Feintooner
February 8, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Used and Abused. Read more
UIA Gala’s brand new format for 2021
February 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA has announced its plans for its 2021 Gala events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane introducing a concept which is novel, intriguing and aimed to accommodate every member of our community. Read more
Israeli general Moshe Dayan’s widow dies at 103
February 8, 2021 by JNS
Ruth Dayan, the first wife of the late Israeli defence minister and politician Moshe Dayan, passed away Friday morning at the age of 103. Read more
Report: Trump’s attorney requests impeachment trial pause for Jewish Sabbath
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) late last week, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer asked that the trial be suspended during the Jewish Sabbath. Read more
Six actions Biden should take to hold the ICC and Palestinian leaders accountable
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague issued an illegitimate and politicized decision on Friday, falsely claiming that it has jurisdiction to open an investigation focused on false allegations of Israeli “war crimes.”…writes David Milstein. Read more
Biden’s drive to war in the Middle East
February 8, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
On Monday, Iran tested the Zuljanah, a 25-metre (82-foot), three-stage rocket with a solid fuel engine for its first two stages and a liquid-fuel rocket for its third stage. Read more
He who spares the rod hates his child (Proverbs 13:24): True?
February 8, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
U.S. Senate votes 97-3 to keep US embassy in Jerusalem
February 7, 2021 by Agencies
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday night in favour of an amendment to the COVID-19 budget resolution to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Read more
The historical problem with Poland
February 7, 2021 by Ben Cohen
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) launched a new website last month titled “Protect the Facts” for the purpose of addressing Holocaust “distortion.” Read more
Some Western leaders are ‘divorced from reality’ with regard to Palestinians, Iran
February 7, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week for planning a bomb attack in Paris. Read more
Australia says no to ICC involvement in “situation in Palestine”
February 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The International Criminal Court in the Hague has claimed it has jurisdiction in Palestine. Read more
Free Judaism classes now permanent for potential converts
February 7, 2021 by Rabbi Yaakov Glasman
Two years ago St Kilda Shule launched an ambitious project to provide free Judaism classes to people wishing to convert to Judaism. Read more
On the other hand
February 7, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Will it or won’t it? Read more
MDA teams administered over 4 million COVID-19 tests since outbreak
February 5, 2021 by TPS
Magen David Adom (MDA) teams have sampled 4,042,947 people for Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the beginning of the outbreak in Israel in February 2020, the number equivalent to almost half of the country’s population. Read more
The greatest rabbi in the West
February 5, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
In the latest edition of the Brooklyn Jewish journal Hakirah, there is a fascinating article on Rav Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (1903 -1993) by David. P. Goldman entitled The Rav’s Uncompleted Grand Design. Read more
US Supreme Court rules against Holocaust victims’ heirs in Nazi-era disputes
February 5, 2021 by JNS
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday against the heirs of Holocaust victims seeking to recover their families’ art treasures and other property seized by Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Read more
German cabinet officially recognizes IHRA as an international institution
February 5, 2021 by JNS
The German cabinet officially recognized the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on Wednesday as an international institution. Read more
Obama’s third term
February 5, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Some people are fretting that U.S. President Joe Biden has not yet picked up the phone to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They worry that this may betoken a new coolness by the United States towards Israel. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria welcomes legislative ban on harmful LGBTI+ conversion practices
February 5, 2021 by Kirsten Young
The Victorian Parliament late last night passed much needed, lifesaving legislation to outlaw ‘therapy’ practices that attempt to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, a decision welcomed by Jewish Care and Jewish Community Council of Victoria. Read more
Alternative universe
February 5, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusions. The great task in life is to find reality.” Read more
Israeli researcher reverses brain damage in worms. Humans next?
February 5, 2021 by TPS
A team of Hebrew University in Jerusalem researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to what one day may allow scientists to genetically repair damaged brain circuits in humans. Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Allegations of Jibril Rajoub involved in elimination of Hamas men amid heated elections race
February 4, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Fatah’s internal power struggles are intensifying ahead of the election and have become a “dirty game,” according to one of the organization’s senior members. Read more
Technion to award Pfizer CEO honorary doctorate for coronavirus vaccine
February 4, 2021 by Agencies
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will award an honorary doctorate to Pfizer CEO and chairman Dr. Albert Bourla for his “extraordinary achievement” in leading the record-time development of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, Technion president Professor Uri Sivan announced this month. Read more
Israelis 16 and up eligible for COVID vaccine; Netanyahu urges inoculation for all over 50
February 4, 2021 by JNS
The Israeli Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that beginning today, COVID-19 vaccines would be available to all Israelis over the age of 16. Read more
Why Ze’ev Elkin believes it’s his time in the political spotlight
February 4, 2021 by Josh Hasten - JNS
At the end of December, Likud minister and longtime confidant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Ze’ev Elkin stunned the Israeli political community by announcing that he was leaving the party. Read more
UAE embraces trade with Israeli-owned businesses in Judea and Samaria
February 4, 2021 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
The Psagot Winery sits on the peaks of the Binyamin region mountains in Judea and Samaria, north of Jerusalem and just east of Ramallah. Read more
Leading foreign policy voices tell NIF Australia of a new era in US foreign policy in the Middle East
February 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 500 people joined New Israel Fund Australia’s first event of 2021 to hear a discussion about Joe Biden’s plans for US policy in the Middle East. Read more
‘In Conversation’ with Rabbi Zalman Kastel and Emanuel Synagogue
February 4, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra will host the first of their 2021 ‘In Conversation’ with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins and Rabbi Zalman Kastel. Read more
The Abraham Accords in New Zealand
February 4, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
Israel’s ambassador-designate to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby and Chargé d’affaires of the United Arab Emirates Matar Ali Mansoori met at the Embassy of Israel in Wellington in the Spirit of Friendship as the fruits of the Abraham Accords continue to flourish. Read more
A 120,000-year-old Message?
February 4, 2021 by Tali Aronsky
While scientists and historians have long surmised that etchings on stones and bones have been used as a form of symbolism dating back as early as the Middle Paleolithic period (250,000-45,000 BCE), findings to support that theory are extremely rare. Read more
