Wiesenthal Centre lists 10 worst antisemitic incidents in 2020
December 31, 2020 by Agencies
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst antisemitic incidents. Read more
Fox News depicts ‘Palestine’ as independent state
December 30, 2020 by JNS
A graphic on Fox News last week showed “Palestine” as a country, despite it not being an independent nation. Read more
The Pollards arrive in Israel
December 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, early this morning welcomed Jonathan and Esther Pollard on their arrival in Israel. Read more
PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein Meet the 500,000th person in Israel to be vaccinated
December 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein yesterday visited the Clalit Health Services anti-coronavirus vaccination facility at the Pais Arena in Jerusalem and met the 500,000th person in Israel to be vaccinated. Read more
JCCV now under new management
December 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The short-lived presidency of Dr Andre Oboler of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria is now over, a month before its planned date at end of January. Read more
Hamas kicks off mass military manoeuvre with other terror groups
December 30, 2020 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Hamas terror organization on Tuesday morning commenced its “multi-armed” military exercise together with the Islamic Jihad and 11 other terror groups in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Israel enters third COVID-19 lockdown
Israel entered a countrywide lockdown on Sunday night, the country’s third nationwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) closure in 10 months. Read more
Netanyahu’s attorneys file motion to dismiss indictment
December 28, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence attorneys on Sunday filed a motion to dismiss one of his three indictments, known as Case 4000, after it became clear that the Attorney General’s approval to open investigations against him had not been obtained and that the investigation began with no proper legal approval. Read more
Rabbis call for external inquiry into death of youth killed during police chase
December 28, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Dozens of Israeli rabbis, including city rabbis and heads of yeshivot from across the spectrum, called on Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana to establish an external commission of inquiry to investigate the death of Ahuvia Sandak and the police’s procedures. Read more
Edelstein: ‘Unbelievable’ 280,000 Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19
December 28, 2020 by Agencies
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Sunday that 280,000 Israelis had so far been inoculated against COVID-19. Read more
IAF bombs Hamas targets in response to rocket attack
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Friday night bombed several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired at Israel earlier in the evening. Read more
Israel aiming to vaccinate 2.25 m. against COVID-19 in coming month
December 27, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel hopes to vaccinate about a third of its population against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming month, possibly the first country in the world to achieve this crucial landmark. Read more
Yamina’s chief to challenge Netanyahu in upcoming election
Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett on Wednesday officially announced his candidacy for the premiership in Israel’s upcoming election, saying Israel is “in need of a new leadership.” Read more
Israeli security forces arrest suspect in Esther Horgen murder
December 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli security forces have apprehended a suspect in the murder on Sunday of Esther Horgen, 52, in a forest near her home in Tal Menashe. Read more
Israel’s Genesis Prize awarded to Sharansky
December 25, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin hosted the 2020 Genesis Prize ceremony, awarded to Natan Sharansky. Sharansky, a former Prisoner of Zion, human rights activist and politician was chosen to receive the prize for his service over many years to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Read more
Israeli scientists develop gene therapy to treat loss of hearing in children
December 24, 2020 by TPS-IL
Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a gene therapy for deafness, a breakthrough that may help in the treatment of children with hearing loss. Read more
Israel will enter third countrywide lockdown on Sunday
December 24, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel will enter a countrywide lockdown on Sunday, the third in 10 months, as the number of daily Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continued to increase. Read more
Yet another Likud MK bolts party to join Sa’ar’s New Hope movement
December 24, 2020 by JNS
Likud Knesset member Sharren Haskel resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday and announced that she would be joining former Likud lawmaker Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party. Read more
US-Israeli delegation makes history in Morocco, signs diplomatic and economic deals
December 24, 2020 by JNS
A joint Israeli-American delegation met with senior officials in Morocco on Tuesday, including King Mohammed VI, as part of a move to normalize relations between Israel and Morocco. Read more
Dr Andre Oboler’s short-lived presidency
December 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One month after being elected president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Dr Andre Oboler has announced his resignation from the role, effective 29 January 2021. Read more
Kushner leads American-Israeli visit to Morocco
December 23, 2020 by JNS
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday aboard the first direct flight between the two countries as part of the ongoing U.S. effort to broker peace deals between Arab countries and the Jewish state. Read more
Violence against women on the agenda
December 23, 2020 by J-Wire
The President of the Rabbinical Association of Australasia Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and The Ark Centre’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltman have met for with the new Executive Director of White Ribbon Australia Brad Chilcott in Melbourne. Read more
Be careful whom you type to
December 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined. Read more
Israel closing its skies following emergence of UK COVID-19 mutation
December 22, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Corona Cabinet has decided to close Israel’s skies almost completely, following the emergence of a new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant in the United Kingdom that is rapidly spreading around the world. Read more
Knesset to dissolve Tuesday at midnight, Israel goes to 4th round of elections
December 22, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Knesset will dissolve on Tuesday night at midnight and Israel will go to the fourth round of elections in a bit less than two years after a bill to extend the deadline for passing the state budget was voted down in the Knesset plenum on Monday night Read more
Brian Sherman made Governor Emeritus of The Australian Museum
December 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
State Liberal MP for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton addressed the Brian Sherman Dedication Dinner held at The Australian Museum. Read more
Samaria: mother of 6 murdered in terrorist attack
December 21, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Esther Horgan, a mother of six from Tal Menashe, was murdered Sunday night in a terrorist attack in the Reihan Forest where she went for a run. Read more
Right livid after Gantz says Jerusalem has ‘room’ for Palestinian capital
December 21, 2020 by JNS
Prominent figures on Israel’s right are furious with Defense Minister Benny Gantz for telling London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat in a recent interview that he does not envision full regional peace without the Palestinians, and that Jerusalem had enough room to include a future Palestinian capital. Read more
Yad Vashem mourns one of their best
December 21, 2020 by Simmy Allen
Yad Vashem mourns the passing of Baruch Shub, a Holocaust survivor who served as a member of the Yad Vashem Directorate and of the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations. Read more
President Rivlin vaccinated
December 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven Rivlin has visited Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center and was vaccinated against coronavirus. Read more
