My grandfather, David Ben-Gurion

April 2, 2019 by  

Nearly 300 JNF supporters were captivated by stories Alon Ben-Gurion shared about his famous grandfather, David Ben-Gurion…stories of a brilliant man, who was a pragmatist as well as a dreamer.  Read more

Queensland calling for CSG support

April 2, 2019 by  

Although the Queensland Jewish community is considerably smaller than Victoria or New South Wales, its volunteer Community Security Group (CSG) is active in protecting Jewish life and the Jewish way of life in the Sunshine State.

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Greens staffer infuriates Jewish leaders

April 2, 2019 by  

David Jeffrey, a staffer for Macnamara Greens candidate Steph Hodgins-May has been found to have made comments about a year ago that have infuriated Jewish community leaders reportedly calling deaths in Gaza ‘genocide’, and used hashtags on Facebook including #NoPrideInGenocide and #F_kFascism in relation to Israel and Gaza. Read more

‘Institutionally antisemitic’: The British Labour Party’s cautionary tale

April 2, 2019 by  

There is, in Britain, a long tradition of holding public inquiries to establish the facts and learn the appropriate lessons from a host of social and political challenges. Read more

Beresheet ready for the move to the moon’s orbit

April 2, 2019 by  

At 9:00 AM Israel Time yesterday Beresheet successfully completed another maneuver to make final adjustments before leaving Earth’s orbit and joining the moon’s orbit.

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Hard to call

April 1, 2019 by  

These elections are perhaps the most interesting in recent times, even though there are really only two candidates running. Read more

Israel welcomes Brazil’s opening of commerce mission in Jerusalem; PA enraged

April 1, 2019 by  

Israel warmly welcomed Brazil’s announcement that it would establish a trade mission in Jerusalem, thus expanding its diplomatic presence in the capital, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) condemned the move. Read more

NSW Labor calls on the NSW government to provide $2m for Jewish security

April 1, 2019 by  

NSW Labor has this week demanded the Premier and the Counter-Terrorism Minister provide a public assurance and a timetable on its promise to provide $2 million in security funding for the NSW Jewish community. Read more

Mount Scopus may move to Caulfield

April 1, 2019 by  

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has announced that if elected to government, it will prepare a business case to redevelop the Caulfield Hospital for the community. Read more

Analysis: Hamas achieves victory, surpasses PA diplomatically

April 1, 2019 by  

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a formula to calm the tensions on the Gaza border which entails Hamas’ cessation of violence in return for broad Israeli humanitarian concessions. Read more

Terror victim to court: demolish illegal Arab construction that shielded terrorist

April 1, 2019 by  

Tamar Ettinger, whose husband Rabbi Achiad Ettinger was killed in a terrorist attack at the Ariel Junction last month, will petition the High Court of Justice together with the Samaria Regional Council and the Regavim Movement and demand the demolition of the illegal Arab shops at the site from which the terrorist emerged on his killing spree. Read more

What should vegans do on Pesach? – ask the rabbi

April 1, 2019 by  

Rabbi Raymond Apple was for many years Australia’s highest-profile rabbi and the leading spokesman on Jewish religious issues. Read more

Apr-28 Sydney: Memory walk and jog

April 1, 2019 by  

Get active to beat dementia…Maccabi Life. Read more

Ancient seal bearing name mentioned in bible discovered in Jerusalem’s Old City

April 1, 2019 by  

Israeli archeologists recently unearthed a rare and exciting discovery in the City of David in the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City – a 2,600-year-old stamp bearing a name in Hebrew which is mentioned in the Bible. Read more

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