Osborne at war and peace – a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
August 7, 2018 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Distinguished Scottish pianist, Steven Osborne, unexpectedly interleaved major piano works by Debussy and Prokofiev to present contrasting musical landscapes, not only in composition but playing style as well. Read more
Netanyahu: Nation-state law necessary to ensure israel’s Jewish future
The controversial Nation-State Law was necessary in order to guarantee Israel’s future as a Jewish country, but the measure does not detract from individual civil rights, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the security cabinet yesterday. Read more
50,000 turn out in Tel-Aviv to support Druze call for equality
August 6, 2018 by TPS
Knesset committee ratifies anti-prostitution bill
August 6, 2018 by Mara Vigevani - TPS
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has ratified Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s bill proposal to impose fines on individuals who pay for sex. Read more
A message to the Jewish nation from a Druze Zionist friend
Don’t you understand, without the Jewish nation there would be death and suffering here like in the rest of the Middle East?…writes Atta Farhat/JNS. Read more
Cabinet discusses Gaza situation; chances of long term agreement seem slim
August 6, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Following a five hour debate on efforts to reach a long term ceasefire in Gaza and a briefing by IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, the Security Cabinet issued a laconic statement Sunday evening that “the IDF is ready for any eventuality.” Read more
What is the Jewish view of divorce?…ask the rabbi
August 6, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this question and others. Read more
WJC President Lauder condemns ‘despicable and deliberate’ antisemitic vandalism of Elie Wiesel house
August 6, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress has strongly condemned the antisemitic vandalism carried out over the weekend at the childhood home of late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel in Romania. Read more
God Is Good For You
August 5, 2018 by Henry Benjamin
The Australia’s foreign editor Greg Sheridan took several months leave to write a book why God is good for you and one of its several launches took place at The Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
On the other hand,,,
August 5, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Tourist numbers have been setting records with visitors arriving in Israel from all parts of the world…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Dangerously disloyal opposition?
August 5, 2018 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
This past week was one of immense sadness for me…writes Martin Sherman/JNS. Read more
IDF targets Hamas military post after Gazans breach Israel’s border fence
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Israel Defense Forces targeted a Hamas military post in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after a number of Gazans breached the border fence. Read more
Trump administration reportedly ramping up Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up preparations for the unveiling of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, although a timetable for its release remains unclear. Read more
Patient preparedness: Israeli hospitals drill the transition from ‘routine to war’
August 5, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
Under the expert guidance of IDF Home Front Command, Israeli hospitals across the country are shoring up their ability to shift into war mode should a sudden conflict erupt without prior warning…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
IDF officially shuts down Syrian field hospital
August 5, 2018 by JNS
The IDF announced on Friday that it was shutting down the field clinic it used to treat thousands of Syrians injured in the country’s seven-year civil war. Read more
Recognising youth at the first Montefiore Student Volunteer Awards
August 3, 2018 by Danielle Oppermann
More than 90 guests gathered for the inaugural Montefiore Student Volunteer Awards.
Many proud parents attended with their children, as 15 dedicated teens from local public, private and Jewish dayschools received awards for selfless service to the community.
Abbas, PA & UN – perfect partners
August 3, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
For far too long the United Nations and its associated organisations have given Abbas and his terrorist supporting authority a free pass to pursue the most outrageous acts…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Trump administration released tens of millions in aid to Palestinians
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Trump administration quietly released tens of millions of foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority recently that had been frozen as part of a review process. Read more
Trump opens door for talks with Iran to isolate the ayatollahs
August 3, 2018 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
U.S. President Donald Trump’s manner, in which he initially puts forth his most ferocious face and then an extended hand, creates a situation that the interlocutor doesn’t expect…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more
Fire kites sting Negev honey farms just before Rosh Hashanah
August 3, 2018 by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - JNS.org
When you drive into Israel’s Sha’ar HaNegev Region in the northwestern Negev, the fields are burnt and black. The trees are broken, and the smell of acrid smoke stings the eyes and nose…writes Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman/JNS. Read more
Israel Air Force strikes and kills seven Islamic State terrorists who infiltrated Syrian border
August 3, 2018 by JNS
The Israeli Defence Forces said it launched an airstrike on Wednesday night, killing seven terrorists from the Islamic State who had infiltrated Israeli territory in the Golan Heights along the Syrian border. Read more
Yiddish Mavens
August 3, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ABC’s Radio National program The Spirit if Things hosts Jewish content this weekend. Read more
Arens, you’re wrong about the law
August 2, 2018 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
A few notable personalities from the right are joining the wave of condemnation of Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, namely former Defense Minister Moshe Arens and Knesset member Benny Begin…writes Martin Sherman/JNS. Read more
Legislation aims to make U.S. aid to Palestinian refugee agency contingent on reform
August 2, 2018 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
New legislation introduced in the U.S.Congress recently is seeking to make American aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA)—the U.N. refugee agency that is solely dedicated to the Palestinian refugees—contingent on reform…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
My brother: A giver and a world traveller
August 2, 2018 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Tearing along Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Trail on a motorcycle going 30 miles per hour through dense brush and thick darkness is not my idea of adventure, but it was one of my younger brother Chaim’s countless thrilling experiences on one of his many trips around the world…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more
Critics of nation-state law misunderstand Israel’s constitutional system
August 2, 2018 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
Israel’s new nation-state law has elicited a storm of criticism since it passed on July 19…writes Evelyn Gordon/JNS. Read more
Why Israelis aren’t as worked up about the Western Wall as Diaspora Jews
August 2, 2018 by Josh Hasten - JNS
The future of prayer at the Western Wall has become one of the most contentious issues among Diaspora Jewry in the past year, mainly as a result of the Israeli government’s June 2017, suspension of a plan, which would have changed the status quo at one of Judaism’s holiest site…writes Josh Hasten/JNS. Read more
Trump should reject PLO and UN propaganda on East Jerusalem
August 2, 2018 by David Singer
President Trump’s as-yet unannounced “ultimate deal” to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict has received a setback following Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reassuring Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that Saudi Arabia would oppose any Trump peace plan that did not accept the PLO stance on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of an independent Palestinian Arab state. Read more
Former Melbourne community residence property to be sold
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The 3683 sqm site, once home to the Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence (Munzer) in Caulfield North, has remained vacant since its closure in March 2017 and is now on the market for sale. Read more
Senator and union leaders report on their visit to Israel
August 1, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal Senator for Queensland Amanda Stoker is a recent graduate of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam study program to Israel, and addressed an AIJAC function in Melbourne to discuss impressions of her visit to Israel in June. Read more
