Netanyahu’s trial to start just weeks after Israeli elections
February 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will start on March 17, just two weeks after Israel holds its third election in less than a year, the country’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday. Read more
Israel plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail to Western Wall
February 19, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with plans to build an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed line that would directly connect Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Read more
IDF foils Hamas plot to hack phones of Israeli soldiers by posing as attractive women
February 19, 2020 by JNS
The Israeli military thwarted efforts by Hamas to hack the phones of soldiers by posing as young attractive women on social media, the Israeli Defence Forces have reported. Read more
Dear Rafael Medoff…
February 19, 2020 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
The debate on the bombing of Auschwitz continues with Professor Bill Rubinstein answering the article written by Rafael Medoff [Feb-18] responding to Rubinstein’s piece. Rubinstein now responds to Medoff, Read more
…and now it’s Australia’s turn
February 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer has cast his vote for the upcoming elections on March . Read more
Leifer hearings go in reverse
February 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the Jerusalem District Court Judge Chana Lomp has accepted the request by Malka Leifer’s legal team to allow them to bring two of the psychiatrists that they previously brought in testify on Leifer’s behalf in order to hear their views on the most recent psychiatric panel’s decision. Read more
Netanyahu goes into Judea and Samaria where Gantz fears to tread
February 19, 2020 by David Singer
The formation of a joint America-Israel committee to map out the areas of Judea and Samaria within which Israel’s sovereignty will be recognized by America – has presented Israeli voters with a real choice between the policies of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz at the upcoming elections on 2 March. Read more
Israel election: first vote cast
February 19, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
‘Breath-Taking’: Rare 3,000-year-old Canaanite temple discovered in South Israel
February 18, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A team of Israeli archeologists from the Hebrew University has unearthed a rare Canaanite Temple at Lachish in southern Israel, together with gold artefacts, cultic figurines, and the oldest known etching of the Hebrew letter “Samech.” Read more
Palestinian prime minister: Trump’s peace plan ‘will be buried soon’
February 18, 2020 by JNS
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Sunday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, saying it would be “buried very soon.” Read more
Hamas cleric: Palestinians will give Trump ‘lesson in manliness’ if he tries to disarm them
February 18, 2020 by JNS
The guns of the Palestinian people will “break [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s nose” and “teach him that the Palestinians are alive on their land,” said a Hamas cleric and TV host earlier this month. Read more
Israeli child finds explosive device from Gaza in her backyard
February 18, 2020 by JNS
An Israeli child on Sunday found an explosive device attached to a balloon in the yard of her home in Moshav Shuva in southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. Read more
Australia may proscribe Hezbollah a terrorist group in its entirety
February 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton may consider Hezbollah should be considered a terrorist group. Read more
Bombing Auschwitz
On his way
February 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin leaves Israel today to make an official visit to Australia at the invitation of Governor-General David Hurley. Read more
Yaari briefs AIJAC supporters
February 18, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Top Israeli political commentator and Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) guest-speaker Ehud Yaari briefed AIJAC supporters in Sydney on recent developments in the Middle East, focusing particularly on the recent demise of Qods Force chief Qassem Soleimani and the trendlines of Israeli-Gulf State rapprochement as well as the recently released Trump Peace Plan. Read more
Israel to send plane to bring back 13 Israelis on the Diamond Princess
February 17, 2020 by TPS
A plane is ready to be dispatched to Japan to retrieve the 13 Israelis who are on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored in Yokohama and who have been quarantined for the past two weeks after the virus was discovered on board. Read more
The digital age we live in has brought new ways to harm and abuse
February 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin has participated in the launch of the #לא_עומדים_מהצד (DontStandBy) initiative at Beit HaNasi in Jerusalem. Read more
Build, Bibi, build
February 17, 2020 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s release on Wednesday of its blacklist of companies with financial ties and business relations with Israeli Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria is a reminder of Israel’s vulnerability and the vulnerability of Jews worldwide. Read more
Former IDF captive Gilad Shalit gets engaged
Gilad Shalit, the former IDF soldier captured by Hamas and held in captivity in the Gaza Strip for more than five years, got engaged over the weekend. Read more
Three Israelis test positive for coronavirus on quarantined vessel
February 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Three Israelis aboard a cruise ship quarantined off Japan’s coast tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, making them the first Israeli nationals confirmed to have been infected with the virus, according to Israel’s Health Ministry. Read more
Is Judaism anti-art?
February 17, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
ZFA welcomes Australian Government decision to comment on flawed ICC case
February 17, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to apply to make an observation on the International Criminal Court’s flawed case against Israel. Read more
Israel said to be concerned some EU countries may recognize Palestinian state
February 17, 2020 by JNS
Officials in Jerusalem are concerned that some European countries are preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Ynet reported on Sunday. Read more
Gaza terrorists attack Israel, IAF strikes back
February 16, 2020 by TPS
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night fired two rockets into Israel, setting off alarms at several communities. The rockets exploded in open spaces, causing no injuries or damage. Read more
$3.75 million grant to fight brain cancer in children
February 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Associate Professor David Ziegler of the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick has received a $3.75 million grant from The Cancer Institute NSW. Read more
Melbourne raises funds to save 33 children’s hearts
February 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
For Valentine’s Day, Save a Child’s Heart Australia and the Waislitz Family Foundation hosted 350 people on the rooftop of the Crown in Melbourne and welcomed back Dr. Yayu Mekonnen, a SACH trained pediatric cardiac surgeon from Ethiopia. Read more
The Bombing of Auschwitz Question: Hindsighted and Inaccurate History
February 16, 2020 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
The article by Jonathan S. Tobin which appeared on J-Wire on 22 January 2020, “Why the Bombing of Auschwitz Argument Still Matters,” is highly misleading and inaccurate, and the reasons for this ought to be set out. Read more
Beyond Duty: an exhibition review by Alan Slade
February 16, 2020 by Alan Slade
The exhibition in the lobby of the NSW State Parliament House titled “Beyond Duty” is a must-see for everyone, especially families of Holocaust survivors. Read more
How did dinosaur parents know when their kids had a fever?
February 16, 2020 by Tali Aronsky
From the time that dinosaur fossils were first discovered, these creatures have fascinated scientists and laypeople alike. In the academic world, their remains provide important clues into the prehistoric world; in popular culture, dinosaurs have inspired blockbuster hits, such as Jurassic Park and King Kong. Read more
