Jessica Fox strikes Gold
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jessica Fox has done it. She has won her first Olympic gold medal, taking out the women’s canoe slalom C1 final. Read more
The 2021 census is coming
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
How many Jews live in the Outback? To find out, we’d need the Australian census which is arriving in two weeks. Read more
“Israel Go”, a funding initiative providing financial support for Gap Year Programs in Israel
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has launched a new two-year pilot program– Israel Go – which provides financial support for young adults to participate in gap year Israel programs in 2022 and 2023. Read more
NGOs aiding terrorists in the Gaza Strip
July 28, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, operating in the Gaza Strip have assisted Hamas and other terrorist groups in pretending that terrorists killed during fighting with Israel were really innocent civilians. Read more
Iranian judo defector Mollaei dedicates Olympics silver medal to Israel
July 28, 2021 by JNS
Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei, who now represents Mongolia, dedicated his silver medal to the State of Israel after the match on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. Read more
Second judoka refuses to compete against Israeli opponent in Tokyo Olympics
July 28, 2021 by JNS
A second judoka dropped out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in order to avoid facing an opponent from Israel. Read more
Iranian judoka, Israeli coach record message about peace, friendship in sports
July 28, 2021 by JNS
Iranian judoka Vahid Sarlak and Israel’s national women’s judo coach Shani Hershko filmed a message about keeping politics out of sports at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Read more
Iranians shout ‘death to the dictator’ as countrywide protests spread to Tehran
July 28, 2021 by JNS
Protests in Iran over water shortages spread to the country’s capital on Monday, with demonstrators in Tehran shouting “death to the dictator,” AP reported. Read more
First orangutan in 11 years born in Israeli zoo
July 28, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
A new orangutan has been born at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in Israel. Read more
Iranian dissident delegation meets with Israeli Foreign Ministry
July 27, 2021 by David Isaac
It was billed as the first Iranian delegation to Israel since the fall of the Shah 42 years earlier. Read more
Queensland community calling for new legislation to combat Jew-hatred
July 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Hatred against Jews in Queensland is increasing and the community states laws must change so those who incite animosity or engage in harassment or intimidation on the basis of someone’s race, religion, sexuality or gender are punished. Read more
‘Ben & Jerry’s will regret the day they boycotted Israel’
July 26, 2021 by Agencies
The decision by ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s to pull its business beyond the Green Line means that under U.S. law its parent company, Unilever, has lost the right to protect the brand’s trademark in Judea and Samaria, the Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center announced over the weekend. Read more
Secord expresses alarm at antisemitic conspiracy theorists at anti-lock down rally
July 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Legendary Jewish stand-up comedian Jackie Mason dies at 93
Jackie Mason, a former rabbi who went from Catskills comic to hit one-man shows, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. Read more
Avishag Semberg takes bronze in taekwondo, Israel’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport
July 26, 2021 by JNS
Israeli athlete Avishag Semberg won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. Read more
Ilan Kidron, The Choice Foundation and JCA produce the theme song for the Paralympics
July 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Ilan Kidron has written and performed the music Channel 7 will promote the Paralympics. Read more
Blinken discusses antisemitism, Babi Yar with Sharansky and Lieberman
July 25, 2021 by JNS
Representatives of the supervisory board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre Natan Sharansky and former Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman met on Thursday with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C. Read more
Israelis murdered at 1972 Munich Olympics honoured in moment of silence in Tokyo
Israeli Olympic team members who were slaughtered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics were remembered with a moment of silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Read more
Moriah takes action
July 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Expulsion, discipline and police intervention have followed the widespread revelation of trespassing online schooling and videos being published on social media showing what appears to be drug-taking. Read more
Athletes Say NO to Antisemitism
July 23, 2021 by Agencies
To coincide with the Olympic Games, International March of the Living, Maccabi World Union and the Maccabiah are launching a global campaign to combat the exponential rise of antisemitism around the world. Read more
Iranian dissidents visit Israel
July 23, 2021 by Agencies
Senior NSW politician adds his voice to listing Hezbollah as 100% terrorist group in Australia
July 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism has thrown his support behind a growing campaign to list the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Read more
Israeli scientists devise novel method for rapid repair of peripheral nerve injuries
July 23, 2021 by TPS-IL
Bar-Ilan University researchers have successfully developed nerve guidance conduits filled with “smart gel” that accelerate the regeneration of torn nerve fibres, enabling the rapid repair of peripheral nerve injuries. Read more
Director of opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics fired over Holocaust jokes
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre condemned antisemitic jokes made by Japanese comedian Kentaro Kobayashi, who was to be the show director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Read more
Our Jewish Australian Olympians
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire Staff
Jessica Fox, Gemima Montag and Steven Solomon will compete in the Tokyo Olympics with the Opening Ceremony scheduled for tomorrow. Read more
Barca chief plants a tree
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
Joan Laporta, current president of the world-famous Barcelona Football Club, has been hosted by the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) at an honorary tree planting ceremony at KKL-JNF’s Eshtaol Forest. Read more
Jewish-Muslim activities “more important than ever”
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
Jeremy Jones, the Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says that meeting with, dialoguing with and engaging with Muslim communities is “more important than ever”. Read more
Ayelet Shaked visits Ben & Jerry’s Israel factory in show of support
July 22, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked yesterday visited the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Israel in a show of support of its CEO, Avi Zinger, who is fighting the parent company’s recent decision to halt sales in Judea and Samaria. Read more
For 2nd time in week, IAF hits targets in Syria – State Media
July 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed Hezbollah targets in the Homs area in Syria on Wednesday night, the country’s state media reported, and there are reports of casualties in the attack. Read more
160 new immigrants from France arrive in Israel amid surge in ‘aliyah’
July 22, 2021 by JNS
A group of 160 new French immigrants to Israel arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport yesterday aboard a special aliyah flight from Paris organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration. Read more
