A PhD for Ruth at 88
January 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A Sydney educator who conceptualised and implemented important programs for Jewish day schools in the 1980s has been awarded a PhD in education by the University of Sydney at the age of 88. Read more
Minister of Education bans groups that degrade IDF, Israel from schools
January 18, 2021 by TPS
Education Minister Yoav Gallant issued an order on Sunday banning organizations that degrade IDF soldiers or the state of Israel from lecturing or conducting activities in schools. Read more
Jibril Rajoub to US officials: I will work to ensure Abbas’s victory
January 18, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
“Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah prisoner imprisoned in Israel, is determined to face Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas] for the Palestinian presidency and is expected to run with the full support of Muhammad Dahlan, a Fatah official ousted by Abu Mazen,” said a senior Fatah official. Read more
What happens when we die?
January 18, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Rabbi Nochum Schapiro of Sydney’s Chabad North Shore is presenting Journey of the Soul, a new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) which will answer a question which has occurred to every self-reflective person: What happens when we die? Read more
Fatah official: ‘Criminal jackass’ Trump thrown into garbage bin of history
January 18, 2021 by JNS
Senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub said in a recent interview that U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he referred to as a “criminal jackass,” had been thrown in the garbage bin of history, and that those Arab leaders that have normalized relations with Israel will share his fate. Read more
Israel goes back to the future
January 18, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
In an interview with The New York Times last month, President-elect Joe Biden restated his intention to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Israel opposes this plan because the 2015 deal ensures Iran will become a nuclear-armed state. Read more
Are summertime pool parties an intrusion into privacy?
January 18, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
January 18, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…2+2=5, Obviously! Read more
High Ground: a movie review
January 18, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
High Ground shows the audience the natural beauty of Arnhem Land, the ugliness of the treatment of Aborigines by some settlers and the kindness and understanding shown by others in the Top End in the early part of the 20th century. Read more
Parents of terror victim launch ‘Happy Birthday 2 You’ initiative to unite Jews around the world
January 18, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Bat-Galim Shaer and her husband Ofir have launched an initiative to bring Jews around the world in a unique way in memory of their son Gil-ad, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2014 by Hamas terrorists together with two other Israeli youths. Read more
Family of Israeli doctor found dead in IDF uniform: he was murdered
January 17, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Dr Avi Harlev, a senior doctor at Barzilai Hospital and an officer in the IDF’s reserves, was found dead on Tuesday night in the Lahav Forest, in the vicinity of his home in Har Hebron area. Read more
Delivery man to be deported from France for refusing kosher orders
January 17, 2021 by JNS
A French court on Thursday convicted a delivery driver of discrimination against Jews after refusing to accept orders for kosher food. Read more
US enacts sanctions targeting Iranian shipping, arms proliferation
January 17, 2021 by JNS
In the final days of the Trump administration, the United States on Friday imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s shipping sector and conventional arms proliferation. Read more
Trump orders US military’s Central Command to include State of Israel
January 17, 2021 by JNS
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the mission of the U.S. military in the Middle East, to include Israel, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. Read more
Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson laid to rest on Mount of Olives
January 17, 2021 by Agencies
Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, whose contribution to Israel and Jewish life throughout the world, was laid to rest on Friday in a private ceremony in Jerusalem with close family members present. He passed away on Jan. 11 at the age of 87. Read more
‘Your suffering is our pleasure’: The anti-Zionist glee at Sheldon Adelson’s death
January 17, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
When the former Conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, there were some on the left who regarded her passing as a moment for celebration. Read more
Trump’s indecision is sinking his own two-state solution
January 17, 2021 by David Singer
President Trump’s failure to release a detailed plan showing the specific borders of a Palestinian Arab State incorporating Gaza and about 70% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – before he leaves office at midday on 20 January – will sink the only two-state solution that has any possibility of being implemented in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Read more
Jan-31 2pm Zoom: New Jerusalem, Down Under: The search for a Jewish homeland in Australia
January 17, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Adam Rovner will detail the cultural context and legacy of proposals to create mass settlements of Jewish refugees in Australia before, during, and after the Nazi era. Read more
New Jerusalem, Down Under: The search for a Jewish homeland in Australia
January 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Adam Rovner will detail the cultural context and legacy of proposals to create mass settlements of Jewish refugees in Australia before, during, and after the Nazi era. Read more
Jan-20 5:30pm Zoom: Forum – Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community
January 17, 2021 by J-Wire
Jewish Care invites you to a unique community forum to discuss LGBTQA+ conversion practices (sometimes called ‘conversion therapy’) and the current Victorian Change and Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill. Read more
Forum: Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community
January 17, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Jewish Care invites you to a unique community forum to discuss LGBTQA+ conversion practices (sometimes called ‘conversion therapy’) and the current Victorian Change and Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill. Read more
On the other hand
January 17, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
It is ironic that as Israel’s innovations, medical research and discoveries gather pace and benefit humanity the denigrators and boycotters become more agitated. Read more
Iran positions ‘suicide drones’ in Yemen, within range of Israel
January 15, 2021 by Agencies
As tensions escalate in the Red Sea region, Iran has sent several Shahed-136 loitering munitions, known as “suicide drones,” to its proxies in Yemen, Newsweek reported on Thursday…reports Eran Itzkovitch. Read more
As America reels from political trauma, Jewish continuity points way to national unity
January 15, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As ever, Judaism has the best line. “Put not your trust in princes,” said the psalmist. Amen to that. Read more
Feb-02 Zoom: NIF to host event with foreign policy luminaries on the Middle East
January 15, 2021 by J-Wire
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden takes office NIF Australia is hosting seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova to discuss America’s Middle East policy shift under the new administration. Read more
NIF to host event with foreign policy luminaries on the Middle East
January 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden takes office NIF Australia is hosting seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova to discuss America’s Middle East policy shift under the new administration. Read more
The cuckoo coup
January 15, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
What a year America has had. To add to the scourge of Covid19, we have seen the self-destruction of a President and we are witnessing a serious degradation in the values of American society. There is no humility, no grace, no dignity, and no sense of humanity. Read more
Inoculate, insinuate, intimidate and inaugurate
January 15, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The week leading up to 20 January 2021 is proving to be chock full of action on many fronts. Read more
Israel sells Slovakia 17 advanced radar systems in extensive defence export deal
January 15, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israel Ministry of Defence will deliver 17 radar systems produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to the Slovak Ministry of Defence, in a massive defence export agreement that amounts to approximately A$235 million. Read more
With eye on Iran, Israeli envoy presents UN with 5-point plan to combat global terrorism
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan presented a five-point plan for combatting global terrorism to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, calling on members to unite in the global fight against all acts of terrorism. Read more
