Israeli Arab athlete shrugs off pressure in representing nation in competition
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Israeli high-jump champion Hanin Nasser, 22, was targeted by anti-Israel groups this week for representing Israel in the upcoming 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Read more
Britain’s Boris Johnson to Iran: ‘Cease this madness’ or sanctions will be reimposed
July 11, 2019 by JNS
Boris Johnson, who is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister, has warned Iran to “cease this madness” over violating the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that he’s “prepared” to reimpose sanctions on the regime. Read more
Intermarriage a second Holocaust: The WJC responds
July 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has responded to remarks by Israel’s Education Minister Rafi Peretz likening intermarriage to a ‘second Holocaust’. Read more
New Israeli vehicle puts the motor – inside the wheels
July 10, 2019 by TPS-IL
The Israeli startup REE has unveiled an electric vehicle platform that changes the way electric vehicles are built and perform, further boosting its energy efficiency. Read more
‘These planes can reach anywhere in Middle East, Including Iran,’ Netanyahu says of F-35
July 10, 2019 by TPS-IL
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday toured the Nevatim Israel Air Force (IAF) base, visited the F-35 squadron and held a security discussion with IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, GOC Air Force Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin and the forum of air force commanders. Read more
A rabbi visits Thursday Island
July 10, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Rabbi Mendel Kastel has visited Thursday Island in his capacity as Mental Health Commissioner. Read more
Jason Clare visits OBK
July 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Jason Clare has visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Jewish House launches innovative app, Mend, to help solve homelessness in NSW
July 10, 2019 by J-Wire News Service
The CEO of the Jewish House, Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Sydney entrepreneur, Alexandra Tselios, have developed an app which brings the community and technology together to help the homeless. Read more
Israeli professor Rudolf to address British Parliament on intervention in child obesity
July 10, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
Leeds, England’s third largest city, has bucked the global trend of childhood obesity and seen a significant fall in obesity, according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity by Prof. Mary Rudolf, Head of the Department of Population Health at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University. Read more
Israeli Court: PA and PLO must pay compensation to terror victims
July 9, 2019 by TPS-IL
A Jerusalem court on Monday gave an unprecedented decision holding the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) responsible for the terror attacks carried out against Israelis during the Second Intifada, and ordering the entities to pay millions in damages to the victims. Read more
IDF exposes 18th Gazan terror tunnel in 5 years
July 9, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF exposed a cross-border terror tunnel running out of the Gaza Strip and penetrating into Israeli territory, the army stated Monday evening. Read more
Anton Hermann: touching thoughts
July 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Child sex abuse advocate Manny Waks and Aleph Melbourne have been saddened by the tragic death of Anton Hermann in a cycling accident on the weekend. Read more
Arab Knesset member urges boycott of Israel at London pro-BDS conference
July 9, 2019 by JNS
Knesset member Yousef Jabareen of the Hadash-Taal Party publicly called to boycott Israel in a speech he gave over the weekend at a pro-BDS conference in London, reported Israel’s Kan news. Read more
Labor leader meets the NSW Jewish community
July 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Within nine days of being elected, NSW Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism Jodi McKay has formally met with the NSW Jewish communal leadership. Read more
Women lead change in Idan HaNegev
July 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
40 leading Australian businesswomen have visited the Switch-Triguboff Centre for Training and Advancement of Employment in the Idan HaNegev Industrial Park in order to learn about its unique training model. Read more
Israeli and Australian researchers uncover King David’s biblical town of Ziklag
July 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Macquarie University in Sydney have found Biblical Ziklag. Read more
Israeli programmers volunteer to help develop app for Alzheimer patients
July 8, 2019 by TPS-IL
Israeli hi-tech programmers have volunteered to join doctors and psychologists to develop an app that diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease at an early stage. Read more
Man of integrity, vision and compassion
July 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has spoken of its late vice-president Anton Hermann, killed cycling near Port Douglas in North Queensland. Read more
Progressive rabbis welcome IDF decision to allow reform rabbis to officiate at military funerals
July 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Moetzah (Council) of Australian, New Zealand and Asian Progressive Rabbis welcomed the decision of the IDF to allow soldiers to be buried by rabbis from all the religious streams of Judaism as well as secular funerals. Read more
Celebrating a decade of Gary Smorgon House
July 8, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care’s Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne has celebrated 10 years of enriching lives for Elders in the Victorian Jewish community. Read more
Anton Hermann tragically killed on holiday
July 8, 2019 by Henry Benjamin
The vice-president of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria Anton Hermann has been tragically killed in a cycling accident near Port Douglas in North Queensland. Read more
5 soldiers wounded in attack, terrorist captured
July 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Arab terrorist on Saturday night rammed his car into a group of soldiers operating near the Arab town of Hizmeh, north of Jerusalem, injuring five of them. The terrorist was captured several hours later. Read more
A morning greeting: The Holocaust is a Lie
July 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Aliza Shuvaly runs Aliza’s Place Cafe in the Melbourne suburb of Chadstone arrived at work yesterday to find the words “The Holocaust is a lie” along with a swastika scrawled on her back fence. Read more
NIF Australia sends emergency fund to Ethiopian Jews
July 5, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the wake of the shooting of 18-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Teka z”l by an off-duty police officer and the subsequent protests by the Ethiopian community, NIF Australia today announced an emergency grant of $20,000 to the Association of Ethiopian Jews. Read more
Lore Zusman’s support for Jewish National Fund spans 84 years, three continents and four generations
July 5, 2019 by Nikki Leib
As she goes into retirement this month, Perth’s Lore Zusman has ensured her legacy with Jewish National Fund has been passed on to the next generation, with her great-grandson Ziv establishing Sababa Society, JNF’s first teen and tween society in the United States. Read more
Another son of Hamas founder flees, blasts terror organization’s corruption
July 5, 2019 by JNS
Suheib Yousef, son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef and younger brother of “Green Prince” Mosab Yousef, deserted his post in Turkey, flew to an undisclosed Asian country and then gave an interview to an Israeli journalist in which he excoriated the terrorist organization’s corruption. Read more
Gaza-area leaders boycott Netanyahu update on border-security situation
July 5, 2019 by JNS
The heads of two Gaza-area regional councils boycotted a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials on Wednesday, saying Israel’s government is failing to provide for the urgent needs of their communities in the wake of ongoing terrorist activity along the border. Read more
Israeli scientists discover genetic method for biasing mammalian sex ratios
July 5, 2019 by JNS
Israeli scientists from Tel Aviv University have discovered a genetic mechanism for biasing the sex ratio of mammalian populations so that only offspring of a desired gender are produced. The finding, which was published in the peer-reviewed “EMBO Reports” journal on Monday, could have major implications, especially for the agricultural industry. Read more
Amir Peretz wins Labor Party leadership
July 4, 2019 by JNS
Despite the lowest voter turnout in the history of Labor Party primaries, Knesset member Amir Peretz was chosen Tuesday to lead the once-powerful faction as it gears up for elections in September. Read more
Israel prepares for US-Iran conflict, Tehran threatens to boost uranium enrichment
July 4, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that the Jewish state is bracing for a possible military conflict between Iran and the United States. Read more
