Religious discrimination bill overhauled
November 17, 2021 by AAP
Schools would receive legal protection to hire staff on the basis of faith under a bill expected to go to federal parliament as early as next week. Read more
Premier Daniel Andrews accuses opposition leader Matthew Guy of being “beholden to neo-Nazis”
November 17, 2021 by AAP
The “small, ugly mob” of protesters camped on the steps of Victorian parliament will not stop the government’s proposed pandemic laws, Premier Daniel Andrews says. Read more
At donors conference, Israel warns UNRWA is the problem, not the solution
November 17, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Several countries came together in Brussels yesterday to state political and financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as Israeli officials warned that UNRWA is the problem, not the solution and that it propagates antisemitism and terrorism in its classrooms. Read more
Ahead of Chanukah: Hellenistic fortress destroyed by Hasmoneans uncovered in Judea
November 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Hellenistic fortified structure destroyed and burned by Hasmoneans during the Maccabean wars has been recently uncovered during excavations in the Judean Shephelah, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Tuesday. Read more
PA formulating massive aid package for eastern Jerusalem
November 17, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Palestinian Authority (PA) government announced during its weekly meeting a series of assistance programs for eastern Jerusalem in education, housing, security, energy, and infrastructure development. Read more
Knesset Committee Chair calls ‘Jewishness Investigation’ procedure in rabbinical courts ‘Invasive and humiliating’
November 17, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Knesset Committee on Special National Infrastructure Projects and Jewish Religious Services has held a meeting to look into the issue of “Jews of doubtful status?” Read more
Israel crowns Miss Holocaust Survivor, 86
November 17, 2021 by AAP
An 86-year-old great-grandmother has been crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” in an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honour women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide. Read more
Adelaide educator receives Gandel Award
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Stacey Moros, Head of History at St Michael’s College in Adelaide, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Gandel Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education (Gandel Award). Read more
Rabbi Genende receives General Sir John Monash Award
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Ralph Genende’s positive impact across the community has been recognised at the JCCV AGM this week. Read more
Redefining the The Jewish Community Council of Victoria
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Closer ties with community partners and aligning more strongly with affiliates has been a strategic focus this year for the JCCV. Read more
Maccabi Australia endorses IHRA definition of antisemitism
November 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Maccabi Australia board has unanimously endorsed the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism supported by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
Israel dispatches senior diplomat to help in release of couple held in Turkey
November 16, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Ministry has decided to send Consular Division head Rina Djerassi to Istanbul on Monday to augment efforts to secure the release of the Israeli couple Mordy and Natali Oaknin, tourists who were arrested by Turkish authorities and are possibly facing espionage charges after taking a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s residence. Read more
South Africa drops support for ‘Miss Universe’ contestant for refusing to boycott Israel
November 16, 2021 by JNS
The South African government withdrew its support for its contestant for the “Miss Universe” pageant to take place next month in the resort city of Eilat because she refuses to abide by a boycott against Israel, reported Reuters. Read more
Religious discrimination laws edge closer
November 15, 2021 by AAP
The Morrison government is expected to bring its religious discrimination laws to parliament as early as next week. Read more
Lapid condemns ‘horrifying antisemitic incident’ in Poland
Nationalist protesters called for Jews to be killed or expelled from Poland at a rally in the central Polish city of Kalisz on Thursday…write Erez Linn and Ariel Kahana. Read more
Hamas wants prisoner exchange deal signed before the PA elections
November 15, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A source in the PLO told TPS on Sunday “Hamas is interested in signing an exchange of prisoners and prisoners with Israel before talks begin on the formation of a unity government or elections in the Palestinian Authority.” Read more
Inquiry to ABC/SBS complaints procedure
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the Senate Inquiry set up to examine the way both the ABC and SBS deal with complaints from the public. Read more
Frydenberg lashes out at protestors portraying premier as a Nazi
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hundreds of protestors descended on Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday condemning legislation before the Victorian gogernment to give Premier Dan Andrews to declare a pandemic and his health minister to order mandated vaccines and lockdowns. Read more
PLO Central Committee demands Abbas renounces recognition of Israel
November 15, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A source in the PLO has told TPS that the PLO Central Committee is pressuring its Executive Committee and its chairman, Abu Mazen, to renounce recognition of Israel before the end of the year of time that Abu Mazen had given Israel to withdraw from the Judea and Samaria. Read more
IVF and egg freezing according to Jewish law
November 15, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) has hosted a ZOOM event dedicated to understanding the nuanced Jewish law and Halachic requirements of IVF and egg freezing. Read more
ZFA Plenary Conference
November 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia will hold its Plenary Conference on Sunday 21 November, online. The conference will gather Jewish leaders including student and Zionist youth movement leaders from around the country to discuss challenges facing the Australian Jewish community and the State of Israel. Read more
Brisbane commemorates Kristallnacht
November 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 100 southeast Queensland residents have attended a moving Kristallnacht service at the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation. Read more
Murderer of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll sentenced to life
A French court on Wednesday sentenced Yacine Mihoub to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for 22 years, for the 2018 murder of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll. A second man, Alexander Carrimbacus, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for theft with antisemitic intent. Read more
Israel approves COVID-19 vaccination for 5- to 11-year-olds
November 12, 2021 by JNS
Israel has approved coronavirus vaccination for children aged 5 to 11, the Health Ministry announced in a press conference on Wednesday night. Read more
What does Judaism say about assisted suicide?
November 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the New South Wales Parliament begins to debate legalising assisted suicide, the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales is giving an opportunity for the community to hear the Jewish view. Read more
‘Cynical use of human rights’: PFLP operative convicted of fundraising for terrorism through civil organisation
November 11, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Juana Rashmawi, a Palestinian Authority resident with Spanish citizenship, was convicted on Wednesday in a plea deal at the military court in Judea and Samaria after she admitted that she served as a fundraiser for an organization called the “Union of Health Work Committees” (UHWC). Read more
Israel’s ambassador welcomed by Te Arawa Iwi in Rotarua
According to the local elders of Ohinemutu who attended the Business and Innovation Hui with the Israeli ambassador last week, it was a momentous occasion to formally welcome the first Ambassador to Rotorua and onto the renowned local meeting house ‘Tama-te-Kapua’. Read more
Owner of supermarket chain Rami Levy forcibly removed from Knesset Economic Affairs Committee contentious hearing on the cost of living
November 11, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee on Wednesday held what became a combative hearing on the issue of high prices in Israel’s marketplace. Read more
Report: UK cuts UNRWA funding by more than 50 percent due to incitement
Britain has cut its funding of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees by a little more than 50 percent, according to a report in The Guardian. Read more
Sheikh Jarrah family agrees to return home to Jewish owners
With an Israeli High Court decision in the Sheikh Jarrah-Shimon HaTzadik eviction dispute still pending, another Arab family living in the eastern Jerusalem neighbourhood has reached an agreement with the Jewish owners of its home to hand over the property. Read more
