Biden’s trip produced mixed bag of results for Israel, say experts
July 19, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and the Middle East accomplished most of the administration’s goals, but from Israel’s point of view, the results were a mixed bag, experts told JNS. Read more
UN Committee Against Torture to review Palestinian Authority’s record
July 19, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) will, for the first time, hone in on the actions of the Palestinian Authority. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sir Julian Emanuel Salomons (Solomons) – barrister and politician extraordinaire
July 19, 2022 by Ruth Lilian
Julian was born on 4 November 1835 in Birmingham, England and emigrated to New South Wales in 1853, working first for a bookseller and then for a ‘stock jobber’ – now known as a stockbroker – moving on to study law. Read more
Israel’s Ministry of Health’s website hit by cyberattack
July 19, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The online site of Israel’s Ministry of Health came under a cyberattack on Sunday, the latest of a series of attacks on crucial infrastructure in the country. Read more
Israeli researchers discover: This is why corals glow even in the depths of the sea
July 18, 2022 by TPS-IL
It is a known fact that corals glow, even at a depth of 45 meters. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers have succeeded in proving, for the first time, evidence that the corals’ fluorescent colours are designed to serve as a lure for their prey. Read more
Was there a choir in the Temple in Jerusalem?
July 18, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Antisemitic flyer claims COVID is Jewish
July 18, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A flyer declaring that COVID-19 is a Jewish conspiracy has been posted at the front of Melbourne’s Sassoon Yehuda Synagogue. Read more
Three Modigliani sketches found under painting at Haifa museum
July 18, 2022 by Agencies
X-rays of Amedeo Modigliani’s 1908 painting “Nude with a Hat” yielded a surprise for curators at the Hecht Museum in Haifa: three unfinished sketches by the celebrated Jewish Italian artist were hiding beneath the surface. Read more
The disgraceful disruption of the Abraham Accords
July 18, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The debate in Israel about the significance of U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and affirmation of America’s “bone-deep” relationship with the Jewish state should make way for a far more serious question. Read more
Biden rejects Saudi plan for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
July 18, 2022 by David Singer
President Biden’s support for the creation of an additional Arab State between Israel and Jordan constitutes his clear rejection of a Saudi plan to merge Jordan, Gaza and part of the West Bank into one territorial entity to be called “The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine” (“Saudi Solution”). Read more
Feintooner
July 18, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Serving up a tossed policy salad Read more
Il Trovatore: an opera review by Murray Dahm
July 18, 2022 by Murray Dahm
This new production of Verdi’s 1853 opera Il Trovatore directed by Davide Livermore had all the bells and whistles – the 14 LED digital panels supplemented with big, old-fashioned set pieces and a wonderful cast. Read more
Biden’s tweet on ‘Work with Israel is a Blessing’ deleted
July 17, 2022 by TPS-IL
A tweet posted on President Joe Biden’s official account summing up his visit to Israel and praising his work with the Jewish state was inexplicably erased shortly after being posted. Read more
Iran’s ‘death corridor’ is open for business
July 17, 2022 by Ben Cohen
Iran thrust its way back into the news cycle last week as U.S. President Joe Biden embarked on a four-day tour of the Middle East beginning in Israel, but arguably, the most significant event to impact the Islamic Republic’s international reputation took place in faraway Stockholm. Read more
Mass graves of 8,000 Nazi victims from World War II found in Polish forest
Two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles killed by the Nazis during World War II were recently discovered in a forest in Poland by archeologists and anthropologists from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), reported the Associated Press. Read more
Israel welcomes Saudis opening of airspace to flights
July 17, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli leaders welcomed Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it was opening its airspace for all civilian flights, a move some believed to be a step toward peace between the two countries. Read more
IAF bombs Hamas targets in response to rocket attacks
July 17, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israel Air Force (IAF) bombed several Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday night in response to several rocket attacks on civilian targets in Israel. Read more
Murray Dahm profiles David Parkin, Il Trovatore and basses
July 17, 2022 by Murray Dahm
Not long into my interview with bass David Parkin, we discovered a mutual admiration of the great Italian bass Cesare Siepi (1923-1910). Read more
L’chaim – to Life: Jeremy Ungar – Israel the “Start Me Up” nation
July 17, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Jeremy Ungar, Senior Trade Officer at the Israel Trade and Economic Commission Israel Embassy in Australia. Read more
Eco Zionism 2022: Australian educators tour Israel with JNF
July 17, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund are hosting over 260 principals and teachers from around the world to participate in the organisation’s World Education Seminar focusing on KKL – JNF’s Zionist activities and the organisation’s coping with the climate crisis. Read more
9 to 5: The Musical – State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, as reviewed by Alex First
July 17, 2022 by Alex First
9 to 5 The Musical is energetic, sassy and colourful. Read more
On the other hand
July 17, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
What has caused Jerusalem to be shut down, the main highway to the Capital closed and total chaos at Ben Gurion airport? Read more
Zealotry
July 15, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
Nowadays, aggression seems to be the norm rather than the exception. Especially when it comes to political issues and identities. Read more
Saudi Arabia lifts Israel flights ban
July 15, 2022 by AAP
Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to “all air carriers”, signalling the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights over its territory – a key step toward normalisation between the two nations. Read more
La La Land
July 15, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This colloquial term’s definition is: “a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life.” Read more
President Biden attends the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah
July 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Joe Biden has attended the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Read more
Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour awarded to President Biden
July 15, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog bestowed the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor upon Joe Biden, the President of the United States, at a ceremony held at the official President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Thursday evening. Read more
US and Israel sign strategic partnership joint declaration
July 15, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid met in Jerusalem on Thursday and adopted the historic Joint Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership, known as the Jerusalem Declaration. Read more
Autistic IDF soldier presents Iron Dome to President Biden
July 15, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Shortly after alighting from Air Force One at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday and participating in a welcoming ceremony, US President Joe Biden toured a Defense Ministry display of Israel’s multi-tier air defence systems. Read more
Ahead of Biden visit, PA lowers expectations and threatens harsh measures
July 15, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Senior officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) are lowering their expectations ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Bethlehem on Friday, as a disagreement between the US and the PA prevented the issuing of a joint statement. Read more
