The Saudis exit the conflict with Israel

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman made history after telling The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg that his country recognised the right of the Jews to “their own land.” Read more

Bold new website for Jewish Care Victoria

How people use technology and their expectations of websites has changed dramatically over the past few years. Jewish Care Victoria is keeping up with these changes by launching a newly revamped website that is sure to please visitors to the site. Read more

AUJS delegation to Canberra

As we gathered around our Seder tables last Friday night, our community participated in an historic and sacred tradition – commemorating the creation of the Jewish People and our wondrous liberation from Egypt…writes Noa Bloch. Read more

Britain’s Labour as a party to the hard left

More than two weeks into the great row in Britain over Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and antisemitism, and one thing becomes steadily more clear: Everyone is ignoring the elephant in the room. Read more

The real riot agenda

Quote of the day: “A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning”…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

AIJAC expresses regret over cancellation of asylum-seeker deal in Israel

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council today expressed its regret over the cancellation of the arrangement between the State of Israel and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) to regulate the standing of migrants seeking refugee status in Israel. Read more

Beth Din rabbis appeal contempt of court judgment

Four rabbis found in contempt of court in Sydney’s Supreme Court are appealing the judgement. Read more

New tactic by Hamas: Using human matchsticks to fuel the fire

The risk of the “March of Return,” organised by Hamas last Friday, is that of a new kind of mass terrorism, a new kind of war…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more

Amid antisemitism scandal, U.K.’s Corbyn criticised over Seder with far-left group

Amid an ongoing antisemitism scandal, the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was heavily criticised by Jewish leaders for attending a Passover Seder hosted by a radical far-left Jewish group. Read more

Poll: 20 percent of Central, Eastern Europeans do not accept Jews as fellow citizens

About one-fifth of people polled in Central and Eastern European countries say they do not accept Jews as fellow citizens and do not want Jewish neighbours.

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In a Passover message, British premier recognises fight against antisemitism

In a message to the Jewish community on the occasion of Passover, British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke of antisemitism in the United Kingdom. Read more

Saudi crown prince: Israelis have a right to their own land

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said in an interview on Monday that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully in their own land—a remarkable statement from one of the kingdom’s most powerful men. Read more

WIZO AGM

Did you attend the WIZO AGM held in Sydney recently.  A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

#RememberTheYom

The RememberTheYom team of Robyn Pakula and Larnce Gold who released the stunning image last year of the recreation of the late Joseph Pakula’s Auschwitz Number on Sydney’s Bondi Beach have teamed up again to create another powerful image for Yom Hashoah 2018. Read more

Amid criticism, Netanyahu freezes UN deal to resettle African asylum-seekers in Western countries

In a dramatic turnaround, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a plan reached with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the deportation of African migrants just hours after it was announced. Read more

Mass march on Gaza border may only be the beginning

Friday’s “March of Return” on the Israel-Gaza Strip border ended in a way that made it clear that the Hamas-organised march was only the first act in a play that is expected to drag on for months…writes Yoav Limor.

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Israel Reaches Unprecedented Common Understanding with UNHCR

The State of Israel and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have reached an unprecedented common understanding on the issue of migrants.
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Thou Shalt Innovate: a book review by Elana Bowman

It has been debated and argued that Jews are G-d’s chosen people for two reasons. One is that they honour G-d and the other is Tikkun Olam, an obligation, a duty to help heal or repair the world. Read more

The Death of Stalin – giveaways

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Read more

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society – giveaways

J-Wire has double passes to this  critically-acclaimed movie due to open later this month across Australia. Read more

Gaza and the worthlessness of international opinion

Was the Palestinian “March of Return” a propaganda success for Hamas? If you think Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a reliable barometer of international opinion, then maybe the answer is “yes.”…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

We were there. Where? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple shares his thoughts as Passover approaches the end of the festival. Read more

Gaza: an analysis

Last Wednesday I was invited to a Jewish Day School to spend an hour with their Year 12 students to talk about issues related to Israel…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

Music for refugees

Music for Refugees send music instruments to refugees & asylum seekers both in and out of detention throughout Australia and the Christmas Island Detention Centre, and now Nauru & Manus Island are on board. Read more

US blocks UN statement calling for inquiry into IDF actions during Gaza border riots

The United States blocked a draft UN Security Council statement on Saturday expressing “grave concern at the situation on the border” following the ‘Land Day’ protest march in which some 30,000 protestors violently rioted at the Israel-Gaza border. Read more

IDF chief: The likelihood of war has increased substantially

“If the Palestinians think that they will organise a march and cross the [border] fence into our territory, they are wrong,” IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot tells Israel Hayom in a special Passover interview. Read more

Beth Din in contempt – to be fined

In announcing the penalties facing the Sydney Beth Din a Supreme Court judge has written that he regards the improper pressure as a serious affront and challenge to the integrity of the administration of justice in New South Wales following the Beth Din’s ruling a commercial case be heard by them and not in a civil court. Read more

Mattis-Bolton accord can sway Trump to dump PLO for Jordan

President Trump’s possible call for Jordan to replace the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) as Israel’s negotiating partner under Trump’s soon-to-be-released “ultimate deal” will be considerably strengthened if Trump’s newly-appointed National Security Adviser – John Bolton – and Secretary of Defense – James “Mad Dog” Mattis – concur on such a move. Read more

On the other hand

On Seder night we remember the plagues which afflicted the Egyptians until Pharaoh let the Hebrews go. In the Promised Land today we marvel at the amazing miracles which a liberated nation is providing for the benefit of humanity. Read more

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