Biden backs UN racist plan to exclude Jews from East Jerusalem
October 25, 2021 by David Singer
Israel has a real fight on its hands in resisting President Biden’s push to re-open the US consulate in Jerusalem. Read more
Naftali Bennett, Environment Minister Zandberg and others headed to Glasgow
October 25, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Ahead of the UN Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the cabinet of Israel today approved a new plan to encourage climate innovation, to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare for the future problems caused by climate change. Read more
In their first meeting, Bennett and Putin discuss Iran, Israel-Russia ties
October 24, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met on Friday in Sochi, Russia, the first meeting between the two that focused on Iran’s presence in Syria and its quest for nuclear weapons. Read more
A call to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir
October 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The report in the Daily Telegraph on the vile hate speech from Hizb ut-Tahrir’s leader Ismail al-Wahwah mirrors a report in J-Wire published in September last year at another rally in Sydney. Read more
Cordon Bleu culinary school teams up with Our Big Kitchen
October 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Twenty well-known chefs worked at Sydney’s OBK last week to produce 1000 meals for the needy. Read more
On the other hand
October 24, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
There is a noticeable change in the air as we transition from the endless sunny days of summer to the gathering clouds of autumn, lowering temperatures and the uncertainties of winter. Read more
Feinteinoor
October 24, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…NGOs a NO GO Read more
German antisemitism, real and perceived
October 24, 2021 by Ben Cohen
There were more than 2,000 reported antisemitic incidents in Germany in 2020 and just under 2,000 the previous year. That’s around or five or six incidents, some of them involving violence or verbal abuse, every day. Read more
Gantz names six Palestinian NGOs as terror groups, US asks Israel to clarify
October 24, 2021 by JNS
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday that six Palestinian NGOs will be listed as terror organizations for their close ties with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Read more
Israel and New Zealand’s Climate Change Co-operations
October 22, 2021 by Ran Yaakoby
On the 24th of October, the world celebrates “International Day of Climate Change”. Read more
Hebrew radio program be launched in Brisbane
October 22, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies and State Zionist Council of Queensland are to launch a Hebrew language program on Radio 4EB to be broadcast from coast to coast. Read more
First of its kind Second Temple-Era seal discovered north of City of David
October 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A unique second Temple-era seal, the first of its kind to be discovered, was recently recovered in soil taken from a dig conducted along the foundation stones of the Kotel (Western Wall), north of the City of David in Jerusalem. Read more
Following complaint on incitement, police launch investigation against Facebook Israel
October 22, 2021 by TPS-IL
The Israel Police has opened an official investigation into Facebook Israel and its CEO for aiding and abetting Fatah’s incitement to terror, following a complaint filed by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) in May. Read more
Emanuel School’s bright future
October 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s future has never been brighter – the increased demand for pluralist education, combined with an impressive track record has led to enrolments peaking at an all-time high. Read more
Shabbat Vayera: Not Lot
October 22, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Biden Palestinian consulate move will be Bennett’s toughest test
October 22, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Over the course of its first nine months in office, the Biden administration has had a lot of trouble getting out of its own way on just about every conceivable issue, be it domestic or foreign. Yet one of the few areas in which President Joe Biden hasn’t so far either screwed things up and/or appreciably worsened the situation is the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Read more
The baleful consequences of failing to deal with Islamist extremism
October 22, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
On both sides of the English Channel, the failure to grasp the nettle of Islamist extremism and the frightening consequences of that failure are sounding an urgent alarm for the whole of Western society. Read more
Google Maps removes ‘apartheid wall’ label from security barrier near Jerusalem
October 22, 2021 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Google has announced that it has removed the label “Apartheid Wall” from a road adjacent to the security barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem. Read more
The last Jew in Afghanistan
October 22, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
For several years now Zebulon Simantov, “The last Jew in Afghanistan,” has garnered sympathetic press attention. Read more
A MASA get-together
October 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Thousands of Masa Israel Journey Fellows, alumni, partners and community members came together at Hayarkon Park in Israel to celebrate the start of Masa Israel Journey’s 2021-22 programming year and Masa’s 18th year anniversary of transformative work. Read more
Incoming high tide warning
October 22, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The high priests of climate change are predicting that in the near future we may be engulfed by rising ocean levels. Read more
Breakfast with Carmel
October 21, 2021 by Susana Wills-Johnson
Perth’s Carmel School will host its third Business Breakfast next month bringing together the Perth business community for a morning with Richard Goyder, the current chairman of the AFL Commission. Read more
Israel closely monitors new AY4.2 COVID-19 variant
October 21, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held discussions on Wednesday following the discovery of a case of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) AY4.2 variant in Israel. Read more
Honouring his father’s story, Elisha Wiesel sees fighting antisemitism inextricably linked to Zionism
October 21, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
The late Holocaust survivor, human-rights activist and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel became the first modern Jew to have a bust of his face sculpted into the stonework of the Washington National Cathedral’s Human Rights Porch on Oct. 12, the last to be installed among four luminaries such as Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks. Read more
Israel and UAE sign historic agreement to enhance space cooperation
October 21, 2021 by Agencies
Israel’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Orit Farkash HaCohen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Advanced Technology Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri signed a historic agreement on Wednesday at the 2021 world Expo in Dubai for the cooperation in Space projects. Read more
President Herzog establishes Israeli Climate Forum
October 21, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has announced the establishment of the Israeli Climate Forum, which will lead discussions about the climate crisis and Israel’s role in the fight against it. Read more
Malka Leifer trial set for next year
October 21, 2021 by AAP
Former ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer will stand trial on child sexual abuse charges in Melbourne next year. Read more
Burger to cross the bridge
October 20, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s JewishCare and Montefiore are to extend their Burger Centre partnership to Sydney’s North Shore. Read more
Neo-Nazi’s ashes buried in Jewish musician’s plot in Germany
October 20, 2021 by Eliana Rudee
German neo-Nazi and Holocaust-denier Henry Hafenmayer’s remains were recently buried in a plot that once held the remains of Jewish musicologist Max Friedlaender and which still features his gravestone. Read more
Israel’s envoy blasts UN Security Council over inaction on Iran, PA
October 20, 2021 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Ambassador to the US and the United Nations Gilad Erdan sharply criticized the UN Security Council for not holding the Palestinian leadership accountable for its actions. Read more
