Former IDF intel chief: Israel should be ready for Iranian strike
July 5, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel should prepare for an Iranian counterattack following a series of mysterious incidents at important infrastructure in the country, Amos Yadlin, a former general in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and former head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, warned. Read more
On the other hand
July 5, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
1 July 2020, when the sky was expected to fall and doomsday predictions descended like confetti, has been and gone. Read more
Antisemitism in the U.K.
July 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Antisemitism in the British left was the subject of the latest webinar from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more
Feintooner
July 5, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Implausible Deniability Read more
Statues and Idols
July 4, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
All of a sudden it has become fashionable in the USA to take down or demolish statues. There is a case to be made that none of them should have been put up in the first place. Read more
Israeli lawmaker attends Hamas-Fatah conference declaring war on Israel
July 3, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Ayman Odeh, head of the Arab-majority Joint List faction, participated in a press conference in which Hamas and Fatah leaders declared they would join forces to fight Israel. Read more
Principal’s blog premature according to the NSWJBD
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
The principal of Sydney’s largest day school has penned an article in Moriah College’s blog supporting Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria inviting criticism by The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Homeland star opposes sovereignty
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Mandy Patinkin, star of TV series Homeland is the narrator of The New Israel Fund’s video opposing restoring Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Read more
ABC apologises over talkback caller’s antisemitic slur following AIJAC complaint
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has welcomed an on-air apology by ABC Radio host Ian McNamara over an antisemitic slur made by a talkback caller on the May 03, 2020 episode of the ABC Radio program “Australia All Over with Ian McNamara.” Read more
Reprieve yet again for The Shtick
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish interview TV program The Shtick was preparing a life without a broadcaster with its host Melbourne’s Channel 31 facing the axe on June 30…but Henry Greener’s 10-minute segments continue to provide Jewish entertainment as C31 is reprieved for the sixth time. Read more
Challahs for the cops
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association has delivered a special Shabbat message as an expression of thanks to some of the police who protect our community. Read more
Hackers disrupt Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s online gala fundraiser
July 3, 2020 by JNS
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s virtual gala on Sunday was disrupted by what is now confirmed to be a cyber attack. Read more
Global parliamentarians express support for Israeli sovereignty
July 3, 2020 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
With several European parliamentarians expressing opposition to Israel’s planned application of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, lawmakers from Latin America, Europe and Africa signed a statement in support for sovereignty. Read more
Why is Israel going to pot?
July 3, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A bill going through Israel’s Knesset, sponsored by two MKs, would decriminalize the personal use of cannabis. Read more
SOD
July 3, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
This word in Ivrit means “secret.” However, in the context of this opinion piece, it is an abbreviation for Same Old Deceptions. Read more
Antisemitism in Australia
July 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Research Director for The Executive Council of Australian Jewry Julie Nathan has givev a presentation on antisemitism in Australia at the launch of the report on “Freedom of Religion in Australia: a focus on serious harms”. Read more
A tweet to say goodbye
July 2, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
After 35 years at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, six of them in Canberra as ambassador, Yuval Rotem is hanging up his diplomatic plates. Read more
Arab parties pen letter to EU calling for sanctions on Israel over sovereignty bid
July 2, 2020 by JNS
The Joint List, a group of predominantly Israeli Arab parties which ran together during Israel’s recent elections, have sent a letter to Josep Borell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the chief foreign diplomat of the European Union, calling on him to take measures against Israel should it move ahead with plans to apply its sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria. Read more
Former US Mideast negotiator: World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
July 2, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Ahead of the planned move by Israeli to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” vision and the imminent move by the Jewish state. Read more
Australia states its case
July 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians with a two-pronged request for each party on the day the world awaits Israel’s move on the restoration of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Read more
July 1: Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria still distant
July 1, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel can officially declare sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria, as delineated in the US-formulated Deal of the Century peace plan, but the actualization of such a move seems distant. Read more
The ‘right’ kind of gay pride
July 1, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana—a proud member of the LGBTQ community and equally proud member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party—has said that “being attracted to men doesn’t mean you have to believe in creating a Palestinian state.” Read more
Apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, now
July 1, 2020 by Efraim Inbar
The Jordan Valley is of great security value to Israel. Most military experts agree that it constitutes Israel’s only defensible eastern border. Read more
Ahead of sovereignty start date, affected Israelis and Palestinians speak out
July 1, 2020 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
Ahead of Israel’s planned application of sovereignty, which was slated to start as early as July 1 but has been moved forward for the time being, Israelis and Palestinians from neighbouring cities over the Green Line spoke out about the decision and its potential effects. Read more
Israeli minister: Sovereignty move not beginning July 1
July 1, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Minister of Higher Education Ze’ev Elkin said on Tuesday that the government’s plans to extend sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria would not begin on July 1, as originally stated. Read more
‘Arabs, not Jews, founded and built Jerusalem’
July 1, 2020 by JNS
A Jordanian institute presented a new spin on regional history over the weekend, claiming that it was the Arabs—not the Jews—who founded Jerusalem in biblical times. Read more
Report: US ambassador’s Herzliya residence put up for sale at record $125 million
July 1, 2020 by JNS
Following the transfer of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Herzliya residence of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has been put on the market for a record NIS 300 million ($A125 million). Read more
