Je Suis Charlie, Je Suis Ahmed, Je Suis ?????…asks Ron Weiser
January 11, 2015 by Ron Weiser
I was waiting for another Je Suis to spontaneously erupt from the good people of France. Read more
Supermarket victims named
January 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The names of the four Jews murdered during the siege of a kosher supermarket in Paris have been named…and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with one of the survivors. Read more
Charlie Hebdo: Another Jewish victim
The only woman killed in the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris was Jewish. Read more
Charlie Hebdo – the supermarket siege: Condolences
January 10, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Following the deaths of four shoppers held hostage in a Kosher supermarket in the Parisian suburb of Vincennes, messages of condolence are reaching J-Wire. Read more
Islamist terrorism in France accompanied by anti-Israel conspiracy theories
January 10, 2015 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
In a traumatic week for Paris that saw the murders of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, four hostages at a kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, and a police officer in Montrouge—all coming at the hands of Islamist terrorists—the violence was accompanied by the usual anti-Israel conspiracy theories. Read more
Tabac Rouge – Sydney Festival Opening Night…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
January 9, 2015 by Deb Meyer
I can’t profess to understanding everything I saw and experienced in this latest production from James Thierree’s Compagnie du Hanneton, but with Tabac Rouge (Red Tobacco) I was blown away nonetheless! Read more
Derisory advisory…writes Michael Kuttner
January 9, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
I am writing this as a major winter storm sweeps into Israel bringing with it gale force winds, driving rain, hail and snow and blizzard conditions in the north as well as Jerusalem and the Judean & Samarian mountain areas. Read more
Paris attack shows France’s appeasement of Palestinians and Islamists failed…writes Stephen M. Flatow
January 9, 2015 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
Less than three months ago, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry claimed that there was a link between Islamist terrorism and frustration over the Palestinian issue. Yet despite vigorous recent attempts by the French to champion the Palestinian cause, Islamist terrorists have just struck in Paris, killing 12 people at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Where did Kerry’s theory go wrong? Read more
Charlie Hebdo and the temptation of self-censorship
January 9, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
As predictably as birds flying south for the winter, this week’s abominable terrorist attack on the headquarters of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, brought forth the usual burnt-out platitudes from those commentators who insist that Islamist violence is rooted in legitimate grievances with the West…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
Paris: The Jewish world sends condolences
Israeli, Australasian and other world leaders have sent condolences following the terrorist attack on the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which has resulted in 12 deaths. Read more
Dotcom blames ‘Jewish’ Hollywood
January 8, 2015 by Keren Cook
Kim Dotcom has angered the New Zealand Jewish community after lashing out on Twitter over the FBI’s new legal move against his estranged wife Mona. Read more
Life at La Trobe
January 8, 2015 by Michael Danby
Jessica Cornish tackled intense anti-Israel sentiment at Melbourne’s La Trobe University. Read more
Taken3…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
January 7, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
I did wonder if it mattered that I had not seen Taken or Taken2. But since it’s an action thriller, I decided Taken3 can be viewed as on its own merits. Read more
Slovakian Jewish Renaissance
A cache of family memorabilia connected to a Sydney family discovered in the Slovakian town of Presov has brought back memories for Jana Vytrhlik a member of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s curatorial staff. Read more
Haredim and the State: A Possible Turning Point
January 7, 2015 by Isi Leibler
Although election fever currently dominates the national agenda, we should also recognise that today the state is at a turning point in its evolving relationship with the Haredim – undoubtedly the most significant long-term challenge to Israeli society…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
After U.N. defeat, Palestinian unilateralism seen as ‘losing its lustre’
January 7, 2015 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Several months of campaigning for unilateral Palestinian statehood recognition culminated in a diplomatic blitz by the Palestinian Authority during the last few days of 2014. Read more
An attic reveals its secret
January 5, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
A roof in need of repair in the Slovakian city of Presov has provided a Sydney family with memories of a precious past…a cache of photographs, documents and personal effects hidden by a rabbi before he was transported to his death in Auschwitz. Read more
Israel’s 2014 tourism figures
January 5, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Despite Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, the number of tourists in 2014 remains similar to that in 2013, thanks to the significant increase in the first half of 2013. Read more
How much are you worth?…asks the rabbi
January 4, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
How much are you worth??…asks Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more
Will the next Coalition make any Difference?…writes Gil Solomon
January 4, 2015 by Gil Solomon
Never have the stakes been so high, yet the possibility of no strong, meaningful and united leadership emerging following the upcoming elections could be the catalyst that puts the nation of Israel in peril in the coming years. Read more
Tagging a Jihadist’s tweets
January 2, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Mark John Taylor, the New Zealand jihadist who burned his NZ passport last year, suspended his Twitter account this week when he realised he had been broadcasting his Syrian location to every intelligence agency – and anyone else – who was keeping tabs on him. Read more
Michael Kuttner gazes into his crystal ball
January 2, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Living in a country where the rhythm of life is governed by the Jewish calendar it is easy enough to miss the change of years as the rest of the world slides from 2014 to 2015 amidst fireworks and booze-filled parties. Read more
Aliyah hits a ten year high
January 1, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
According to end-of-year figures released by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, Aliyah hit a ten-year high in 2014, with the arrival of some 26,500 new immigrants. Read more
Anti-Defamation Commission slams publisher
January 1, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has lashed out at publisher Harper Collins for producing a special edition of its Collins Bartholomew Atlas for sale in the Arabian Gulf…the atlas omits Israel. Read more
Happy New Year from the Prime Minister
January 1, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott sends a message on New Year’s Day… Read more
Liberman on the UN Vote
January 1, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on the failure of the UN Security Council vote to establish a Palestinian state. Read more
