A time to weep
July 27, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Kohelet 3:4 says there is a time for everything. One of his examples is that there is a time to weep. Rashi says, “On Tishah B’Av”. Read more
Jordan moves to resolve West Bank sovereignty problem it created
July 27, 2020 by David Singer
Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz has made a welcome intervention to resolve the issue of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (aka West Bank). Read more
Feintooner
July 27, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…”What’s past is prologue” Read more
IDF reconfigures forces, shuts down roads on Lebanon border anticipating possible Hezbollah attack
July 26, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF has reconfigured its deployment on Israel’s border with Lebanon and has shut down roads near the border in an anticipation of a pending attack by the Hezbollah terror organization. Read more
Israel and India launch joint operation to test rapid diagnosis for COVID-19
July 26, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has dispatched a 20-member team to India that will lead an unprecedented operation in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and will conduct the final stages of testing of four advanced technologies for the rapid diagnosis of the Coronavirus. Read more
Anti-Semitism watchdog calls for prosecution of rapper Wiley over incitement against Jews, Israel
An Anti-Semitic tirade on social media by rapper Richard Kylea Cowie, known as Wiley, has prompted the UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) to call for his prosecution and has lodged a complaint with the police over his alleged incitement to racial hatred. Read more
AIJAC webinar: energy expert Simon Henderson surveys complex Middle East situation
July 26, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest webinar from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council featured Simon Henderson, the Baker Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at the Washington Institute, whose topic was “Power Struggles: Energy Wars in the Middle East.” Read more
The launch of “Power Broker: Mark Leibler – an Australian Jewish Life”
July 26, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Edited video excerpts from Julia Gillard and Noel Pearson’s speeches at the launch of Michael Gawenda’s book “Power Broker: Mark Leibler An Australian Jewish Life”, published by Monash University Publications. Read more
Two worlds in Israel
July 26, 2020 by Ron Weiser
In Israel we currently see two worlds clashing. Read more
Camp David 20 years later: Still holding onto the Oslo delusion
July 25, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s one anniversary that no one is celebrating. Twenty years ago this month, President Bill Clinton welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to a peace summit at Camp David. Read more
On the other hand
July 25, 2020 by J-Wire
The nine days leading up to Tisha B’Av are usually subdued with curtailed entertainment and meatless dining. Read more
Israeli scientists develop hand sanitizer from waste
Hand sanitizers—once the preserve of nurses, mothers and the uber-clean—have now become a ubiquitous accessory found in purses, cars, businesses and offices worldwide. Read more
What does Iran’s pivot to China mean for Israel?
July 25, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
China and Iran are said to be currently working on a 25-year, $400 billion “strategic partnership” that would see massive Chinese investment in Iranian infrastructure in return for below-market-priced oil and massive regional influence. Read more
The United States shifts its approach to China
July 25, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The appalling persecution of the Muslim Uyghur minority in northwestern China by the Communist Party (CCP) regime in Beijing is a matter of growing concern for Jewish communities around the world. Read more
Betraying Jewish history by watering down the Holocaust
July 24, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The British baroness Ruth Deech, whose family were Jewish refugees from Nazism, recently delivered an impassioned address to the Oxford Jewish community about the way the Holocaust is being evacuated of meaning by memorials and museums in its name. Read more
Meet Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs
July 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia has hosted an intimate roundtable meeting with newly-appointed Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevich MK on Zoom. Read more
An Even Worse Mess
July 24, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
On the Seventeenth of Tammuz, we began the period known as the Three Weeks that culminate in the fast of the Ninth of Av ( this coming Wednesday night). Read more
25th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
July 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has announced plans for a series of events leading up to the 25thanniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, promoting Rabin’s legacy of peace and tolerance Read more
Will the Democrats’ generational shift turn the tide against Israel?
July 24, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For pro-Israel Democrats, the only thing that matters about 2020 is that former Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of the ticket. Read more
Cinema and COVID
July 24, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Queen of The Classic Lindy Tamir discusses with Henry Greener cinema in the times of COVID, as the entire industry struggles to adapt to the lockdown. Read more
The ECAJ and the Uygers
July 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has expressed its deep concern and alarm about the treatment of Uyghur and other minority communities in north-western China. Read more
Aug-06 Zoom: Technion webinar hosts inventors
July 24, 2020 by J-Wire
Dr Amit Goffer experienced a tragic accident that confined him to a wheelchair – as an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, he didn’t accept his fate to never stand upright again and immediately started to develop alternative modes of transport to the traditional wheelchair. Read more
Technion webinar hosts inventors
July 24, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Dr Amit Goffer experienced a tragic accident that confined him to a wheelchair – as an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, he didn’t accept his fate to never stand upright again and immediately started to develop alternative modes of transport to the traditional wheelchair. Read more
Doubters, Deniers and Detractors
July 24, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
The nine days between Rosh Chodesh Av and Tisha B’Av of the Jewish calendar give us an ideal opportunity for introspection and a reality check on the state of our own lives as well as national aspirations and developments. Read more
A World in Chaos
July 24, 2020 by Isi Leibler
When my last op-ed was published at the end of March, the coronavirus appeared to be under control in Israel and a national unity government was in the process of being formed. Read more
Financial controller stole $7,337,282
July 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The former financial controller of Sydney’s Moriah College was described as a thief in Sydney’s Supreme Court where he was ordered to repay $7,337,282 stolen from the school between January 2004 and March 2019. Read more
Twitter reverses locks on accounts with Star of David, offers dubious explanation
Twitter has unlocked accounts featuring Stars of David in their profile pictures and is reviewing its policy, the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) which has been pursuing the incident reported Thursday. Read more
IDF streams forces to Lebanon border anticipating possible Hezbollah attack
July 23, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF is streaming infantry units to Israel’s border with Lebanon in anticipation of a possible attack by the Hezbollah terror organization. Read more
Let the voting begin: UIA ‘My Israel’ School Video Competition
July 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The top videos have been determined for the federal stage of UIA’s ‘My Israel’ video competition. Read more
Meet Danny Ben-Moshe
July 23, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener interviews award-winning documentary filmmaker Danny Ben-Moshe who established Identity Films in 2006. Read more
