New Zealand’s Jewish and Muslim communities plead for the Uighurs
July 23, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Leaders of the New Zealand Jewish and Muslim communities have written to the country’s prime minister and foreign minister to join other countries in supporting China’s Uighurs calling their persecution as genocide. Read more
A Jewish opera legend’s family is divided by cancel culture
July 23, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Few things are sadder than when a family is divided by politics. But when it happens because of outside pressure and false accusations that threaten to destroy the legacy of a beloved father, what happens is not just a personal tragedy but also a cautionary tale about the perils of cancel culture. Read more
Ari Fuld’s murderer sentenced to life in prison
Khalil Jabarin was sentenced to life in prison by the Judea Military Court on Tuesday for the fatal stabbing of American-Israeli Ari Fuld, 45, and attempting to murder three other people at the Gush Etzion shopping area in September 2018. Read more
First Temple era administrative centre from the days of King Hezekiah uncovered in Jerusalem
July 22, 2020 by TPS
A 2,700-year-old administrative storage centre from the days of the kings Hezekiah and Menashe was recently uncovered by Israeli archeologists in Jerusalem near the US Embassy, shedding new light on the understanding of the dramatic period. Read more
Aug-02 8pm Zoom: Anne Frank and her global legacy
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
J-Wire invites you to a Zoom session with Gillian Walnes Perry, co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in the U.K. Read more
Police arrest 34 in overnight anti-Netanyahu riots
July 22, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jerusalem’s police on Tuesday night arrested 34 rioters who participated in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for his unseating. Read more
A loophole makes COVID davening kosher
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Police in Melbourne cannot charge a group of ultra-orthodox Jews for breaching COVID-19 lockdown regulations for gathering because they claim to be a “support group” rather than a group of worshippers. Read more
Aug-07 7:30 pm SBS-TV: Belsen – The Untold Story
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Belsen: The Untold Story is a film telling the untold story of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where over 50,000 people, mostly Jews, died primarily from starvation and disease in the last phase of WWII.
Aug-05 2:55pm TV-Viceland: Cyberwar
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Israel is one of the world’s cyber superpowers. Read more
Aug-08 8:30pm SBS-World Movies: The Debt
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in The Debt, the powerful story of Rachel Singer (Mirren), a former Mossad agent who endeavours to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ends with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Read more
Aug-10 9:55pm TV-Viceland: Difficult People
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Billy visits his very Jewish brother for Yom Kippur dinner and Julie attempts to befriend a veteran to prove to Marilyn’s surrogate daughter that she’s charitable. Read more
An MDA EMT delivers his own baby in the middle of his shift
July 22, 2020 by Zaki Heler
When Abraham Ivri was on duty as an MDA Emergency Medical Technician in the Gilboa region, he did not imagine that his shift would end with the birth of his sixth daughter. Read more
Users blast Madonna for posting July 4 Instagram video of Farrakhan speech
July 22, 2020 by JNS
Madonna is the latest celebrity in recent days to promote Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of anti-Jewish rhetoric, on social media. Read more
Report: Chinese president supports the Palestinians’ ‘just demands’
July 22, 2020 by JNS
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed China’s support for the “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he said had always been the core issue in the Middle East. Read more
Israeli model Bar Refaeli convicted and sentenced for tax evasion
July 22, 2020 by JNS
A Tel Aviv court convicted Israeli model Bar Refaeli, 35, on Monday on four counts of tax offences and sentenced her nine months of community service. Read more
Aug-19 Melbourne: MDA blood drive
July 22, 2020 by J-Wire
Melbourne readers are invited to participate in the MDA blood drive. Read more
IDF Carries Out Extensive Strike in Syria
July 21, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF has carried out an extensive strike against targets in Syria on Monday night, injuring troops and causing damage, Syrian and Arab media reported. Read more
Iran announces execution of ‘spy’ for CIA, Mossad
July 21, 2020 by JNS
The Islamic Republic executed a man on Monday for espionage on behalf of American and Israeli intelligence, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported. Read more
Holland admits it paid 2 terrorists responsible for murder of Israeli teen
July 21, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Two Arab terror suspects involved in the August 2019 bomb attack that killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb were paid from Dutch taxes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag admitted to the Dutch House of Representatives on Monday. Read more
No decision on Leifer until September
July 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The long-awaited extradition hearing which, if successful, will see authorities release her from her Israeli prison into Australian police hands and a journey back to Melbourne where she faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse took a few hours in Jerusalem’s District Court yesterday. Read more
Senator visits Newtown Synagogue to announce security funding
July 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jul-28 8pm: Webinar from the JNF
July 20, 2020 by J-Wire
Insights and experiences from women in leadership Read more
Tishah B’Av: Can we mourn a broken and defeated Jerusalem?
July 20, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Glimpsing the future of Judaism, Israel & world Jewry
July 20, 2020 by J-Wire
On Tisha B’Av, Emanuel Synagogue and Kehilat Nitzan, Melbourne will present an online Eicha reading followed by a Zoom lecture by world-renowned Israeli Futurist, Prof. David Passig of Bar-Ilan University. Read more
Glimpsing the future of Judaism, Israel & world Jewry
July 20, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
On Tisha B’Av, Emanuel Synagogue and Kehilat Nitzan, Melbourne will present an online Eicha reading followed by a Zoom lecture by world-renowned Israeli Futurist, Prof. David Passig of Bar-Ilan University. Read more
Trump’s vision of a democratic “State of Palestine” is doomed
July 20, 2020 by David Singer
President Trump’s vision for the creation of a democratic Palestinian State in Gaza and 70% of Judea and Samaria under his Peace to Prosperity Plan (Trump Plan) – is a futile exercise doomed to failure. Read more
Battle over extradition of alleged sex offender Malka Leifer continues
July 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ahead of tomorrow’s opening day of the extradition hearing which, if successful, would see alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer returned to Australia, her defence lawyer appealed in Israel’s Supreme Court against a ruling that his team were not allowed specific documents. Read more
Court holds second session on Netanyahu’s corruption charges
July 19, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Jerusalem District Court today (Sunday) held a second hearing on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption charges in three cases, mostly a technical session that Netanyahu did not attend. Read more
Dozens arrested during anti-Netanyahu demos in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
July 19, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Protestors calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday night, demonstrations which turned into riots during which the police arrested some 30 people. Read more
Boycotting Facebook is not the answer
July 19, 2020 by Andre Oboler
It is a symptom of popularism and the modern post-fact world – not a solution to those problems. The demands attached to it, in fact, endanger democracy. Read more
