Jewish Care’s 2013 Appeal
May 24, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Around 400 philanthropists and supporters have attended a function in Melbourne to raise money for Jewish Care Victoria’s 2013 Annual Appeal. Read more
A new award for Yvonne
May 24, 2013 by Ayal Tusia
Yvonne Rosengarten has won “Outstanding Individual Achievement” in the Primary Care category at the 2013 Victorian Minister for Health Volunteer Awards. Read more
Better healthcare for Palestinian kids – thanks to Australian interfaith group
Hundreds of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will have access to improved healthcare thanks to a unique multi-faith partnership based in Australia. Read more
British analyst briefs Sydney’s Inner West community
May 23, 2013 by Judy Singer
British Israel analyst, Alan Johnson has presented to Sydney’s Inner West Jewish community a cutting-edge update on the latest developments in post-election Israel. Read more
World Vision: Shurat HaDin responds
Shurat HaDin’s Akiva Hamilton has responded to World Vision’s defence of “taxpayer funded support for UAWC”… Read more
Familiar names top the annual BRW magazine’s Rich 200 list.
May 23, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Frank Lowy, Anthony Pratt, Ivan Glasenberg, Harry Triguboff and John Gandel all made the top 10 of the list, which was published on the magazine’s website on Wednesday afternoon. Read more
Claims Conference Leaders must Resign Now!…writes Isi Leibler
May 23, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Over the past few days, there have been additional mind-boggling exposures of further scandals, lack of transparency, cover-ups and ethical failures at the highest possible levels of the Claims Conference leadership and management. Unless these latest reports appearing in the Jerusalem Post and JTA are refuted, we must demand the immediate resignations of all those engaged in the subterfuges. Read more
Et tu, EU? No Dutch Treat her
May 23, 2013 by Ari Briggs
Ari Briggs is a former Sydnesider now resident in Israel and active with Regavim, an organisation fighting to save Israeli land claimed by the Bedouin. He recently addressed the Dutch Parliament in defence of Israel… Read more
South African educator to visit Australia
May 22, 2013 by J-Wire
The former principal of the King David School in Johannesburg will visit Australia later this week. Read more
Australian Muslim web site attacks Zionism
An article published on a website “designed to bind together” Muslims in Australia calls Zionism a “colonial expansionist terrorist movement” and brands the occupation as “religiously racist” and “genocidal”. Read more
UK chair of coalition into combatting antisemitism hails Australian support
The chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism has hailed the deluge of Australian state and federal MPs and Senators who have signed the London Declaration into Combatting Anti-Semitism. Read more
Victoria links with Israel in science and technology
May 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced a new program to connect Victorian science and technology companies with their counterparts in Israel to develop innovative R&D projects. Read more
NSW political leaders sign London Declaration
May 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson and Premier Barry O’Farrell have today jointly signed the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism at Parliament House. Read more
World Vision Rejects Shurat HaDin’s Allegations
The Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Centre) first wrote to World Vision Australia (WVA) in February 2012 claiming that our AusAID-funded agricultural development project with the Palestinian organisation – the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) – violated Australian and US counter-terrorism legislation because, they claimed, UAWC is an arm of the proscribed terrorist organisation the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Read more
MPs Find Trip to Israel “Life-changing”
May 21, 2013 by Michelle Coleman
A parliamentary delegation recently returned from Israel has unanimously agreed that the trip was “life changing,” at an event hosted by the Zionist Council of Victoria. Read more
New Zealand coaching rugby in Ramallah and Jerusalem
May 21, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand Foreign Minister has met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. He also addressed the US/NZ Pacific Partnership Forum announcing an offer of help to get both parties involved in the Israel-Palestine dispute back to the table. Read more
Masa students meet Bennett and Sharansky
May 21, 2013 by Benjamin Rutland
More than 3,000 young Jews from around the world, participating in long terms programs through Masa Israel Journey, have attended the Masa Israel Journey Conference and End of 2012-2013 Academic Year Event at the Jerusalem International Convention Centre. Read more
NZ gets involved in the peace process
May 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will meet U.S. Secretary for State John Kerry in Washington today…and offer his services to help broker a breakthrough in reestablishing peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Read more
Perth Rabbi’s abuse claim refuted
May 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Gandel inducted
May 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Shopping Centre developer John Gandel has been inducted into the Property Council of Australia’s Hall of Fame. Read more
Dangerous Debates at Emanuel
May 20, 2013 by Michelle Favero
Emanuel School Year 12 Madricha, Serena May enjoys a good debate. Read more
Israelis in Australia
More than 30 leaders of the Israeli communities based in Australia attended the inaugural “Israelis in Australia” conference at the weekend. Read more
The Gonski View
May 20, 2013 by J-Wire
Leone Hersh interviews David Gonski for j-junction Read more
Palestine – Turning Unreality Into Reality…writes David Singer
May 20, 2013 by David Singer
A TV show – “The President” – now being aired on Maan TV – a popular independent Palestinian radio station – presents an opportunity for the election-starved Palestinian Arabs to have their say on what they would do on a variety of subjects if they were elected as the President of Palestine. Read more
Shavout stoush
One of the brothers of child sex abuse advocate Manny Waks was involved in a bitter altercation with a senior rabbi over Shavuot. Read more
Holy Switch!
May 19, 2013 by Judy Singer
Two young women, one a traditional Muslim, the other from an observant reform Jewish background, have “traded places” for the ABC documentary series “Holy Switch”, and share glowing reports of the experience. Read more
Exposed: Devastating New Claims Conference Scandal…writes Isi Leibler
May 19, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Last month I devoted a column to the ongoing disgrace of the Claims Conference and the failure by the management to take appropriate action to provide financial assistance to ailing survivors unable to afford food, medicine and other basic necessities to enable them to live out their remaining years with a modicum of dignity. Read more
Man who sexually assaulted Holocaust survivor sentenced
May 17, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A Sydney court has sentenced a 39-yr-old man to three to five years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a Holocaust survivor. Read more
London Declaration – NSW Labor ready to sign and Federal Coalition in 100%
May 17, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Opposition Leader’s Chief of Staff has announced more politicians will sign the London Declaration condemning antisemitism next week. Read more
Slipper calls for the dismissal of anti-Israel campaigner
Independent Queensland MP Peter Slipper has called on Sydney University to sack Professor Stuart Rees of the Sydney Peace Foundation. Read more
