It’s time for Israel to untie the American apron strings

Can Israel break its dependency on the United States? Read more

Holocaust survivor, Hogan Hero Clary dies

Robert Clary, the diminutive Paris-born actor and singer who survived 31 months in Nazi concentration camps but later had no qualms about co-starring in “Hogan’s Heroes,” the American situation comedy set in a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, has died at the age of 96. Read more

On the other hand

Each and every time the United Nations condemns Israel for having the chutzpah to actually exist, the number of Israelis who support right-wing parties increases. Read more

Aftershocks

After a serious earthquake, it is usual to experience a series of aftershocks, some of them just as severe as the main quake. Read more

Girdwood-Reich nets Israeli’s jersey

The Sydney Super Cup 2022 first match between Sydney FC and Glasgow Celtic FC at Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium was expected to be an uneventful one-sided affair with a win for the Scottish side on the cards. Read more

Unpredictable politics

I realise someone has to run a country. I just wish there was another viable alternative to current politics. Read more

Religious leaders are “disagreeing well”

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Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Straight from the West End, the new, reimagined production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat is a delightful, fun, engaging and dynamic family musical. Read more

Qatar’s farcical World Cup begins

Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian national team, Ali Daei. Read more

Rabbis call out State Department for double standard on Ben-Gvir and Palestinian terrorism

A coalition representing more than 2,000 American rabbis criticised U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price for what it described as a double standard on support for terrorism. Read more

Former VP Mike Pence: Israel’s fight is our fight

“We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause,” former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said, addressing Tuesday night’s Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York gala in Manhattan. Read more

Three killed in a terrorist attack in Ariel

Magen David Adom confirmed that three Israelis were killed and another four injured in this morning’s Palestinian stabbing and car-ramming attacks in Ariel. Read more

Israeli-led study finds steep decline in sperm counts globally

An international study has found declining sperm counts among men around the world, reinforcing concerns of a looming fertility crisis. Read more

Dec-11 2pm Melbourne: Strengthening relationships with colleagues

A webinar that could improve relationships within a Jewish organisation. Read more

Diplomatic tit-for-tat?

Israel abstained from a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution demanding Russian reparations to Ukraine on Monday night. Read more

Daniel Andrews heckled in a Caulfield synagogue

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has spent the last few weeks visiting various Jewish institutions where he pledged money and grants. ahead of the Victorian election. Read more

Call for support

Yesterday I listened in complete disbelief and shock to a teacher admit the school she worked at was covered in swastikas in all the classes and corridors and also scrawled on some of the students’ knuckles and faces…writes Sharon Kuperholz. Read more

Dave Chappelle and normalizing black antisemitism

You have to live in a bubble of New York Times readers and NPR listeners to think that what happens on “Saturday Night Live” is of earth-shattering importance. Read more

FBI to investigate death of Shireen Abu Akleh as Israel calls probe ‘serious mistake’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May, Israeli media reported on Monday. Read more

Abbas: No option other than to deal with Netanyahu

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no choice but to coordinate with Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Arafat death probe head says people trying to silence him

Over the past week, hundreds of testimonies and documents from the Palestinian investigation into the circumstances of the death of Yasser Arafat have been leaked to social media and Palestinian media outlets. Read more

New beginnings celebrated at UIA 2023 Campaign Launch & AGM

UIA NSW has held its AGM and Campaign Launch at an in-person event after a two-year hiatus. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Constance Ellis – the first woman medical graduate in Victoria

Constance was born to Jewish parents on 2 November 1872 in Carlton, Melbourne. Read more

The Phantom of the Opera: Alex First reviews the Melbourne production

Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterful work The Phantom of the Opera sizzles. Read more

Melbourne City Council joins anti-Israel groups to sponsor Palestine National Day

The Melbourne City Council and Federation Square  have sponsored today’s Palestine National Day. Read more

Major U.S. medical award for Sydney surgeon

Sydney-based colorectal surgeon, Professor Graham Newstead has been made an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: A libel wrapped in a deception inside a hoax Read more

Australia’s Jews should participate in Indigenous referendum

Jewish people should accept an open invitation from Australia’s First Nations people to participate in the upcoming referendum on a voice for Indigenous people in Australia. Read more

Why does Hebrew go from right to left and English from left to right?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Let’s replace the term ‘national unity’ with ‘majority rule’

Once his formal consultations with each party in the Knesset came to a close on Friday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog was left with no choice. Read more

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