Pfizer and fake news
March 10, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was scheduled to arrive in Israel on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Read more
Fifth millionth Israeli receives COVID-19 vaccine, entire population to be vaccinated by May
March 9, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein arrived at a Tel Aviv clinic on Monday to meet Janet Lavi-Azulai, the five millionth Israeli to receive the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Read more
From Australia’s Past: 1852 Ballarat and the arrival of Abraham Abrahamsohn
This is the story of a very talented German who ventured to Australia via the US, having practised as a travelling mohel for the San Francisco Jewish community and occasional baked matzoh. Read more
Turning my back on my ugly, antisemitic teenage tweets
When I was a teenager six to nine years ago, I tweeted horrible antisemitic statements. I made generalizations about Jewish people; I promoted stereotypes about Jews, and I blamed Jewish people for bad things in my life…writes Adam Elayan. Read more
Why do we cover the mirrors in a house of mourning?
March 8, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Mardi Gras 2021: Jewish stars shining bright
March 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Kim Gotlieb is the vice-president of Sydney’s Jewish LGBTIQ+ Group Dayenu and has reported on the 2021 Mardi Gras.
Meretz leader justifies ICC probe of alleged Israeli war crimes
Nitzan Horowitz, head of left-wing Israeli party Meretz, said on Saturday night that there “was room” for the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Israel for war crimes. Read more
Feintooner
March 8, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Courting objectionable objectivity. Read more
Biden abandons Middle East peace
March 8, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The Trump administration was on the verge of securing a peace agreement between Israel and Indonesia in its final weeks in office, according to a former senior Trump administration official involved in the efforts. Read more
JIFF Sydney opening
Did you attend the Jewish International Film Festival’s opening event in Sydney? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Security overpowers knife-wielding man outside Jewish school in Marseille
March 7, 2021 by JNS
Security forces outside of a Jewish day school in Marseille in southern France stopped an armed, would-be assailant who showed up at the school on Friday before going into a nearby kosher market. Read more
Harris to Netanyahu: America stands against ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
March 7, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, assuring that the United States stands against the International Criminal Court’s war-crimes probe of Israel. Read more
History, the Holocaust and hatred in Turkey’s school textbooks
March 7, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Time and again, the Middle East has taught us that whatever political problems or challenges a given regime may be facing, it always has at its disposal an antisemitic explanation for how these came about in the first place. Read more
Will a US-Saudi rift affect Israel?
March 7, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The Biden administration has distanced itself from Saudi Arabia, imposing sanctions on some Saudi officials over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of penalizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) himself. Read more
Dear Mr President
March 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After his Alitalia flight received permission to fly across Israel on its way to Iraq, Pope Francis radioed a message to Israel’s President Rivlin . Read more
On the other hand
March 7, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The countdown to Election Day followed by Pesach (Passover) has begun. Read more
New Zealand superannuation fund divests from six Israeli banks
March 7, 2021 by David Cumin
The New Zealand Government superannuation savings vehicle, the NZ Super Fund, is ostensibly joining the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel – a movement deemed racist by many of New Zealand’s traditional allies. Read more
Elliot Abrams talks to AIJAC
March 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The list of high calibre guests for webinars from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) continued with the latest presenter, Elliott Abrams, formerly deputy national security advisor in the George W Bush Administration. Read more
LGBTIQ groups call for Holocaust museums’ recognition of Nazi atrocious committed against homosexuals
March 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
National LGBTIQ advocacy organisation, just.equal has written to federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, seeking a commitment that proposed Holocaust museums will present information about all the victims of the Holocaust. Read more
Dan Tehan to discuss trade with counterparts in Israel and Bahrain on zoom
March 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a first-ever webinar event, the Trade Ministers of Australia, Bahrain and Israel will be interviewed live on the importance of new markets in a post-COVID-19` world. Read more
Extraordinary times call for an extraordinary event for UIA NSW Women’s Division 2021 Campaign
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW Women’s Division has announced an innovative concept for its 2021 Headline Event – an afternoon tea at homes across Sydney, with guest speaker Jordana Cutler on Sunday 14 March. Read more
MDA vaccinates Palestinian workers
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
As part of the national effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Israel, the government has decided to provide vaccinations to Palestinian workers with permits to work in Israel. Read more
PA denies accusations of cronyism in vaccine rollout
March 5, 2021 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority has denied accusations that its vaccine rollout plan was based on cronyism and lacked transparency. Read more
The brouhaha over defining Jews as an ethnic minority
March 5, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A row over antisemitism that has erupted in Britain illuminates the problem that bedevils so many in the West over their understanding of what Judaism actually is. Read more
Ze’ev Bashan: 1951-2021
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ze’ev Bashan, a former President of the JNF in Australia has passed away in Israel. Read more
1848
March 5, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
The course of human civilization, if one can use that term, has progressed and continues to, in a series of slow cycles. Read more
Israel Arab human rights group fuels Jew-hatred
March 5, 2021 by David Singer
Israeli-based Arab human rights organisation – B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories – is becoming politically involved in the unresolved 100-years conflict between Jews and Arabs over sovereignty in the territory formerly called Palestine. Read more
After the party is over
March 5, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The face masks have been taken off, the fancy dress costumes have been stored away and once again we are back to the real world. Read more
Multiculturalism NSW launches five year plan
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Multiculturalism NSW Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 has been launched at NSW Parliament House.
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British university accused of ‘absolute failure’ to address professor’s biased conduct
March 5, 2021 by JNS
The United Kingdom’s Union of Jewish Students (UJS) and Bristol Jewish Society (J-Soc) have accused Bristol University of an “absolute failure of their duty of care” after the school refused to condemn the antisemitic conduct of a sociology professor. Read more
