Huge scam exposed in Jerusalem: Police arrest six Arabs for forgery of ownership documents in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood
June 23, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israel’s police arrested early Tuesday morning six Arabs suspected of a multi-million real estate scam in eastern Jerusalem, an affair sure to send shockwaves through multiple systems. Read more
Israel registered over 100 COVID-19 cases yesterday
June 23, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s health system registered on Tuesday 128 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country in 24 hours, the first such instance in over two months. Read more
Police arrest four Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah riots
June 23, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli forces arrested four Arabs Monday night during violent riots in the Shimon Hatzadik (Sheikh Jarrah) neighbourhood in Jerusalem. Read more
Medical cannabis for younger patients
June 23, 2021 by Tali Aronsky
A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) has completed the first-ever meta-analysis of pediatric patients treated with medical cannabis to understand better the risks and benefits of cannabis use among young patients. Read more
New government votes down first no-confidence motions
June 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The new coalition, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, faced and voted down the first no-confidence motions presented by the opposition factions, only a week after the coalition was formed. Read more
Defence Minister Gantz: all options are on the table with Iran
June 22, 2021 by Andrew Issacson -TPS
All offensive options are “on the table,” and Israel will continue to develop the necessary capacities to protect itself from any Iranian threat. Minister of Defense Benny Gantz declared Sunday. Read more
WATCH: Israel concludes successful tests on laser interception system
June 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Ministry of Defence, Elbit Systems, and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) were successful in intercepting Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at different ranges and altitudes using an aerial laser system installed on an aircraft, a significant achievement for Israel’s defence array. Read more
Sydney Jewish Museum: Labor Shadow Minister congratulates NSW Treasurer
June 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the spirit of bipartisanship, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism Walt Secord has welcomed the decision by the NSW Liberal government to provide $6.25 million to the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Rabbi Gabi appointed to Victorian Anti-Racism Taskforce
June 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne Holocaust education receives a boost
June 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A $50,000 subsidy for selected schools visiting the Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) in Melbourne will have a great impact on thousands of students. Read more
Q&A, ABC, AIJAC: complaint lodged
June 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has recently lodged a complaint with the ABC’s in-house complaints body regarding the 27 May 2021 episode of Q&A covering the cessation of fighting between Hamas and Israel. Read more
EU-funded PA school holds exhibition erasing Israel from the map
June 21, 2021 by TPS-IL
Students at a Palestinian Authority school, funded by the European Union and an Italian NGO, have put on display an exhibition that erases Israel from the map and celebrates the rockets recently fired by the Hamas at Israel during Operation Guardian of the Walls last month. Read more
PA preparing to resume talks with Israel
June 21, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is preparing to resume the diplomatic process with Israel, PA sources have told TPS, adding that this is a result of pressure from the US administration. Read more
Israel takes action against COVID-19 outbreaks
June 21, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a meeting with the relevant government officials on Sunday evening regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in Israel, following multiple cases of infections in schools in two cities in the country. Read more
Encyclopedia of Jewish Women
June 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two Australian academics are members of the team which produced a new edition of the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Read more
Israeli forces arrest eight Arabs for lynching of Jewish man in Lod
June 21, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Shin Bet security service and the Israel Police have arrested eight Arabs suspected of the murder of Yigal Yehoshua in a lynch last month in the city of Lod, amid countrywide anti-Jewish riots perpetrated by Muslims. Read more
Remembering Operation Protective Edge
June 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin spoke at yesterday’s memorial ceremony for the fallen of Operation Protective Edge, marking seven years since the operation. Read more
$6million for the Sydney Jewish Museum
June 20, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish Museum is to receive $6million in the NSW budget to be announced on Tuesday. Read more
‘The Butcher of Tehran’: Israel slams Iran’s election of Ebrahim Raisi
June 20, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel harshly condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran following the election of its new president Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday. Read more
OBK feed the CEOs facing a winter’s night
June 20, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
After the event was scratched last year due to covid – hundreds of CEO’s slept out on Thursday to raise funds for the homeless. Read more
PA refuses Israel’s offer to transfer 1m COVID-19 vaccines
June 20, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Palestinian Authority (PA) cancelled an agreement in which Israel was to transfer over one million Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to the PA, claiming the Pfizer vaccines were damaged. Read more
Israeli President-elect: ‘Yoni Netanyahu has become a symbol of courage and heroism’
June 18, 2021 by JNS
A memorial service was held on Wednesday at the gravesite of Lt. Col. Yonatan (“Yoni”) Netanyahu, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother, who lost his life 45 years ago during “Operation Entebbe,” a successful counterterrorism hostage-rescue mission carried out by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 4, 1976. Read more
Haredim fume over coalition’s plan to review religious-secular status quo
June 18, 2021 by JNS
United Torah Judaism lawmakers were enraged to learn on Wednesday that Israel’s new government plans to set up a special committee to review the longstanding religious-secular status quo in Israel. Read more
Walt Secord returns to Labor frontbench: Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism
June 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a comprehensive reshuffle of the NSW State Labor frontbench, Walt Secord was appointed to a number of shadow ministerial portfolios including Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Counter-Terrorism. Read more
Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins attends Myall Creek massacre commemoration
June 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue chief minister Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins has joined descendants of the Wirrayaraay people to participate in the annual commemoration of the Myall Creek massacre near Bingara in northern NSW. Read more
Cop indicted for shooting of Arab man with special needs
June 18, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A policeman who shot and killed Iyad Halak, an Arab man with special needs, was indicted after being charged with manslaughter. Read more
Low levels of vitamin D found in some COVID patients
June 18, 2021 by Elana Oberlander
A new study conducted by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University and its affiliate Galilee Medical Centre is among the first to show that pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D is associated with increased COVID-19 severity and mortality. Read more
For the first time, Australia brands an extreme right-wing group as a terrorist organisation
June 17, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has approved regulations listing the antisemitic far-right Sonnenkrieg Division as a terrorist organisation. Read more
EU condemns Hamas for death sentences
June 17, 2021 by Andrew Issacson -TPS
The European Union’s (EU) Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned the Hamas terror organization on Tuesday for two death sentences it issued in the Gaza Strip earlier this month. Read more
New Zealand groups concerned about Hezbollah and Hamas support
June 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A group of concerned New Zealanders is deeply concerned at the response by audience members to statements made by Juliet Moses on behalf of the Jewish Council during a conference on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in New Zealand. Read more
