What happened to Israel’s Labor Party … and why?
June 14, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Avi Gabbay, chairman of Israel’s Labor Party, has announced that he is leaving politics after just two years as the party’s leader, and the scramble has begun to replace him with the party at an all-time low in mandates and morale. Read more
Pompeo: Iran is responsible for attacking oil tankers in Gulf
June 14, 2019 by JNS
Two tankers—one carrying oil and the other transferring a freight of methanol—in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were attacked on Thursday, less than a month after Iran was blamed for attacking four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Read more
Nuclear secrets and terror links uncovered, Tehran ramps up aggression
June 14, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A few days ago, Britain’s Daily Telegraph revealed that in 2015 the British authorities had uncovered a Hezbollah terrorist plot. The key point was that this had been kept secret until now. Read more
The “Elders of Zion” are making a comeback in Australia’s Arabic media
June 14, 2019 by Dr Ran Porat
In 2019, classic antisemitism is alive and kicking in some pockets of Australia, including locally published Arabic media. Read more
Silence
June 14, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
The fourth book of the Bible was called Numbers by early Christian scholars. I guess this is because it starts off with a national census. Read more
The Jewish community came here with the First Fleet. They are embedded in our DNA as a community.
June 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Gabrielle Upton, the NSW Liberal MP for the Vaucluse electorate, home to the majority of Easter Suburbs Jewish community in Sydney, has spoken in parliament about anti-semitic attacks which took place recently within the electorate. Read more
From Prisoner of Zion to Guardian of Zion
June 14, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
Former Prisoner of Zion Anatoly (Natan) Sharansky has become a Guardian of Zion. Read more
Enough already
June 14, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Anonymous quote: “There is a time to be nice and there is a time to say enough already.” Read more
Tolkien – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 13, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
It is not necessary to have read The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien to view this offering from director Dome Karukoski (Tom of Finland). However, for aficionados of the books or movies, clues to the author’s ideas are strewn throughout the production and it is fun to take note of them.
Jo Silver appointed Stand Up CEO
June 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Stand Up’s Board has welcomed Jo Silver, as its newly appointed CEO. Read more
Courage to Care exhibition at Surfers Paradise
June 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Gold Coast Courage to Care Exhibition launch was held in the Katranski Community Hall at Surfers Paradise earlier this month. Read more
Jun-17 Sydney: Conversation with Moira Blumenthal and Lyndi Adler
June 13, 2019 by J-Wire
An interesting theatre talk hosted by the NCJWA. Read more
Israeli Jewish divorces up by 5% in 2018, with an 86% increase in one city
June 13, 2019 by JNS
According to statistics issued by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, the divorce rate among Israeli Jews rose by 5% in 2018, while soaring by 86% in one city. Read more
Labor’s Avi Gabbay steps down as leader, announces retirement from politics
June 13, 2019 by JNS
The head of Israel’s Labor Party, Avi Gabbay, announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as party leader and will retire from politics ahead of the September elections. Read more
Shavuot in Lodz
June 13, 2019 by Agencies
FIFA launches investigation against head of Palestinian Football Association Rajoub
June 12, 2019 by J-Wire
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) Ethics Committee has notified the head of Palestinian Football Association (PFA) Jibril Rajoub that it has launched an investigation against him following his statements and actions against Israel. Read more
Tel Aviv beaches found to be among most plastic-polluted
Israel was featured in a report by the World Wildlife Fund last week as home to the third most plastic-polluted shoreline in the Mediterranean, according to a report by Ynet. Read more
Government turmoil aside, Moldovan premier declares embassy move to Jerusalem
June 12, 2019 by JNS
Amid turmoil within Moldova’s government, the country’s prime minister announced on Tuesday that the Moldovan embassy in Israel will be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the Cabinet of Minister approved the sale of the plot of land for its construction. Read more
For first time at UN, India votes with Israel and against group with ties to terror
June 12, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
For the first time ever, India voted last week with Israel at the United Nations against granting observer status to a Palestinian human-rights organization named “Shahed.” Read more
Leaked documents expose more corruption in PA: public enraged
June 12, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Official Palestinian Authority (PA) documents exposing corruption among the PA’s leadership have leaked to social media in recent days, enraging the street in the PA, while those implicated claim it’s an American plot to besmirch them ahead of the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop in Bahrain. Read more
MDA first responder delivers her own baby
June 12, 2019 by Zaki Heler
Magen David Adom Medi-Cycle First Responder Lita Barzan from Kiryat Ata woke one morning with contractions. Read more
Trivia quiz at Limmud Oz
June 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
You are invited to attend Limmud Oz at the UNSW Roundhouse, this Saturday night 15 June to Monday 17 June. Read more
If Blue and White has a chance to win in September, it needs to define itself to Israeli voters
June 12, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
Formed just months before Israel’s April 9 elections and headlined by several former generals, the Blue and White Party made a strong showing, matching Likud with 35 seats. Read more
Philip Ruddock to appear at the NSWJBD plenum
June 12, 2019 by Natalee Pozniak
Philip Ruddock, who chaired the Prime Minister’s ‘Religious Freedom Review’ which was handed down last May will one of the NSWJBD’s speakers at its June plenum. Read more
Hebrew University leads the pack
June 12, 2019 by Tali Aronsky
As part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s 82nd Board of Governors meeting, 335 students will be awarded PhD degrees, more than at any other academic institution in Israel. Read more
Men’s Health Week
June 12, 2019 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
Trump recognizes Israel claims in West Bank and East Jerusalem
June 12, 2019 by David Singer
US Ambassador to Israel – David Friedman – has set a cat among the pigeons with his claim that:
“Under certain circumstances I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.”
Kangarusski Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
June 11, 2019 by Community Editor
Kangarusski is the vibrant project of the Zionist Federation of Australia whose main goal is to engage and unite members of the Russian speaking Jewish community around their culture and heritage and connect them to the Jewish community and to Israel. Read more
…and then there were four more
June 11, 2019 by J-Wire News Service
Four late arrivals on J-Wire’s Queen’s Birthday Awards have pushed the total number of recipients on the “Jewish List” to a record number of 42. Meet them now and our apologies for their initial omission. Read more
Tomorrow would have been her 90th birthday
June 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl, has been translated into Te Reo Māori. Read more
