ICC decision on Israel delayed by coronavirus shutdown
March 19, 2020 by Benjamin Brown - TPS
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will be forced to postpone its decision on whether to open full court proceedings against Israel for alleged war crimes for at least a month after the court building in The Hague was shut down due to fears of a further spreading of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). Read more
Jewish House calls for assistance
March 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As part of Sydney’s Jewish House emergency response plan to the COVID-19 Pandemic; they are calling for psychologists and counselling professionals to volunteer one hour of their time per day. Read more
World’s top math prize awarded to Hebrew University’s Hillel Furstenberg
March 19, 2020 by Tali Aronsky
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has announced it will award the Abel Prize to Hillel Furstenberg at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Gregory Margulis at Yale University “for pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics”. Read more
El Al scales back operations to 4 flights a day, lays off staff as coronavirus hits industry
March 18, 2020 by Benjamin Brown - TPS
Israel’s national airline El Al has announced it is scaling down its operations to a mere four passenger-flights per day and is placing nearly 80 per cent of its staff on unpaid leave as the Coronavirus crisis hits the aviation and tourism industry worldwide. Read more
NSW: all shules almost certainly to be closed
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney Beth Din has recommended that all “minyanim in all synagogues be suspended from now until further notice” but Melbourne it will be case by case. Read more
Two Sydney Jewish day schools temporarily shutdown
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College and Keser Torah College are now implementing backup plans to educate students at home as the schools prepare to join the struggle to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Read more
Magen David Adom shifts into a higher gear
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the wake of the spread of the Coronavirus in Israel, Magen David Adom is preparing to significantly increase the number of people being tested throughout the country, to thousands a day. Read more
President Rivlin sends a global message
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has sent a message to the global Jewish community. Read more
51 Muslims massacred in Christchurch remembered
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff attended a moving and dignified ceremony was held in Sydney on Sunday night, March 15 – a year since the massacre at two Christchurch mosques. Read more
Secord applauds Federal Court decision on Frydenberg dual citizenship case
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has applauded the Federal Court decision to dismiss the Josh Frydenberg dual citizenship matter. Read more
Latest COVID-19 instructions for Israelis
March 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given an update to citizens on the fight against the Coronavirus. Read more
IDF converts hotels into Corona hospitals
March 17, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF’s Home Front Command has commenced with the process of converting several hotels at central locations in Israel into convalescent centres for Israelis infected with Coronavirus. Read more
COVID-19: community closures and cancellations
March 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
J-Wire will continually update community responses to the Coronavirus threat and events many might have attended. Read more
Coronavirus in Israel
March 17, 2020 by TPS-IL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening announced another list of limitations on the Israeli economy and society which are meant to combat the spread of Coronavirus. Read more
COVID-19: a message from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry
March 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
These are extraordinary times for our community and our nation. Read more
Medical students will double the number of sample takers in Israel
March 17, 2020 by Zaki Heler
Approximately 700 medical students from five faculties across the country, who are in the clinical phase of their studies, joined the national effort in preventing the spread of the Coronavirus in Israel. Read more
Jewish organization applauds Portuguese commemoration of Spanish Inquisition victims
March 17, 2020 by JNS
Jewish organization Reconectar applauded the recent passing of a law in the Portuguese Parliament that established March 31 as the official date to commemorate victims of the Inquisition. Read more
Israeli lawmakers sworn in to an empty 23rd Knesset
March 17, 2020 by JNS
With Israel, like most of the world, reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, a surreal scene took place on Monday as the 23rd Knesset was sworn in to a largely empty chamber. Read more
Sharansky, Carr blast those attempting to blame Jews for coronavirus
March 17, 2020 by JNS
The Combat Anti-Semitism Movement held a digital awards ceremony on Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
The Victorian Jewish Community COVID-19 Taskforce
March 17, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
The Victorian Jewish community has set up a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Taskforce to assist communal organisations in navigating the nuances of maintaining a Jewish way of life during this pandemic. Read more
Technion: some answers on COVID-19
March 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Technion will hold a LIVE broadcast on FB with Prof. Michael Wallach, a global expert on infectious diseases. Read more
Gantz given the task of forming government
March 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has assigned the task of forming the government to Benny Gantz chairman of Kachol Lavan. Read more
Coronavirus vaccine year-and-a-half away, says Haifa University expert
March 16, 2020 by Benjamin Brown - TPS
A vaccine for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) could be at least one and a half years away, a public health expert from the University of Haifa warned on Sunday. Read more
‘Jews, Zionists organized and engineered Coronavirus’ – Anti-Semitic rumours spread online
March 16, 2020 by Benjamin Brown - TPS
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are spreading online and in international media, claiming “Jews and Zionists” have “organized and engineered Coronavirus” as part of a scheme to “design the world, seize countries and neuter the world’s population,” the UK-based Anti-Semitism watchdog Campaign Against Anti-Semitism (CAA) reported. Read more
Tie a ribbon to show support for victims of child sexual abuse
March 16, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
Over 60 supporters joined sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meter and Elly Sapper outside the gates of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne whose principal Malka Leifer fled Melbourne to Israel in 2008 ahead of being charged with 74 offences of child sexual abuse. Read more
Netanyahu, Gantz discuss formation of government
March 16, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Member of Knesset (MK) Benny Gantz met on Sunday evening at the Presidents’ Residence in Jerusalem to discuss the formation of a government after 61 MKs recommend that Gantz be the first to attempt to form a coalition. Read more
AIJAC reacts to arrest of man on terrorism charges
March 16, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has welcomed the news of the arrest of a man plotting a terrorist attack in NSW. Read more
Antisemitic man charged with terrorism offences
March 16, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
A known antisemitic man in southern NSW has been charged with terrorism offences. Read more
Joint List unanimously backs Gantz for Israeli premiership
March 16, 2020 by JNS
All 15 lawmakers of the Joint List alliance of Arab and Arab-majority parties on Sunday recommended Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as Israel’s next prime minister, marking the first time that an Arab party has endorsed anyone for prime minister since Yitzhak Rabin in 1992. Read more
Opera Australia: the Sydney summer season is over
March 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In accordance with the federal government’s escalation of the coronavirus precautionary measures, effectively banning all static public gatherings of more than 500 people in an effort to limit the spread of the virus, Opera Australia is cancelling the remainder of its Sydney summer season. Read more
