First Jewish same-sex marriage announced in Sydney
January 5, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Emanuel Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins has told J-Wire the shul will host the first same sex marriage on May 2. Read more
Religious Freedom Review gives concern
January 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Aleph Melbourne is deeply concerned with the announcement that all public submissions to the Ruddock Religious Freedom Review will be kept secret. Read more
Israeli lawmakers approve preliminary bill on death penalty for terrorists
January 4, 2018 by Agencies
Israeli lawmakers yesterday approved a preliminary piece of legislation easing the threshold for military courts to carry out executions of convicted terrorists. Read more
Ringo goes where Lorde fears to tread
Former Beatles legend Sir Ringo Starr has announced that he will perform in Israel next June as part of his 2018 European tour. Read more
Nikki Haley says Palestinians could lose US aid if they reject negotiations with Israel
January 3, 2018 by Agencies
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the U.S. could cut off aid to the Palestinians if they continue to reject peace talks with Israel. Read more
Kluwgant v Weinberg
January 3, 2018 by J-Wire
Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant is the plaintiff in a defamation action against Philip Weinberg filed in Victoria’s Supreme Court last month. Read more
Likud unanimously calls for Judea and Samaria communities to be absorbed into Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud political party has voted unanimously to absorb Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria into Israel. Read more
Anti-Semitic incidents in US surged 67% from January-September 2017, ADL says
The number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2017, increased by 67 percent when compared with the same period in 2016, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual report on antisemitism. Read more
Palestinian teen seen slapping Israeli soldier in viral video is charged with assault
January 3, 2018 by Agencies
Ahed Tamimi, the 17-year-old Palestinian who was arrested for slapping and kicking an Israeli soldier, was indicted on Monday in a military court. Read more
2017 record tourism year for Israel – the report card
January 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2017 was a record year for incoming tourism, with about 3.6 million tourists and NIS 20 billion revenue from incoming tourism alone. Read more
Australia joins UN Human Rights Council
January 3, 2018 by J-Wire
Australia has taken up our seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, the world’s peak body responsible for human rights. Read more
2,700 year old find in Jerusalem
January 2, 2018 by Agencies
A significant discovery has been made during archaeological works in the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem. Read more
As 2018 begins, Israel’s population reaches 8.79 million
Israel’s population reached approximately 8.79 million on the last day of 2017, according to the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics. Read more
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach condemns Lorde
January 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, described on his web page as “America’s Rabbi”, has placed a full-page ad in The Washington Post, condemning New Zealand’s pop icon Lorde who followed the BDS line by cancelling her June concert in Tel Aviv. Read more
Twitter cancels racist accounts
December 30, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Twitter’s new anti-abuse rules came into effect earlier this month and the social media giant has cancelled white supremacist accounts around the globe…including Australia. Read more
UN won’t increase Palestinian refugee budget after Israeli diplomatic efforts
The United Nations’ Administrative and Budgetary Committee has rejected a request to increase funding for the world body’s Palestinian refugee relief agency for the 2018-2019 timeframe. Read more
Lebanese foreign minister acknowledges Israel’s right to exist, then backtracks
December 29, 2017 by J-Wire
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has drawn widespread criticism in his country for saying in a television interview that Israel has a right to exist. Read more
The Great approaches its 140th anniversary
December 29, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2018 marks the 140th anniversary of the consecration of Sydney’s The Great Synagogue, which took place on 4 March 1878. Read more
‘Donald John Trump, Western Wall’ train station approved for construction
The project was approved on Tuesday when Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz accepted recommendations issued by the steering committee of Israel Railways to construct a train station in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter. Read more
Amazon under fire for letting retailers sell Holocaust memorial merchandise
December 28, 2017 by Agencies
Amazon’s German affiliate has come under fire after it let several retailers use its platform to sell a throw pillow cover featuring the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, officially known as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
Australian-sponsored mathematics program in Bedouin school
December 27, 2017 by Asher Gold
The computerised mathematics initiative co-sponsored by the Triguboff Institute and Australian businessman Leon Kamenev has recently expanded into ten new schools and kindergartens in the Bedouin community of Segev Shalom in southern Israel. Read more
Lorde invited to chat about Israel
December 27, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israeli ambassador to New Zealand Yitzhak Gerberg has invited music icon Lorde to meet with him to discuss Israel following the singer’s cancellation of her June concert in Tel Aviv. Read more
Lorde’s Israel concert cancellation brought on by a BDS letter…co-penned by a Jew
December 26, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab co-wrote a letter to music icon Lorde published on online New Zealand -based news source Spinoff which allegedly prompted the singer to cancel her Tel Aviv concert due in 2018. Read more
ZFNZ calls on Lorde to cancel her Russian concerts
December 26, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand has aged music icon Lorde to back up her cancellation of her June Tel Aviv concert by pulling out of her Russian appearances. Read more
Not such a merry Christmas
December 25, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Christmas message of peace on earth and goodwill to all bypassed a Jewish home in Melbourne’s Elsternwick. Read more
Lorde’s cancelled Israel concert: New Zealand Council “disappointed”
December 25, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Spokesperson for the New Zealand Jewish Council, Juliet Moses said ” We are deeply disappointed that Lorde has succumbed to a small but loud group of extremist bullies.” Read more
Guatemala to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem
December 25, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of Guatemala took to Facebook to tell his people that their country’s embassy in Israel is to be moved to Jerusalem. Read more
NSW Young Liberals recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
December 25, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Young Liberal Council has recognised Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel. Read more
UN Security Council holds special session on Israelis, remains held in Gaza by Hamas
December 24, 2017 by Agencies
The United Nations Security Council on Friday held a special session on Israeli civilians and the remains of slain soldiers held by the Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza. Read more
ZFA disappointed with U.N.
December 24, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
