Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as ceasefire holds
March 31, 2019 by JNS
Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh emerged from his hideout as an unofficial ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group appeared to take hold. Read more
Greenblatt: Golan Heights vital to Israel’s security, recognition not linked to Israeli elections
March 31, 2019 by JNS
U.S. special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Thursday it is “cynical” to label this week’s U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights as a move to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election chances just weeks before Israelis go to the polls on April 9. Read more
A new campus for Yad Vashem
March 31, 2019 by Simmy Allen
Yad Vashem is to build the new Shoah Heritage Campus which will house at its heart the new Shoah Heritage Collections Centre. Read more
Brisbane Jewish history preserved
March 31, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The records of Jewish marriage ceremonies celebrated in the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation between 1868 and 1946 are to be presented to Queensland State Library in a restored bound registry next month. Read more
Secord to re-nominate for NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Deputy chair
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW Deputy Opposition Upper House leader Walt Secord said he would put his name forward as deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel when the parliament resumes. Read more
Postcards from Beresheet
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Video and images from the moon-bound Beresheet… Read more
Australia and Israel sign a new tax treaty
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia and Israel have signed a new tax treaty which will open further opportunities for bilateral trade and investment according to a statement by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Read more
PA Ministry of Education teaches girls to see murderer of 37 as role model
March 29, 2019 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority’s education ministry marked the anniversary of the Coastal Road Massacre by once again glorifying Dalal Mughrabi, the female terrorist who led the most lethal terror attack in Israel’s history in which 37 Israelis were murdered, among them 12 children. P.A. officials participating in the event stated that “Palestinian children are determined to continue on the path, with the same certain steps, towards the realization of the national rights.” Read more
Einstein letters, including one denouncing ‘Hitler-insanity,’ up for auction
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire
Several letters written by Albert Einstein, including one that calls out “Hitler-insanity,” are up for a one-day auction. Read more
Wealthy German family to donate millions to charity after uncovering Nazi past
March 29, 2019 by JNS
One of Germany’s richest families with business holdings in multiple internationally recognized brands will be donating millions of dollars to charity after learning that their parents and grandparents were ardent supporters of Adolf Hitler who exploited Jewish prisoners for slave labour. Read more
Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand adds its apology
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand has released a statement saying the view of Ahmed Bhamji suggesting the Mossad was behind the attack on the Christchurch mosques causing the deaths of fo worshippers does not represent New Zealand’s Muslims. Read more
WJC applauds Facebook ban on white supremacist posts
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has applauded Facebook for its unrivalled move to ban white nationalist and white-separatist posts from its platform. Read more
Yom HaZikaron poster released by Yad Vashem
March 29, 2019 by Simmy Allen
Yad Vashem has been holding a competition to design the official poster for Holocaust Remembrance Day for over a decade…and has released this year’s winner. Read more
Auckland mosque apologises for Bhamji’s Mossad comments
March 29, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An Auckland mosque has apologised to its “Jewish Brothers and Sisters” for the rant by Ahmed Bhamji at a rally in which he suggested Mossad was behind the Christchurch massacre on March 15 Read more
Hasmonean-era village discovered, proof of Jewish connection to Jerusalem
A large Hasmonean-era Jewish agricultural village was uncovered by archaeologists in the Arab neighbourhood of Sharafat, with a major, multi-generational burial chamber, olive press, ritual baths, a water cistern, dovecote, rock quarries and jar fragments dating back to the time of the Maccabees, providing concrete evidence of the Jewish history of Jerusalem as far back as 2,150 years ago. Read more
French pilot who remained with Israeli and Jewish hostages at Entebbe dies at 95
Michel Bacos, the Air France pilot who, along with his crew, stayed with Israeli and Jewish hostages during the July 1976 hijacking that diverted the plane to Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, died in the French city of Nice on Tuesday at the age of 95. Read more
“Mossad behind Christchurch”
March 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has joined the backlash following a rabid speech made by the chairman of an Auckland mosque in which he “suspects’ the gunman who killed 50 worshippers in Christchurch got his funds from “Mossad” and “Zionist business”. Read more
World LGBT+ congress held in Sydney
March 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Jewish community represented at ‘Say No To Racism’ rally
March 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 1000 people attended a Say No To Racism rally at Sydney’s Town Hall Square organised and emceed by Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey. Read more
Leifer: another psychiatrist testifies to her being unable to be extradited
March 27, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The hearing to extradite accused child sexual abuser Malka Leifer has been told by yet another defence psychiatrist that the former Melbourne school principal is unfit to be extradited. Read more
American Jewish Committee partners the New Zealand Jewish Council to help Muslim impacted by Christchurch attack
March 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
American Jewish Committee has partnered with the New Zealand Jewish Council to provide financial support to the Muslim community devastated by racist, terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. Read more
Netanyahu meets Trump and the recognition of Golan is signed
March 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At the start of the meeting, between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, the president signed the proclamation recognizing the Golan Heights as being in Israel. Read more
Words on Israel
March 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian and world Jewish major organisations have penned their feelings following injuries by Israelis sustained by a rocket from Gaza and Australia’s voting against UNHCR resolutions claiming Israel committed war crimes. Read more
Varraville proposed as new Jewish cemetery
March 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has addressed Independent Planning Commission on the need to establish a cemetery at Varroville near Campbelltown. Read more
Israel launches heavy assault on key Hamas terror sites, infrastructure in Gaza
March 26, 2019 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces have carried out dozens of airstrikes on key Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Monday evening following a rocket attack that destroyed a home in central Israel earlier in the day. Read more
IDF pummels Hamas after one rocket attack too many
March 26, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
The Hamas rocket that shattered a village home in the Sharon district of central Israel, north of Tel Aviv early on Monday morning, is an attack that for Israeli leadership represents a step too far. Read more
Netanyahu: Israel will respond ‘ forcefully’ to ‘criminal attack’
March 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning promised a forceful response to the “criminal attack on the State of Israel” after a rocket fired by Gazan terrorists hit and destroyed a home in central Israel and wounded several Israelis. Read more
Netanyahu thanks Romania and Honduras for embassy move to Jerusalem
March 25, 2019 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening thanked Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă who announced that her country will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and Honduran President Juan Hernandez who announced his country will upgrade its diplomatic presence in Jerusalem. Read more
Home Directly Hit By Rocket; 7 Israelis Injured
March 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Gazan terrorists launched a rocket at the centre of Israel early this morning, directly hitting and demolishing a home in Moshav Mishemert and wounding seven Israelis. Netanyahu is returning home from the U.S. Read more
Romania will move its embassy to Jerusalem
Romania will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, Romanian Prime Minister
announced yesterday. Read more
