Netanyahu: Gantz’s plan to form minority government with Arab parties is ‘madness’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud lawmakers during an emergency conference call on Saturday that the Blue and White Party intends to form a minority government supported by the Arab parties, something he said would be an “unprecedented disaster” for the State of Israel. Read more

Getting together in the Arava

It is not often that the stars align. So when many staff members, professionals and volunteers, of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Arava Australia Partnership (AAP)  were in Israel at the same time to organise something special making the Israeli desert come alive. Read more

The Mezzuzah and the swastika

A woman in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs found her front door Mezzuzah lying on the ground and reaffixed by herself…but there was a surprise in store. Read more

Israel’s PM Netanyahu holds security tour of a missile intercept control centre and an iron dome battery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security tour of a missile intercept control centre and an Iron Dome battery. Read more

On the other hand

Once again it is raining rockets from Gaza as the terrorists target civilians in southern and central Israel. Read more

Ron Hoenig talks government at JewishCare

NSW Labor MP Ron Hoenig has visited JewishCare to address guests on  “Our System of Governance in NSW”. Read more

Gaza: Delaying the inevitable … again

“ A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men cannot get out.” — Saul Bellow, (1915-2005)  Read more

Israeli party leaders lament stalling of movement towards government coalition

With a tenuous ceasefire taking hold across southern Israel, politics has again returned to centre stage. Read more

Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim among those to join Hanukkah album

A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported. Read more

British public figures sign letter refusing to vote Labour over antisemitism scandal

Twenty-four British public figures signed an open letter refusing to vote for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s Dec. 12 general elections due to party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s multiple ties to antisemitism. Read more

Netflix to edit Demjanjuk docuseries after pressure by Polish government

Netflix says it will edit its documentary miniseries “The Devil Next Door,” about alleged notorious Nazi guard John Demjanjuk after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki complained of inaccuracies in the series, Variety reported on Thursday. Read more

Pope Francis condemns antisemitism in address from St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis denounced antisemitism against Jews worldwide during his weekly general audience. Read more

Orthodox Jew from Golders Green announces Brexit Party run against Corbyn

An Orthodox Jewish man has announced that he will be running for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Parliament seat in the United Kingdom’s general elections on Dec. 12. Read more

New Zealand joins bullies at UN again and supports online incitement

The United Nations just passed eight resolutions against Israel and zero against any other country. New Zealand participated in this bullying again, voting for seven and abstaining on one. Read more

Report: Thousands of Israelis move down South, undeterred by rocket fire

Despite the hundreds of rockets launched at Israel’s southern region over the past year, Israelis remain undeterred, moving to southern communities in increasing numbers, according to a report by the Or Movement. Read more

Amnesty falsely accuses Israel of striking Gaza; damage caused by Islamic Jihad rocket

Human rights NGO Amnesty International on Tuesday accused the IDF of attacking a Gazan human rights watch office, when in fact, the rocket that struck the building was launched by the Islamic Jihad terror organization at Israel and misfired from within Gaza. Read more

The Quiz that stopped the Federation

Melbournians may have had their eyes on the “race that stops the nation” in Melbourne, but in Sydney, our eyes were on the annual national Bible Quiz, which took place on Tuesday 5 November 2019 and was a fantastic display of the commitment of the contestants to their learning and to the Tanach. Read more

Truth

“What is truth?” is the question Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, asked two thousand years ago. Possibly the most famous question of all time! Read more

10m challah going into Guiness Book of Records

JNF and Grandma Moses have broken the Guinness World Record for the longest braided loaf of bread, in honour of the Shabbat Project. Read more

Schindler’s List producer passes away

World-renowned Holocaust survivor, filmmaker, and producer Branko Lustig passed away yesterday at the age of 88 in Croatia. Read more

Anniversary blues

Anniversaries usually come in two varieties, either commemorating happy or sad occasions. Read more

‘Labelling’ Israel as an unequal player on the world stage

As Israel came under attack this week with hundreds of rockets raining down from Gaza, and as it steeled itself for even worse, the Israel-bashers were up to their old tricks. Read more

After 50 hours of fire exchanges, Israel waits to see if Gaza Strip stabilizes

A ceasefire that appeared fragile, and which was punctured twice by rocket fire from Gaza, went into effect on Thursday after 50 hours of combat between the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror faction and the Israel Defence Forces. Read more

Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel

A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups that went into effect early Thursday morning was immediately put to the test as five rockets from Gaza sent Israelis scrambling for shelter in the south. Read more

Around 1000 attend Jewish House gala event

Close to 1000 people came together in celebration and support of the work carried out by Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more

Terrorists continue their fire on south, despite commencement of ceasefire

Islamic Jihad terrorists continue to fire rockets on southern Israel, despite the commencement of a ceasefire at 5:30 am. Read more

Funds wanted for underground Blood Services Centre

Magen David Adom is raising funds in Sydney for Israel’s first underground, shielded Blood Services Centre in the world. Read more

JCA announces Sharks for Jumpstart Shark Tank 2019

Sydney’s Jumpstart Shark Tank is back for its fourth successive year, showcasing the community’s top social entrepreneurs. Read more

New book celebrates 170 years of Jewish Care Victoria

As part of Jewish Care’s 170 Year Anniversary (1848 – 2018), a new hardcover large-format pictorial book of exquisite black and white portraits will be launched at their Annual General Meeting today. Read more

Updated speaker line up for UIA NSW North Shore 2020 Campaign Launch

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sam Grundwerg – World Chairman Keren Hayesod-UIA is no longer able to travel to Australia for UIA’s Campaign Launch events, including the North Shore Briefing. Read more

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