Pakistani Supreme Court rules Daniel Pearl’s murderer to stay in prison
October 9, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
The four men convicted—and freed and rearrested earlier this year—in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal Jewish reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan will remain behind bars for another three months, ruled Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday. Read more
Turning Britain and America into Salem
October 9, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Much has been written about left-wing antisemitism and the pernicious role played by the universities in fomenting it. Read more
New initiative helps tackle antisemitic content on entertainment platforms
In this time of social distancing and sheltering in place, people all over the world are spending more time on streaming sites than ever before. Read more
Jewish reporter attacked in Brooklyn during protests against COVID restrictions
October 9, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
A reporter was attacked in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday night while covering protests by haredi Jews against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new coronavirus restrictions, including closing schools and yeshivahs, and his threatening to shutter synagogues and other houses of worship. Read more
MEPs demand EU cut funding to PA over incitement in textbooks
October 8, 2020 by TPS
A cross-party group of over 20 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) from 15 countries have urged the European Union to partially withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until Ramallah ends its antisemitic incitement in school textbooks. Read more
ABC corrects error in news item naming Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital
October 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) wrote to ABC following a TV news bulletin on October 4 on the 6pm during which the national broadcaster claimed demonstrations in Israel had “been held in the capital, Tel Aviv.” Read more
Greek court brands neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn a criminal organization
October 8, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
A Greek court has deemed the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn as a criminal organization disguised as a political party—a ruling applauded by Jewish groups. Read more
EU to Palestinian Authority: No more fiscal aid until Israeli tax revenues accepted
October 8, 2020 by JNS
The European Union has told the Palestinian Authority that it will not get any more financial assistance until Ramallah accepts tax revenues collected by Israel, reported Axios on Wednesday, citing unnamed European diplomats and Israeli officials. Read more
Budget 20-21: Scott Morrison addresses Australia’s ethnic media
October 8, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison participated in a webinar with Australia’s ethnic media to discuss the Budget and to address any questions. Read more
Orthodox Jewish leaders decry NY Governor Cuomo’s ‘draconian’ measures to restrict worship amid virus rise
Professing his “respect and love” for the Orthodox Jewish community, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced major restrictions and closures in parts of the state designated as “COVID clusters,” areas that have an overwhelmingly large Orthodox community. Read more
What has (and has not) changed in the 20 years since the Second Intifada
October 7, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The jubilant crowd gathered around the el-Bireh police station in Ramallah on that fateful day of Oct. 12, 2000, cheered when a terrorist came to the window and held up his hands, bloodied from lynching to death two Israel Defence Forces’ reservists who had gotten lost and entered Ramallah by mistake. Read more
MOTL seeks new board members
October 7, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The March of the Living has its overseas activities curtailed due to Coronavirus, but it continues to operate with Australia. Read more
Remembrance Through Art: Honouring the Babi Yar Massacres
October 7, 2020 by Alex Ryvchin
For many years, no one spoke about Babi Yar. The Holocaust was remembered largely through the prism of Auschwitz, the slaughterhouse of a million Jews and the epitome of industrialised death. Kristallnacht, the other major focus of Holocaust commemoration represented the beginning of the end. Read more
Israel seizes Hamas, PA funds transferred to terrorists’ families in Israel
October 7, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday signed four orders to seize funds transferred from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Arabs with Israeli citizenship whose family members committed terrorist attacks. Read more
US envoy to Israel, rabbis pray at Western Wall for Trump’s recovery
October 6, 2020 by JNS
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and leading Israeli rabbis prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday for those affected by the coronavirus, including U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more
Qantas plane now Israeli ‘Air Force One’ ready for takeoff within two weeks
October 6, 2020 by JNS
The first-ever plane for exclusive use by Israel’s prime ministers and presidents on official trips abroad is expected to be ready for takeoff within two weeks, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday night. Read more
Deeming ‘spiritual death’ a bigger threat than COVID, Chassidic rebbes go rogue
An amazing video clip was making the rounds of the internet when Yom Kippur ended. Read more
Jewish scientist among three recipients of Nobel Prize for medicine
October 6, 2020 by JNS
A Jewish scientist was one of three professors jointly awarded on Monday the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Read more
Fox Sports Netherlands apologizes for antisemitic chants at live soccer game
October 6, 2020 by JNS
With most professional sports matches occurring in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic, many TV stations are using audience soundtracks while broadcasting games. Read more
Henry Greener talks with Ilan Kidron
October 6, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rock star music maker Ilan Kidron is highly experienced in every aspect of the entertainment industry. Read more
Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
October 6, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple writes on this week’s festivals. Read more
Ambassador Richard Schifter has passed away
October 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress mourns the death of Ambassador Richard Schifter who has died at age 97. Read more
Remembering Rabin’s 1985 legacy can end Arab-Jewish conflict
October 6, 2020 by David Singer
The 25th anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin’s assassination on 4 November 1995 has seen leading left-wing Democratic Party Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) cancelling her planned attendance at a memorial event organised by Americans for Peace Now on 20 October. Read more
Lift the US ban on journalist Jonathan Spyer
October 5, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
There is no role in journalism that is more mentally and physically punishing than that of a war correspondent. Read more
MFAT officials justify NZ-funded hate to minister
October 5, 2020 by David Cumin
Documents obtained under the Official Information Act by the Israel Institute of New Zealand show that, for the first time ever, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) briefed the minister about hate and incitement to violence taught in NZ-funded UNRWA schools. Read more
Meet Sarita Gold
October 5, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Facilitator and filmmaker Sarita Gold has over 20 years of experience in video, live events and the social marketing space, with 12 years working for the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies as the social and digital media manager. Read more
Our new man in Israel
October 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has officially announced Paul Griffiths as Australia’s next Ambassador to Israel. Read more
Is this Australasia’s largest etrog?
October 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
For ten years entertainer and educator Uncle Velvel has been tending the etrog tree in his Bondi and this Sukkot his patience borne special fruit with a giant etrog. Read more
Israeli minister demands Amazon pull antisemitic books
October 2, 2020 by JNS
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich has called on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to remove books featuring antisemitic content from the retail giant’s platform. Read more
Trivializing the true evil of Nazism
October 2, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
There is clearly no limit to the depths of moral perversity that the enemies of President Donald Trump are prepared to plumb, not least within America’s Jewish community. Read more
