The Palestinian Authority donor machine
October 18, 2019 by David Bedein
When it comes to humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Authority, transparency does not exist. Read more
Cyprys “distressed” during Sydney custody
October 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Cyprys is in custody in Sydney and has been charged relating to a warrant issued four years ago. Read more
Exposed: World Bank’s Palestinian recovery and development program funding salaries for terrorists
October 17, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
International aid transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA) through the World Bank’s Palestinian Recovery and Development Program (PRDP) Trust Fund is used to pay the salaries of Palestinian terrorists, an in-depth investigation by TPS has exposed Read more
JIFF – one week to go
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
There’s only 1 week left ’til the Jewish International Film Festival returns to Ritz Cinemas, Randwick and Roseville Cinemas in Sydney and kicks off a nation-wide feast of handpicked movies. Read more
Israeli Chief Rabbi: Israel has ‘moral obligation’ to help Kurds
October 17, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Reuven Rivlin visited the Sukkah of Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in Modi’in as part of the tradition of presidents to visit the Sukkah of the Chief Rabbis, “a tradition that brings together the State of Israel with the Jewish religion,” he said. Read more
Two new films from Judy Menczel
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ABC’s Compass program will feature two new documentaries from producer Judy Menczel. Read more
Trump on the Kurds in Syria: ‘They’re no angels’
October 17, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria even as criticism points to the United States having betrayed its Kurdish allies in the region. Read more
‘Entry of radical Islamist forces into northern Syria is disturbing,’ ex-Israeli intelligence official says
October 17, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey’s brutal offensive against the Kurds in northeast Syria in recent days. Read more
Two JIFF films received nominations for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli actor Erain Naim has been nominated for a prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) for his role in Eynayim Sheli (Chained). Read more
Going abroad
October 17, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…today he reports from Malta. Read more
Nov-10 Perth: Commemoration of Kristallnacht
October 17, 2019 by J-Wire
A Council of Christians and Jews Western Australia Inc event Read more
Mr Chess passed away in South Africa
Leonard R Reitstein, aged 91, much admired and respected member of the Cape Town Jewish community, particularly Temple Israel, and as South Africa’s “Mr Chess”. passed away in August. Read more
David Cyprys rearrested following release from prison
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Convicted serial paedophile David Cyprys has been re-arrested this morning upon release on parole from a Melbourne prison. Read more
Is Simchat Torah similar to Purim? Ask the rabbi
October 16, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
In popular thinking Simchat Torah is a sort of Purim, a day for carnival jollification. But the popular view is wrong. Read more
Feintooner
October 16, 2019 by Feintooner
Gobble Gobble Read more
Nov-06 00:40 World Movies: The Band’s Visit
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab cultural centre, only to find themselves stranded, penniless and still wearing their sky blue uniforms in the middle of nowhere. Read more
Nov-05 11:05pm SBS-TV: Episode 1 Israeli Crime series – Asylum City
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
Michal is a young idealist who works with African asylum seekers. Read more
Nov-03 5:25pm SBS-TV: Inside the SS
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire
Hitler created the SS in 1925 as a private army that would be loyal to him to the death. Read more
Shabbat is trending! Get ready for the Shabbat Project 2019 in Sydney
October 16, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Karli Kloss and Troye Sivan have all extolled the virtues of Shabbat as a chance to carve out time to disconnect. Read more
$5.7 million federal security grants for Jewish schools and institutions within Wentworth
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal Federal Member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma has welcomed the announcement of $5.7 million for Jewish schools and religious institutions to bolster safety and security within the Wentworth community. Read more
NSW MP: antisemitism shows the worst of humanity
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A NSW had ttold parliament antisemitism “shows the worst of humanity and has ruined lives and taken lives”. Read more
On Israel’s dependence on USA, its next PM and a report on settlements
October 16, 2019 by Ron Weiser
Just as it is wrong of those who criticise everything President Trump says and does just because it comes from him, likewise it is wrong for his supporters to blindly praise or try and explain away, a very poor decision and/or action. Read more
Going abroad
October 16, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…today he reports from Malta. Read more
Why do anti-Semites hate Jews? Don’t overthink it
October 13, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The most frustrating aspect of the Yom Kippur assault on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, by a neo-Nazi thug is that we’ve seen all this before. Read more
When doves cry …
October 13, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
The most righteous of men cannot live in peace if his evil neighbour will not let him be.” — From Wilhelm Tell Act IV, scene III, by Friedrich von Schiller, 1804 Read more
The Americans, the Kurds, the war
October 13, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Two days after announcing the betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump decided to belittle them for good measure. Read more
Australian and Fijian troops head to the Golan Heights
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian and Fijian troops will be co-deployed to the area of the Golan Heights which is the UN-controlled territory bordering Israel and Syria. Read more
Touring War Memorial exhibition contains rare Australian war artists works on the Holocaust
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Shadow Treasurer and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord is pleased that an Australian War Memorial touring exhibition to rural art galleries contained a number of rare works on the Holocaust including one by an Australian war artist, Alan Moore on the Nazi concentration camp – Bergen-Belsen. Read more
Commonwealth graves desecrated with swastikas in Haifa
October 13, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had condemned the desecration of dozens of graves in a Commonwealth military cemetery in Haifa. Read more
Rivlin must cook up a US$220 million Netanyahu-Liberman omelette
October 13, 2019 by David Singer
An opening to ending Israel’s election deadlock has come after Yisrael Beiteinu faction chairman Oded Forer sent a formal letter to the head of the Likud’s coalition negotiating team, Yariv Levin, on 11 October, asking for negotiations on the policy guidelines for the next government. Read more
