Arab parties pen letter to EU calling for sanctions on Israel over sovereignty bid
July 2, 2020 by JNS
The Joint List, a group of predominantly Israeli Arab parties which ran together during Israel’s recent elections, have sent a letter to Josep Borell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the chief foreign diplomat of the European Union, calling on him to take measures against Israel should it move ahead with plans to apply its sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria. Read more
Australia states its case
July 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians with a two-pronged request for each party on the day the world awaits Israel’s move on the restoration of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Read more
July 1: Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria still distant
July 1, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel can officially declare sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria, as delineated in the US-formulated Deal of the Century peace plan, but the actualization of such a move seems distant. Read more
Israeli minister: Sovereignty move not beginning July 1
July 1, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Minister of Higher Education Ze’ev Elkin said on Tuesday that the government’s plans to extend sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria would not begin on July 1, as originally stated. Read more
‘Arabs, not Jews, founded and built Jerusalem’
July 1, 2020 by JNS
A Jordanian institute presented a new spin on regional history over the weekend, claiming that it was the Arabs—not the Jews—who founded Jerusalem in biblical times. Read more
Report: US ambassador’s Herzliya residence put up for sale at record $125 million
July 1, 2020 by JNS
Following the transfer of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Herzliya residence of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has been put on the market for a record NIS 300 million ($A125 million). Read more
The Orah Fund beats COVID raising over $100,000
June 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Every six months, The Orah Fund allocates much-needed money to Australian Jewish charities. Read more
Advice for NSW rabbis
June 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Netanyahu: Applying Israeli law in Judea and Samaria will advance peace
In an address on Sunday night to the Christians United for Israel Virtual Summit 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Palestinians “not to lose another opportunity, not to waste another century trying to destroy Israel.” Read more
Qassem Soleimani’s daughter weds Hezbollah chief’s cousin
June 30, 2020 by JNS
Zeinab Soleimani, the 17-year-old daughter of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in January by U.S. forces, just married Riza Safi al-Din, the son of a senior Hezbollah leader. The couple was wed over the weekend. Read more
$76,000 granted to three NSW Jewish organisations
June 30, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Marjorie O’Neill, State Labor Member for Coogee has awarded significant funding to three Jewish organisations in her electorate of Coogee through the State Government Community Building Partnership Program. Read more
Back to the past
June 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish Museum will reopen its doors on Wednesday following its COVID shutdown. Read more
Goodonya, Matty!
June 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former national rugby league player and current television sports personality Matthew (Matty) Johns and Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff met for a cup of coffee today in the aftermath of the photo-shopping of an image of Hitler on television during a recent rugby league match. Read more
Israel extends COVID-19 travel restrictions until Aug. 1
June 29, 2020 by JNS
The Israel Airports Authority has informed all airlines that the COVID-19 restrictions for passengers entering the country are being extended for an additional month. Read more
Yarzheit for Yoni
June 29, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Netanyahu family has marked 44 years since Lt.-Col. Yonatan (Yoni) Netanyahu fell [on the 6th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, i.e. Sunday] while leading the soldiers of the IDF General Staff Reconnaissance Unit during Operation Yonatan to free the hostages in Entebbe, Uganda. Read more
UN official calls for ‘menu of countermeasures’ to Israel’s sovereignty bid
U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Michael Lynk has urged the European Union to take real and drastic steps against Israel if Jerusalem moves forward with its plans to extend its sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, and called upon the European body to “develop a menu of countermeasures.” Read more
Police seek man to assist them following antisemitic daubing in Melbourne
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
South Melbourne police are investigating after antisemitic graffiti was sprayed in Albert Park and Middle Park earlier this month. Read more
Starting tomorrow: Sharing the Jewish story with the YouTube generation
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
YouTube is a jungle of informative, factual content joined by conspiracy theories and hateful screeds, too often railing against Jews and Israel. Read more
Maccabi Victoria’s Hardship Relief Fund
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Maccabi VIC recognises that the cost of payment of Sport registration fees could be impacted by the financial strain that COVID-19 experienced by some families. Read more
The Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s global campaign
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With the Coronavirus crisis fueling an increase in antisemitism often directed at Israel, the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) has launched a global campaign enabling individuals and organizations across the world to highlight Israel’s outstanding contribution towards the international battle against COVID-19. Read more
Dutch railway company grants €5 million to Holocaust memorial centres without consultation
June 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The CEO of the state-owned Dutch railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen has met with representatives of the Dutch Jewish community for the first time – exactly one year after NS’s own commission issued its advisory report calling on NS to “consider, in consultation with the groups concerned, a collective expression of recognition” for the 102,000 Jewish Holocaust victims who perished during or after transport by NS – including 20,000 children. Read more
Australia’s oldest operating synagogue approaching its 175th anniversary
Hobart Synagogue, the oldest Jewish place of worship still in use in Australia, is about to turn 175 – and a certain medical crisis hasn’t stopped the anniversary from being turned to good use. Read more
Over 40% of Jewish community now considers antisemitism a big problem in New Zealand
June 26, 2020 by Miriam Bell
There’s been a significant increase in the amount of Jewish New Zealanders who think antisemitism is a “very big” or a “fairly big” problem, according to a new survey of New Zealand’s Jewish community. Read more
British education secretary ousted for sharing ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’
British Labour Party member Rebecca Long-Bailey was ousted on Thursday as shadow education secretary after sharing an “antisemitic conspiracy theory” on Twitter. Read more
Footage, photos prove Ahmed Erekat committed attack, was not ‘executed’
June 26, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Footage taken by security cameras, photos from the scene of the attack and other information clearly demonstrate that Ahmed Erekat was carrying out a terror attack on Tuesday in the outskirts of Jerusalem when he was killed by Israeli security forces, and was not executed, as Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and Arab-Israeli lawmakers alleged. Read more
Call for redress for Victorian victims for racial vilification
June 25, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
The Legal And Social Issues Committee Of The Legislative Assembly Of Victoria has heard statements from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the mother of a five-yr-old child, a victim of racial bullying at a Melbourne public school. Read more
UN secretary-general to Security Council: Israeli sovereignty ‘calamitous’ for the region
In a report to the United Nations Security Council, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged Israel to drop plans to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, saying it would be a “most serious violation of international law.” Read more
UN envoy to Palestinians: ‘Do not lose sight of goal of free Palestinian state’
U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolai Mladenov told a mass gathering in the Palestinian Authority on Monday “never to give up” their aspirations for statehood. Read more
Terrorist killed in attack was nephew of PA’s chief negotiator
June 24, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Ahmed Erekat, the terrorist killed on Tuesday while carrying out an attack in the outskirts of Jerusalem, was the nephew of Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and chief negotiator with Israel. Read more
Amid outcry, Knesset committee approves Netanyahu’s request for tax refunds
June 24, 2020 by TPS-IL
The Knesset’s Finance Committee approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for tax refunds going back a decade and worth hundreds of thousands of shekels, amid an outcry decrying the move as unseemly during a time the country is experiencing a severe financial crisis. Read more
