine times as a Wallaby representing Australia in Rugby Union. On Monday, he passed away in Sydney at the age of 87 after a nine-month-long battle with cancer. Read more
Israel counts 10,000 COVID-19 dead
February 23, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel passed a grim milestone on Tuesday when it counted 10,001 Israelis who died of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country a bit over two years ago. Read more
