WJC welcomes U.S. House of Representatives condemning BDS
July 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has welcomed the U.S. House of Representative’s resolution condemning the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment movement as a “positive and encouraging step in the fight against blind antisemitism.” Read more
British Labour member suspended amid antisemitism investigation
July 26, 2019 by JNS
A member of the British Labour Party has been suspended from his local party chapter amid an antisemitism investigation. Read more
Lithuania votes to find new name for street heralding Nazi collaborator
The city council in Lithuania’s capital has voted to rename a street that currently bears the name of antisemitic Nazi collaborator Kazio Skirpos. Read more
Award for Sydney’s JewishCare
July 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) has awarded Sydney’s JewishCare for its Jewish Suicide Prevention strategy at the National Suicide Prevention Conference in Melbourne. Read more
Steven Lowy meets Resident Reuven Rivlin
July 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sam Grundwerg, Keren Hayesod World Chairman, and Chairman of its World Board of Trustees, Steven Lowy have met with the President of Israel, Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin. Read more
More government support for Israel needed – New Conservatives
July 25, 2019 by Miriam Bell
The New Conservative party is calling on the New Zealand government to boost its support for Israel and the Jewish community. Read more
A Mezuzah for Josh
July 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maiden Speech from Josh Burns
July 24, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
In his maiden speech to parliament, newly installed Federal Labour MP Josh Burns, has spoken out against a “sinister element” within Australian politics according to a report from 9 News.
New executive director for JCCV
July 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following an impressive career spanning over three decades in the education and aged care sectors of the Jewish community in Melbourne, Judy Fetter has been appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more
Hamas launches Facebook page for its ‘Liberation Vanguards’ summer camps
July 24, 2019 by JNS
Hamas’s military wing, the ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, or simply Al-Qassam Brigades, launched a Facebook page on Sunday titled “Tala’i’ Al-Tahrir” (Liberation Vanguards). Read more
Hebrew inscriptions revealed at Great Synagogue dig sites in Vilnius, Lithuania
July 24, 2019 by JNS
Hebrew inscriptions were discovered for the first time since the beginning of the excavation project to expose the Great Synagogue of Vilna, Lithuania, which was burned during the Holocaust and demolished by the Soviets. Read more
British legislator says Johnson will withdraw UK from Iran nuclear deal
July 24, 2019 by JNS
British legislator Matthew Offord said on Tuesday that new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will withdraw the United Kingdom from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the United States left in May 2018, reimposing sanctions lifted under it alongside enacting new financial penalties against the regime. Read more
ADC pays tribute to the memory of French Jews
July 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Anti-Defamation Commission has marked the 77th anniversary of the rounding up and imprisonment of Paris’ Jews in the Vél d’Hiv in 1942. Read more
Israel wishes Boris Johnson a Mazeltov on becoming UK’s Prime Minister
July 24, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
Israel congratulated Boris Johnson after he won the Conservative party leadership race to become Britain’s next prime minister. Read more
Israel condemns European Parliament for hosting Palestinian terrorist
July 23, 2019 by J-Wire
Israel has condemned the European Parliament for recently inviting a Palestinian terrorist to speak at the venue, and is urging the European Union to take steps to prevent members of designated terror groups from doing so in the future. Read more
Corbyn falls in poll among UK Labour Party members
July 23, 2019 by JNS
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has fallen in a Times of London poll among party members amid an antisemitism crisis and his leadership as the United Kingdom seeks to break away from the European Union, known as “Brexit.” Read more
Trump to visit Israel in January to mark 75th year of Auschwitz liberation
July 23, 2019 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump, along with other world leaders, plans to visit Israel in January to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and death camp. Read more
Israel’s under-20 basketball team takes home European title for second year in a row
July 23, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
The Israel under-20 men’s basketball team defeated Spain 92-84 to win its second consecutive European championship. Read more
What to do after ‘slaughter the Jews’ is spray-painted in Arabic on part of the Western Wall?
July 23, 2019 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
A young Arab girl and her older teenage sister spray-painted the words “slaughter the Jews” in Arabic on Friday on the Kotel HaKatan (“little wall” in Hebrew), a portion of the Western Wall on the Temple Mount about 650 feet south of the Western Wall Plaza and next to the Iron Gate entrance to the Old City. Read more
Israel briefed on US naval response to recent Iranian aggression’
An Israeli representative was present at a briefing on Sunday morning by U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, who provided information on the U.S. naval defence operation, dubbed “Operation Sentinel,” being undertaken in response to recent Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, Arutz 7 reported. Read more
Palestinian Football Association head loses FIFA appeal, suspension upheld
July 21, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
A special panel over the weekend rejected an appeal by Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) and upheld a verdict to suspend him for a year from attending FIFA events over his intimidation campaign against Argentina’s team before it was slated to play in Israel. Read more
First-of-Its-Kind hi-tech hub in Judea and Samaria opens in Benyamin
July 21, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
A new high-tech centre, the first of its kind in Judea and Samaria, was inaugurated last week in an event attended by over 200 people, including major investors in the industry. Read more
The Defiant Ones
July 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Never say that we have reached the end of the road
July 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Perth’s School of Education is to host a free professional learning seminar particularly for HASS and History Teachers who especially, have to confront teaching the Holocaust to students in Years 10 and 11. Read more
Ambassador Ron Dermer says Israel will allow US Reps. Omar and Tlaib to visit
July 21, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said on Friday that the Jewish state will allow U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) “out of respect for the U.S. Congress, and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel.” Read more
Rabbi inducts Chief of The Royal Australian Air Force
July 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Maroubra Synagogue’s spiritual leader Rabbi Yossi Friedman has inducted the new Chief of the RAAF in Canberra with a prayer and blowing the shofar. Read more
Dual citizenship challenge again for Frydenberg
July 19, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is facing a rehash of the claim that he is a Hungarian citizen, according to a report on 10 News First…and the Prime Minister has spoken out against antisemitism,
A new rabbi for the ARK Centre
Over 250 people including rabbis, members of State and Federal Parliaments, community leaders, ARK Centre members, donors and friends and family have gathered to celebrate the induction of Rabbi Gabi and Rebbetzin Mushka Kaltmann as the ARK Centre Rabbi and Rebbetzin. Read more
On July 20, Netanyahu to become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister
July 19, 2019 by JNS
When the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, July 20, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make history as the State of Israel’s longest-serving premier, surpassing the previous record-holder, David Ben-Gurion. Read more
Argentina orders freezing of Hezbollah assets, effectively designating it a terror group
July 19, 2019 by JNS
Argentina ordered the freezing of Hezbollah assets yesterday, effectively designating it as a terrorist entity, being the first Latin America country to do so. Read more
