‘Fauda’ becomes first Israel TV show to be dubbed in Farsi
July 22, 2021 by Agencies
Critically acclaimed Israeli TV series Fauda is about to mark another historical achievement by being dubbed into Farsi. Read more
‘Understanding and knowing the truth’: 10 ambassadors tour Gaza Strip border and Hamas terror tunnel
July 22, 2021 by TPS-IL
A delegation of 10 ambassadors to the United Nations and the US visited the Gaza Strip border and the IDF’s Southern Command on Wednesday and learned first-hand the threats posed by the Hamas terrorist organization. Read more
A new principal for Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah
July 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Schools have appointed a new principal. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s Israel sees 21% increase in sales after boycott announcement
July 21, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Ben & Jerry’s Israel experienced a significant increase in the purchase of its ice cream in the country on Tuesday, 21% more than a regular day after the global company announced a boycott on the Jewish state. Read more
Millie Phillips: more tributes
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As the news spread of the passing of businesswoman, grandmother and mother Millie Phillips on Monday, tributes continue to flow in. Read more
Anthony loses his hero
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Anthony Small was by his grandmother Millie Phillips’ side as she passed away earlier this week. Read more
A double barmitzvah in Townsville
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After a year of studying their parsha by Zoom, two boys have celebrated their bar mitzvah in the north Queensland city of Townsville with their rabbi driving five hours from Cairns to be by their side. Read more
Ben and Jerry in the bad books
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Although Ben and Jerry’s ice cream products in Australia carry a hechsher certifying that is Kosher, main Kashrut bodies in Australia have decided to remove the product from their marketing catalogues. Read more
Which Israeli athletes have a shot at the Olympic podium?
July 21, 2021 by Agencies
Israel is sending its largest-ever Olympic delegation of 89 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics set for July 23 to August 8. And we’re sending 32 athletes to Tokyo for the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5. Read more
Swastikas in Glebe ignored by council
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three swastikas and the word “heil” were scrawled onto a parking meter on Wentworth Park Road in Sydney’s Glebe but despite being reported to the council, the offensive graffiti remained for several days. Read more
Video: Historic parachute commemorates Hannah Szenes’ 100th birthday
July 21, 2021 by TPS-IL
In 1944, the Jews in Europe were in crisis amid the engulfing Holocaust. Hannah Szenes parachuted into Europe on an operation to save Jews from the Nazis. She was captured by the Nazis and did not return. Read more
IsraAID assistance on way to Germany after country recovers from deluge
July 21, 2021 by Faygie Holt
In the wake of devastating heavy rains and flooding that killed more than 150 people last week in western Germany, the nongovernmental humanitarian agency IsraAID is sending staff members to affected areas to provide much-needed clean-up and disaster-relief assistance. Read more
Beauty! Israel to hold Miss Universe
July 21, 2021 by Lydia Weitzman
The global MISS UNIVERSE beauty pageant will be held for the first time in its history in Israel. Read more
Boycotts against Ben & Jerry’s rapidly spreading
July 20, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Boycotts of the Ben & Jerry’s brand are quickly sprouting at several locations around the globe after the company announced it would stop selling ice cream in Israel in an attempt to boycott Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem. Read more
Israel’s PM Bennett warns Unilever of counteraction following Ben & Jerry’s boycott
July 20, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke on Tuesday spoke with Alan Jope, the CEO of Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s, following the company’s attempt at boycotting Judea and Samaria, and warned the global conglomerate that Israel would act against it. Read more
Millie Phillips remembered
July 20, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Tributes have poured in to recognise the philanthropic work of Millie Phillips who has died in Sydney at the age of 92. Read more
Barca in Israel
July 20, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israel Ministry of Tourism today has hosted a short tour of ancient Caesarea with the legends of FC Barcelona. Read more
Ambassador Mitch Fifield meets President Herzog
July 20, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Isaac Herzog met Monday at Beit HaNassi in Jerusalem with a delegation of foreign ambassadors to the US and UN visiting Israel this week. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s to freeze ice-cream sales in ‘occupied Palestinian territory’
July 20, 2021 by JNS
Ben & Jerry’s announced on Monday that it will end sales of its ice cream in “occupied Palestinian territory.”
Israel authorizes deducting $180 million from Palestinian Authority over ‘pay for slay’
July 20, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The Israeli government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has deducted more than $180 million from the funds it collects for the Palestinian Authority over its refusal to cease payments to prisoners and families of terrorists as part of a long-running campaign called “pay for slay.” Read more
US transfers $135 million in aid to UNRWA
The United States transferred $135.8 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday, after signing a framework agreement with the refugee agency on July 14. Read more
IAF attacks Iranian Targets in Syria, State Media Reports
July 20, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked targets inside Syria in the Al-Safira area in Aleppo on Monday night, hitting Iranian weapons caches, the country’s state media reported. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum reveals its new CEO
July 19, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The CEO of the Australian National Maritime Museum has been appointed to succeed Norman Seligman as CEO of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Islamist Member of Bennett’s coalition says Kotel belongs to Muslims
July 19, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Jews have not right to access the Temple Mount and the Kotel also belongs to the Muslims, said Member of Knesset (MK) Mansour Abbas on Sunday. Read more
Ambassador Mitch Fifield on a tour of Israel
July 19, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A delegation of ambassadors from around the world arrived in Israel for a week-long visit, following the IDF’s Operation Guardian of the Walls against Hamas in May. Read more
Swastika and ‘Kill Gays’ etched on a Melbourne trail
July 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish LGBTIQA+ group Aleph Melbourne has condemned the etching of a swastika and the words “kill gays” on a footway in the Melbourne suburb of Ashwood. Read more
Aussie madrichim in the Arava
July 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Four Melbourne students have used their gap year in Israel to become madrichim to lead programs in the Arava. Read more
VIDEO: Israelis ascend to the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av – Muslims attempt to block them
July 19, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Over 1,400 Jews ascended to the Temple Mount during the morning hours of Sunday during the Tisha B’Av, despite threats by Gaza-based terror organizations and despite attempts by Muslims at the holy site to block them. Read more
Concern in Israel and US over future of PA after Abbas leaves
July 19, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The visit of Hady Amr, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the Department of State, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) last week, led to a renewed discussion on the future of the PA the day after Mahmoud Abbas leaves. Read more
International lawmakers lay out roadmap to tackle antisemitism online
Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Anti-Semitism released an interim report on Wednesday highlighting ideas to battle anti-Jewish hate online. Read more
