Holocaust Centre congratulates Facebook

The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has applauded Facebook over its action on eliminating extremist action on its social media site. Read more

Philip Feinstein presented with NSW Volunteer of the Year award

The overall winner was Philip Feinstein who was appropriately dressed in his Supporting Refugees, Burundi T-shirt. Read more

Sad Sachs wins Smartfone Flick Fest: Jewish film wins five awards

A darkly funny Jewish film by young film-maker Joel Perlgut has scooped the pool of the top awards at the 5th annual Smart Fone Flick Fest (SF3) in Sydney. Read more

New Zealand community slams a mayoral candidate who used “sieg heil”

Candidate John Tamihere has used the Nazi expression “Seig Heil” in a mayoral debate in Auckland. Read more

Exit polls show: no one has a clear lead

The exit polls of the September 2019 elections for the 22nd Knesset show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not obtain a decisive victory, but still appears to be the leading candidate to form the next government. Read more

Bela sends a message to her rescuers’ son as he receives his parents’ Righteous Among the Nations award

The 90-year-old son of a Dutch couple who hid Jews in their home in Nazi occupied Holland during WWII has received the Righteous Among the Nations award on behalf of his parents. Read more

A milestone for Hakoah

The application by Hakoah Club to Woollahra Council for consent to amend the 2015 masterplan approval, has been granted by the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel. Read more

An Iran specialist has met with senior journalists and politicians

The danger the Islamic Republic of Iran poses to the world is long-standing and comprehensive, and the focus should not be solely on the country’s illicit nuclear program. This is the position of Benham Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Washington D.C. based Foundation for Defence of Democracies think tank who has been engaging in an extensive series of briefings with journalists and politicians across Australia and New Zealand as a guest of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more

Blue and White’s focus shifts to unity government option after exit polls

As the clocked counted down the minutes to the initial exit polls at Blue and White Party headquarters, its leaders headed out into the “field,” taking to beaches and shopping centers across central Israel urging potential voters to the ballot box. Read more

Damn the other races, want to keep my country white

Jewish organisations have expressed concerns about a hate-fest musical festival scheduled to be held in Melbourne next month. Read more

AFL briefed on Jewish concerns

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Israel goes to vote, again

Israel’s citizens today went to the ballots to vote for Israel’s 22^nd Knesset and the country’s leadership for the next four years, for the second time this year. Read more

Trump: US ‘locked and loaded’ following attack on Saudi oil field

Tensions in the Middle East soared on Sunday, with U.S. President Donald Trump warning on Twitter that the United States “has reason to believe we know” who is responsible for a crippling attack on a Saudi oil field on Saturday and is “locked and loaded pending verification.” Read more

BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti to speak at UK Labour Party Conference festival

Palestinian activist and co-founder of the BDS movement Omar Barghouti will speak on a panel at an event taking place alongside the British Labour Party Conference. Read more

Netanyahu calls for emergency election committee meeting on ‘voter fraud’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for an emergency meeting with the head of the Central Election Committee, Supreme Court Judge Hanan Melcer, to discuss possible voter fraud in this week’s election. Read more

Analysis: Infighting within political blocs dominates days before elections

Israel (Sunday): With only two days ahead of the elections, the two major political parties, Likud and Blue and White, are attempting to lure voters from their own political blocs, in an effort to take the lead and form a government after the elections. Read more

Intel unveils ‘smartest building in the world’ in Israel

Intel has unveiled its new development centre in Petah Tikvah, which it considers to be the “smartest building in the world.” Read more

Ahead of Deal of the Century, cabinet approves establishment of community of Mevo’ot Yeriho

The Israeli government on Sunday approved a proposal put forward by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to establish the community of Mevo’ot Yericho, just two days before the elections and after he announced last week he would declare Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, if reelected. Read more

Strong support for Victorian MP’s Friends of Israel Lunch

A record number of Victorian Members of Parliament joined the Parliamentary Friends of Israel Co-Convenors, Paul Hamer MP and David Southwick MP, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria and Zionism Victoria for the annual Rosh Hashanah lunch at Parliament House recently. Read more

Bennett reveals alleged details of soon-to-be released Trump Mideast peace plan

Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett revealed on Sunday what he claimed were the details on how the long-awaited U.S. Mideast peace plan would divide the West Bank between Israel and the Palestinians. The alleged plan, which Bennett revealed on social media complete with a map, gives over 90% of Judea and Samaria to the Palestinian Authority. Read more

Israel welcomes Trump’s announcement on advancement of ‘historic’ defence treaty

Israel has warmly welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he intends to explore a Mutual Defense Treaty with Israel, after the elections in Israel, that “would further anchor the tremendous alliance” between the two countries. Read more

Secret diary of Jewish teen killed by Nazis to publish after nearly 70 years in bank vault

The Holocaust diary of Polish Jewish teenager Renia Spiegel will finally be published after being sealed away in a New York bank vault for nearly 70 years, CNN reported. Read more

Limmud NZ a great success

Limmud NZ was a wild success in both Auckland and Wellington in two recent consecutive weeks. Read more

Israel rejects report it was spying on White House

Israel on Thursday denied a news report that it has been tapping the cell phones of White House officials. Read more

Trump administration assures ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran in force

The Trump administration assured on Thursday that its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran will continue, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin amid mixed signals that U.S. President Donald Trump could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani without preconditions and could even relax some sanctions in exchange for negotiations—both possibilities the secretary rejected. Read more

More than 100 Jewish lawyers in Texas request new trial for Jewish death-row inmate

More than 100 Jewish attorneys in Texas sent to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin last week a 13-page brief requesting a new trial for a Jewish death-row inmate scheduled to be executed on Oct. 10, following claims that he was sentenced by a racist judge. Read more

Four Israeli universities among top 50 producers of worldwide entrepreneurs

Four Israeli universities are ranked among the top 50 undergraduate programs in the world that produce the most successful entrepreneurs, according to a new study by the market-data company PitchBook. Read more

RU OK breakfast in Sydney

Over 60 Sydney community members attended the RU OK Day breakfast at JewishCare. Read more

Mashaal: Hamas will thwart Israeli annexation of Jordan Valley

Hamas will do everything in its power to stop Israel from annexing the Jordan Valley, former Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said on Wednesday. Read more

Jordan Valley council head hails sovereignty announcement

Israeli residents of the Jordan Valley hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Tuesday that he plans to extend Israeli sovereignty to the area if he is re-elected on Sept. 17. Netanyahu’s pledge was widely criticized in the Arab world, and also by some Palestinian Jordan Valley residents. Read more

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