Palestinians share intended Shin Bet chief’s personal details on social media
September 30, 2021 by Agencies
Unknown Palestinians on Sunday posted the image and name of Israel’s next Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director on social media, slapping his face on a “wanted” poster. Read more
Iran’s UN rep calls Bennett’s speech ‘full of lies’
September 30, 2021 by Agencies
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, assailed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying that the speech he delivered was “full of lies.” Read more
Isaac Herzog to travel to Ukraine for first state visit as Israel’s president
September 30, 2021 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Ukraine next week for the first state visit of his presidency, according to an official statement. Read more
Israeli special forces kill terrorist in counterterrorism operation
September 30, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli Special Forces operating against Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Arab village of Burkin in the Jenin area on Wednesday night encountered and killed an armed terrorist. Read more
Five dead and 38 wounded in bus crash in northern Israel
September 30, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
United Hatzalah volunteers are currently treating a large number of injured on Highway 89 near Hurfeish due to a bus accident. A private car and bus crashed into one another. Read more
Babi Yar: Images from 1966
September 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Eighty years after the Babi Yar massacre, rare photographs that tell the story of the Soviet-era struggle to commemorate the atrocity have been released for the first time by the National Library of Israel’s Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP). Read more
Senior PA official: ‘We are paying price for Bennett’s weakness’
September 30, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
“We eulogized [Benjamin] Netanyahu, but now we find that we are required to pay a heavy price for [Prime Minister Naftali] Bennett’s political weakness and lack of progress on the Palestinian issue,” a senior Palestinian Authority official told Israel TPS in response to Bennett’s speech at the 76th UN General Assembly. Read more
Garry lectured Germans on the Holocaust
September 30, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
The Deputy Leader of the Victorian opposition: meet David Southwick
September 30, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
New Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Victoria, David Southwick and the new leader Matthew Guy MP want to build a viable alternative to the Andrews Government. Read more
Shin Bet finds five prisoners helped six terrorists escape
September 29, 2021 by TPS
Five inmates from Gilboa Prison cooperated and assisted in the escape of the six terrorists earlier this month, the Shin Bet has learned. Read more
Islamist members of Bennett’s coalition threaten intifada
September 29, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Islamist Ra’am party, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition partners, has issued a statement warning the Israeli government and police of a pending violent outburst after Jews arrived at the Temple Mount with Israeli flags. Read more
European Parliament demands changes in UNRWA’s Anti-Israel Curriculum, or lose EUR 20m
September 29, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) must change the anti-Israel curriculum taught in its schools or lose funding from the European Union. Read more
Peace negotiator Becker salutes anniversary of Abraham Accords
September 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Dr Tal Becker, Director of Legal Affairs for Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and highly respected influential diplomat and peace negotiator on multiple regional tracks examined the implications of the Abraham Accords and other topics for an AIJAC Live Online webinar. Read more
German elections see rise of centre-left as Merkel-era comes to end
September 28, 2021 by JNS
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) headed by Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has emerged as the victor of Germany’s federal elections that took place on Sunday. Read more
William Shatner set to head into space at 90
September 28, 2021 by AAP
Star Trek legend William Shatner will become the oldest ever person to visit space when he blasts off next month onboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket. Read more
At UN, Bennett warns world Iran’s nuclear program at a ‘watershed moment’
September 28, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
Demarking a clear distinction between himself and his predecessor, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that one of the most dangerous problems in the world today is political polarization. Read more
Fox rallies for eighth canoe world title
September 28, 2021 by AAP
Australian Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox has rescued a disappointing canoe slalom world championships by taking out the extreme slalom event. Read more
New president at St Kilda Shule
September 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s St Kilda Shule has been the spiritual home to its new President Gerry Bullon since 1986 when he moved to Melbourne from Sydney. Read more
Madrid Assembly officially adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
September 27, 2021 by JNS
The Madrid Assembly, the local parliament of Spain’s main region, adopted on Friday the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Read more
Israel’s ‘blame my predecessor’ Iran strategy revealed
September 27, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Two weeks ago, Foreign Policy magazine published an interview with Defence Minister Benny Gantz. Read more
Oct-05 7pm AEST Zoom: A glaucoma worldwide expert in webinar
September 27, 2021 by J-Wire
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Biden and Pelosi silent on Jew-hatred in Democratic Party
September 27, 2021 by David Singer
The failure of President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to rebuke the ten Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives who abstained or voted against America providing $1 billion in aid to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome missile defence system is very concerning. Read more
Feintooner
September 27, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Tears and Smears. Read more
Henry Greener chats with
September 27, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Professional writer Yoram Symons has created, along with his Psychiatrist father Dr Mark Symons and Rabbi Yaron Gottlieb, an online shule experience for these times of lockdown. Read more
Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund admit hypocrisy
September 27, 2021 by David Cumin
The recent admission by the Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund that they continue to invest in certain companies complicit in gross human rights violations in (China for example), while conspicuously divesting in others in Israel calls into question the integrity of the funds application of their ‘ethical standards policy’. Read more
AFL grand final in Perth lets Joe Gutnick watch his beloved Demons taking out the flag
September 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbi Yossl Gutnick has watched an AFL for the very first time and saw his beloved Demons win their first flag since 1964. Read more
A chat with David Solomon
September 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
David Solomon has recently been appointed the CEO of the Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University. Read more
Netflix cancels Israeli series ‘Hit & Run’ after one season
September 26, 2021 by JNS
Netflix will not renew for a second season the drama “Hit & Run,” which was co-created, executive produced and headlined by Lior Raz of “Fauda” fame. Read more
Netflix gains entire catalogue of works by ‘certainly anti-Israeli’ Roald Dahl
September 26, 2021 by JNS
Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), giving it rights to all the works by the late British children’s author, who was openly anti-Israel and had a history of making antisemitic remarks. Read more