Jewish group upset that UK Labour Party to discuss antisemitism issues on Shabbat

The Jewish Labour Movement is frustrated that the British Labour Party will discuss proposed changes to how it deals with antisemitism complaints at an event on Shabbat, as part of the annual Labour Party Conference. Read more

Gantz spurns Netanyahu meeting, says he will lead unity government

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz rejected on Thursday afternoon Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call to join a unity government under the Likud leader’s leadership, stating that he would be prime minister of a potential unity government. Read more

Long lost human relative unveiled

If you could travel back in time to 100,000 years ago, you’d find yourself living among several different groups of humans, including Modern Humans (those anatomically similar to us), Neanderthals, and Denisovans. Read more

SodaStream closed down globally – but just for today

SodaStream has shut down of its global e-commerce and head office operations today in support of the Global Climate Strike. Read more

Take the next exit

The election GPS app has spoken but unfortunately, at this stage, the current driver is ignoring its instructions. Read more

Rosh Hashanah greetings from the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sent a message to Australia’s Jewish community on Rosh Hashanah. Read more

ABC explains The Mystery of the Mikveh

Documentary-makers Dan Goldberg and Adam Kay latest offering  “The Pool”  explores the variety of water activities which embrace Australian life…and they have included the mikveh. Read more

Gone abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…he visits Moscow but not before he faces the trials and tribulations of today’s immigration scanners. Read more

The Israeli election: as I see it

It seems that in those countries where conservatives win elections, opinion polls and exit polling are proving less accurate. Think about Trump in the US, or Morrison here in Australia. Or Israel. Perhaps conservative voters are less likely to publicise their intentions. Read more

Netanyahu calls on Gantz to ‘meet today’ and establish a unity government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publically called on Member of Knesset (MK) Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White Party, to meet and discuss the terms for establishing a broad unity government. Read more

Israeli researchers discover evidence of biblical kingdom of Edom in south

Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University have uncovered evidence of the ancient Kingdom of Edom, giving credence to the Biblical narrative. Read more

International Judo Federation suspends Iran over its avoidance of competing with Israel

The International Judo Federation (IJF) on Wednesday announced it had officially suspended Iran over its directive to its Judoka Saeid Mollaei to withdraw from a recent competition to avoid a contest against Israel’s Sagi Muki. Read more

David Southwick calls for neo-Nazi concert to be stopped, organisers banned

Victorian State Member for Caulfield David Southwick has raised the stakes on an upcoming neo-Nazi concert and its organisers by calling on Premier Daniel Andrews to intervene and stop the event from proceeding. Read more

The results are in: Who will emerge from Israel’s election deadlock?

Israel’s hyper-democratic parliamentary system is being put to the test once again as the second round of elections in six months has yielded no clear winner. Read more

Netanyahu calls for ‘strong Zionist government’ in post-election speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed supporters at Likud Party headquarters early Wednesday morning and urged for the formation of a “strong Zionist government.” Read more

Community Selichot

For the first time, two major congregations in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are to join forces in hosting a community Selichot. Read more

Some questions for Austen

Sandy Gutman left his alter ego Austen Tayshus at home when he sat down with J-Wire ahead of his three shows at the Bondi Theatre Company next month. Read more

Oct-09 3:20am World Movies-SBS: Playoff

The story of legendary Israeli basketball coach Ralph Klein who became a national hero when he made Maccabi Tel Aviv into European Champions.

Oct-10 7:35pm: Viceland-TV: The X-Files

Mulder suspects that a Golem, a man-made monster described in Jewish folklore, may be responsible for the deaths of several hate-mongers who murdered a Jewish man.

Oct-6 8:40pm SBS-TV: Joanna Lumley – The Quest for Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark and the catastrophic global flood is one of the oldest tales of all time – a story that has great meaning to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. Read more

Holocaust Centre congratulates Facebook

The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has applauded Facebook over its action on eliminating extremist action on its social media site. Read more

Philip Feinstein presented with NSW Volunteer of the Year award

The overall winner was Philip Feinstein who was appropriately dressed in his Supporting Refugees, Burundi T-shirt. Read more

Sad Sachs wins Smartfone Flick Fest: Jewish film wins five awards

A darkly funny Jewish film by young film-maker Joel Perlgut has scooped the pool of the top awards at the 5th annual Smart Fone Flick Fest (SF3) in Sydney. Read more

New Zealand community slams a mayoral candidate who used “sieg heil”

Candidate John Tamihere has used the Nazi expression “Seig Heil” in a mayoral debate in Auckland. Read more

Gone abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…this time he reviews the A380 and checks out Changi Airport in Singapore. Read more

Exit polls show: no one has a clear lead

The exit polls of the September 2019 elections for the 22nd Knesset show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not obtain a decisive victory, but still appears to be the leading candidate to form the next government. Read more

Bela sends a message to her rescuers’ son as he receives his parents’ Righteous Among the Nations award

The 90-year-old son of a Dutch couple who hid Jews in their home in Nazi occupied Holland during WWII has received the Righteous Among the Nations award on behalf of his parents. Read more

A milestone for Hakoah

The application by Hakoah Club to Woollahra Council for consent to amend the 2015 masterplan approval, has been granted by the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel. Read more

An Iran specialist has met with senior journalists and politicians

The danger the Islamic Republic of Iran poses to the world is long-standing and comprehensive, and the focus should not be solely on the country’s illicit nuclear program. This is the position of Benham Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Washington D.C. based Foundation for Defence of Democracies think tank who has been engaging in an extensive series of briefings with journalists and politicians across Australia and New Zealand as a guest of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more

Blue and White’s focus shifts to unity government option after exit polls

As the clocked counted down the minutes to the initial exit polls at Blue and White Party headquarters, its leaders headed out into the “field,” taking to beaches and shopping centers across central Israel urging potential voters to the ballot box. Read more

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