Jewish Care’s Windsor home receives vaccine
May 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Federal Labor member for Macnamara Josh Burns asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison why no vaccine had been supplied to Jewish Care’s age centre in Windsor. Read more
Former ADL head says he’s cancelling NYT subscription over front-page ‘blood libel’
Abraham Foxman, the director emeritus of the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League, tweeted on May 28 that he was cancelling his New York Times subscription because the paper had printed a “blood libel” on its front page. Read more
Bennett from the Right says he will head left-wing government
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Naftali Bennett, head of the Yamina (to the Right) party, announced Sunday night that he will head a minority government comprised of several small left-wing parties and will oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more
Israel to Hamas: No Ceasefire Deal Without the IDF MIAs
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel will “not allow a situation in which the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip will enable Hamas to reconstruct its terrorist capabilities, nor without a resolution of the matter of returning the missing and captive Israelis being held by the Hamas terrorist organization,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told his Egyptian colleague, Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Tahrir Palace during a meeting on Sunday. Read more
Can you forgive a war criminal?
May 31, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi? Read more
Critical Race Theory, Jews and Israel
According to the command of the Lord, the Israelites journeyed and according to the command of the Lord they camped. Read more
Domestic Violence: Mum for Mum hosts panel discussion
May 31, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Mum for Mum has organized an event to promote “awareness-raising” for those working in the field of Domestic Violence. Read more
Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Egyptian head of intelligence on Gaza ceasefire
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem with Egyptian General Intelligence Service head Abbas Kamel and a delegation of senior officials. Read more
Boycott of Israeli products declared in eastern Jerusalem and PA
May 31, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Another campaign to boycott Israeli products will begin on June 6 for a week, in all areas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and eastern Jerusalem. Read more
In first in 13 Years, Israel FM in Cairo for talks on ceasefire
May 31, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi landed in Cairo on Sunday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and to discuss a possible long-term ceasefire with the Hamas terror organization. Read more
Franz Kafka Collection now accessible online through National Library of Israel
May 31, 2021 by JNS
The National Library of Israel’s Franz Kafka Collection is now online for the first time, following an intensive years’-long process of conservation and restoration work, cataloguing and digitization. Read more
Feintooner
May 31, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Asymmetric Lawfare.
New York Times and Washington Post bash Israel with false claims
May 31, 2021 by David Singer
The New York Times and the Washington Post have once again engaged in Israel bashing – spewing out fake maps and phony history about Israel, its origins and indeed its continued existence as the Jewish National Home – first articulated in the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine and confirmed in article 80 of the United Nations Charter. Read more
On Emily Wilder, and why no one believes the media
May 30, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
What befell Emily Wilder could not have happened to earlier generations of journalists. Read more
What does ‘justice for Sarah Halimi’ mean?
May 30, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
There was a particularly nasty incident that was reported in the crime sections of the French press this week. Read more
To confront antisemitism, American advocates say it’s time for Jews to unite, mobilize and take action
Tens of thousands of people logged onto their computers at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday to make it clear that they will no longer stand by as Jews are assaulted, harassed, threatened, spit on and cursed at in public, while at the same time synagogues, Jewish shops and cemeteries are vandalized and desecrated….writes Faygie Holt.
You can’t be ‘even-handed’ about condemning those who hate Israel and Jews
May 30, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
On Thursday, both Democratic and Republican congressional leaders joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the major Jewish religious denominations to hold a Zoom rally against antisemitism. Read more
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder calls resolutions targeting Israel shameless
May 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder reacted on Thursday to the passage of two recent anti-Israel resolutions by the World Health Organization’s Assembly and United Nations Human Rights Council, labelling them as “shameless” and declaring that they sully the reputation of the United Nations and the bodies that operate under its auspices. Read more
WHO resolution accuses Israel of violating health rights of Palestinians
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The World Health Organization held a special session on Tuesday singling out and passing a resolution against Israel for allegedly violating the health rights of Palestinians. Read more
Litzman to face court
May 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli media has confirmed that Israel’s Attorney General, Mr Avichai Mandelblit, officially notified former Israeli Health Minister, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, that he will be indicted for interfering in the Malka Leifer case by trying to prevent Leifer from being extradited to Australia to face justice. Read more
Robert Goot re-elected as World Jewish Congress Policy Council Co-Chair and Steering Committee member
May 28, 2021 by Agencies
The 16th World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly has voted to re-elect Robert Goot SC, Deputy President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), as Co-Chair of the organization’s Policy Council and a member of its Steering Committee. Read more
Until we meet again
May 28, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Listening to the inane babble emanating from politicians and international groups following the so-called Gaza ceasefire reminds me of the opening lines of the song made famous by Dame Vera Lynn during the blitz. Read more
Israeli media call on Facebook, Twitter to stop incitement against reporters
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The top 14 media outlets in Israel have demanded that Facebook and Twitter take action in curbing the increase in online threats and incitement to violence against journalists, Reuters reported. Read more
UN Human Rights Council approves measure to permanently investigate Israel over war crimes
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) approved a measure on Thursday to permanently investigate Israel for war crimes, while also calling for an embargo against it. Read more
Qatar offers Hamas-ruled Gaza $500 million to rebuild
May 28, 2021 by JNS
Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, announced on Wednesday that the Gulf state would give $500 million to help rebuild the Gaza Strip after an 11-day conflict with Israel. Read more
Report: Hamas leader’s niece receiving medical treatment in Tel Aviv hospital
May 28, 2021 by JNS
The niece of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has reportedly been receiving treatment at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Ichilov Hospital for more than a month, according to a report by Channel 12 on Thursday. Read more
Two Israelis retell how they battled against attack by pro-Palestinians in New York City
Snir Dayan and Amit Skornik were hoping for a quiet bagel breakfast last week on a typical day in New York City…writes Alan Zeitlin Read more
Actions, not bromides, are how the West must confront rabid antisemitism
May 28, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and his counterpart, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, visited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to offer help in building on the ceasefire with Hamas. Read more
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Ambassador David Friedman: ‘Trump administration would have given Israel free reign to defend itself’
May 28, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was dispatched to Israel by U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the direct aftermath of an acute conflagration highlighted by 11 days of indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas on Israeli population centres and pinpoint Israeli airstrikes on Hamas installations in Gaza in retaliation. Read more
New Zealand rallies for Israel
Simultaneous rallies were held in Hastings, Wellington and Auckland facing bitter cold in all centres, in support of the Jewish State. Read more
