Maccabi Carnival community day
January 17, 2016 by Jake Rosengarten
Community day is one of the most important events of the Maccabi Junior Carnival currently underway in Sydney. Read more
Bringing Jews back to the Community
January 17, 2016 by Toni Susskind
The third annual ‘Pride Shabbat” service has been held at Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel (TBI) in Victoria, as part of the 2016 Midsumma Festival, an annual event held to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) art and culture. Read more
Netanyahu briefs the international media
January 17, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
Arranged by the Israeli Government Press Office, the annual briefing by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provides an opportunity for members of the foreign press and diplomats to be updated on the Israel Government’s latest assessment of current developments. J-Wire’s Michael Kuttner reports. Read more
A slap in the face for claimants
January 15, 2016 by Agencies
Following Thursday’s presentation of the interim report of the German task force set up in 2013 to check if art works found at the home of the late Cornelius Gurlitt were looted by the Nazis, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder said the results of the investigation were “meager and not satisfactory.” Read more
World Sailing regrets Israeli competitors effectively barred from Malaysia
January 14, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
World Sailing deeply regret that two sailors from the Israel Yachting Association (IYA) were unable to compete at the 2015 Youth World Championships due to the conditions imposed by the Malaysian authorities, in order for them to be allowed permission to enter the country and compete at the regatta. Read more
Heat stops Maccabi Junior Carnival
January 14, 2016 by Leanne Shelton
Temperatures approaching 40 degrees forced the cancellation of the afternoon indoor sports events at Sydney’s Junior Maccabi Carnival. Read more
Maccabi Junior Carnival underway
January 13, 2016 by Leanne Shelton
After settling into their adopted Sydney homes for the week, interstate participants joined their Sydney hosts at Hensley Field for the opening sporting event of this year’s Maccabi Junior Carnival…followed by the Opening Ceremony. Read more
New IDF submarine inaugurated
January 13, 2016 by Agencies
President Reuven Rivlin has attended the inauguration of the new IDF Dolphin-class submarine, the INS Rahav docked at the naval base in Haifa. Read more
Pro-Palestinian Israeli NGOs under fire for endangering Palestinians
January 13, 2016 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
Two left-wing, pro-Palestinian Israeli NGOs—Ta’ayush and B’Tselem—have come under fire in Israel after their senior leaders were exposed last week on Israeli Channel 2’s investigative television program, “Uvda,” for helping the Palestinian Authority (PA) detain, torture, and potentially kill Palestinians who are selling land to Israeli Jews. Read more
Jewish group condemns desecration of Catholic graves
January 13, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced the desecration of six Catholic graves at the Beit Jimal monastery near Jerusalem. Read more
Political activists and advisors visit Sderot
January 13, 2016 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Fifteen political Australian activists and advisors on a visit to Israel to learn firsthand about the current situation have visited Sderot close to the border with Gaza. Read more
Australia to review UNRWA contributions
January 12, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
J-Wire has received a response from the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an inquiry about UNRWA and Australia’s continuing aid to them in light of their (UNRWA) involvement in certain dubious activities.
Injured holidaymaker passes away
January 12, 2016 by Toni Susskind
Melbourne father of four, Yitzchak Rosen, who had been holidaying with his family at the Nepean Country Club on the Mornington Peninsula where staff found him seriously injured has died in a Melbourne hospital. Read more
Perth men on mercy mission
January 11, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
Two Perth men used Facebook to generate support for the victims of the fires which destroyed the town of Yarloop claiming two lives, driving 700kms in one day to deliver the donated goods. Read more
Tel Aviv killer found
January 10, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and police counter-terrorism forces on Friday found and shot dead Nashat Milhem, the Arab terrorist who fatally shot two Jews at a Tel Aviv pub on Jan. 1 and was also suspected to have murdered an Arab cab driver during his escape. Read more
WJC questions new publication of Mein Kampf
January 10, 2016 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said an annotated edition of Hitler’s book ‘Mein Kampf’, due to hit German bookstores this week, was unnecessary. Read more
Mystery surrounds Melbourne man’s injuries
January 8, 2016 by Toni Susskind
Melbourne father of four Yitzchak Rosen is fighting for his life in hospital after being found unconscious in the early hours of Thursday morning on the Mornington Peninsula. Read more
Exciting start for new principal
January 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
In her first week as principal of Perth’s Carmel School , Shula Lazar was reading headlines proclaiming it the Western Australia’s top-performing academic school. Read more
Australia concerned about Israeli sailing ban
January 8, 2016 by J-Wire News Service
Yachting Australia has joined its New Zealand and U.K. counterparts in expressing concern over the effective banning of Israeli competitors at the recent Youth World Championships in Malaysia. Read more
Prime Minister’s Office: Martin Indyk fabricated conversation with Netanyahu
January 8, 2016 by Agencies
Former U.S. Middle East envoy Martin Indyk lied twice about a supposed conversation he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, a Prime Minister’s Office official said this week. Read more
ZFA calls on Malaysia to issue visas to Israeli athletes
January 7, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
ZFA President Danny Lamm has called upon the Malaysian Government to reverse its vindictive denial of entry visas to Israeli athletes seeking to compete in next month’s World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur. Read more
Facebook challenged
January 7, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
An experiment run by an Israeli law centre Shurat HaDin has shown that Facebook was quick to respond to complaints about anti-Palestinian posts but slow to act on hate posts aimed at Israel. Read more
BDS win for Israeli university
Spain’s National Court has awarded compensation to Israel’s Ariel University declaring its exclusion from an inter-university competition was “illegal- null and void” following an unprecedented government decision.
U.N. envoy to disputed Palestinian territories resigns
January 6, 2016 by Agencies
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) special investigator for the disputed Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, announced his resignation on Monday, citing Israel’s refusal to grant him access to the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a factor in his decision. Read more
Hebrew University rated 47th worldwide
January 6, 2016 by Agencies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been placed first in Israel and 47th in the world in the Wikipedia Ranking of World Universities. Read more
ARZA joins call to counter extreme right-wing groups in Israel
January 6, 2016 by J-Wire
Recent events in Israel have led to ARZA, the organisation representing Progressive Zionists in Australia, to join a campaign led by its world body ARZENU to call on the Government of Israel to take immediate and strong action against extreme right-wing groups, and for Zionist groups around the world to condemn their acts of terrorism and hate-mongering. Read more
Israeli therapy for prostate cancer approved by Mexico
January 5, 2016 by Agencies
A therapy invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel and clinically developed in collaboration with Steba Biotech (Luxembourg) has been approved by Cofepris, Mexico’s health authority, for the focal treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Read more
Members of Bnei Menashe survive Indian earthquake
January 5, 2016 by Agencies
The Bnei Menashe, descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, have reported extensive damage to their community in the Indian state of Manipur following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake which struck northeastern India early Monday morning killing at least nine people and injuring more than 90. Read more
Terror in Tel Aviv: Israeli families mourn victims
January 5, 2016 by Agencies
Two days after Friday’s deadly terrorist attack on Tel Aviv’s bustling Dizengoff Street, the father of 26-year-old Israeli Jewish victim Alon Bakal wants the world to know about his late son. Read more
Hamas releases footage of captive Gilad Shalit ‘having fun’
Hamas has released a video showing Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit “having fun” while being held captive by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group. Read more
