The land of Zion and Jerusalem
May 11, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
These final words of Hatikvah, Israel’s National Anthem resonate as never before in a week when the flawed Iranian nuclear deal gets Trumped, we celebrate Jerusalem Day and the shift of the US Embassy to the Capital…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Triguboff Institute supports getting Bedouin kids off the street and into a greenhouse
May 11, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Fifty formerly at-risk, school dropout youth from the Orchard Project vocational training course celebrated their graduation at Segev Shalom. Read more
Israeli movie premier in Melbourne
May 11, 2018 by Community Editor
NIF Australia will host Melbourne’s first screening of the Israeli film Foxtrot, winner of eight ‘Ophirs’ at Israel’s Film Awards, including Best Film, Director and Actor. Foxtrot also won the Silver Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Read more
Morris Gleitzman talks at Mount Scopus
May 11, 2018 by Community Editor
WIZO Sponsor a Child
May 11, 2018 by Community Editor
Did you attend WIZO’s Sponsor a Child in Israel Luncheon in Sydney? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Netanyahu meets with Putin in Moscow amid in escalating tensions in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in Syria. Read more
Israeli Netta Barzilai to sing in finals of Eurovision contest
May 10, 2018 by JNS
Israeli singer Netta Barzilai was voted on Tuesday to be one of the 10 singers in the final of the Eurovision song contest. Read more
Canada will formally apologise for turning away Jewish refugees in 1939
May 10, 2018 by JNS
Canada will formally apologise for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939. Read more
Exiting Iran deal, Trump signals: ‘America resumes regional leadership’
May 10, 2018 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
In announcing on May 8 that the United States would be immediately withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal—also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—U.S. President Donald Trump made an about-face on the deal negotiated barely three years by his immediate predecessor, President Barack Obama…writes Alex Traiman/JNS. Read more
NBC’s Demonisation of Bolton and Gatestone
May 10, 2018 by Alan Dershowitz
When I was growing up, organizations that expressed any views at all similar to those expressed by Communist groups were called “Communist fronts”. Read more
Musical director for synagogue
May 9, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s North Shore Synagogue has announced the appointment of Dr Joseph Toltz as its Musical Director and Consultant. Read more
Wrong man? Right decision!
May 9, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It took him 16 months to get around to it, but U.S. President Donald Trump finally kept another campaign promise and pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
Reactions to Donald Trump quitting the Iran Deal – Australia “disappointed”
May 9, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders in Israel, Australia and New Zealand have been quick to comment on Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran Deal. Read more
Bucking world opinion, Trump withdraws from Iran nuclear deal, imposes ‘highest level of economic sanctions’
May 9, 2018 by JNS
President Donald Trump announced his withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal on Tuesday, while announcing stiff new economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Read more
As Jerusalem’s mayor affixes US embassy signs, PA official demands global boycott
As Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat affixed the first street signs directing drivers to the “U.S. Embassy” in the capital, Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat called on foreign dignitaries to boycott the celebratory opening on May 14. Read more
The blood libel of the 21st century
May 8, 2018 by Sarah N. Stern - JNS
For the sixth Friday in a row, protestors from Gaza came to Israel’s border with intentions to penetrate it…writes Sarah N. Stern/JNS. Read more
Terrorists who murder Israelis receive millions in rewards from the Palestinian Authority
May 8, 2018 by JNS
According to calculations presented by Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the Palestinian Authority is scheduled to payout NIS 12,604,000 ($3,478,015) to the terrorist over his lifetime, who broke into a private home in the Jewish community of Halamish and slaughtered three members of the Solomon family who were celebrating the birth of a child. Read more
South African Jewish history on show
B’nai B’rith NSW has opened the ‘Goldene Medina’ exhibition at the B’nai B’rith centre celebrating 175 years of Jewish life in South Africa. Read more
Israel’s 70th in Auckland
May 8, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand has hosted an Israel at 70 cocktail party in Auckland. Read more
Carmel hosts artists with autism exhibition
May 8, 2018 by Claire de Franck
Perth’s Carmel School has hosted an art exhibition showcasing the work of the Really Useful Recyclers, a unique enterprise of two young men with Autism. Read more
Almost 20m hits on YouTube – Israel’s entry for Eurovision
May 8, 2018 by Arts Editor
Watch and listen to Netta’s song “Toy” – almost 20,000,000 hits and 50,000 comments on YouTube! Read more
Amid Corbyn antisemitism allegations, Labour Party loses big in local elections in heavily Jewish district
May 7, 2018 by JNS
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party sustained significant loses in a local council election in one of the United Kingdom’s most heavily populated Jewish districts amid ongoing allegations of antisemitism against its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and within the party. Read more
Abbas attempts to walk back antisemitic remarks after international outrage
May 7, 2018 by JNS
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas attempted to walk back antisemitic remarks made earlier in the week, when he argued that Jewish persecution in Europe had been caused by Jewish social behavior, not by religion. Read more
Iran’s and Abbas’s ‘truths,’ revealed
May 7, 2018 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
The Middle East, like the top of Mount Everest, continually finds itself engulfed by a sea of clouds…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more
Time to abandon the ‘original sin’ theory
May 7, 2018 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
As welcome as the remarkably diverse condemnations of Mahmoud Abbas’s latest antisemitic speech have been over the last few days—with UNESCO’s new director-general, The New York Times, J Street and the German-Palestinian Association all joining the list—there’s a deeper point about the Palestinian Authority leader’s remarks to the Palestinian National Council that is still to be grasped…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more
Jordan as Palestine: A paradigm shift for a two-state solution
May 7, 2018 by Moshe Dann - JNS
The problem with “the two-state solution”—creating a sovereign independent Palestinian state west of the Jordan River—is that a Palestinian state already exists east of the Jordan River; it’s called Jordan…writes Moshe Dann/JNS. Read more
Giro d’Italia a bit hit in Israel
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Giro d’Italia ‘Big Start’ reached its climax in southern Israel as the 175 riders from 22 teams raced towards the finish line in the country’s southernmost city, Eilat. Read more
Australian awarded Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize in Israel Advocacy
May 7, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arsen Ostrovsky has been awarded a prestigious prize in Israel by an organisation which recognises the work done my immigrants to Israel from English-speaking countries. Read more
Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: True Lies. Read more
The IDF’s Unit 9900: ‘Seeing’ their service come to fruition
May 7, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
A program designed to integrate young people on the autistic spectrum into the military—in fields where they have a relative advantage—is proving to be a “win-win” for all involved…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
