Lostkeyz Finds the Time to Rhyme
July 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Doron Losky, who is better known by his stage name, Lostkeyz is a 17-year-old rapper and a Year 12 student at Emanuel School in Sydney. Read more
The Selfish Giant…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 28, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Grim and gritty does work well in the North of England. Read more
Thank you, Vic
July 28, 2014 by J-Wire
NSW Premier Mike Baird has thanked Vic Alhadeff who has resigned from the Chair of the Community Relations Commission following concerns about his role by members of the Muslim community. Read more
NAB chief head of mission to Israel
Despite the current unrest, the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce has recently concluded another successful Trade Mission to Israel – 3rd for this year. Leading a senior group of 30 business executives including, Cameron Clyne, Group CEO at NAB and John Paitaridis, Managing Director at Optus Business. The week-long trip centred on Technology Innovation and Cyber Security introducing Australian businesses to the best that Israel has to offer. Read more
President Obama Abandons Israel…writes Isi Leibler
July 28, 2014 by Isi Leibler
In the midst of a bitter war – one that Israel sought to avoid – the statements and initiatives from U.S. President Barack Obama and his inept secretary of state, John Kerry, have convinced Hamas that if they maintain their campaign of terror against Israel and the civilians of Gaza, the international community will intervene on their behalf. Read more
A Dear John Letter…from Michael Kuttner
July 28, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
In response to my recent article about summer vacation in Israel amidst rockets falling, a response was posted. As the comments are very pertinent and indicative of widespread misinformation amongst the general public I decided to pen my reply here so that it receives wider circulation and also because I can elucidate at greater length. Read more
Hamas responsible for the deaths of 160 Palestinian child labourers in tunnel construction
July 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Beirut, Ramallah and Washing based Institute for Palestinian Studies has reported the use of child labour in Hamas tunnel construction. Read more
New Zealander-born soldier killed in Gaza
July 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A 21-yr-old New Zealander has been killed in a gunfight with Hamas in the Gaza strip. Read more
Regavim condemns NGOs for exploiting Bedouin tragedy in time of war
Regavim, a leading Israeli research-based legal advocacy organization, has condemned the efforts of NGOs* to further undermine Israeli law and solidify illegal Bedouin settlement by filing a suit against the State of Israel in the Supreme Court demanding immediate allocation of shelters to illegal Bedouin encampments in southern Israel. Read more
On Again
July 27, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, this morning (Sunday, 27 July 2014), have ordered the IDF to resume operations against the Hamas terrorists who violated the humanitarian truce which the UN requested for the residents of Gaza.
Alhadeff resigns from CRC
July 27, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies Vic Alhadeff has resigned from his position as Chair of the NSW Community Relations Commission.
Are circumstances getting worse for Jews and Israel?…asks Ben Cohen
July 27, 2014 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
“That February, in Sarcelles, flaming objects were thrown into the Tiferet Israel School, destroying the building. In April, at Garges-les-Gonesse, firebombs were hurled at the synagogue. From Nice to Marseille, antisemitic mail was delivered. In the offices of CRIF, located in the Fifth Arrondissement several blocks from the popular food market on the Rue Mouffetard, an envelope arrived filled with white powder and a message: ‘The biological war against the Jewish lobby has begun.’”
Update from MFA
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem updates the current situation… Read more
Thank you, Australia
July 27, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
The JNF is continuing to offer children and families from the south a range of activities that provide a brief respite from the tense security situation. Watch the video… Read more
Gaza – Hamas Exploits Death Over Life…writes David Singer
July 27, 2014 by David Singer
The failure of many Gazans to leave their homes and seek safer shelter after ignoring Israeli leaflet drops, mobile phone calls and even the firing of harmless warning shots as a last resort – has been a major contributor to the increasing number of civilian deaths and casualties in Gaza. Read more
Marking the changes…writes Dr Ron Weiser
July 27, 2014 by Ron Weiser
Even at this point it is possible to assess that this time a number of things have been different from what some people expected and to what happened in the past. Read more
Newsflash: 12 hour truce
Media reports have flagged a 12-hour humanitarian truce between the IDF and Hamas scheduled to start at 2PM today AEST. Read more
What Netanyahu told his cabinet
July 25, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Israeli Prime Minister bejamin Netanyahu yesterday briefed his cabinet in Jerusalem… Read more
Summer holidays in Israel…writes Michael Kuttner
July 25, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
Israeli children are spending their summer vacation within sprinting distance of safe rooms and air raid shelters. Read more
Israel’s Protection and Hamas’ Exploitation of Civilians in Operation Protective Edge
J-Wire publishes the official Israeli Government background to Operation Protective Edge following the United Nations Human Rights Council decision to establish an investigation in to the violation of human rights in Gaza. Read more
Farewell President Peres
July 25, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Shimon Peres has addressed the Knesset at the end of his presidency. Read more
Don’t be an Angel…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
July 25, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
There are different ways that parents praise their children when they are being really good. One compliment I often hear parents give is: “you are such an angel.” Read more
Civilian Gaza Toll the Fault of Hamas…writes Andrew Bolt
July 24, 2014 by Andrew Bolt
The Hamas Islamists who run Gaza love dead children. Not just dead Jewish children but Palestinian ones. Read more
Causes and solutions…writes Peter Slezak
July 24, 2014 by Peter Slezak
When patriotic, tribal passions are at their height as now, it is undoubtedly the hardest but the most important time to pause in the name of our common humanity to reflect honestly on the causes and possible solutions to the tragedy that is engulfing Israel and Palestine. Read more
A Time to Speak and a Time for Silence … Writes Gil Solomon
July 24, 2014 by J-Wire
As many know, I do not follow the standard etiquette which states that individuals, communal organisations and their leaders should remain silent and never criticise any Israeli comment or action especially in times of crisis. Read more
Adult Learning for the Wondering Jew
July 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
As the alarming events in Israel continue to unfold, take the opportunity to get a deeper understanding of the issues by enroling in the Melton Scholars Course Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict to enhance your understanding of the complex history of the State of Israel. Read more
Australian and Israeli flags set on fire in Melbourne
July 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A group of pro-Palestinian students set fire to an Australian flag and Israeli flag outside the DFAT offices in Melbourne’s Lonsdale St yesterday leading to arrests. Read more
Israel under investigation
July 24, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The United Nations Human Rights Council has established an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read more
Spiritual Warrior for a Day
July 24, 2014 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
I write with a heavy heart. People are dying. Their deaths caused by the callousness of evil charismatics indoctrinating hate and embedding fears in the hearts of suffering and deprived populations. Evil leaders’ lust for power, lust for domination, lust for blood, injecting poisons in distraught minds, broken hearts and corrupted souls. How do compassionate and caring people respond to such cruelty and depravity? Read more
New Principal for Kadimah
July 24, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Auckland’s Kadimah School has appointed Kerry Jenner as its new Principal. Read more
