Windsor update: Jewish Care calls on urgent help for care homes
August 19, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish Care Victoria is continuing to do everything possible under the very difficult circumstances to manage the situation at our Residential Home in Windsor, where we have a significant number of diagnosed elders and staff. Read more
A Mission to Remember the Past
August 19, 2020 by Simmy Allen
Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, the Israeli Air Force, under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, participated in a joint commemorative flypast mission together with the German Air Force over the skies of the notorious Dachau concentration camp. Read more
Netanyahu’s bold move
August 19, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Anyone wondering what had become of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ostensible July 1 target date to begin the process of extending sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria received an answer last Thursday. Read more
Netanyahu: Reports UAE peace deal included approval of F-35 sale are ‘fake news’
August 19, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday denied reports that the peace agreement announced last week between Israel and the United Arab Emirates included Israeli consent to an arms deal between the United States and the UAE, calling it “fake news.” Read more
‘Going to be a warm peace’: Jewish leader in UAE reacts to normalization
August 19, 2020 by Eldad Beck - JNS
Following Israel’s signing of peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the Arab side remained obstinate about not building bridges between their people and the Israelis. Read more
THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 2020
August 14, 2020 by Roz Tarszisz
THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 2020
Owing to the temporary indisposition of publishing staff, J-Wire will not be published for the next few days.
Trump Mapping Committee needs to break its deafening silence
August 12, 2020 by David Singer
Peace between Jews and Arabs after 100 years of unresolved conflict – promised with President Trump’s release of his deal of the century on 28 January – has stalled – with the continuing failure to produce a map translating Trump’s conceptual plan into an attainable reality. Read more
Biden picks Kamala Harris as Democratic running mate
August 12, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The presumptive Democratic 2020 nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday that he has picked Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. Read more
Israel’s High Court hits a new low
August 12, 2020 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The ruling by Israel’s High Court of Justice against the home demolition of Palestinian terrorist Nizmi Abu Bakr is the latest example of judicial overreach based on political bias. Abu Bakr confessed to and was indicted on charges of murdering 21-year-old Israel Defence Forces’ Staff Sgt. Amit Ben-Yigal on May 12. Read more
Trump vows new Iran deal ‘within four weeks’ if re-elected
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that if re-elected in November, there would be a new deal with Iran “within four weeks.” Read more
Report: Lebanese leaders knew explosives in the Beirut port could flatten the city
August 12, 2020 by JNS
Lebanese security officials warned the country’s prime minister and president just last month that the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port could potentially destroy the city, according to Reuters. Read more
Palestinian Authority daily claims that Israel is behind Beirut blast
August 12, 2020 by JNS
A writer for the official Palestinian Authority daily accused Israel of being behind the explosion in Beirut last week that cost the lives of at least 163 people and injured thousands, as well as left hundreds of thousands homeless. Read more
120 Jewish groups write to Facebook on antisemitism
August 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A worldwide group of organisations have written to Facebook calling on the company to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Read more
Beyoncé dons Israeli designers’ creations for mega visual album
Beyoncé has done it again, producing a visual album called Black Is King and sending the world into an absolute frenzy. Read more
How to help a failed state?
August 11, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Last week’s disaster in Beirut epitomizes everything that is wrong with Lebanon. But we didn’t have to wait for an investigation into the explosion at the Beirut port that left more than 150 people dead to know what is wrong with that country. Read more
Netanyahu agrees to delay budget deadline, staving off new elections
August 11, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he had agreed to support legislation that would delay the collapse of the government by putting off the deadline for passing the state budget. Read more
Gantz: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah ‘Lebanon’s biggest problem’
August 11, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee on Monday that while Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is Israel’s “biggest enemy from the north,” he is “Lebanon’s biggest problem.” Read more
Muslim Kazakhstan adds grave of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson to heritage list
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad recognized Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and former present Nursultan Nazarbayev for “facilitating the commemoration” of the passing, or yahrtzeit, of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—on Monday, the 20th day of the Jewish month of Av. Read more
Elder passes away from COVID-19 in Melbourne
August 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One Elder has passed away at Melbourne’s Residential Home in Windsor as a result of COVID-19. Read more
Concerts return to Israel as infection rate remains high
August 10, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The government has announced the immediate return of public cultural events and performing artists’ concerts as the infection rate in Israel remained one of the highest in the world. Read more
Buying time, Israeli Government will postpone decision on budget
August 10, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The government factions will vote on a law the postpones by 100 days the date at which a budget must be presented, buying the government time and possibly averting the fourth round of elections. Read more
Australian Government should help Lebanese people, not Hezbollah
August 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) applauds Australia’s commitment to helping the people of Lebanon rebuild after last week’s devastating explosion. Read more
Tour Jewish museums in Cape Town, London and Maryland
August 10, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Jewish Museum of Australia has teamed up with the Jewish Museum London, Jewish Museum of Maryland and South African Jewish Museum to bring you Around the World in 21 Days: Museums Across the Seas. Read more
The miracle of the twins of the Yosef family
August 10, 2020 by Zaki Heler
The birth of Gilat Yosef’s twins began at her home in Kiryat Ata but she did not expect the drama to come. Read more
He’s Australian from Laotian parentage…but he loves Yiddish
August 10, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Akarin Siriamphone loves Yiddish…he talks with Henry Greener. Read more
Lebanon: What happened?
A few minutes after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, a fire broke out in Hangar 9 of Beirut’s port. Videos from the first moments afterwards show black smoke, indicative of a grease or other material fire. Read more
Lebanese information minister resigns amid unrest following Beirut disaster
August 10, 2020 by JNS
Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdul-Samad resigned on Sunday as the public outcry against the Lebanese government intensified in the aftermath of the massive Beirut port explosion on Aug. 4, international news agencies reported. Read more
Premier keynote at NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ AGM
August 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Premier Gladys Berejiklian will be the keynote speaker at next week’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ AGM. Read more
Why do we wish mourners a long life
August 10, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
ECAJ complains about “a military attack possibly by Israel”
August 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has lodged a formal complaint with FreeTV Australia about an interview that was aired on Ten Network’s ‘The Project’ on Wednesday 5 August 2020. Read more
