Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to ongoing arson attacks
July 5, 2021 by JNS
Israeli warplanes struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday morning in response to the launch of airborne incendiary devices into Israeli territory, the Israeli military reported. Read more
After 21 years, Israel honours South Lebanon Army troops
July 5, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Twenty-one years after the IDF withdrew from the security zone in south Lebanon and after the South Lebanon Army (SLA) disbanded, the state of Israel inaugurated a memorial dedicated to the soldiers of the SLA. Read more
Israel sends aid to fight ‘worst forest fire in history of Cyprus’
July 5, 2021 by JNS
Israel dispatched two firefighting planes and flame-retardant material to Cyprus on Sunday, to help the island nation extinguish what the director of its forestry called the “worst forest fire in the history” of the country, according to local media. Read more
NSW Labor welcomes listing of Goulburn Jewish cemetery on State’s Heritage Register
July 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor has welcomed the listing of the Goulburn Jewish cemetery on the State’s Heritage Register recommended by the Heritage Council of NSW. Read more
Terrorist Killed during attack on Israeli community in Samaria
July 4, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Arab terrorist has been shot and killed by Israeli forces on Saturday during an attack on the Israeli community of Aish Kodesh in Samaria. Read more
For first time since April, Israel records over 300 daily COVID-19 cases
July 2, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s health system yesterday registered 307 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country in the past 24 hours, the highest count of cases since the beginning of April. Read more
US expert Emanuele Ottolenghi explains Hezbollah’s criminal networks
July 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar guest was Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, whose areas of expertise include Iran and Hezbollah. His topic was “Hezbollah and the Toxic Terror Crime Convergence”. Read more
Hamas source: Optimism about imminent prisoner exchange with Israel
July 2, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
“Hamas is determined to advance a prisoner deal soon, based on proposals known to Israel,” a Hamas source said in a conversation with TPS on Thursday. Read more
Israeli scientists develop two atoms thick tech – world’s thinnest
July 1, 2021 by TPS-IL
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms. Read more
Analysis shows half of Gazans killed during Operation Guardian of the Walls were terrorists
July 1, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An analysis of the names of Gazans killed during the IDF’s Operation Guardian of the Walls has found that about half of them were terrorist operatives, a new report by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) shows. Read more
Hamas and Israeli teams in Cairo for negotiations on long-term ceasefire
July 1, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for a series of meetings and discussions on issues regarding the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip after Operation Guardian of the Walls, and to examine the possibility of an exchange of prisoners and captives with Israel. Read more
Tour de France’s Israeli team tested by crashes, maintains optimism
July 1, 2021 by JNS
Days before the start of the annual Tour de France, cycling’s most prestigious race, the Israeli national team’s star rider and four-time winner of the event, Chris Froome, was enthusiastic and optimistic. Read more
IDF using advanced tech to locate victims in Surfside
July 1, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF rescue team working and the site of the building collapse at Surfside, Florida, has brought in reinforcements who are using advanced technologies to locate the victims buried under the rubble. Read more
UN head urges Biden to lift Iran sanctions
July 1, 2021 by JNS
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to lift sanctions on Iran as stipulated by the 2015 nuclear accord signed between Iran and world powers. Read more
Miriam Adelson donates 150 lifesaving ‘ambucycles’ to United Hatzalah
Passersby were treated to a striking sight outside Jerusalem’s City Hall this week when one-hundred and fifty bright orange “ambucycles” – motorcycles and scooters equipped with life-saving medical equipment – were lined in neat rows at Safra Square. Read more
Changes for Macnamara dropped
June 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Electoral Commission has reversed its proposal to make a substantial change to the Melbourne Electorates of Macnamara and Higgins that would see all of Caulfield North, Caulfield, Caulfield East and parts of Elsternwick and St Kilda East move from Macnamara into Higgins; and parts of Prahran and South Yarra move from Higgins into Macnamara. Read more
New missile for Israel’s defence
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled the Sea Breaker weapon system, a 5thgeneration long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile, which enables significant attack performance against a variety of high-value maritime and land targets. Read more
Walt Secord completes his conversion to Judaism
June 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Labor frontbencher and the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord has recently completed his conversion to Judaism through Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
Q + A still in the spotlight
June 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has dismissed as “laughable” a response it received from the ABC’s Audience and Consumer Affairs (A&CA) division to a complaint it lodged about the panel on the “Q&A” program which aired on ABC TV Thursday May 27. Read more
“Bias against Israel at the UN must end. Our region needs trust between people.”
June 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin met yesterday with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at UN headquarters in New York. Read more
Australia’s Mitch Fifield joins other ambassador to the UN in meeting President Rivlin
June 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin has met with a delegation of ambassadors from around the world to the United Nations including Australia’s Ambassador Mitch Fifield. Read more
Israel and UAE sign economic and trade agreement
June 30, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met in Abu Dhabi yesterday where they signed an economic agreement between the two countries. Read more
Going the distance: Israeli couple in the running for Olympic gold
June 30, 2021 by Agencies
Qualifying for the Olympic Games is every athlete’s dream. Read more
Hamas agrees to new mechanism for receiving Qatari money
June 30, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
A new agreement between Israel and Qatar will enable the entry of Qatari funds into the Gaza Strip as early as this weekend, Arab sources confirmed yesterday. Read more
Erdan resigns as Israel’s US ambassador, retains role as UN envoy
June 29, 2021 by JNS
Israel’s envoy to the United Nations Gilad Erdan announced on Sunday that he would be resigning from his simultaneous post as ambassador to the United States, pending the appointment of a replacement. Read more
Antisemitism watchdog calls for disciplinary action against Spanish TV host over antisemitic comments
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is calling for disciplinary action against a reporter from a television station in Spain who made antisemitic remarks during a broadcast about Israeli athletes. Read more
Diplomatic farewells
June 29, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin met yesterday with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC, his last diplomatic trip as president before leaving office next month. Read more
The rabbi’s portrait takes the Archibald Prize…watch it on TV
June 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The transition of a White Australia to a multicultural saw the style of the famous Archibald Prize change with the times and in 1961, a portrait of the Great Synagogue’s spiritual leader Rabbi Israel Porush winning the country’s most prestigious art award. Read more
Eastern Suburbs COVID outbreak: forum answers questions
June 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 35 leaders of the NSW Jewish community attended an online forum focusing on the current COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Read more
Adalah condemns PA for killing of political opponent
June 29, 2021 by Andrew Issacson -TPS
The Adalah Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel condemned the Palestinian Authority for the killing of Nizar Banat, a prominent political activist and an opponent of the PA, and demanded legal action against all PA security personnel involved in the death. Read more
