Secord: not one person has been prosecuted under NSW racial anti-vilification laws
March 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSWAttorney-General Mark Speakman has admitted that there have been no prosecutions under section 93Z of the Crimes Act which deals with racial and religious vilification. Read more
Eating an idol
March 13, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
Eating plays a very important part in Jewish rituals, every day of the year. Read more
Netanyahu invites Gantz to form ‘emergency’ unity government
March 13, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to talks about forming an emergency unity government amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Coronavirus: Israel’s advice to its citizens
March 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following a meeting with the Minister for Health, Head of National Security and the Health Ministry Director-General, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israeli citizens to help themselves in combating Coronavirus. Read more
NSWJBD March plenum cancelled
March 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Vic Alhadeff, CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, has emailed deputies and staff advising the cancellation of this month’s plenum. Read more
The results are in
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received the results of the elections to the Knesset for the third time in 11 months. Read more
IDF mobilising reserves to combat spread of Corona
March 11, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF has begun to recruit reserves from the Home Front Command who will assist in Israel’s combat on the spread of Coronavirus. Read more
Dressed up with swastikas
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Blue Box’s Paul Lowinger has no limit to his territory
March 11, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Paul Lowinger, JNF NSW’s Blue Box Chairman says his territory extends from Sydney to Manhattan plus NSW regional centres. Read more
History repeats itself
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 1995 The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies celebrated its 50th anniversary in the NSW parliament and this year the House’s Legislative Council will be the venue once again as the Board celebrates its 75th. Read more
Gantz shows Netanyahu was right about ‘Bibi or Tibi’
March 11, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
It appears that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz has called his own bluff. Read more
A tale of two Israeli leaders
March 11, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
As coronavirus dominates headlines all over the world, Israel is emerging as a leader in the global fight to contain the pandemic, quickly enacting strict quarantine measures and border closures to limit the spread of the virus, as its biotech industries rush to develop home testing kits and vaccines. Read more
Melbourne school closed for coronavirus assessment
March 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges has received a positive test for a staff member who returned on Qantas flight QF94 from Los Angeles last Friday morning. Read more
Prestigious Don Banks Award presented to Deborah Conway
March 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Uluru Statement: Thomas Mayor and Teela Reed ask “Who Will Hear Our Voice?”
March 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
When enough Australian people come together to join their voices together in a call for justice and social change, the decision-makers are forced to listen. Read more
A fine line between sensible caution and outright hysteria
March 10, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s time to take the threat from the coronavirus seriously. Read more
Israel’s attorney general opposes Netanyahu’s request for trial delay
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informed a Jerusalem District Court on Monday that he is opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay his trial. Read more
What’s changed since the ‘Black Death’?
March 10, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The numbers are rolling in, and they make for grim reading. Read more
Feintooner
March 10, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Israeli Elections and Electioneering Read more
Israel issues mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, including citizens
March 10, 2020 by JNS
Israel has made the unprecedented move to require all incoming arrivals, including Israeli citizens, to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine as a result of the coronavirus. Read more
Unrestrained hatred endangering our democracy
March 10, 2020 by Isi Leibler
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confounded his adversaries and proved that he may be the world’s most consummate politician. Read more
The Yellow Bird Sings: a book review by Geoffrey Zygier
March 10, 2020 by Geoffrey Zygier
I seem to have become our esteemed editor’s go-to guy when he needs someone to crit books about the Holocaust. Read more
Israel’s hospitality industry suffering worst-ever crisis, says Israel Hotel Association
March 10, 2020 by JNS
Amid the worldwide tourism slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, Israel Hotel Association (IHA) president Amir Hayek warned on Monday that the hotel industry is “on the brink of collapse.” Read more
Number of Corona patients in Israel climbs to 39, new restrictions introduced
March 9, 2020 by TPS
The number of Israelis who have been infected with Coronavirus has climbed to 39, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening, primarily Israelis who contracted the virus while abroad. Read more
DFLP terror group calls for support of Joint List to oust Netanyahu
March 9, 2020 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) terror group has issued a call for all the Palestinian forces to rally around the Arab-majority Joint List in the Knesset to block Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. Read more
Israel tightens restrictions as global coronavirus concerns mount
March 9, 2020 by JNS
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the country’s total to 25, as global apprehension over the virus continued to climb. Read more
March-24 Sydney: First of three free meditation classes
March 9, 2020 by J-Wire
Rabbi Orna Triguboff conducts first of three free meditation classes. Read more
Lisl Ziegler 1917-2020
Many factors made Lisl Ziegler the woman she was – first, growing up in Vienna surrounded by enlightened thinkers with socialist values; second, the challenging circumstances of her childhood, an orphan by the time she was 17; and third, the destruction of all that was dear to her with the rise of Nazism and the need to begin life anew. Read more
Three politicians can make 3000 years-old Jewish dream a reality
March 9, 2020 by David Singer
The votes are in – and it seems Israel’s Prime Minister – Bibi Netanyahu – is just three politicians shy of realising the 3000-years old dream of the Jewish People to regain sovereignty in Judea and Samaria – its ancient and biblical heartland. Read more
Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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