Netanyahu slams Bennett for joining opposition: ‘Scam of the century’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply attacked Yamina Party chairman Naftali Bennett on Sunday, condemning the right-wing leader’s decision to join with opposition parties in forming a government. Read more
Jewish Care’s Windsor home receives vaccine
May 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor member for Macnamara Josh Burns asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison why no vaccine had been supplied to Jewish Care’s age centre in Windsor. Read more
Former ADL head says he’s cancelling NYT subscription over front-page ‘blood libel’
Abraham Foxman, the director emeritus of the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League, tweeted on May 28 that he was cancelling his New York Times subscription because the paper had printed a “blood libel” on its front page. Read more
Bennett from the Right says he will head left-wing government
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Naftali Bennett, head of the Yamina (to the Right) party, announced Sunday night that he will head a minority government comprised of several small left-wing parties and will oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more
Israel to Hamas: No Ceasefire Deal Without the IDF MIAs
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel will “not allow a situation in which the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip will enable Hamas to reconstruct its terrorist capabilities, nor without a resolution of the matter of returning the missing and captive Israelis being held by the Hamas terrorist organization,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told his Egyptian colleague, Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Tahrir Palace during a meeting on Sunday. Read more
Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Egyptian head of intelligence on Gaza ceasefire
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem with Egyptian General Intelligence Service head Abbas Kamel and a delegation of senior officials. Read more
Boycott of Israeli products declared in eastern Jerusalem and PA
May 31, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Another campaign to boycott Israeli products will begin on June 6 for a week, in all areas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and eastern Jerusalem. Read more
In first in 13 Years, Israel FM in Cairo for talks on ceasefire
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi landed in Cairo on Sunday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and to discuss a possible long-term ceasefire with the Hamas terror organization. Read more
Franz Kafka Collection now accessible online through National Library of Israel
May 31, 2021 by JNS
The National Library of Israel’s Franz Kafka Collection is now online for the first time, following an intensive years’-long process of conservation and restoration work, cataloguing and digitization. Read more
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder calls resolutions targeting Israel shameless
May 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder reacted on Thursday to the passage of two recent anti-Israel resolutions by the World Health Organization’s Assembly and United Nations Human Rights Council, labelling them as “shameless” and declaring that they sully the reputation of the United Nations and the bodies that operate under its auspices. Read more
WHO resolution accuses Israel of violating health rights of Palestinians
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The World Health Organization held a special session on Tuesday singling out and passing a resolution against Israel for allegedly violating the health rights of Palestinians. Read more
Litzman to face court
May 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli media has confirmed that Israel’s Attorney General, Mr Avichai Mandelblit, officially notified former Israeli Health Minister, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, that he will be indicted for interfering in the Malka Leifer case by trying to prevent Leifer from being extradited to Australia to face justice. Read more
Robert Goot re-elected as World Jewish Congress Policy Council Co-Chair and Steering Committee member
May 28, 2021 by Agencies
The 16th World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly has voted to re-elect Robert Goot SC, Deputy President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), as Co-Chair of the organization’s Policy Council and a member of its Steering Committee. Read more
Israeli media call on Facebook, Twitter to stop incitement against reporters
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The top 14 media outlets in Israel have demanded that Facebook and Twitter take action in curbing the increase in online threats and incitement to violence against journalists, Reuters reported. Read more
UN Human Rights Council approves measure to permanently investigate Israel over war crimes
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) approved a measure on Thursday to permanently investigate Israel for war crimes, while also calling for an embargo against it. Read more
Qatar offers Hamas-ruled Gaza $500 million to rebuild
May 28, 2021 by JNS
Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, announced on Wednesday that the Gulf state would give $500 million to help rebuild the Gaza Strip after an 11-day conflict with Israel. Read more
Report: Hamas leader’s niece receiving medical treatment in Tel Aviv hospital
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The niece of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has reportedly been receiving treatment at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Ichilov Hospital for more than a month, according to a report by Channel 12 on Thursday. Read more
Two Israelis retell how they battled against attack by pro-Palestinians in New York City
Snir Dayan and Amit Skornik were hoping for a quiet bagel breakfast last week on a typical day in New York City…writes Alan Zeitlin Read more
New Zealand rallies for Israel
Simultaneous rallies were held in Hastings, Wellington and Auckland facing bitter cold in all centres, in support of the Jewish State. Read more
Prayers for Jewish Care staff in COVD-19 infected countries
May 28, 2021 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has held its first-ever Multifaith Solidarity Service. Read more
Milk of human kindness
May 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ezra’s life-president Barbara Cohen, treasurer Mimi Wise and committee members have presented a cheque for $24,500 to Magen David Adom for Mothers Milk Bank in Israel. Read more
Jewish Care on the ready
May 28, 2021 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care joins with the greater Victorian community in expressing our disappointment regarding the latest circuit breaker restrictions following an outbreak of coronavirus in the state. Read more
Hebrew U refuses to fire Muslim TA who called for death of Jews
May 27, 2021 by TPS-IL
A teaching assistant from the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine uploaded a post on Facebook calling to murder Jews, Ynet news reported on Wednesday. Read more
Netanyahu slams ‘brazen’ and ‘false’ claims by French FM that Israel is on way to apartheid state
May 27, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian for saying Israel was on the way to becoming an apartheid state. Read more
Jewish presence at Sydney vaccination centre
May 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark, stood alongside the Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian MP and Minister for Multiculturalism Dr Geoff Lee MP at the Olympic Park Vaccination Hub to outline the importance of getting vaccinated. Read more
Chief rabbi calls out South Africa’s president over Israel ‘apartheid’ allegations
May 27, 2021 by JNS
South Africa’s Sunday Times published an open letter by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who compared Israel to South Africa under apartheid. Read more
Simon Cowell drops planned appearance as judge on ‘X Factor Israel’
May 27, 2021 by JNS
British media mogul and veteran music producer Simon Cowell has cancelled his planned appearance as a judge on the new season of “The X Factor Israel”. Read more
UNRWA Gaza director backtracks on interview about Israeli war actions
May 27, 2021 by JNS
Gaza director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Matthias Schmale accused NGO UN Watch and the press on Wednesday of “blatantly manipulating” comments he made in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 two days earlier. Read more
Israel resumes supply of goods, aid to Gaza Strip; fishing allowed
May 26, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has issued instructions to resume shipments of humanitarian goods into the Gaza Strip for the first time since “Operation Guardian of the Walls” ended in an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect at 2 a.m. on Friday. Read more
Blinken underscores US role in rebuilding Gaza, talks regional issues with Netanyahu
May 26, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem on the first leg of a regional tour that will include stops in Ramallah, Jordan and Egypt. Read more
