How the Federal Government is grooming us to be complicit in child abuse…writes Alan Rosen
June 25, 2014 by Alan Rosen
There is often an unfortunate lag-phase in building the groundswell of public opinion against even the most blatant of human rights abuses, even against defenseless infants and children stuck for the longhaul in immigration detention. Read more
Palestine – Islamic and Arab Countries Fiddle While Syria Burns…writes David Singer
June 23, 2014 by David Singer
Australia’s decision on 5 June to no longer refer to East Jerusalem and the West Bank as “occupied territory” but rather “disputed territory” has provoked outrage among Islamic and Arab countries accredited in Australia. Read more
A President, a Prime Minister
June 23, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Over 100 representatives of world wide Jewish media participating in a summit conference in Jerusalem have been addressed by Israel’s president Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. J-Wire was there. Read more
Dining with friends
June 23, 2014 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and the Ecumenical Interfaith Commission (EIC) have hosted the annual Jewish Catholic Friendship Dinner with 100 Catholic and Jewish community leaders attending the event at the Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne. Read more
WJC condemns Presbyterian resolution
June 22, 2014 by Agencies
World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer condemned a resolution adopted Friday by the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA, saying that it “sent a terrible signal” about the church and its priorities. Read more
To save a life…writes Henry Benjamin
June 22, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
She is five years old, Palestinian and from Hebron. Read more
Making fruit even healthier
June 21, 2014 by Dov Smith
A graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered a way to attack bacteria on food packaging. Read more
Will do…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf
June 21, 2014 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
Every book on success-mastery will include a chapter on willpower, even nominating it as as the over-arching secret of success. Read more
Verifying Jewish roots
June 21, 2014 by Rabbi Eli Schlanger
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Amar Shlita, has visited Sydney to assist and review various Beth Din matters and to formally launch a central authorisation of marriages. Read more
A legal business get together…
June 20, 2014 by J-Wire
The Young Jewish Leadership of Melbourne (YJLM) and OnKew joined forces for their second upscale cocktail party for Melbourne young adults, this time aimed at bringing young lawyers and businesspeople together for a social and networking event at the award winning CBD cocktail lounge “The Little Red Pocket”. Read more
AIJAC leader meets Netanyahu
June 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Leibler, The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s National Chairman,has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem this week. Read more
Where do we go from now?…asks Ambassador Yosef Livne
June 20, 2014 by Yosef Livne
The movements of the Middle Eastern See-Saw seem to be gaining a negative momentum. All over our region extremist and fundamentalist elements march triumphantly and raise the levels of anguish among moderates in the region and countries close and far. Read more
Safe Travels…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
June 20, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A few years ago on a trip to New York an interesting thing happened both on the way there and again on the way back. After the plane had already pulled away from the gate, the captain announced that there was a delay due to a “maintenance signal problem”. Read more
President Peres meets parents
June 20, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s President Shimon Peres has met with the families of kidnapped boys Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frankel and Gilad Shaar. Read more
Fair Dinkum Mate…writes Michael Kuttner
June 20, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
When the media burst forth with the breathless news that Australia had officially decided to undesignate half of our capital plus Judea and Samaria as occupied I immediately became suspicious. Read more
WJC condemns social media hate
June 19, 2014 by J-Wire
The World Jewish Congress today denounced the social-media hate campaign, reportedly launched by Hamas supporters, to ridicule the three Israeli youths kidnapped by terrorists last week. Read more
Interfaith and Youth
June 19, 2014 by Rachel Mihalovich
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria has hosted a Community Reference Group (CRG) forum last week to discuss issues relating to Youth Engagement. Read more
Our Islamic Fundamentalist Adversaries are Inhuman Barbarians…writes Isi Leibler
June 19, 2014 by Isi Leibler
Fears for the well-being of the abducted teenagers dominate our minds and prayers and we share the pain of their parents and families. And the nation as a whole is displaying the unity that has always been the hallmark of the Jewish people when confronted with such situations. Read more
Six days that changed the world…write Peter Wertheim and Alex Ryvchin
It is one of those ironies of history that the controversy surrounding the federal government’s refusal to label any part of Jerusalem as “occupied” by Israel broke in the media on June 5, the anniversary of the start of the Six Day war in 1967. Read more
Jewish Agency Chairman visits families
Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky and Avital Sharansky today (Monday, June 16) visited the families of 19-year-old Eyal Yifrah and 16-year-old Gil-Ad Shaer, two of the three Israeli teens kidnapped by terrorists on Thursday evening and currently held. Read more
Commemorative panels at Sydney University
June 18, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A series of panels to be hung in the University of Sydney’s Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies in honour of its major benefactors has been inaugurated by Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, Governor of NSW. Read more
Israeli president-elect Rivlin contrasts sharply with outgoing Peres…writes Alex Traiman
June 18, 2014 by J-Wire
As a well-respected parliamentarian who has served as the government’s Minister of Communications and the speaker of the Knesset, Israeli president-elect MK Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin has the expected profile for his position. But when he takes the reins in July, Rivlin’s strong nationalistic ideology and low-key international presence will provide an immediate contrast to outgoing President Shimon Peres. Read more
Back from Bible Quiz in Israel
June 18, 2014 by Hayley Hadassin
Melbourne studentsEdward Lichtig, 15, from Leibler Yavneh College and Sara Krishtul 15 from Beth Rivkah Ladies College have just returned from the World Bible Quiz in Israel. Read more
Parliamentary Petition – act now
June 18, 2014 by J-Wire
A petition calling for action by the Australian parliament on the abduction of three Israeli teenagers is in place but needs to be acted on IMMEDIATELY. Read more
Calls to help find the missing teenagers
June 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Organisations and a federal MP have added their voices to bring back the three abducted Israeli teenagers believed to being held captive by Palestinian terrorists. Read more
Support services for missing teenagers
June 17, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Members of the Sydey and Melbourne Jewish communities gathered last night to pray together for the missing Israeli teenage boys Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel captured by Palestinian terrorists.
Families of abducted Israeli teens refuse to succumb to despair
June 17, 2014 by Agencies
As the days pass following the abduction of three Jewish teenagers near Hebron, the boys’ families are refusing to succumb to despair despite the uncertainty surrounding the situation. Read more
Israeli technology advances NZ internet capabilities
June 16, 2014 by J-Wire
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that Wireless Nation, a leading New Zealand, ISP will be deploying Gilat’s SkyEdge II VSATs, powered by Optus’s wholesale satellite services. Read more
Kidnapped teenagers: a plea to the UN
June 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Orly Levi-Abekasis, Chair of the Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child has made a plea to U.N. president Ban Ki-moon seeking intervention in the abduction of three Israeli teenagers. Read more
Community support for teenagers
June 16, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and the B’nai B’rith anti-Defamation Commission have joined in expressing hope for a quick and successful result in finding and rescuing the three teenagers kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists. Read more
