Journalists report back
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 300 community members heard reports by eight senior journalists who recently toured Israel in a delegation led by the CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies Vic Alhadeff. Read more
Cyprys “distressed” during Sydney custody
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Cyprys is in custody in Sydney and has been charged relating to a warrant issued four years ago. Read more
JIFF – one week to go
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
There’s only 1 week left ’til the Jewish International Film Festival returns to Ritz Cinemas, Randwick and Roseville Cinemas in Sydney and kicks off a nation-wide feast of handpicked movies. Read more
Israeli Chief Rabbi: Israel has ‘moral obligation’ to help Kurds
October 17, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Reuven Rivlin visited the Sukkah of Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in Modi’in as part of the tradition of presidents to visit the Sukkah of the Chief Rabbis, “a tradition that brings together the State of Israel with the Jewish religion,” he said. Read more
Trump on the Kurds in Syria: ‘They’re no angels’
October 17, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria even as criticism points to the United States having betrayed its Kurdish allies in the region. Read more
Two JIFF films received nominations for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli actor Erain Naim has been nominated for a prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) for his role in Eynayim Sheli (Chained). Read more
David Cyprys rearrested following release from prison
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Convicted serial paedophile David Cyprys has been re-arrested this morning upon release on parole from a Melbourne prison. Read more
$5.7 million federal security grants for Jewish schools and institutions within Wentworth
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal Federal Member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma has welcomed the announcement of $5.7 million for Jewish schools and religious institutions to bolster safety and security within the Wentworth community. Read more
NSW MP: antisemitism shows the worst of humanity
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A NSW had ttold parliament antisemitism “shows the worst of humanity and has ruined lives and taken lives”. Read more
Australian and Fijian troops head to the Golan Heights
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian and Fijian troops will be co-deployed to the area of the Golan Heights which is the UN-controlled territory bordering Israel and Syria. Read more
Touring War Memorial exhibition contains rare Australian war artists works on the Holocaust
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord is pleased that an Australian War Memorial touring exhibition to rural art galleries contained a number of rare works on the Holocaust including one by an Australian war artist, Alan Moore on the Nazi concentration camp – Bergen-Belsen. Read more
Commonwealth graves desecrated with swastikas in Haifa
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had condemned the desecration of dozens of graves in a Commonwealth military cemetery in Haifa. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel facing threat from Iran similar to one prior to Yom Kippur War
October 11, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iranian aggression in the Middle East is threatening Israel in a magnitude similar to the threats the country faced during the Yom Kippur War, Read more
Israel ‘strongly condemns’ Turkey’s attack on Kurds
October 11, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel “strongly condemns Turkey’s military invasion of Kurdish provinces in Syria and warns against the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds by Turkey and its proxies,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday after the Turkish army launched a military campaign against Kurdish strongholds in northern Syria. Read more
ECAJ slams neo-Nazi concert in Melbourne
October 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The neo-Nazi Hammered Music Festival is being advertised online by hate groups Blood & Honour Australia and the Southern Cross Hammerskins still has the green flag from the Victorian parliament which claims it has no legal way of banning it. Read more
Israeli water experts for Victoria
October 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Embassy of Israel in Canberra, in collaboration with the Jewish National Fund of Australia (JNF) and the State Government of Victoria, has announced the visit of two renowned Israeli water experts to the State of Victoria this month. Read more
Leifer to stay in jail
October 11, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
Judge Anat Baron has ruled that Malka Leifer is a flight risk and refused bail to Malka Leifer who will remain in jail as she continues her attempt to avoid extradition to Australia where she faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Read more
Brutal murder in Johannesburg: correction
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire
Mirah Wilks lost her life on Sunday, October 6 and not as reported on Yom Kippur.
Despite Facebook’s pledge, Fatah’s terrorism promoting page still active
October 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Fatah’s Facebook page, which was shut down for a short while over its incitement to terrorism, is back up, despite a pledge by the social media giant to combat online incitement on its platform. Read more
AIJAC concerned about Turkey’s incursion
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/ Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has expressed its strong concerns about Turkey’s unilateral incursion into northern Syria, and the apparent shift in US foreign policy toward rapid Syrian disengagement which helped facilitate the Turkish move. Read more
German antisemitic attack: Israel reacts
October 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Brutal murder in Johannesburg
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A South African woman who had immigrated to Johannesburg from Melbourne, has been brutally murdered in her home between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Read more
Threatening messages to Jewish schoolboy forced to kiss a Muslim’s foot
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the day following a report that a 12-yr-old Jewish boy was forced to kiss a fellow student’s feet, he allegedly received Instagram messages saying he will be “slaughtered” or if he wanted to talk “about suicide”. Read more
Jewish community horrified of shooting deaths in Germany
October 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress joined the Australan and New Zealand community in being horrified by the attack outside the synagogue of Halle an der Salle, in eastern Germany with local police confirming that two people were killed and several shots fired. Read more
Israel following Turkey’s actions in Cyprus’ waters ‘closely and with concern’
October 8, 2019 by TPS-IL
Israel is following Turkey’s actions in Cyprus’ territorial waters “closely and with concern,” Israel’s Ambassador to Cyprus stated Monday. Read more
Last day of Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings focuses on cigars and champagne
October 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The fourth and last day of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings before Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit focused on allegations he received expensive gifts from rich friends, possibly in return for various favours, constituting a form of bribery. Read more
A 100th birthday present for Newtown Synagogue
Australian journos gain exclusive access in Israel
October 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The most high-powered Journalists Mission to Israel ever hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in the history of the program has concluded – and the community is invited to hear the feedback at a public meeting next week. Read more
US begins to withdraw troops from Syria ahead of expected Turkish invasion; Kurds at risk
October 8, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The United States reportedly began to withdraw its forces from northeastern Syria on Monday, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey against Kurdish forces. Read more
Muslim Imams Council concerned of spawning prejudice
October 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
