Faith law referred to human rights inquiry

The Australian federal government has referred its contentious proposal to boost protections for religious Australians to parliament’s human rights committee. Read more

Israeli envoy demands Security Council act against Hezbollah’s violations of its resolutions

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan sent an official letter of complaint to the Security Council and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in which he demanded that the UNSC strongly condemn Hezbollah’s violations of UN Resolution 1701 and take action against the terrorist organization. Read more

Paralympian’s inspiring book for children

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Shabbat Vayeyshev: Favouritism

“And Israel loved Yosef more than his other sons because he (Yosef) was born in his (Yaakov’s) old age”( Genesis 37: 3). Read more

Theatre of the absurd

This past week has witnessed yet more acts of folly performed at the United Nations and on the world stage. Read more

Scott Morrison – Chanukah

Chanukah is a promise. Read more

Secord welcomes Israeli move to recognise the Armenian genocide

In the NSW State Parliament, NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has welcomed a preliminary move by six Israeli Knesset members, including former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to recognise the Armenian genocide and establish an annual memorial day on April 24. Read more

Why celebrate Chanukah?

For some, Chanukah is just a Jewish answer to Xmas. But why do we make such a fuss of it? Isn’t it just glorifying militarism? Read more

Disappointment in suspension of ABC inquiry

Both The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have expressed disappointment following the suspension of a Senate Inquiry on the complaints procedure implemented by ABC and SBS. Read more

New record: 10,000 Jewish worshipers visit Temple Mount in three months

A new precedent-setting peek was recorded on Wednesday with the counting of 10,000 Jewish worshipers who visited the Temple Mount in less than three months, since the beginning of the Jewish year. Read more

Rare, 2,000-year old silver coin found in the City of David

2,000-year-old silver coin experts believe may have been minted by a Temple priest was recently found in Jerusalem by an 11-year-old Israeli girl. Read more

Belgium to label Israeli products from Judea and Samaria

Belgium announced on Wednesday plans to label Israeli products made in Judea and Samaria, citing Brussel’s desire “to ensure human rights in the West Bank.” Read more

‘The world won’t lift a finger’ against Iran, former Israeli national security official says

As world powers prepare to reconvene in Vienna for renewed nuclear talks with Iran, former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror said on Tuesday that “without a military threat and pressure on Iran, nothing will result from a deal.” Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Wiping Lipstick off the Pig. Read more

Respect for women: we can all drink to that

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has planned a coffee cup campaign in support of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Read more

Israeli spy thriller ‘Tehran’ wins International Emmy for best drama series

Israeli spy thriller “Tehran” took home a 2021 International Emmy Award on Monday, winning the Best Drama Series category. Read more

Cyber company cofounded by ex-Mossad chief sells for US$700 million

XM Cyber, an Israeli cybersecurity company that was co-founded by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, was acquired by Schwarz Group, the European retailer announced on Monday. Read more

Lapid to Turkey: Shut down Hamas offices on your soil

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday evening responded to the recent discovery of a Hamas terrorist network in Judea and Samaria and in eastern Jerusalem by delivering a message to Turkey. Read more

At last, Hezbollah in its entirety proscribed as a terrorist organisation

The Morrison Government continues has announced the listing of the entirety of Hizballah as a terrorist organisation. Read more

Vaccinations for Israeli children 5-11 -why not the PM’s son?

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accompanied his son David (9) as he received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today at a Clalit Health Services clinic in Herzliya. Read more

Four Israeli universities on list of top 50 for alumni entrepreneurship

Tel Aviv University (TAU), Ben Gurion University in the Negev, the Technion in Haifa, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem ranked among the world’s top 50 universities for global entrepreneurship. Read more

President Herzog meets British PM Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street

President Isaac Herzog met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday. Read more

Israeli terror victim Eliyahu (‘Eli’) Kay, 25, laid to rest in Jerusalem

Eliyahu (“Eli”) David Kay, 25, a South African immigrant to Israel who was murdered in a terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning while on his way to prayers at the Western Wall, was laid to rest in the presence of thousands of mourners at Jerusalem’s Har HaMenuchot cemetery on Monday afternoon. Read more

Herzog meets Prince Charles, names nursing scholarship in honor of Princess Alice

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced the establishment of “The Compassion and Perseverance Scholarship” in memory of Princess Alice of Battenberg, who sheltered a Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of Greece, as part of a state visit to the United Kingdom. Read more

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady attend 49 Flames exhibition at Chelsea FC’s stadium

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog began their official trip to the United Kingdom on Sunday by visiting Chelsea FC’s “49 Flames: Jewish Athletes and the Holocaust” exhibition at Stamford Bridge. Read more

Chanukah

Chanukah thoughts from Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

‘Heartbroken’ and ‘Appalled’: Diplomats respond to the fatal terror attack in Jerusalem

Diplomats and officials from around the world strongly condemned Sunday’s terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City, in which Hamas terrorist Fadi Abu-Shkadem fired at Israelis on their way to the Kotel, killing Eli Kay and wounding four others. Read more

Newly revealed Einstein letter offers glimpse of ‘extreme antisemitism’ in 1930s US academia

A rare handwritten letter, authored and signed by Albert Einstein and sent to a friend in 1936 who was considering a position in American academia, provides a glimpse of 0the level of antisemitism in the US and the difficulties a Jewish immigrant with no connections might expect to face at the time. Read more

Shin Bet exposes extensive Hamas terror infrastructure, arrests over 50 terrorists in Judea and Samaria

Israel’s combined security services have uncovered in recent weeks a large-scale Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria, led by senior Hamas figures from abroad, which operated to carry out attacks, including suicide bombing, the Shin Bet security service revealed Monday. Read more

UN anti-Jewish bias hinders end to Arab-Jewish conflict

The United Nations (UN) needs to end its ongoing deceptive misrepresentation of the Arab-Jewish conflict in former Palestine – as it once again prepares to celebrate its self-proclaimed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People – but not the Jewish People – on 29 November. Read more

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