British prime minister affirms opposition to ICC war-crimes probe of Israel

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the United Kingdom’s opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel for alleged war crimes. Read more

Tik-Tok terrorism

A Jerusalem court on Friday extended by four days the remand of an Arab suspected of the involvement in an antisemitic attack on an ultra-Orthodox Jew on the light rail in Jerusalem on Thursday, on Israel’s Independence Day. Read more

Dr Mike Kelly talks to AIJAC

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has featured Dr Mike Kelly, former ALP government minister and 20-year distinguished veteran of the Australian army in its latest webinar. Read more

To celebrate Israel’s 73rd Yom Haatzmaut, President Rivlin hosted the ‘All Israel from Jerusalem’ event and the ceremony for 120 outstanding soldier

President Reuven Rivlin has hosted the ‘All Israel from Jerusalem’ event and the ceremony for 120 outstanding soldiers in the gardens of Beit HaNasi for the seventh and last time in his term of office. Read more

Blinken: US commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ welcomes more normalization agreements

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that America’s commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” and that he—and the Biden administration—supports more normalization agreements. Read more

Armani removes from sale blazer resembling Holocaust concentration-camp uniform

The Italian high-end fashion house Giorgio Armani recently removed from sale a blazer that resembled a Holocaust concentration camp uniform following a request by the pro-Israel international organization StandWithUs. Read more

On its 73rd Independence Day, Israel boasts 9.3 million citizens

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released its traditional statistics report on the citizens of Israel in honour of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, which is celebrated this year on Wednesday night and Thursday. Read more

President Rivlin broadcasts Israel’s 73rd birthday message to the diaspora

President Reuven Rivlin sends Independence Day greetings to Israeli citizens and to Jewish communities around the world. Read more

Israel celebrates 73rd birthday

Israel kicked off its Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day, celebrations on Wednesday evening, making the almost impossible transition from marking its Memorial Day for the IDF’s fallen soldiers and the Israeli victims of terrorism to celebrating its independence. Read more

Notorious Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff dies at age 82

Jewish Ponzi schemer and disgraced financier Bernie Madoff died on Wednesday at the Federal Medical Centre in Butner, N.C., at the age of 82, his lawyer confirmed. Read more

Israel remembers its 23,928 fallen IDF soldiers and 3,158 victims of terrorism

Israel came to a standstill on Tuesday night to mark Yom Hazikaron, its national Memorial Day, and to commemorate the 23,928 fallen IDF soldiers and 3,158 victims of terrorist attacks who have died in the last 150 years. Read more

Melissa Parke withdraws defamation case against AIJAC in settlement

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Yom HaZikaron Netanyahus’ moving meeting

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met in Jerusalem with a group of youth whose fathers were killed in action while serving in the IDF, known as IDF orphans, ahead of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. Read more

Israeli-owned cargo ship sustains light damage following Iranian attack 

An Israeli-owned cargo ship reportedly came under Iranian attack and sustained light damage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Read more

From Morocco to New Zealand: Jews from 60 countries participate in Yom Hazikaron ceremony

A special Yom HaZikaron ceremony was held on Tuesday night by the Jewish Agency for Diaspora Jewry attended by participants from 60 countries around the world. Read more

Israel to begin receiving vaccinated tourists on May 23

Israel will begin receiving vaccinated tourists from abroad through a phased plan that will begin on May 23, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Read more

First and only Memorial Day ceremony held in Arab-Israeli society

The first and only Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day, ceremony held by the Israeli-Arab society took place in Arara in northern Israel yesterday. Read more

Israel uncovers Iranian intelligence attempts to kidnap Israelis with social media baits

The Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) and the Mossad have uncovered an operation through which Iranian intelligence operatives attempted to lure Israelis to travel to various countries abroad to harm or abduct them. Read more

Isi Leibler: 1934-2021. A giant amongst us is no more

The subject of a newly-released book “Lone Voice: The Wars of Isi Leibler” has passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 86. Read more

Iran Threatens Israel Following Explosion at Natanz Nuclear Plant

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blamed Israel today for the sabotage of the Natanz nuclear facility, which he called “nuclear terrorism” and said that Iran reserves the right to respond. Read more

George Grojnowksi 1927-2021

Sydney Jewish Museum guide and Holocaust survivor George Grojnowski has passed away in Sydney at the age of 94. Read more

Plans to list the Goulburn Jewish Cemetery on the State Heritage Register

The Heritage Council of NSW called on submissions to consider listing the Goulburn Jewish Cemetery on the State Heritage Register. Read more

Activating the brain’s immune system against the deadly cancer Glioblastoma prevents it from spreading

Groundbreaking research from Tel Aviv University may lead to a significant breakthrough in the battle against deadly brain cancer. Read more

PA builds illegal school on Israeli territory, funded by EU

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has illegally built a new school in the site of the historic Hamam al Maliakh hot springs, located in the heart of the Jordan Valley’s Bazak Nature Reserve, the Regavim movement reports. Read more

Israeli researchers develop radioactive marker to detect tumours and replace biopsy

More than 200,000 cancer patients and persons in remission live in Israel. Each year, nearly 28,000 new patients are diagnosed, approximately 400 of whom are children. Read more

Israel tells ICC it has no authority to probe war crimes in Judea and Samaria

Israel has announced that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has no authority to launch a war crimes investigation against the Jewish state. Read more

Yom HaShoah in Perth

At Perth’s Yom Hashoah commemoration last week, a symbol of the Jewish people’s regeneration as young Jewish West Australian Aaron Levine, sang the Partisans’ Song in Yiddish to the 350 strong audience. Read more

John Howard inspires at UIA WA Campaign launch event

Over 600 supporters came together for the UIA WA Campaign Launch Event recently at Optus Stadium in Perth, where they heard keynote speaker former Prime Minister John Howard. Read more

Israel to reject jurisdiction of ICC, allegations of war crimes

Israel plans to formally reject the International Criminal Court probe into alleged war crimes perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas in Gaza as part of “Operation Protective Edge” in the summer of 2014, based on the fact it lacks authority over Israel, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Read more

Prince Philip: Community tributes

Leaders of the  Australian and New Zealand Jewish communities have paid tribute to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who passed away on Friday at the age of 99. Read more

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