Complaint One: Fairfax
August 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) calls out the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) for a disgraceful display of anti-Israel bias. Read more
Foreign worker wounded as rocket barrage continues to pound Gaza belt
August 9, 2018 by TPS-IL
Five people in the Gaza Belt region were wounded, including one seriously, as a missile barrage from the Gaza Strip that began Wednesday afternoon continued overnight. Read more
Hamas said to reject Israeli demand for information on fallen soldiers, captive civilians
August 9, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
‘Your time is up!’ Livni tells Netanyahu during debate over Nation-State Law
August 9, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Newly appointed opposition leader MK Tzipi Livni of the Zionist Union delivered a scathing indictment of Israel’s government during an extraordinary session of the Knesset called to discuss the Nation-State Law during the parliament summer recess. Read more
Anti-abortion film uses the Holocaust to make its point
August 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A 33-minute anti-abortion video available on YouTube was dropped as a DVD into the letterboxes of the WA city of Albany…but before one word of abortion is mentioned viewers get a thirteen-minute Holocaust lecture featuring graphic images. Read more
IDF confirms Hamas fire was not aimed at Israel
August 8, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
The IDF confirmed that the gunfire from the Hamas post on Tuesday, which lead to the IDF destroying the post and killing the two Hamas snipers inside, was not directed at Israeli forces, but was part of a training exercise by Hamas’ commando unit. Read more
Israeli company to deliver food by drone in Iceland
August 8, 2018 by JNS
An Israeli technology firm is providing takeout-food delivery services to Icelanders in the capital of Reykjavík, expanding its supply routes from one test route to 13. Read more
Israeli Air Force appoints first female squadron commander
August 8, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Israeli Air Force Commander Maj Gen. Amikam Norkin appointed the first female commander of an IAF squadron Tuesday when he named Major G. to command Squadron 122, also known as the Nahshon Squadron. Read more
Howard Deitcher from Hebrew U speaks to Sydney’s “wondering Jews”
August 8, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Dr. Howard Deitcher, Director of the Florence Melton Institute at the Hebrew University, paid a flying visit to Sydney and Melbourne last week to learn more about Melton’s impact on Australian Jewish life and adult learning. Read more
NSW Labor to support Shalom Gamarada indigenous scholarship program
August 8, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A NSW Labor Government will fund up to six scholarships for Indigenous medical doctors through a highly successful program sponsored by Sydney’s Jewish community and Shalom College at the UNSW. Read more
Trump renews sanctions on Iran following US withdrawal from nuclear deal
August 7, 2018 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday restoring key sanctions on Iran with the hope of levying “maximum economic pressure” on Tehran over its nuclear program and other destabilizing activity in the Middle East. Read more
Palestinian arson kite starts fire in Samaria winery
August 7, 2018 by JNS
An incendiary kite landed in an Israeli vineyard in Samaria on Monday, starting an arson fire. Read more
Israeli chess prodigy to be allowed to compete in Tunisia tourney
August 7, 2018 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
All’s well that ends well, sportsmanship has prevailed over politics. The Tunisian Chess Federation has finally agreed to let 7-year-old Israeli girl Liel Levitan, the European school champion in her age group, compete in the international chess tournament in Sousse, Tunisia next year. Read more
Tim Soutphommasane delivers his final speech as the Race Discrimination Commissioner.
August 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane had delivered his final official speech before his term comes to an end. Read more
Life-saving defibrillators secured for the Qld community
August 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland’s Jewish community has taken delivery of five new life saving Cardiac Science G5 defibrillators for use at its synagogues and Brisbane’s Gan Gani Kindergarten, thanks to the generosity of the Pelerman Foundation and coordination by the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD) and welfare body JCareQld. Read more
Sky News admits right-wing activist’s appearance “was wrong”
August 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has criticised Sky News Australia’s news director for the station’s green-lighting an interview with a far-right racist who once advocated for images of Hitler being displayed in schools. Read more
An Innovative Innovation Centre for Emanuel School
August 7, 2018 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School Board members, parents and staff joined federal Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite to celebrate the School’s new Innovation Centre and to welcome the School’s Founders. Read more
A visit to Israel
August 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Queensland Senator Anthony Chisolm and New South Wales’ newest voice in the Senate Kristina Keneally have shared their impressions of Israel at an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) event in Sydney. Read more
Netanyahu: Nation-state law necessary to ensure israel’s Jewish future
The controversial Nation-State Law was necessary in order to guarantee Israel’s future as a Jewish country, but the measure does not detract from individual civil rights, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the security cabinet yesterday. Read more
50,000 turn out in Tel-Aviv to support Druze call for equality
August 6, 2018 by TPS-IL
Knesset committee ratifies anti-prostitution bill
August 6, 2018 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has ratified Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s bill proposal to impose fines on individuals who pay for sex. Read more
Cabinet discusses Gaza situation; chances of long term agreement seem slim
August 6, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Following a five hour debate on efforts to reach a long term ceasefire in Gaza and a briefing by IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, the Security Cabinet issued a laconic statement Sunday evening that “the IDF is ready for any eventuality.” Read more
WJC President Lauder condemns ‘despicable and deliberate’ antisemitic vandalism of Elie Wiesel house
August 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has strongly condemned the antisemitic vandalism carried out over the weekend at the childhood home of late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel in Romania. Read more
God Is Good For You
August 5, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
The Australia’s foreign editor Greg Sheridan took several months leave to write a book why God is good for you and one of its several launches took place at The Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
IDF targets Hamas military post after Gazans breach Israel’s border fence
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces targeted a Hamas military post in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after a number of Gazans breached the border fence. Read more
Trump administration reportedly ramping up Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up preparations for the unveiling of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, although a timetable for its release remains unclear. Read more
IDF officially shuts down Syrian field hospital
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The IDF announced on Friday that it was shutting down the field clinic it used to treat thousands of Syrians injured in the country’s seven-year civil war. Read more
Trump administration released tens of millions in aid to Palestinians
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration quietly released tens of millions of foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority recently that had been frozen as part of a review process. Read more
Israel Air Force strikes and kills seven Islamic State terrorists who infiltrated Syrian border
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Israeli Defence Forces said it launched an airstrike on Wednesday night, killing seven terrorists from the Islamic State who had infiltrated Israeli territory in the Golan Heights along the Syrian border. Read more
Former Melbourne community residence property to be sold
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 3683 sqm site, once home to the Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence (Munzer) in Caulfield North, has remained vacant since its closure in March 2017 and is now on the market for sale. Read more
