In Gaza, Israel faces new jihadist threats on top of a wounded Hamas…writes Sean Savage
July 11, 2014 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
With the launch of the Israeli army’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, much of the public’s attention has appropriately focused on Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group behind the June 12 abduction and murder of three Jewish teens and more recently the escalation of rocket fire on Israel. But the threats the Jewish state faces from Gaza may not be as clear-cut as they seem. Read more
Watching the iron domes at work
July 11, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
J-Wire’s Israeli correspondent Michael Kuttner watched as the Israeli anti-rocket defense iron dome took out Hamas rockets heading directly for Jerusalem. He reports from Efrat. Read more
A letter from the ambassador
July 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Yosef Livne, Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand, has gone home for his son’s Barmitzvah, He reports from Israel. Read more
Protective Edge: Official update
July 11, 2014 by J-Wire
Following Wednesday’s Security Cabinet meeting, the following reports have been issued by key Israelie figures: Read more
Your ABC has found the rockets
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire
J-Wire published a report from Honest Reporting earlier today revealing that Australian broadcaster ABC had not mentioned in a news bulletin the total number of rockets launched by Hamas against Israel. Read more
New New Zealand ambassador to Israel
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced the appointment of diplomat Jonathan Curr as New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Turkey and regional countries. Read more
Bondi attack: two youths plead guilty
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Two 17-yr-old youths remain in custody after pleading guilty to charges of affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm relating to the attack on five Jews walking home after Shabbat dinner last October. Read more
Swimming for life
July 10, 2014 by Hayley Hadassin
Yigal Sela, Israel Office Director at the Zionist Federation of Australia will celebrate his own ‘Surgical Bar Mitzvah’ 13 years after recovering from his bout with cancer by swimming 25 kilometres, 1000 (yes, one thousand) laps of a 25 metre swimming pool, non-stop later this month. Read more
Israel’s deputy defense minister not afraid to speak his mind…writes Jacob Kamaras
July 10, 2014 by Jacob Kamaras
In March, ahead of what would have been Israel’s fourth release of 26 Palestinian terrorist prisoners for the now-collapsed peace talks, Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (Likud) said he would resign from his position in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if the prisoners were freed. Read more
Aussies at Yad Vashem Holocaust Studies conference
July 10, 2014 by Agencies
Hundreds of educators from across the world have attended the 9th International Conference on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies. Read more
Protective Edge
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire
Israel’s Embassy in Canberra has issued a statement indicating that operation Protective Edge will take every care to avoid civilian casualties. Read more
Jewish Aid at the Plenum
July 10, 2014 by Vic Alhadeff
The Sydney Jewish community will get an insight into the work of Jewish Aid Australia next week when CEO Gary Samowitz addresses the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
Your ABC is missing a few rockets
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation likes numbers and statistics. It tells us that 20 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes. It tells us that Israel has carried out over 120 strikes. Read more
A minyan on your iPhone or android
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Minyan Now iOS app and Minyan Now Android app allow Jewish people to create a minyan of 10 males over the age of Bar Mitzvah. Read more
Israeli police brutality – officer suspended
July 10, 2014 by J-Wire
An Israeli police officer caught on camera exercising excessive force on an American Palestinian youth following a riot in Jerusalem has been suspended from duty. Read more
Job Club in Melbourne
July 10, 2014 by Ayal Tusia
An exciting new Job Club at Jewish Care provides a place for job seekers and the unemployed to come together, support each other, access technology and find a job. Read more
Farewelling Rabbi Lawrence
Sydney’s the Great Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence will leave Australia next month. to become spiritual leader of the Finchley community in London…he has been officially farewelled. Read more
Sirens sound in Tel Aviv
July 9, 2014 by J-Wire
As this piece was being prepared for publication, J-Wire’s editor was talking on FaceTime to his son in Tel Aviv when the sirens went off followed by two booms and the conversation resumed from the safe room. Israel’s New Zealand embassy has supplied the latest available information. Read more
Only if it becomes necessary
July 9, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Over 1000 members of the Melbourne Jewish community attended this year’s ADC-Gandel Oration given by John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Read more
“and you don’t have a birthday?”
July 9, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Sydney’s Rabbi Michoel Gourarie visited New York to attend the commemoration of the 20th Yahrzeit of the man known as The Rebbe…Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Read more
New Zealanders told to quit Gaza
July 9, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand is greatly concerned at the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, and in particular the deaths of civilians. Read more
There is no moral equivalence but Netanyahu must act now…writes Isi Leibler
July 9, 2014 by Isi Leibler
The words of last week’s Torah portion resonate loudly, as we read of the non-Jewish prophet Balaam’s description of “the people that dwells alone and is not counted among the nations.” Read more
Under fire
July 9, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
From Michael Kuttner at 5:40am AEST: 40 rockets fired towards Jerusalem, Gush Etzion, Bet Shemesh, Tel Aviv and other cities. Read more
Sane perspectives needed – Not knee jerk reactions…writes Michael Kuttner
July 9, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
At this time and especially in the aftermath of the murders of the three Israeli teenagers and the Arab youth in Jerusalem with all the collateral activities taking place such as rocket barrages from Palestinian Authority controlled Gaza, it is appropriate that we take a deep breath, look closely at the facts and then sort out our thoughts and conclusions. Read more
Murder of Arab teenager – WJC has its say
July 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has reacted with shock at the news that the murder of an Arab teenager near Jerusalem last week was probably committed by Jewish extremists who wanted to ‘avenge’ the murder of the three Israeli teens near Hebron in June. Read more
SA parliamentarians join fight against antisemitism
July 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
A private members motion urging South Australian parliamentarians to join a global movement against antisemitism has been passed unanimously. Read more
Brandis keynote speaker at Free Speech symposium
July 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Federal Attorney-General George Brandis QC will be the keynote speaker at the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Free Speech 2014 Symposium, to be held in Sydney next month. Read more
Invitation to the movies
July 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire has 50 double passes for Roman Polanski’s new movie Venus in Fur….sorry but this is only available in Sydney. Read more
Anatomy of murders
July 7, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Murders in Israel….thoughts from the Israeli Security Agency, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau, President Shimon Peres and Australian community identities and others Read more
An Australian first at the Technion
July 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Sonnenschein,a Year 10 student at Sydney’s Moriah College, has become the first Australian student to be accepted into the internationally selective, prestigious Technion SciTech Program. Read more
