Arab normalization and Palestinian radicalization: The Middle East tug of war
The Sept. 15 signing at the White House of the Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel, followed by Sudan’s declaration of normalization with the Jewish state, reflects tectonic shifts in Middle East geopolitics…write Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh. Read more
Jackie Mason wants to see you on zoom
November 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Legendary American comedian, Jackie Mason has a message for Australia – don’t bother with the dress and the makeup, skip the routine and join him for A Night in with Jewish House. Read more
Is there a Jewish class system?
November 16, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Join UIA’s 2020 Victoria AGM with guest speaker Isaac ‘Bougie’ Herzog
November 16, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA VIC is hosting its AGM on Zoom on Thursday 19 November at 7.30pm with guest speaker Isaac ‘Bougie’ Herzog – Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more
The new wave of Diller Teen Fellows
November 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest cohort of the ZFA Diller Teen Fellows has hit the ground running. Read more
Israel signs up with Pfizer for 8million doses for COVID-19 vaccines
November 15, 2020 by J-Wire
The State of Israel and Pfizer have signed an agreement regarding the supply of eight million vaccine doses, which will be sufficient for four million residents. Read more
Feintooner
November 15, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Holocaust Re-Education Read more
The US elections: views from the Middle East
November 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s leading television journalist and public affairs commentator Ehud Yaari addressed the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s (AIJAC’s) webinar, discussing “The US elections: views from the Middle East”. Read more
Can Democrats finally repudiate ‘The Squad’?
November 14, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Not everybody in the Democratic Party is in love with “The Squad.” Read more
On the other hand
November 14, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
On the virus front, there has been good news with promising trials of COVID vaccines overseas and locally. Read more
Personal recollections
November 14, 2020 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram
I first met Rabbi Lord Sacks. as a student at an Encounter with Chabad Shabbat at Lubavitch House in north London…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more
Designating antisemitism: Positives and pitfalls
November 14, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
One of the more reprehensible aspects of the global campaign to strip Israel of its legitimacy is the fact that so many leading human-rights organizations have been co-opted by it. Read more
The personal diplomacy delusion
November 14, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
There are some ideas that are so seemingly logical and reflective of our best hopes about human nature that it doesn’t matter how often they are proved wrong. Read more
Tommy Huppert and medical marijuana
November 14, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Tommy Huppert’s Cannatrek journey continues to expand and grow as does the herbal product that has recently gone mainstream. Henry Greener talks with him. Read more
Now a Liberal tribute to Vic Alhadeff
November 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Following a glowing tribute from Labor leader Jodi McKay, Liberal member Natalie Ward has told the NSW parliament the community will lose a valued member when retiring CEO Vic Alhadeff leaves The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Read more
Kristallnacht
November 13, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
The 9th of November was the anniversary of the Kristallnacht attack on the Jews of Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland in 1938. Read more
Sydney University Students’ Representative Council backs Jeremy Corbyn
November 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The University of Sydney Students’ Representative Council has passed a motion opposing the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn from the UK Labour Party, claiming he is “a victim of a monstrous campaign of slander”. Read more
Kristallnacht remembered in Brisbane
November 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 100 southeast Queensland residents attended a special Kristallnacht service at the Brisbane Synagogue.
Swastikas as part of exhibition
November 13, 2020 by Elana Bowman
A recent The People of Colour exhibition which ran at Auckland’s Mercy Pictures from October 16 to November 7, featured swastika flags. Read more
Jewish Care awards staff and volunteers by zoom
November 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish Care Victoria held its 10th Annual Staff and Volunteer Service & Excellence Awards by Zoom..another first in many this year as it managed through the unprecedented disruption created by COVID-19. Read more
Will Biden follow Obama’s path on Iran or forge his own?
November 13, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
One of the top foreign-policy issues President-elect Joe Biden will be forced to address upon taking office in January will be the Iranian threat. Read more
Two public figures left the world: One despicable, one inspirational
November 13, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Over the past few days, two significant public figures passed away. One of them used his towering gifts to help create a better world. The other helped create a better world by leaving it. Read more
The US president-elect must heed the lessons of history when managing Iran
November 13, 2020 by Danny Danon
One of the most crucial issues on the table for the Middle East is Iran. Read more
A mezuzah for The Sydney Clinic
November 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In recognition of ‘Mental Health Month’, Federal Liberal MP for Wentworth Dave Sharma and Mental Health Commissioner Rabbi Mendel Kastel, recently toured The Sydney Clinic in Bronte. Read more
Fatally flawed dead ends
November 13, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
When one has traversed down a dead-end road in the past and discovered that it leads nowhere but to dangerous territory, it is inconceivable that at some later time the same journey should once again be attempted. Read more
Trump-Netanyahu Mapping Committee needs to deliver the map
November 13, 2020 by David Singer
The threatened political demise of President Trump should provide the impetus for the joint Trump-Netanyahu Mapping Committee to publish its map delineating the areas of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) to which Israeli sovereignty can be expanded under Trump’s Peace Plan released last January. Read more
Israeli navy gets its first of 4 advanced Sa’ar 6 patrol corvettes
November 12, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israeli Navy welcomed on Wednesday the first Sa’ar 6 missile ship, the Navy’s most advanced patrol corvette. Read more
PA paid over $371,000 for murder of 4 Israeli children and 9 adults
November 12, 2020 by TPS
Since his arrest by Israel in November 2002, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has paid terrorist Muhammad Naifeh ‘Abu Rabia’ NIS892,200 (approx. A$363,300) in reward for his acts of terrorism, according to a report by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Read more
Book review: Friendly Fire: how Israel became its own worst enemy
November 12, 2020 by Geoffrey Zygier
I’ve read a lot during the Covid-19 lockdown periods. Obviously, I’ve only selected books that I thought I’d enjoy and largely I’ve been happy with my varied choices. Read more
Prince Charles makes a donation to the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation
November 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has placed a private donation to the Israeli Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation. Read more
