Australian reporters report on their trip to Israel

December 11, 2015 by  
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Three senior Australian journalists and a prominent academic who visited Israel in November as part of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s Rambam study program have discussed their experiences in luncheon meetings with AIJAC supporters in Australia.

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Wine from the time of King David

December 10, 2015 by  
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The International Milan EXPO was the premier for the first Marawi wine – a grape variety which was used in the production of white wine during the biblical era. Read more

Palestine – Israel Sheds PLO As Negotiating Partner

December 10, 2015 by  
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded that completing successful negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on the allocation of territorial sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), Gaza and East Jerusalem is a mission impossible to achieve. Read more

Ancient royal seal unearthed in Jerusalem

December 6, 2015 by  
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The Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount have unearthed an impression of the royal seal of King Hezekiah (727–698 BCE). Read more

Journalists’ report card

December 2, 2015 by  
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Journalists who participated in this year’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Journalists Study Mission to Israel will report to the community at a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more

A politically-guided tour

October 18, 2015 by  
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An article featuring Israel and the West Bank entitled “Hope in a Divided Country” by Sandra Hall appeared in the “Traveller” section of Sydney’s Weekend Herald  and Melbourne’s The Saturday Age (October 17-18):  http://www.traveller.com.au/on-tour-in-israel-and-palestine-beyond-the-borders-gk49lk. Read more

WJC praises Netanyahu’s call for resumption of peace negotiations

October 2, 2015 by  
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The World Jewish Congress (WJC) today hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neyanyahu’s call at the United Nations for the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table and lauded Netanyahu’s remarks that Israel and Arab states are cooperating against radical Islam. Read more

Julie Bishop responds to Danby

September 25, 2015 by  
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has called comments made by Federal Labor MP Michael Danby in a statement demanding a reversal of the Government’s Iran policy “juvenile”. Read more

Education without borders

September 22, 2015 by  
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‘Education Without Borders,’ a special exhibition has opened at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, shows how Israel is alone among Mideast nations in providing continuing education for all hospitalised Israeli children, including Arabs and minorities, and Syrian refugees. Read more

Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin

The Melbourne Jewish community will gather next month to remember his life and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l.  Read more

Another student starts proceedings

September 18, 2015 by  
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Melbourne’s The Age newspaper has reported that a second former student has commenced proceedings against the ultra-orthodox Adass Yisroel School following this week’s judgement awarding over $1 million to a former student who allegedly suffered sexual abuse. Read more

Australia plans tax treaty with Israel

The Australian Government has announced its intention to enter into tax treaty negotiations with Israel. Read more

Journalist reports that “she hasn’t been harmed”

June 30, 2015 by  
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Israeli naval commandos have boarded and taken control of the activist boat ‘Freedom Flotilla III’ – tying to break the Gaza blockade. New Zealand journalists were on board. Read more

The new fence

June 30, 2015 by  
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Israel’s Security Cabinet has adopted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to begin work on an approximately 30-kilometer long section of security fence along the State of Israel’s eastern border, from Eilat to the site designated for the Timna airport. Read more

Hamas official confirms that indirect talks with Israel are underway

June 30, 2015 by  
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Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of Hamas’s leaders in the West Bank, has confirmed that Israel and the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terrorist group are in the midst of negotiations through mediators. Read more

Welcome to Israel

June 29, 2015 by  
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Israel has “welcomed” passengers on a ship headed for Gaza but intercepted by the Israeli Navy. Read more

Israel-Palestine conflict: NZ FM says both sides share similar goals

June 28, 2015 by  
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New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has said that the Israelis and Palestinians share similar goals. Read more

Israeli entrepreneur’s Moon-bound Torah project might not be a fairytale

June 26, 2015 by  
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“The Torah is going to the moon.” It sounds like a phrase straight out of a Jewish fairytale or children’s book, but the real-life Torah on the Moon initiative is not as pie in the sky as one might think…writes Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org. Read more

Responses to the U.N. Gaza Conflict report

June 23, 2015 by  
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Response from Israeli leadership and the WJC   to the report issued by the United Nations on last year’s Israel-Gaza conflict has been swift. Read more

Waging lawfare against Israel…writes Ted Lapkin

June 22, 2015 by  
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In Europe anti-Zionist activists are abusing national and international law in a coordinated campaign designed to chip away at Israel’s national legitimacy. Read more

Still alive, the first Arab boycott. Or, how do Israeli planes fly east?…asks Clive Kessler

June 22, 2015 by  
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A London-based journalist, I recently saw, argues that we should refuse to refer to BDS. Read more

Hamas mulling truce…in exchange for seaport

June 17, 2015 by  
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Hamas leaders are discussing a possible five-year cease-fire with Israel during a meeting with Qatar, according to the Palestinian Al-Quds newspaper. Read more

A belated happy birthday

June 16, 2015 by  
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Israel’s 67th birthday has been belatedly celebrated in Melbourne at an event sponsored by the State Government of Victoria. Read more

Was Israel’s response in the 2014 Gaza War disproportionate?

June 12, 2015 by  
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Days before the release of the United Nations Human Rights Council report on the 2014 Gaza War, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has released a 3-minute video that confronts one of the main accusations made against Israel throughout and after the war—that Israel’s response to Gaza’s rocket fire on Israeli civilian population centers was “disproportionate.” Read more

Israel: Rhetoric v Reality

June 12, 2015 by  
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When discussing matters pertaining to Israel one of the challenges is how to differentiate between rhetoric and reality…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

Beating the BDS Jew-haters…writes David Singer

June 12, 2015 by  
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Recently, a group of 52 Harvard students – of all backgrounds and faiths – visited Israel for 10 days during the Harvard Israel Trek 2015. Read more

A culture of bananas

June 11, 2015 by  
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North Queensland banana growers  have recently visited Rahan Meristem, an agricultural biotechnology company located in north western Israel.

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Israel and Egypt grow closer, but antisemitism remains part of the equation

June 11, 2015 by  
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As the Middle East grapples with the fallout of the so-called “Arab Spring” revolutions and the rise of terror groups like Islamic State, Arab states have sought increased cooperation with Israel in areas such as military and intelligence in order to confront ongoing threats. Read more

American Jewish leaders fail to respond to Obama’s threats

June 11, 2015 by  
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It is time to stop making excuses for American Jewish leaders and their failure to respond to U.S. President Barack Obama’s latest despicable efforts to turn the Jewish community against Israel…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

New Zealand’s top students visit WSCI in Israel

June 9, 2015 by  
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Five Year 13 secondary school students and one teacher have been selected by the Royal Society of New Zealand to attend the World Science Conference-Israel (WSCI) in Jerusalem in August. Read more

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