Our new man in Israel
October 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has officially announced Paul Griffiths as Australia’s next Ambassador to Israel. Read more
Is this Australasia’s largest etrog?
October 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
For ten years entertainer and educator Uncle Velvel has been tending the etrog tree in his Bondi and this Sukkot his patience borne special fruit with a giant etrog. Read more
Israeli minister demands Amazon pull antisemitic books
October 2, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich has called on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to remove books featuring antisemitic content from the retail giant’s platform. Read more
Jerusalem Post’s analyst talks to AIJAC
October 2, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Jerusalem Post senior contributing editor and analyst Herb Keinon began the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s (AIJAC’s) latest webinar, on “20 years on from the Second Intifada,” by calling the Intifada a watershed event in Israeli history that has shaped a generation, and will shape the next generation as well. Read more
Arnold Roth speaks to ZFA
October 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arnold Roth the father of Australian-born Malki Roth, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in August 2001, has spoken in an online address to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Following first debate, Jewish groups slam Trump’s responses on white supremacism
October 1, 2020 by JNS
Jewish groups reacted immediately against U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacism during the first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday in Cleveland. Read more
Quantum leap forward for Dunera
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The entertainment/lifestyle portal Dunera broke new ground when its two-hour production “To Melbourne with Love” attracted over 6500 viewers to its platform. Read more
Dymocks antisemitic book online under review
September 30, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
Bookseller Dymocks is reviewing the inclusion of a book available online known for its antisemitic content. Read more
$3 million for Qld Holocaust Museum and Education Centre
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Queensland Jewish community has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Government to contribute $3.5m to help establish a permanent Holocaust Museum and Education Centre in Brisbane. Read more
Andre Oboler appointed as an adviser to inquiry into antisemitism in Victorian schools
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Andre Oboler is to support the investigative team reviewing incidents of antisemitism in Victorian state schools. Read more
International Criminal Court placing its own foundations at risk
September 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
“If the International Criminal Court applies a double standard with regard to Israel,” Israel’s official Knesset representative to the International Criminal Court, lawyer and MK Michal Cotler-Wunsch told an AIJAC webinar recently “the ramifications are that we undermine the entire infrastructure upon which the ICC is based.” Read more
Ukrainian president honours victims of Babi Yar
September 30, 2020 by JNS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky honoured on Monday the memory of the victims of the Babi Yar tragedy, where some 33,771 Jews were murdered by Nazis 79 years ago in a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Read more
In UN speech, Netanyahu warns of Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut
September 30, 2020 by JNS
Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly virtually on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a secret arms depot belonging to Hezbollah near Beirut’s International Airport and warned that the terror group’s depot could lead to an explosion. Read more
UK: car vandalised with swastika on Yom Kippur
September 30, 2020 by TPS-IL
A car in Bristol, United Kingdom, was vandalised with graffiti of a swastika on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Read more
Netanyahu Orders Health System to Prepare for Doubling of Severe COVID-19 Cases
September 29, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of discussions on Sunday just before the Yom Kippur holiday in which he ordered the implementation of further measures for preventing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as Israel is under a second full lockdown and as the infection rate remains very high. Read more
Mastercard and Visa must cut ties with PA banks or face legal action, PMW warns
September 29, 2020 by TPS-IL
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has warned Mastercard and Visa to cut ties with Palestinian Authority (PA) banks or face civil and criminal liability Read more
Former Nazi’s ski field legacy looks set to stay
September 29, 2020 by Miriam Bell
NZSki has, once again, doubled down on their refusal to remove the Mt Hutt ski field’s homage to former Waffen SS soldier Willi Huber – unless they receive evidence he committed war crimes. Read more
A candle for COVID-19 victims
September 27, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President of Israel Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has called on Israelis and Jewish communities around the world to light an additional memorial candle in memory of over one thousand Israeli victims of coronavirus. Read more
Israel prepares for Yom Kippur, Sukkot services under COVID-19 restrictions
September 25, 2020 by TPS-IL
Synagogues across Israel will open in a very limited fashion on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and will be completely closed during the seven-day holiday of Sukkot, one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar. Read more
MDA is on highest alert for Yom Kippur
September 25, 2020 by Zaki Heler
Ahead of Yom Kippur which this year will take place during a national lockdown and the second wave of coronavirus, MDA is prepared with more teams and a high level of alert to provide emergency assistance during the fast day. Read more
EU, France build illegal school for PA Arabs in Israeli Area C
September 24, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The European Union (EU), the French Consulate in Jerusalem, the Agence Française de Développement, and the Palestinian Authority (PA) inaugurated on Tuesday a new building of Furush Beit Dajan Secondary Mixed School, illegally construed and located in Area C in the Jordan Valley, under full Israeli control and jurisdiction as per the 1994 Oslo Accords. Read more
Government approves severe countrywide lockdown
September 24, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The government approved early Thursday morning a decision to place the entire country under a very tight closure, as part of the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and after a six-day looser closure has achieved nothing. Read more
An Iran update
September 24, 2020 by J-Wire
Foundation for Defence of Democracies Iran expert Behnam Ben Taleblu, speaking at an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s (AIJAC’s) webinar urged Australia to take stronger action to try to bring home Kylie Moore-Gilbert, currently imprisoned in Iran. Read more
Jewish Agency collects prayers to place in Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur
September 24, 2020 by JNS
The Jewish Agency for Israel has announced a global campaign to gather the prayers of Jews from Israel and around the world and place them among the stones of the Western Wall. Read more
Foreign countries funding legal defence for anti-Netanyahu demonstrators
September 23, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Foreign countries are funding the legal defence for anti-Netanyahu protesters at the prime minister’s residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, a discussion at the Knesset’s Lobby for the Fight Against Delegitimization and Anti-Semitism on Tuesday revealed. Read more
Yom Kippur in lockdown
September 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne filmmaker Danny Ben Moshe has produced a film about Yom Kippur during lockdown for ABC-TV. Read more
Ginsburg’s family invited to accept honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University
September 23, 2020 by JNS
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, are mourning the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a 2020 honorary doctorate recipient. Read more
Enraged over Arab ties with Israel, Palestinians quit chairing Arab League sessions
September 23, 2020 by JNS
Angered at the Arab world’s growing ties with Israel, the Palestinian leadership has quit their chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday. Read more
Australian government welcomes Leifer decision
September 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Morrison Government has welcomed a decision by an Israeli court that has paved the way for former Melbourne school teacher Malka Leifer to finally face due process back in Australia. Read more
COVID-19 creates a rare opportunity for students to engage directly with Holocaust survivors
September 22, 2020 by Margot Gorski
While remote learning has been challenging for many, for the Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) in Melbourne it has opened up an opportunity for Holocaust survivors living in Melbourne to share their stories with students across Australia and for students and teachers around the country to use the Centre’s unique resources. Read more
