Israel’s president calls for ‘unprecedented cross-border cooperation’ to fight global challenges

The challenges the world faces, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, require “unprecedented cross-border cooperation, which transcends disciplines and institutions,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared. Read more

Why is the Shema so important?

Ask the rabbi… Read more

Herzog shows his appreciation to the Australian Jewish community

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has written to Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, welcoming the announcement that Australia will adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and congratulating the Jewish community for its role in securing its adoption. Read more

UN and EU semantic war in Judea and Samaria backfires

Many travel agents, tour operators and airlines seem to have been unwittingly caught up in the Arab-Jewish conflict – as the case of Australia’s national airline – Qantas – has exposed. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Lost in Translation Read more

Bennett reiterates Israel’s opposition to opening of US consulate in Jerusalem

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reiterated Israel’s opposition to the US’ moves toward the opening of a US consulate in Jerusalem that would provide services to Arabs from the Palestinian Authority (PA). Read more

FIFA fines Scottish soccer association after fans boo Israeli national anthem

FIFA has fined Scotland’s governing body of soccer after some Scottish fans booed the Israeli national anthem “Hatikvah” at the start of a World Cup qualifying match last month between the two countries. Read more

Paris court fines social-media users for hate posts targeting ‘Miss France’ runner-up

Seven people have been fined for targeting the runner-up of the “Miss France” 2021 competition with antisemitic verbal abuse on social media, reported France 24. Read more

The Mireille Knoll murder trial: Will France deliver justice this time?

Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. Read more

Anti-Semitism envoy nominee Deborah Lipstadt poised to battle scourge on all fronts

U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as Special Envoy for Combating and Monitoring antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt said on Thursday that she was most worried about the rise in casual antisemitism and the questioning of the importance of the Holocaust among today’s society more than overt demonstrations of antisemitism. Read more

Hypocritical Israeli coalition politics get ugly

For some observers of the Israeli political scene, there’s only one thing that matters. Read more

On the other hand

The days may be getting shorter and the temperatures may be dropping but Israel’s groundbreaking innovations keep coming despite the change of seasons. Read more

Morocco a friend of Israel, a friend of its people and a friend of peace

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council hosted, as its latest webinar guest, Ambassador Karim Medrek, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Australia, who spoke about “Morocco, Israel and the Jewish World: a new era of relations”. Read more

Women of the Wall hold Rosh Chodesh services at Kotel, heckled by Haredi protestors

The Women of the Wall held a prayer service at the Western Wall Plaza, the Kotel, Friday morning in celebration of Rosh Chodesh, the minor Jewish holiday held on the first day of the new Hebrew month. Friday is the first day of the month of Kislev. Read more

Eco-friendly investing through a Jewish lens

Through this webinar, learn from experts in climate finance and ethical investing about market trends in the growing eco-economy, and new low-carbon innovation opportunities that are poised for exponential growth. Read more

Henry Greener talks with Rabbi Eli Feldman on outsmarting antisemitism

Rabbi Eli Feldman Zooms in from Newtown Shul in Sydney to tell Henry Greener about the four-week course he is running entitled “Outsmarting Antisemitism”, outlining how best to respond to the many and various racial slurs, physical attacks and social media comments, whereby Jews experience more hate crimes than any other groups. Read more

NSW Multiculturalism Minister supports ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir

In a wide-ranging three-hour NSW Parliamentary hearing on counter-terrorism and prisons on Friday, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism Walt Secord tabled a letter from NSW Multiculturalism Minister Natalie Ward where said she stated that she supported investigating a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir. Read more

Empowering women’s voices

National Council of Jewish Women Australia and the New Israel Fund Australia are offering an exciting new initiative focusing on empowering women’s voices. Read more

NCJWA adopts IHRA definition

The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more

Israel passes first new budget in three years

After a marathon session, lasting through the night, Israel’s Knesset was finally able to pass a new state budget, albeit by the slimmest of margins, for the first time in more than three years. At 5:30 A.M. local time a new budget was passed by a vote of 61 – 59. Read more

Israeli court halts auction of ‘Auschwitz tattoo kits’

The Tel Aviv District Court suspended on Wednesday the auction of needle dies supposedly used on inmates of the Auschwitz death camp, after Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors expressed outrage at the sale. Read more

Senate confirms Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, making banking executive Thomas Nides the United States’ top envoy to its closest ally in the Middle East. Read more

At Washington grilling, Biden official confirms plans to reopen consulate for Palestinians

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Matt McKeon confirmed on Wednesday that the administration is seeking to reopen the U.S. Consulate for Palestinians in its original location in Jerusalem. Read more

The inconvenient truths behind the hysteria over climate change

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, got himself into an unfortunate mess during this week’s COP26 conference on climate change held in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more

Can one love God?

The Torah talks a lot about love, love of God, love our neighbours, and love the stranger. Read more

Israeli powerhouse headlines UIA Victoria AGM

UIA Victoria will hold its 2021 AGM on Zoom later this month with guest speaker Olga Deutsch, Vice-President of Israel-based NGO monitor – a watchdog group exposing charities that fund terrorism. Read more

PM Bennett asks MK Kariv to cancel Kotel visit Friday for fear of violence

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has personally asked Labor MK Gilad Kariv not to attend the special services being held Friday at the Kotel, Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem by the Women of the Wall organization for fear that there could be a violent confrontation. Read more

Fault lines

For as many years as I can remember experts have been predicting that we are overdue for “the big one.” Read more

Shabbat Toldot: A perfect marriage?

The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca appears on the surface to have been a perfect one. Read more

Hamas leader Haniyeh calls for continued ‘armed resistance’

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh laid out the terrorist organization’s vision for the coming years and states that “we must adopt a strategy of resistance and return.” Read more

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