‘Last warning for Lebanon’: Israel welcomes UNIFIL’s expanded mandate
August 30, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday adopted a resolution to extend the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) mandate with an expansion of its abilities to fully access and monitor areas in which Hezbollah operates. Read more
16 arrested in Jerusalem as anti-Netanyahu demonstrations continue for 10th week
August 30, 2020 by TPS-IL
Jerusalem’s police on Saturday night arrested 16 rioters who participated in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in another night of unrest in the capital, the tenth consecutive weekend the protests have taken place. Read more
Kosher chicken wurst recalled
August 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Solomon Kosher Butcher Pty Ltd is conducting a recall of 200g Vacuum Packaged Godel’s Chicken Wurst. Read more
Meet Australia’s two female orthodox rabbis
August 30, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The National Council of the Jewish Women of Australia will bring together Rabbanit Ellyse Borghi and Rabbanit Judith Levitan for an historic evening in conversation with Melinda Jones, President of the NCJWA. Read more
Palestinian Affairs Expert: Arab countries saying to Palestinians “we want to move on”
August 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) hosted a webinar with Khaled Abu Toameh, the award-winning Israeli-Arab journalist and Palestinian Affairs correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, to better understand the ramifications of the UAE-Israel normalisation announcement for the Palestinians and the broader Middle East. Read more
El Al to fly first commercial run from Israel to UAE
August 29, 2020 by JNS
El Al Airlines is scheduled to operate the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Read more
In nomination acceptance speech, Trump highlights pro-Israel accomplishments
August 29, 2020 by JNS
In his acceptance speech of the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the final night of the four-day Republican National Convention U.S. President Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel accomplishments. Read more
Former PM Kevin Rudd joins NIF for exclusive event discussing Israel & the Middle East
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s 26th prime minister, Kevin Rudd, will join NIF Australia for an exclusive event to talk about Israel, the United Arab Emirates normalisation deal and the future of the Middle East. Read more
Webinar: Boosting your immune system – never more important than now
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The purpose of this Wolper seminar is to assist our audience in learning how they can “boost one’s immunity”, especially important during this time of the COVID19 pandemic. Read more
Dan Martin to lead Israel Start-Up Nation in historic first Tour de France appearance
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dan Martin will lead team Israel Start-Up Nation in the Tour de France – the first time an Israeli team will participate in the hardest race in the world. The strong line-up supporting him also includes Guy Niv, the first Israeli rider ever to compete in the Tour. Read more
Nation COVID-19 update
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After an interval of several months and with the approach of the chaggim, The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has issued a new national bulletin to provide an update of how Jewish communities and communal institutions across Australia are managing with the pandemic. Read more
The Triguboff Institute expands its activities
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Triguboff Institute, operator of the Maslul Project and Nativ (Liaison Bureau) of the Prime Minister’s Office recently reached a strategic cooperation agreement concerning activities in the post-Soviet states. Read more
Amid riots, synagogue in Kenosha, Wis., vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’
August 28, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
A synagogue in Kenosha, Wis., was vandalized during demonstrations and riots on Thursday morning. Read more
Auschwitz museum points out ‘hurtful and offensive’ Holocaust trend on TikTok
August 28, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The museum at the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz called a trend on the video-sharing social-networking service TikTok in which young people portray themselves as victims of the Holocaust as “hurtful and offensive.”
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In RNC speech, Haley blasts Obama and Biden over Israel, Iran
August 26, 2020 by JNS
Amid speeches on Monday at the virtual 2020 Republican National Convention touting U.S. President Donald Trump and warning about what the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could mean for America, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley used part of hers to slam the previous administration over its stances on Israel and Iran. Read more
Rare archaeological find made by youth reveals clues to life 1,100 years ago
August 26, 2020 by TPS-IL
An impressive and rare coin hoard from the Abbasid period, dating around 1,100 years ago, was uncovered by youth volunteering before their army service, in an archeological excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, during the construction of a neighbourhood in the centre of the country. Read more
Uber passenger refuses ride with Jewish Uber driver
August 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has condemned a shocking antisemitic incident in Melbourne
during which a passenger told an uber driver to stop the car after finding out he was Jewish. Read more
Former JCA CEO appointed president
August 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following JCA’s Board of Governors meeting last week, the organisation announced that Ian Sandler, former JCA CEO will succeed Stephen Chipkin as President. Read more
Israeli Cabinet meeting cancelled for second time as budget deadline looms
August 24, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s weekly Cabinet meeting was called off for the second time in three weeks on Sunday. Read more
Report: Ammonium nitrate behind Beirut blast traced to Hezbollah-linked bank
August 24, 2020 by JNS
The massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 has been traced back to a cargo ship, the Rhosus, which arrived in the city’s port in 2013 carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Read more
Facebook’s algorithm promotes holocaust denial, analysis shows
August 23, 2020 by TPS-IL
Facebook’s algorithm promotes Holocaust denial content, a new analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has concluded. Read more
The difficulties of fighting Hezbollah
August 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Trying to fight Hezbollah when only part of the group is designated as a terror organisation is like “trying to play cricket without a bat,” according to Dr Matthew Levitt, a former senior intelligence and counterterrorism official in the US government and now Director of the Washington Institute’s program on counterterrorism and intelligence. Read more
Senior Israeli diplomat Yuval Rotem explains UAE triumph to AIJAC webinar
August 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest guest for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) in its Live Online series of webinars was Yuval Rotem, the recently retired Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a former Ambassador to Australia, among many other senior roles. Read more
‘Flying Above the Valley of Darkness’: IAF and Luftwaffe fly over over Dachau Concentration Camp, site of 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
August 19, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) made history on Tuesday when it flew together with the German Luftwaffe in formation in a flyby over the Dachau Concentration Camp and the Fürstenfeldbruck airport where nine of the 11 murdered victims died in the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack. Read more
Israel: we can produce 15 million COVID-19 vaccines
August 19, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) can produce 15 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses for Israelis after it completes its development, IIBR Director-General Professor Shmuel Shapira told the Knesset. Read more
NSW JewishCare CEO Claire Vernon to step down
August 19, 2020 by Elana Bowman
During her years as CEO of JewishCare NSW, Claire Vernon has led the transformation of JewishCare from a small welfare agency to a financially sustainable, professionally managed social services organisation, with significantly enhanced capability and deep reach into the community through its broad range services.
Windsor update: Jewish Care calls on urgent help for care homes
August 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish Care Victoria is continuing to do everything possible under the very difficult circumstances to manage the situation at our Residential Home in Windsor, where we have a significant number of diagnosed elders and staff. Read more
A Mission to Remember the Past
August 19, 2020 by Simmy Allen
Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, the Israeli Air Force, under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, participated in a joint commemorative flypast mission together with the German Air Force over the skies of the notorious Dachau concentration camp. Read more
Netanyahu: Reports UAE peace deal included approval of F-35 sale are ‘fake news’
August 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday denied reports that the peace agreement announced last week between Israel and the United Arab Emirates included Israeli consent to an arms deal between the United States and the UAE, calling it “fake news.” Read more
‘Going to be a warm peace’: Jewish leader in UAE reacts to normalization
August 19, 2020 by Eldad Beck - JNS
Following Israel’s signing of peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the Arab side remained obstinate about not building bridges between their people and the Israelis. Read more
