New Head of Security for NSW
January 8, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Matthew Meyerson has been appointed Head of Security for Sydney’s Community Security Group (CSG) NSW. Read more
Shin Bet: Israeli youth detained suspected of killing Arab woman
January 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A group of Israeli youth rounded up by security forces in recent weeks is suspected of killing an Arab woman in October, the Shin Bet (Israel’s Security Agency) revealed yesterday. Read more
Israel uses ‘ugliest colour in the world’ to fight smoking
January 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The British Mandate, 2019?
January 6, 2019 by JNS
U.K. Regional Spokesman, visiting Khan al-Ahmar, announces, in fluent Arabic: “We are working to stop the evacuation. Regavim: Netanyahu is allowing the British to behave as if the Mandate never ended”…reports Naomi Kahn. Read more
Race Commissioner condemns racist motivation at Melbourne rally
January 6, 2019 by David Marlow
The Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has spoken out following the far-right rally which took place in Melbourne’s St Kilda yesterday. Read more
WJC and Board of Deputies stand against antisemitsm in football: There must be no tolerance for use of slur ‘Yid’
January 6, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress and the Board of Deputies of British Jews condemn the use of the word ‘Yid’ to describe Tottenham Hotspur supporters, a club that has historically called itself the ‘Yid Army’ due to its large Jewish fan base. Read more
New law to limit use of cash in Israeli business transactions
January 6, 2019 by JNS
A new law limiting the amount of cash that can be used in a business transaction took effect on Jan. 1, changing the ways Israelis are allowed to do business. Read more
Swastikas plastered on gate of aged care housing Holocaust survivors
January 6, 2019 by David Marlow
The neo-Nazi Antipodian Resistance organisation has posted swastikas at the entrance of the Emmy Monash Aged Care in Melbourne, home to elderly Jewish community members including Holocaust survivors, in the heartland of the Victorian Jewish community in Caulfield. Read more
Multiple injuries as police, civilians clash in Armona
January 4, 2019 by JNS
Multiple police officers and Israeli civilians were wounded on Thursday morning as altercations broke out between law enforcement and Israelis who had attempted to return to the unregistered outpost of Amona in Samaria. Read more
Israeli organization demands action after Belgian soccer fans chant slogans ridiculing Holocaust
January 4, 2019 by Yossi Lempkowicz - JNS
Soccer fans in Belgium chanted antisemitic slogans, including ones about the burning of Jews, during a recent match in the city of Bruges, prompting an Israeli lawfare organization to take action. Read more
British cover band ‘Pink Floyd Experience’ lands in Israel
January 4, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Members of the British rock cover group ‘UK Pink Floyd Experience’ landed in Israel on Thursday evening, despite a heavy campaign of pressure by Roger Waters invoking BDS in recent months to cancel the visit. Read more
Researchers reveal new mechanism to “activate” the immune system against cancer
January 4, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells better than before, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature. Read more
A special event to mark the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has welcomed the initiative of the Polish authorities and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation with a special event at the site. Read more
Israeli water experts to confer with NSW and QLD to solve drought problems
January 4, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three of the world’s leading experts live in Israel and will visit New South Wales and Queensland to share ideas and know-how designed to tackle the severe drought inter alia through making use of state-of-the-art technologies developed in Israel. Read more
Orthodox rabbis advised not to attend memorial service for NSWJBD president held at reform temple
January 3, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Chaim Ingram is questioning a story he considers negative published in the media revealing that the Rabbinical Council of NSW advised the members of this orthodox organisation not attending a memorial service for Jeremy Spinak, a former president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, as it was to be held at The Emanuel reform synagogue. Read more
Honduras plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
January 3, 2019 by JNS
Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its Honduran embassy in Tegucigalpa, following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo on Tuesday. Read more
Israeli startups raise record $6.1 billion in 2018
January 3, 2019 by JNS
Israeli startups raised a record $6.1 billion in 2018. Read more
Israel officially leaves UNESCO
January 2, 2019 by Agencies
Israel is no longer a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. Read more
At the start of 2019, Israel’s population nears 9 million
January 2, 2019 by JNS
With the start of 2019 approaches, Israel’s population is 28,000 away from 9 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday. Read more
Livni after disbandment of Zionist Union: Most important thing now is to replace Netanyahu
January 2, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The most important mission is to bring about a “political revolution” and replace Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni said at a press conference on Tuesday, just hours after Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay disbanded the Zionist Union and unceremoniously ousted her from their joint-list. Read more
Zionist Union splits amid surprise announcement from Labor Party chairman
January 2, 2019 by JNS
Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay issued an unexpected announcement on Tuesday that he would dissolve his partnership with Hatnua chair Tzipi Livni. Read more
Another Rivlin in the news
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
91-yr-old Joan Lardner Rivlin has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to seniors. Read more
New Israeli law criminalises buying of sex
January 1, 2019 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
The Knesset plenum approved yesterday a bill that will impose fines on persons buying sex. Read more
Report: Israel involved in capture of Saddam Hussein
January 1, 2019 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The State of Israel was instrumental in the location and capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, London-based Arabic website Rai al-Youm reported yesterday. Read more
Eulogy for Amos Oz
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin delivered the eulogy at the funeral for the world-acclaimed writer and thinker Amos Oz who died last week at the age of 79. Read more
The immune system’s fountain of youth
January 1, 2019 by Yael Edelman
If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. Read more
Visitor no 4,000,000 passes through immigration in Israel.
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The arrival of the four millionth tourist to land in Israel in 2018 ends a year of record-breaking tourism figures. Read more
Sydney Beth Din rejects calls for resignation
January 1, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Beth Din has echoed The Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand in rejecting calls for the resignation of any of its members to resign following their failure to overturn a guilty verdict on committing contempt of court. Read more
Sydney Beth Din: High Court in its sights
December 31, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The four rabbis in the centre of the Sydney Beth Din contempt of court fracas will not resign according to the Jewish judicial organisation. Read more
RCANZ rejects “misguided calls” for Beth Din resignations
December 31, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
The executive of the Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand will ignore calls for the resignation of the members of Sydney Beth Din who were found guilty of contempt of court in NSW’s Supreme Court. Read more
