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
IDF shells targets in Syria, state media reports
February 23, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF shelled targets Quneitra area in Syria on Tuesday night, the country reported. Read more
Jewish communities send well wishes to Queen after positive COVID test
Members of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom have wished Queen Elizabeth a speedy recovery after Buckingham Palace revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19. Read more
Israeli birth rate on decline, government data shows
With 4,709 fewer births recorded in 2020, Israel’s birth rate declined 2.6 percent over the previous year, according to data released from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel must ‘speak out’ against Iran deal
February 23, 2022 by JNS
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that the nuclear agreement being finalized between world powers and Iran in Vienna would give Iran a path to a nuclear weapon and urged Israeli decision-makers to actively campaign against it. Read more
Rabbi in Ukraine assists Jewish residents who want to leave for Israel
“After a tense Shabbat, tonight was relatively quiet, and I hope this is a sign of things to come, despite the fact that gunfire has already resumed,” said Aryeh Schwartz, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi in Donetsk, Ukraine. Read more
After relocating envoy to Lviv, Israel calls on its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately
February 23, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke on Tuesday with Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky and embassy staff who recently arrived at the city of Lviv, after leaving Kyiv overnight. Read more
Abramovich partners with Yad Vashem
February 23, 2022 by Simmy Allen
Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem and Roman Abramovich announced today a new long-term strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Yad Vashem’s endeavours in the areas of Holocaust research and remembrance. Read more
Bennett basher Kati Piasecki joins Knesset as Meretz MK
February 23, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Meretz party’s Kati Piasecki will soon become a member of the Knesset. She will replace Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi who was appointed Israel’s new consular general in Shanghai. Read more
Controversial conversion-reform bill passes major hurdle
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation gave a green light on Sunday for the highly controversial conversion bill spearheaded by Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana. Read more
75 new immigrants arrive in Israel from Ukraine
February 22, 2022 by JNS
“Everyone is just talking about the war,” said Yana Koblenko from Ukraine, who arrived in Israel on Sunday with a plane of 74 other new immigrants. “Until the last minute, I was worried the flight would be cancelled.” Read more
59% of Israelis hide their Jewish identity while abroad, new anti-semitism survey shows
Some 28% of Israeli Jews ages 18-29 are either “very much” or “extremely” afraid for their personal safety as a Jew travelling abroad, and 59% of Israelis hide their Jewish identity while out of the country, according to a new survey released on Monday by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Read more
3,200-year-old shipwrecked cargo off Israel’s coast evidences significant trading links in Mediterranean basin
February 22, 2022 by TPS-IL
The Late Bronze Age of the Mediterranean Sea basin is known as an era characterized by complex supra-regional relations and diplomacy, with trade and exchange of gifts being common practices. Read more
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
