Israel sends testing kits to Gaza
March 15, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) delivered 200 testing kits for detecting Coronavirus, another step Israel has taken to help the Palestinian Authority (PA) combat the spread of the virus. Read more
Israel enters almost full coronavirus lockdown
March 15, 2020 by TPS-IL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday night that Israel was entering an almost full lockdown to stave off the spread of Coronavirus. Read more
Governments advertising was supporting the hosting of terrorist manifesto
March 15, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has put an end to advertising from the State Governments in NSW, Victoria and South Australia appeared alongside an antisemitic terrorist manifesto. Read more
Coronavirus: Ben-Gurion University joins the battle
March 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz has launched the BGU Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force to harness the University’s brainpower and ingenuity to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Coronavirus forces the The Hebrew University online only
March 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will delay the opening of the spring semester by one week to prepare for remote-learning options. Read more
Memorial event for Christchurch
March 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ark Centre’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann together with faith and community leaders marked the first anniversary of the Christchurch massacre at the Islamic Council of Victoria headquarters in Melbourne’s CBD. Read more
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial closed for two weeks due to coronavirus
March 14, 2020 by JNS
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and Memorial will be closed to all visitors for two weeks to help contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the museum said in a March 12 statement. Read more
Israeli doctors offer online advice to those quarantined in China and elsewhere
March 14, 2020 by JNS
Israeli doctors are giving webinars to quarantined COVID-19 patients in China and elsewhere in a project organized by Innonation, an Israeli innovation platform for international collaboration. Read more
Iranian cleric allows buying potential Israeli vaccine, ‘if there is no substitute’
March 14, 2020 by JNS
A prominent Iranian cleric said this week that would be acceptable for the country’s citizens to use a coronavirus vaccine developed by Israel—if “there is no substitute.” Read more
British lawmakers demand changes in Palestinian, UNRWA textbooks
March 14, 2020 by JNS
Members of the British Parliament have said they want answers as to why textbooks used to “radicalize” children in schools run by the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) remain unchanged. Read more
Davening in the shadow of Corona
March 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following the 24 hour closure of a Synagogue in Melbourne the Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand (RCANZ) has received inquiries on what precautions should be taken for davening in a Minyan and congregating in Shules. Read more
Rivlin opens second Coronavirus call centre.
March 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has inaugurated the new national emergency call centre jointly run by Magen David Adom (MDA) and the IDF Homefront Command in Ramle as part of the efforts to deal with the Coronavirus. Read more
Amid new virus cases in Israel, synagogue restrictions, nationwide school closures
March 13, 2020 by JNS
Coronavirus cases in Israel topped 100 on Thursday, with an emergency-room doctor at the top-rated Sheba Medical Center contracting the illness, and the chief rabbinate issuing new directives for conducting prayers. Read more
Holocaust memorials set in pavement in Berlin in memory of Jews deported
March 13, 2020 by JNS
Nearly 50 Holocaust stone memorials were recently set into the pavement around a major German publisher’s new main office in Berlin in honour of the dozens of Jews deported from the city in the 1940s. Read more
Yeshivah Centre to be reassessed on Sunday
March 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre including services and the Mikvah will be closed until Sunday when the situation will be considered following Coronvirus being detected in staff member returning from the U.S. Read more
Secord: not one person has been prosecuted under NSW racial anti-vilification laws
March 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSWAttorney-General Mark Speakman has admitted that there have been no prosecutions under section 93Z of the Crimes Act which deals with racial and religious vilification. Read more
Netanyahu invites Gantz to form ‘emergency’ unity government
March 13, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to talks about forming an emergency unity government amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Coronavirus: Israel’s advice to its citizens
March 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following a meeting with the Minister for Health, Head of National Security and the Health Ministry Director-General, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israeli citizens to help themselves in combating Coronavirus. Read more
NSWJBD March plenum cancelled
March 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Vic Alhadeff, CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, has emailed deputies and staff advising the cancellation of this month’s plenum. Read more
The results are in
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received the results of the elections to the Knesset for the third time in 11 months. Read more
IDF mobilising reserves to combat spread of Corona
March 11, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF has begun to recruit reserves from the Home Front Command who will assist in Israel’s combat on the spread of Coronavirus. Read more
Dressed up with swastikas
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
History repeats itself
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 1995 The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 50th anniversary in the NSW parliament and this year the House’s Legislative Council will be the venue once again as the Board celebrates its 75th. Read more
Melbourne school closed for coronavirus assessment
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges has received a positive test for a staff member who returned on Qantas flight QF94 from Los Angeles last Friday morning. Read more
Prestigious Don Banks Award presented to Deborah Conway
March 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s attorney general opposes Netanyahu’s request for trial delay
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informed a Jerusalem District Court on Monday that he is opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay his trial. Read more
Israel issues mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, including citizens
March 10, 2020 by JNS
Israel has made the unprecedented move to require all incoming arrivals, including Israeli citizens, to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine as a result of the coronavirus. Read more
Israel’s hospitality industry suffering worst-ever crisis, says Israel Hotel Association
March 10, 2020 by JNS
Amid the worldwide tourism slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, Israel Hotel Association (IHA) president Amir Hayek warned on Monday that the hotel industry is “on the brink of collapse.” Read more
Number of Corona patients in Israel climbs to 39, new restrictions introduced
March 9, 2020 by TPS-IL
The number of Israelis who have been infected with Coronavirus has climbed to 39, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening, primarily Israelis who contracted the virus while abroad. Read more
DFLP terror group calls for support of Joint List to oust Netanyahu
March 9, 2020 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) terror group has issued a call for all the Palestinian forces to rally around the Arab-majority Joint List in the Knesset to block Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. Read more
