Antisemitism on social media
June 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Antisemitism on social media and what to do about it was the focus of the latest webinar from the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more
Israeli mentor to Australian desalination plants now on guard against Iranian terror
June 24, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Boys Town Jerusalem graduate Shai Dreizin, CEO of Israel’s Ashkelon desalination plant, has been personally involved over the past years in launching two similar projects in Sydney and on the Gold Coast. Read more
A rat’s tale changes our understanding of human evolution
June 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Roughly 200,000-year-old fossils from a Carmel Cave in northern Israel indicate that human migration from Africa actually occurred during the Ice Age. Read more
Israel preparing for 2,500 COVID-19 patients on life-support, hundreds of dead
June 23, 2020 by Arye Green -TPS
The Corona Cabinet unanimously approved the Health, Finance and Defence ministries’ proposal to prepare for the scenario of some 2,500 Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients on life support and “many hundreds of dead,” as the numbers of infections in Israel climb daily. Read more
Australia says “Against” to UNHCR resolutions
June 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The votes are in for the Forty-third session of the UN Human Rights Council which sat between 24 February and 20 March 2020. Read more
Neo-Nazi website booted out by web host
June 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Web host Digital Pacific has removed the website of The National Socialist Network according to Melbourne’s Herald Sun. Read more
Palestinian official says resistance to Israel’s sovereignty bid to remain peaceful, for now
June 23, 2020 by JNS
Senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub said on Sunday that while peaceful resistance is the preferred strategy at the moment with regard to Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, “our fingers are on the triggers.” Read more
Roger Waters: Zionism an ‘ugly stain’ that must be removed
June 23, 2020 by JNS
According to British musician Roger Waters, U.S. businessman Sheldon Adelson is a “right-wing fascist, racist bigot” who controls U.S. President Donald Trump and believes only Jews are fully human. Read more
Israeli peace activist calls “annexation” “apartheid” on webinar
June 23, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
Encouraging viewers to rethink both the historical and current circumstances in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, renowned Israeli author and peace activist AB Yehoshua called annexation “apartheid” and stressed the importance of Israel extracting this “cancer” from its society. Read more
Dozens of anti-Israel Israeli professors outed in new website
June 22, 2020 by TPS-IL
A new website launched by the pro-Israel watchdog group Im Tirtzu lists dozens of Israeli academics who promote boycotts and other anti-Israel activity in Israel and abroad. Read more
Judea and Samaria leaders to Netanyahu: declare sovereignty this week
June 22, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Leaders from Judea and Samaria gathered in Jerusalem on Sunday and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with the declaration OF sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, as stipulated by the US’ Deal of the Century peace plan. Read more
8-month-old infant dies in Gaza after PA denies him exit for heart surgery in Israel
June 22, 2020 by TPS-IL
Omar Yaghi, an eight-month-old infant from the Gaza Strip with a cardiac condition, died on Thursday following a one-month postponement of his scheduled operation at the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel HaShomer, Israel. Read more
Bolton: Netanyahu ‘dubious’ about Kushner leading Mideast peace initiative
June 22, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed “dubious” about White House senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner leading the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan, according to former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in his upcoming book, according to multiple media reports on Thursday. Read more
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads, including one with Nazi prisoner symbol
June 22, 2020 by JNS
Facebook removed Trump campaign ads on Thursday that targeted the far-left Antifa movement, including one with a downward-pointing red triangle that apparently resembled a Nazi designation symbol for political prisoners in concentration camps. Read more
Report: US administration to hold ‘dramatic’ meeting on Israel’s sovereignty bid
June 22, 2020 by JNS
Senior U.S. administration officials will hold a meeting this week on whether or not to give the green light to the Israeli government to apply sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli media reports. Read more
Israel reports on progress on vaccine against Coronavirus
June 21, 2020 by TPS-IL
The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona has reported that it has made further progress toward a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, which could be ready even this coming Northern winter. Read more
‘World must set clear red line: Israel calls for action after UN Warns of Iran’s noncompliance with Non-Proliferation Agreement
June 21, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors (BoG) on Friday condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for violating the Safeguards Agreements it has signed with the agency, and Israel has called for actions against the country. Read more
Kosher Meals on Wheels in Sydney gets $5,000 grant from state government
June 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s COA has benefitted from a NSW Government COVID-19 Community Support Grant Program which provides assistance for basic necessities like food, transport and language support for vulnerable people. Read more
ADL joins with other civil-rights groups in calling for July boycott of Facebook
The U.S. Anti-Defamation League, along with several civil-rights groups, is calling for corporations to boycott Facebook in July over its unwillingness to ban hate speech on the social-media company’s platform. Read more
Calls to abduct IDF soldiers heard during Haifa protest
June 19, 2020 by JNS
Dozens of Arab Israelis called for the abduction of Israel Defense Forces soldiers at a rally in Haifa on Tuesday. Read more
‘Israel expecting 90,000 new immigrants by the end of 2020’
June 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata said on Wednesday that as many as 90,000 new immigrants are expected to arrive in Israel over the next 18 months. Read more
35 Haredi men begin a unique 18-month hi-tech training and apprenticeship program
June 18, 2020 by Lydia Weitzman
Ravtech, a unique training/apprenticeship model that has been successfully integrating Haredi men into hi-tech since 2013, has just opened its eighth cohort in Jerusalem sponsored by JNF Australia. Read more
Assad must pay a price’: Israel welcomes US sanctions on Syria’s Assad and wife
June 18, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi welcomed the US’ newly imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma that went into effect as part of the Caesar Act. Read more
Top foreign-policy adviser says Biden would keep ‘all’ US sanctions on Iran ‘in place’
June 18, 2020 by JNS
If elected president in November, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden would have all U.S. sanctions on Iran stay in place, including the ones enacted under U.S. President Donald Trump, according to the presumptive Democratic nominee’s top foreign-policy adviser. Read more
UK investigates links between London accounting firm and Palestinian terror group
June 18, 2020 by JNS
The United Kingdom has launched an investigation into ties between the international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), headquartered in London, and the Palestinian terror group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Read more
Israel extends emergency coronavirus regulations for 45 days
June 18, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Knesset voted on Tuesday to extend emergency regulations aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Read more
Boris Johnson: Israel’s sovereignty plan breaches international law
June 18, 2020 by JNS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, constitutes a violation of international law. Read more
A cuddly robot to reduce pain
June 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An unwelcome sight in Maroubra
June 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Jewish mother strolling with her newly-born baby in the centre of the Sydney suburb of Maroubra was shocked by the sight of a woman sitting on a bench sporting a swastika painted on her face. Read more
Palestinian official threatens religious war if Israel proceeds with sovereignty plans
June 17, 2020 by JNS
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki “continues to demonize Israel with the libel that Israel plans ‘to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and build the alleged Temple,’ a new report reveals. Read more
