Mishpacha

Follow the adventures of a Jewish family some of whom you might recognise… Read more

Amid Christmas season, Middle East Christians face despair and threat of extinction

As one of the three great Abrahamic faiths, Christianity has deep roots in the Middle East…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Not the right time for the ‘deal of the century’

Israel is constantly being told by the mainstream media, academia, the European Union, non-governmental organizations and progressives that the current situation is unsustainable, and that Israel right now must make peace with its enemies…writes Lee Bender/JNS. Read more

2019 Israeli elections, ‘Case 4775’: The public trial of Netanyahu

Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek to win a record-tying fifth election on April 9, which would put him in position to become the longest-serving premier in Israeli history—longer even than founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion…writes Alex Traiman/JNS. Read more

Sydney Beth Din goes public following the 2-1 decision appeal against it

Last week, the Court of Appeal in Sydney rejected an appeal by the Sydney Beth Din against a verdict of being guilty of contempt of court. The Beth Din responds. Read more

UNRWA tweets, then removes post glorifying PFLP terrorist

UNRWA, the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, deleted a tweet on Monday that had glorified a terrorist, with the organization blaming “brief, unauthorized access” to its Twitter account for the incident. Read more

Polls predict victory for Likud in 2019

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Gift of Life Marrow Registry keeps moving forward

In 1991, Jay Feinberg was facing a battle with leukaemia and needed a bone-marrow transplant. Read more

Knesset opposition cheers news of upcoming elections

Opposition members in the Israeli government cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday that there will be elections next year. Read more

North Korea ordered to pay US$501 million to family of student Otto Warmbier

Washington D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has ordered North Korea to pay US$501 million to the family of Otto Warmbier, a Jewish student who was imprisoned in the country and died just days after his release as a result of his poor treatment. Read more

Coalition partners vote to dissolve Knesset; early elections slated for April 9

The governing partners of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition voted unanimously on Monday to dissolve the Knesset. Read more

Christians living in Israel

On the eve of Christmas, Israel’s Christian population stands at approximately 175,000 people, some 2 percent of the Israeli population, according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Read more

Will Trump divide Jerusalem in three?

Writing in Al-Monitor, Ben Caspit has leaked details of the Trump administration’s “ultimate deal” to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict…writes Daniel Pipes/JNS. Read more

2,000-year-old ring found in ancient Jerusalem ritual bath

A 2,000-year-old ring with a solitaire gemstone was uncovered in archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. Read more

Turkish president says he will ‘confront’ Israel, teach Jews a lesson

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned a group of Turkish youth on Saturday that “Jews in Israel” beat Palestinian women and children, and that Turkey will confront them. Read more

Trump must enjoin UN to condemn Hizballah, UNIFIL and Hamas

President Trump should urgently enjoin the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to condemn Hizballah and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) following Israel’s discovery of four tunnels dug from Lebanon into Israel…writes David Singer. Read more

Gaza factions threaten new round of fighting

Hamas and Islamic Jihad warned yesterday they would “respond harshly” to what they described as the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza during violent riots along the border on Friday in which four Palestinians died. Read more

Feintooner

This week from Feintooner: Flashpoint. Read more

Last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter passes away at age 94

The last surviving resistance fighter from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 passed away on Dec. 22 in Jerusalem at the age of 94. Read more

Build your own Challah board

BJE has celebrated the end of the year with a Crafts Party at Bunnings Eastgardens in Sydney where BJE students and their parents were given the opportunity to build their own Challah boards. Read more

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg undergoes surgery to remove cancerous nodules

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Friday at Memorial Sloane Kettering Center in New York to remove cancerous nodules from her lungs. Read more

Trump imitating Obama in Syria won’t work

Sometimes, wisdom means understanding that not all promises ought to be kept. The problem is that when you make multiple promises, you’re going to find that some of them are mutually exclusive…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

Will Saudi Arabia establish full diplomatic ties with Israel?

What do you do when you are condemned for allegedly ordering the murder of a journalist and your country is under fire for leading a war in Yemen?…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Jewish Agency for Israel announces first female CEO

For the first time in its 90-year history, the Jewish Agency for Israel will have its first female CEO and director general. Read more

UK Labour Party minister resigns over antisemitism

U.K. Labour Party chief whip Ivan Lewis, who is Jewish, resigned from the party on Thursday amid sexual-harassment allegations against him, in addition to charges of antisemitism within his party. Read more

May hopes 2019 is the year ‘we stand up and say there is no place for antisemitism’

British Prime Minister Theresa May went on record saying, “I never thought I would see the day when Jewish people questioned staying in this country.” Read more

On the other hand

Sometimes it is difficult to keep up with the pace of Israeli discoveries, inventions and innovations especially when the media focuses exclusively on negative news…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Netanyahu, Trump discuss Syria following US withdrawal announcement

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with United States President Donald Trump Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria. Read more

European Jewish Congress calls for strict action against antisemitic soccer fans

In response to fans at soccer games engaging in antisemitic activity, such as singing an offensive song about Jews, the European Jewish Congress called on Thursday for professional leagues to take stricter action. Read more

Sodastream plans to open manufacturing plant in Gaza

SodaStream is planning to open a manufacturing plant in Gaza, its CEO announced yesterday. Read more

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