Bill Shorten on Joe Berinson
June 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has spoken in federal parliament on Joe Berinson who passed away earlier this month. Read more
The Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute + the Matific Company = more math in the Negev
June 26, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At the end of the first year of their program to advance mathematics studies in the Negev, the Harry Oscar Triguboff Institute and the Matific Company are expanding the program with additional students, creating another regional anchor for innovative learning. Matific is an innovative program for mathematics studies. Read more
Netanyahu corrects UK over royal visit to ‘Occupied Territories’ in Jerusalem
June 25, 2018 by TPS-IL
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a veiled rebuke to the United Kingdom Sunday less than 48 hours before Prince William was scheduled to begin the first-ever official visit to Israel by a member of the British royal family, after Kensington Palace listed Jerusalem’s Old City as “Occupied Palestinian Territories” in the itinerary for the trip which will also take in the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. Read more
Israeli hand-held ultrasound device stands to revolutionise breast cancer diagnosis
June 25, 2018 by Andrew Friedman - TPS
For more than a generation, the medical establishment has considered mammography to be the most accurate measure of breast health, and part of a $20 billion annual breast scanning industry in the United States alone. Read more
Australian, British and South African leaders get together
June 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
During a break in the opening session of the National Directors Forum of the World Jewish Congress being held in Herzliya in Israel some leaders created a mini-conference over coffee. Read more
A match for a prince
June 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As part of the royal visit to Israel, Prince William will take part in an activity promoting shared-living and peace hosted by the Peres Centre and The Equaliser. Read more
Strategic Affairs Ministry unveils BDS ‘Map of Hate’
The Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy Gilad Erdan has revealed a map of the network of ties between 42 of the most prominent BDS organisations in the world and their ties with terrorist organisations Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Read more
Groner event causes distress
June 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An event to commemorate the 10th yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzhak Groner has caused distress to victims of child sexual abuse according to The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
MSO honours Marc and Eva Besen with Life Membership
June 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has presented Marc and Eva Besen with Life Memberships to acknowledge and celebrate their enduring commitment to the Orchestra. Read more
South African Jewish leaders condemn ‘alarming’ antisemitic attacks in recent days
June 23, 2018 by JNS
South African Jewish leaders condemned “alarming” amount of antisemitic attacks this week. Read more
Hamas paid parents of Gaza baby to lie and blame Israel for death, says cousin
June 22, 2018 by TPS-IL
Hamas paid the parents of an eight-month old baby who died of a blood disorder to say that she had been killed as a result of tear gas fired by IDF soldiers during riots along the Gaza border, states an indictment filed Thursday at the Beer Sheva District Court against a Palestinian who was caught attempting to infiltrate the border and is related to the family. Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister’s wife charged with fraud over gourmet dinners
June 22, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit issued an indictment against Sara Netanyahu on Thursday, charging the Prime Minister’s wife with fraud with aggravated circumstances and breach of public trust. Read more
Norman Schueler appointed as chair of SAMEAC
June 22, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The South Australian Government has announced appointments to the board of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission (SAMEAC) for the period of 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2020. Read more
NSW anti-hate legislation passed in to law
June 22, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Crimes Amendment (Publicly Threatening and Inciting Violence) Bill 2018 is now law. Read more
NZ groups respond to US exit from UN ‘cesspool of political bias’
June 22, 2018 by IINZ
This week US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, announced the US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). Read more
Yitzhak Herzog named next Jewish Agency chairman
June 22, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Jonathan Spyer briefs Sydney journalists
June 21, 2018 by J-Wire Staff
Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Middle East expert and Executive Director of the Middle East Centre for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA) and columnist at The Jerusalem Post briefed journalists on the current situation in the Middle East this week in Sydney as part of an AIJAC-sponsored visit of Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Israelis in the south scramble to shelter under barrage of rockets fired from Gaza
The residents of southern Israel faced a barrage of rockets from Gaza early Wednesday morning, with 45 rockets and mortars fired at Israeli communities. Read more
Jewish NGO condemns ‘wholesale misappropriation’ of Holocaust amid outcry over US border policy
June 21, 2018 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre, a Jewish human rights NGO that teaches the lessons of the Nazi Holocaust, has denounced the “wholesale misappropriation” of the Holocaust amid on the ongoing outcry over the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from migrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
WJC applauds United States’ UNHRC withdrawl
June 21, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has applauded the United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council over its obsessive and biased focus on the State of Israel. Read more
Advocate speakers represent four major human rights issues in Australia
June 21, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum has hosted an engaging and dynamic panel of speakers, who explored four major human rights issues facing Australia today. Read more
Posh Shoppe gives $550,000 to special needs
June 21, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Melbourne’s The Posh Opp Shoppe recently handed over a cheque for $550,000 to Jewish Day Schools and permanently supporting the Melbourne Jewish Children’s Aid Society. Read more
Netanyahu, Danon praise US decision to leave UNHRC
June 20, 2018 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has thanked the Trump administration for the decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying the world body had “betrayed its mission of protecting human rights”. Read more
Australia not happy with US decision to quit UNHRC
June 20, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia is disappointed by the decision of the United States to resign from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Read more
Citing ‘chronic bias against Israel’ the US quits the UN Human Rights Council
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that the U.S. is pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing the world body’s “chronic” bias against Israel as one of the primary factors for the withdrawal. Read more
A motion to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the Australia embassy there
June 19, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senator Fraser Anning (Qld) last night filed a Notice of Motion with the Clerk of the Senate to the effect that Australia will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move our embassy to the western side of Jerusalem…the motion was defeated in the senate today by 50-4. Read more
Australia takes a seat at the United Nations Human Right Council
June 19, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australia’s second session as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) commences in Geneva today. Read more
Annual Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner explores youth issues
June 19, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission (EIC) of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church have co-hosted the fourteenth Jewish and Catholic Friendship Dinner at the Catholic Leadership Centre. Read more
Prince William itinerary refers to Old City of Jerusalem as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
June 19, 2018 by JNS
The itinerary of Britain’s Prince William in his visit to Israel will include a visit to the Old City of Jerusalem, which the document refers to as “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” a characterisation that set off criticism in Israel. Read more
British blogger gets prison sentence for antisemitic posts and Holocaust denial
June 19, 2018 by Yossi Lempkowicz - JNS
A British blogger, who was found guilty of broadcasting antisemitic songs on YouTube and of waging a Holocaust denial campaign, has been convicted and given a two-year suspended prison sentence. She has also been banned from posting anything on social media for 12 months. Read more
